First day nerves kicking in yet?
Nah, it's like coming back after the summer holidays.
If the holidays lasted 30 years and were spent as a stone statue.
I wish Joy could have seen me like this.
In all the gear...
and officially enrolled at Cackle's.
It was her dream.
Well, now it's come true.
Not quite.
Not until I pass that Witching exam.
Which I will.
I got given magic,
then I had too much fun,
then I got turned to stone
and stayed like that for about 30 years.
So you and Mildred aren't cousins?
Well. We're close like cousins.
But biologically?
Legally?
Indigo Moon proved that she did not belong here 30 years ago.
If she were to learn who I am... Ada?
I understand your concern, Hecate,
but Mildred did swear to keep your secret,
and Indigo must be given a fair chance to succeed here.
I assure you, trouble will find that girl.
It always did.
Stop playing with your food, new girl.
But is it meant to stand up like that?
Maybe I can fix it.
Oats and milk, a touch of honey.
Time to make this porridge runny!
Maybe that's a bit too runny.
Indigo Moon!
Pens down please, girls.
Hand your paper to your neighbor to mark.
Did you finish?
I didn't. I'm so going to fail.
I'm barely scraping a D-average as it is.
See that paper, all that white. Finish the test, now make it right.
Thought I could use magic to finish it off for you.
I was just trying to help.
I'm going to face a summer locked away with a tutor if my grades don't pick up.
Please...
don't help me.
Indigo Moon.
I know you're doing your best.
You'll get it right in the end.
Why are you helping me?
You don't owe me anything.
Like saving me from being a statue wasn't enough?
I feel kind of responsible now.
Mil...
about Joy.
I know she'd be a lot older now,
but...
I really do miss her.
Do you have any idea where she is?
Sorry, Indie.
Well, she's better off somewhere else.
She'd hate HB just as much as I do.
I'll follow you.
Miss Hardbroom.
I know Indie's a bit of a...
handful at the moment.
But perhaps she'd be less bother if she knew
who you really are?
Indigo Moon is the living embodiment of a terrible mistake I made.
Thirty years have passed, life has moved on.
I do not want a heart-warming reunion,
I want rid of her.
What was all that about?
I made a deal.
If Indie doesn't pass the Magical Proficiency exam,
then Miss Cackle will throw us both out.
What? That's so unfair! How would it be your fault?
Why would you agree to that, Mil?
It was the only way Indie could stay.
And I wanted to prove it could work out.
Get on with it, girls.
What spell is this again?
Levitation. For the fiftieth time.
Maybe if you paid attention.
Okay.
How's this for attention?
Tooth of fox and claw of bear,
cauldron stay up in the air!
Indigo Moon!
Keep this up and you will be gone from here
before you even get near that Witching examination.
And so will Mildred. Happy days.
Clean up that mess. Now!
Great. All of my hard work ruined.
Again.
Do you have to be such a nightmare?
Come on Enid. She's still learning.
Why are you defending her?
Ever since she got here, it feels like you've put her first.
Maybe I just haven't forgotten what it means to be a good friend?
Or maybe you don't want to be mine?
She needs time, Enid, that's all.
She's trouble, Maud, and she'll get us all in trouble too.
You do realize I'm right here?
I know.
That's the problem.
Miss Hardbroom! Everyone! Come outside, quickly!
Mum!
Why didn't you say you were coming?
You know that's not how surprises work, right? Daddy sends his love.
Miss Cackle said I could come and do some promo shots here
for my new magic talent show, if I just did an interview for the school paper.
Cool!
It's funny, isn't it? It's like I've come full circle.
Doesn't seem five minutes since I was the nervous kid
who somehow won my first contest.
And now you're a judge.
Exactly! Anyway,
I thought it was a great excuse to see my little girl.
Check up on me, you mean?
We'll catch up afterwards, just you and me. How's that sound?
Like I should get in trouble more often so that I can see you.
Well met. And thank you for this, Miss Cackle.
Oh, well met, Mistress Nightshade, it's our pleasure, I assure you.
Yes, thank you for turning our school into a... circus.
Now, our chief reporter Felicity will conduct the interview.
It's an honor!
Creep.
I wonder if you need a few helpers?
I'm sure I'll be fine, Miss Cackle.
-Us! We'll do it! -Can we do it? Please!
- Please can we do it! - Of course.
Look how everyone adores her.
We're with the Narcissus Nightshade.
On a glamorous photo shoot.
Seriously, pinch me now.
Ow!
Such a cute outfit. Who made it?
Talk about soft-ball questions.
Are you this glamorous on your day off?
Or are you more slippers and sweatpants?
