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Ah! Ah!

Ah!

Get off! Get off!

And this term started so well.

CLOCK CHIMES

BELL RINGS

Well?

In recognition of her exemplary witchcraft...

And restoring the founding stone to its rightful place...

Mildred Hubble, daughter of a true witching family!

Yes!

FROGS RIBBITING

Oh. Oh-oh-oh!

MILDRED SINGS

Ah.

MILDRED SINGS

CLASS: Woo!

Hi, Miss Drill.

You're on fire, Millie. Like a new witch.

As long as it doesn't go to your head.

Mildred Hubble.

Eager to begin your first year as an official member

of a witching family, no doubt. Very much so, Miss Hardbroom.

Then you'll be pleased to take on an official witching duty.

I'm appointing you lantern monitor...

Thank you, Miss Hardbroom...

..which means lighting every lantern, every bedtime.

It is only five miles in perimeter, so you should be done by midnight.

That's not so bad.

And up at 5.30, to put them out again.

Miss Cackle. Well met. Well met, all of you.

Miss Cackle has an announcement to make.

I am thrilled to say that The Great Wizard

will be visiting us tomorrow.

He feels that after certain recent events

that we might need a...

..boost of morale at Cackle's.

That's why he has proposed a flying contest.

The rules are simple.

One witch and one cat per stick and...

..there is a very special prize.

Whoa!

A Wishing Star... Want.

A Wishing Star, with its highly concentrated potion in witchcraft,

a one-time only spell that can do almost anything you want.

Right, I am a third year now, you don't have to explain everything.

Oh, yeah, sorry.

As if Mildred Hubble could win a broomstick contest,

unless she was using it to sweep up of course.

At least Mildred hasn't broken any founding stones lately, Ethel.

CLASS LAUGH

I do not remember inviting conversation.

Remember your breathing exercises, Ethel.

Can I just say, I respect you?

I should think so.

It must be so hard returning to a school

where your family name is mud.

What she means is, is Sybil OK?

She's late, and Sybil's never late.

Probably can't face coming back,

what with the squelchy, swampy, squishy state of our family name.

But what happened last term wasn't Sybil's fault.

She'll have spent the whole summer worrying that people think it is.

Wait, look.

Woo!

That can't be her!

Sybil's never flown that badly.

Wheee!

BANG

Yes! Worst landing ever.

Syb, what happened?

Are you...?

What?

Is it me or does she look like...?

Guess who passed her home studies degree with flying colours.

Wow, that's fantastic, Mum.

I said you'd pass, didn't I? You're a brilliant artist.

Well, for now I'm a brilliant artist with absolutely no idea

what I'm going to do with it.

Mum, are...

..are you sure you're not sad that you missed out

on being a witch?

Love, I've told you I don't know how many times. You know what I'm like

with heights - what am I going to do on a broomstick?

But you must wonder, even just now and then.

DOORBELL

That'll be my new watercolours.

Same-day delivery - now that is magic, eh?

Miss Cackle?

I seem to recall that, in previous years, girls knocked.

I'm sorry, Miss Cackle but this is important.

You know how you asked if there was anything

you could do to thank me for saving the school?

You need only ask, Mildred.

It's my mum.

She just passed her art degree.

Oh, do pass on my congratulations.

Thank you Miss Cackle. But the thing is...

..I'm not sure her heart's in it now.

So I wondered, could you please make my mum magical?

"That is the one thing I cannot do, Mildred.

"Giving magic to non-magical people is forbidden, Mildred." Why?

Chestnut husks and acorn cases,

mix them up and we change places!

Hey! This stuff's good.

My mum is from a witching family.

It's only giving her what's rightfully hers.

What harm can it do?

Chestnut husks and acorn cases, mix them up and we change places!

It's not the sort of thing you can do with an ordinary potion.

Could I make my mum magic if I had an extraordinary potion?

The possibilities of a Wishing Star are endless.

