As a sea witch, Ursula has certain powers that made her a threat to King Triton: 1. * She can conjure a magic bubble that allows her to spy on people. She used this bubble to spy on Ariel. 2. * She can conjure magical contracts that, when signed, cannot be broken. She tricked Ariel into signing one when she agreed to turn Ariel into a human. 3. * She can transform merpeople into pathetic little polyps which she calls "poor unfortunate souls." She used this spell also to permanently wither Ariel into a "poor unfortunate soul" so that her father will take her place and give her his power. 4. * Ursula can also transform both herself and other merpeople into humans. She used this power to turn both Ariel and herself into humans. 5. * She can also mind control other merpe