Go join your friends, Enid.
I'll come and find you after, I promise.
Okay.
That's it. Well done. And shake it out.
That's it, girls!
Knees up!
Higher!
So Enid's mum got super-famous off some talent show?
Well, she was touring for years with her parents before that.
She still works really hard though. Enid barely sees her.
Worth it though.
Woo! Go Mum!
See? There's nothing like the buzz of an audience.
I loved doing magic tricks for the kids in the park.
Yes, yes, very good, but can she do a triple backflip forward roll star-jump?
I don't think so.
Let's change up the look, shall we?
I used to do tricks like that.
Oh yeah, Narcissus Nightshade, the biggest star in the witchy world
and you... 30 years a garden gnome.
You're like twins.
Miss Drill, my lace has broken. Can I get a spare?
Not having very much luck on your first day, are you, Indigo?
Something's come up.
It's a VIP birthday party.
It's a big opportunity.
I have to go, Enid, I'm sorry.
Take me with you.
Why can't I go on tour, like you did with your mum and dad?
No. School's too important.
All your friends are here.
But I never get to see you.
First Spellbound, now this.
I won't apologize for working hard.
How else do you think we can afford our lovely home, all the fancy holidays?
Stop making excuses.
You just want me out the way.
I can't talk to you when you're like this.
Here's a spell with magic rhyme, take this person back in time,
Mistress Nightshade is her name,
take her back before her fame!
Hi!
Um... I'm Enid.
And you are?
Narcissus Nightshade. Well met.
I didn't mean to turn her into a child.
Um... I'm sorry,
there's been a slight... magical mix-up.
Then undo it! I've got a rehearsal in an hour.
Quick! They can't see us!
Her broom's not in the shed.
Her bag's gone too.
I think she's run away, Maud.
It's okay, boy, it's okay.
We'll find her.
If she doesn't sit the exam, that's an instant fail,
and we're both out of Cackles.
Okay, so where might she go?
I don't know.
Back to the park?
It's the last thing she was looking at.
The TV talent show? She wouldn't enter that, would she?
Well, we were talking about them before
and she said she really misses performing, so, maybe?
Look, the auditions start today.
At some big TV studio.
But it's in the non-magical world. She can't expose true magic on TV!
If true magic is revealed to non-magical people,
the line between our two worlds would dissolve,
and everything, our entire magical existence, Mil, would be destroyed.
It says so in the Witches Code.
Well, then we have to find her and bring her back here fast.
Before HB finds out.
We'll get in so much trouble for this if we get caught. And what about Enid?
After today, I think it's probably just us.
You ready?
Nope, me neither. Let's go!
Now, this is interesting.
So much noisier than Cackle's.
And why's everyone in such a rush?
Can you see a TV studio?
We might have to become visible to ask directions.
That's against the Witches Code.
We're breaking the rules just being here, Maud.
What's one more?
Okay, but we can't let anyone see us using magic.
Spell be lifted, now reveal, lower my protective shield!
Has it worked?
Hi! How are you doing?
Yes, Maud, it worked.
Now, run!
Going around with your mum and dad, together all the time,
performing shows...
That sounds amazing.
At first. Mainly it's just tough.
And there's nowhere to escape to.
What about school?
I don't go to school.
What about friends?
-I don't have any. -What?
But everyone has someone?
Does a tutor count?
Not really.
We're on first name terms. Her name's Doris.
That sounds... a bit lonely.
Sometimes.
Where are your loser friends, Enid?
If they've left the school, they're in a lot of trouble.
And you are?
Uh, well...
this is...
my friend.
You know what? I saw Mildred and Maud, heading that way.
Right, Doris?
That's right. Follow us.
Enid! Where's your mum? I need to finish my interview!
This is the place in the advert. She must be here somewhere.
What?
She's using real magic!
Is that the talent show? Is this on TV?
It doesn't look like a proper live show. Is it a rehearsal?
The studio must be really clo...
There!
That's where the audience goes in.
They put it up on the screen so everyone can see what's happening inside.
Come on!
Through to the live show!
You better have something amazing lined up.
How does a magical, fantastical fashion show sound?
I still need a few more details, Indigo.
What's your full address?
Uh...
Where do you live?
Uh...
Oops, gotta go, I'll be right back.
We're too late.
Maybe there's a back entrance?
We can magic our way in.
We have to find somewhere quiet to do it, where there's no people.
It's the big city. There is nowhere quiet.
Who checked you two in? You really should have badges.
You're the Giggle Girls, right? Comedy duo?
Yup! Yup, that's us, the Giggle Girls.
Um, Mildred Hubble and--
Maud De Lafontaine.