There's almost no limit to the spells you could do

if you won it. Just imagine, your greatest wish come true.

Sybil?

Why are you dressed as her?

The one who is to blame for everything.

I know this is hard for you to hear...

..but she's the type of witch I want to be.

Mildred Hubble?

I needed to reinvent myself. Worst is the new best.

What I'm saying is, the sky's the limit.

You could fix almost anything with this one little potion.

If you're not already entered into the contest,

I would seriously consider it.

What are you doing?

One broomstick slalom course.

You're entering the flying contest?

Hover.

I'm a real witch now. How hard can it be to fly like one?

MEOWING

Come on, Tabby.

Focus, Tabby! Focus.

MEOW! Tabby!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Thanks, Tabby.

You know he's a nervous flyer.

It's hard for him to go up at all.

Superb work, Mildred Hubble.

Your witching family must be so proud.

I guess she's training for the contest then.

So?

We have to train harder.

We have to win that Wishing Star.

Is that really fair on Tabby?

I saved the whole school.

I can win one little contest.

TABBY MEOWS

Can't grant one wish.

Can make me lantern monitor.

GROWLING

Hello?

GROWLING

Ethel, is this you being funny?

GROWLING

Sh, it's OK.

It's OK.

Whatever you are, I'm not going to hurt you.

DOG PANTING

Oh, where did you come from? Come here.

Don't worry, we'll get you something to eat.

TABBY MEOWS

You can't stay, though.

Dogs aren't allowed cos of all the cats.

TABBY MEOWS

Don't worry, Tabby.

This little one isn't going to hurt you.

TABBY HISSES

Tabby!

No!

Tabby, it's just a lost little dog.

He doesn't mean you any harm.

See?

You're the witch's familiar here, OK?

I expect you to behave like one.

TABBY MEOWS

No, dog! No!

DOG BARKS

Here, boy! Heel! Heel!

Come back!

What?

That was amazing, little dog! Who taught you that?

Come on, you must be a familiar.

Promise I'll help you find your owner, starting tomorrow.

Unless we started... after the flying contest.

You're going to do what?

I'm going to use Star in the contest instead of Tabby.

Star?

Oh, that's what I called him. Star.

Cos you're going to help me win one, aren't you, Star?

And how does Tabby feel about this?

You said yourself, he hates flying.

TABBY MEOWS

And I'd say he hates being left out even more.

That dog might have an owner somewhere, worried sick about him.

Yeah, but it'll take like a week to find them anyway.

What's the harm?

Millie, the rules were very clear. One girl, one cat.

If I followed every rule I'd never have saved the Academy.

That was for the greater good.

So is this. For my mum.

Miss Cackle told you it was

forbidden to give a non-magical person magic. Forbidden, Milly.

My family gave up their magic to help others.

All I'm doing is asking for it back.

Being from a witching family doesn't mean you can suddenly

do whatever you want.

Cheating against your classmates to win a valuable prize,

it's like something Ethel would do.

Maud's right.

So you two won't help me?

Well, then...

..we have lantern duty.

Star.

Woohoo!

Woohoo!

You're brilliant at this! The Wishing Star is ours!

Woohoo!

Since when could Mildred Hubble and her useless cat fly like that?

Ten past.

Not so much The Great Wizard as The Late Wizard.

CHEERING

Well met!

Well met!

We've got through the first two days

without destroying the school, have we? Hm.

Very droll, Your Greatness.

I now declare this Grand Flying Contest open!

CHEERING

I hope to see some inspired broomstick work today,

inspired enough...

..to deserve this.

One lucky witch is going to have her dream come true.

You're not still mad, are you?

Come on, Star.

It's time.

STAR WHINES

STAR WHINES

TABBY MEOWS

Next contestants, Felicity and friends, to the arena, please.

Nice and quiet, Star.

Just get us round that slalom like we practised and the prize is ours.

You're still going through with it?

I have to, or my mum will never be magical.

It won't change anything between us, will it?

What's in that bag, Mildred Hubble?

Tabby, of course.

Really?

Isn't that Tabby?

What's in that bag?

What have you got?

Nothing.

What have you got?

Ugh!

Ah!

Ugh! What have you...? Ugh!

Ah!

Give it!

Ah!

Ah!

And this term started so well.

Dog!

You've got a dog!

BELLS CHIME

Wow...

Wasn't expecting that.

A competent performance.

But I've yet to see anything truly invigorating.

Ethel, stop!

Ah!

Please!

Mildred!

No!

Ah! Mildred!

Oh, dear.

Ah! Ahhhh!

Ahhh! Ahhhh!

Bravo!

What an extraordinary performance.

A spectacular display of stunt flying.

But, Your Greatness... Yes! Yes, wasn't it?

I don't think there's any competition here.

Mildred Hubble, Ethel Hallow...

..these two have obviously put their rivalry aside,

a shining example to us all,

so I have decided to award a joint prize.

She cheated!

And here is where she gets found out.

She used a dog.

That's right!

Mildred Hubble, the hero...

..has a dog in her rucksack.

A dog! At Cackle's?

This is outrageous.

You know my rules.

Let's see the evidence.

Ethel, please. I need this. Not for me...

You see? A dog.

But...

Oh, Ethel.

She did cheat.

I'm not lying!

I saw it!

Mildred Hubble, is not a cheat.

Sybil!

She is a courageous, determined and, most of all, honest witch.

Ethel Hallow...

..consider yourself disqualified for unsporting behaviour.

Mildred Hubble...

..this is yours alone.

Sorry.

I can't.

Star.

Oh, Mildred.

Then this is yours alone,

Ethel Hallow.

Honestly, this school.

Mildred Hubble, a real witch you may be.

A great witch, you are not.

It's mine.

It's actually mine.

And I know exactly what I'm going to...

..wish for.

The only thing you will wish for, Ethel Hallow,

is that I had never set eyes on such a shameful flying display.

Miss Hardbroom...

Neither of you may be trusted with such a powerful potion as this.

It is therefore confiscated.

But Miss Hardbroom...

Miss Hardbroom's quite right.

Fighting in public in front of The Great Wizard.

Ethel, I will deal with you first.

Mildred, wait outside until I'm ready.

Yes, Miss Cackle.

Sybil...

..I'm so sorry.

You said all those nice things about me, but...

..well, I'm not a very good hero, really, am I?

The worst hero.

You know, the only person you should ever try to be is yourself.

Except, maybe, when you find yourself outside the head's office.

I knew it was bad...

..but not "calling Mum in" bad.

Miss Hardbroom...

You heard Miss Cackle. One week of detentions with Miss Drill

for sporting behaviour lessons, starting today.

Ah.

I implore you, once again, not to make this monumental mistake.

I'm so disappointed in you.

I only did it because...

You did it because you were missing your mother, am I right?

I had already made some efforts to help with that, Mildred.

Miss Cackle?

I was interested to hear about Ms Hubble's art degree,

especially as we are in need of an art teacher.

It's highly irregular to have non-magical staff members...

..but it will do you good to have your mother here

and the other girls will benefit immensely too,

as will the staff.

To put it another way...

..I hope that Ms Hubble will help keep you in line.

Ms Hubble...?

Miss Cackle offered me the job earlier and I accepted.

Mum, that's amazing!

Welcome to Cackle's.

Thank you again, Miss Cackle. You won't regret it.

Yes, thank you Miss Cackle. Thank you so much.

Can I please keep the dog too?

Don't push your luck, Mildred. Sorry.

Oh, Ada, I do hope you know what you're doing.

It really is a most dangerous and reckless decision!

Hard luck, Miss H. You're stuck with the new girl

who doesn't know one end of a broom the other.

Is that Mildred's mum? It can't be. She's not a witch.

Cut it out, Ethel.

Make Ms Hubble scream and cry, and leave poor Mildred high and dry.