Poor Ethel.
Ten laps around the school before she realized it was a wind up
and gave us the slip.
That's the best laugh I've had in ages.
Mildred would've loved it.
She is a true master at winding Ethel up.
Hopefully we bought her and Maud some time, wherever they are.
They sound like great friends.
You're so lucky to have them to share all of this with.
Yeah.
I guess I really am.
I'm Enid's friend, Doris.
Well met, Doris.
Enid, we can't find your mum anywhere.
Whilst we're waiting, can I interview you about her, for the Daily Bubble?
-It'll be quick. -Me?
You'll wait here? You won't move?
I'm worn out after all that zooming about anyway.
What is it, Ethel?
Miss Hardbroom, you know me, I don't like to tattle-tale.
It's about Mildred...
and Indigo.
It's like a maze.
What are you doing here?
We're big fans of the show, it's a thrill to be here.
We came for you, obviously. You're coming back with us.
There you are! You two are up. Time for your audition.
Wow.
What do you think you've learned from having a famous mum?
My mum's made big sacrifices to get where she is.
And because she loves me, she didn't want that life for me.
She put me in a great school, I couldn't wish for better friends,
even if sometimes I take them for granted.
So, I guess what I've learned is, appreciate what you have.
Mum!
The spell wore off.
I'm so happy you're back.
I'm so sorry for...
everything.
Don't be.
Enid, I deserved it.
I forget how important it is to press pause every now and then.
Focus on what really matters.
Oh, I'm the one that should be sorry.
I trust I am not interrupting.
Enid Nightshade...
I have received troubling reports
that your friends have left school without permission.
They're, um, collecting mandragora root.
For me. I'm gonna stay a little longer and put on a show for the girls.
If they do not get back in time,
then you will all be in serious trouble.
They'll be back in time.
Trust me.
On you go, girls.
What do we do?
Buy me some time to convince Indie to pull out.
If she goes on, it's bye-bye everything.
Buy time how? I don't have an act!
That's not very nice.
Come back with us, Indie. Please.
No.
You heard HB, she says I don't belong there.
She hates me.
She hated me too at first, but she's not as bad as she makes out.
We're not supposed to use magic for our own selfish reasons.
It says so in the Witches' Code.
I spent 30 years collecting moss because of rubbish like that.
Cackle's gave you a second chance, Indie.
Don't blow it.
This is my second chance,
to be the old me and go back to what I do best.
I need this, Mildred!
I was like you. I felt like I didn't belong at Cackle's.
Felt like an imposter. But give it time.
I've given it enough time!
But what is there for you here?
You've got no home, no family.
What is there at Cackle's?
Your friends. Me, Maud, Enid...
Performing's all I have left.
You have Star. He's pining for you.
He's your dog.
I know, but...
I'm happy to share him with a friend.
He loves you, Indie.
We all do.
Please just come back.
Ha! I can do this all day.
But... On second thoughts...
bye!
Time's up, we have to go!
-Fly safely. -You're not coming?
You don't deserve a friend like Mil.
-Leave it, Maud, she's decided. -No!
You put your future on line to get her a second chance
and now you'll be thrown out of school.
All because of you.
What's she talking about?
I made a deal. So if you go, I go.
You did that?
You barely know me.
Mildred Hubble believes in her friends.
Why didn't you tell me?
I wanted you to come back for your own reasons, not mine.
Please come back to Cackle's, Indie. You belong with us.
There they are.
She's actually going to do it.
Ta-da.
What happened to the fantastical fashion show? Where are you going?
Home to my friends.
There's your biggest fan, Mum.
Hello. What's your name?
Who'd have thought? Front row at an exclusive Narcissus Nightshade show.
Pinch me.
Ow!
How much longer do you think they're gonna be, darling?
Just a few more minutes.
Come on, Mil, get a wriggle on.
Wait! I'm coming with you!
Yes!
I am afraid it appears that Indigo Moon and Mildred Hubble
are guilty of a major violation of school rules.
Oh, that's it!
I'll finally be rid of the pair of them!
Cool. But... Hey, wait a minute, look!
Go.
Think we broke the speed limit.
Where have you been?
Mildred! Maud,
Indie.
Come on, lend us a hand, would you?
-Excuse us, Miss Hardbroom. -You too, Indie.
I'm sorry about what I said earlier.
I can't even imagine what my life would be like without you two.
I'm sorry to you too.
I know that you were only doing your best.
I'll try to be less annoying.
I mean... no promises or anything.
Better luck next time, Ethel.
Thanks for coming to get me.
And...
And for believing in me.
Now then, early birds.
Here's a little taster before the show begins.