0:00:30 > 0:00:33WEATHER PLAYS ON RADIO
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- Mildred?- Mum.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- You OK?- Yes.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06No.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I... I thought I saw...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13What?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16..Nothing.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Sorry.- Were you making me breakfast in bed?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23You've been on lates all week. I thought it would be a nice surprise.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Come here.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27That's a lovely thought.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30But you don't have to worry about me, you know?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm fine.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Ooh, now, that's good.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36It's not really.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38No, I like it.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40You paint what you see.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42That's what makes it interesting.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50- Right. I'd better get... - No, no. I'll do it.- Thanks.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Look out! - MILDRED SCREAMS
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Sorry!
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Sorry. I lost my glasses. Couldn't see where I was going.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20You were... Flying on a...
0:02:20 > 0:02:22A broomstick.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I know! I passed my broomstick proficiency test first time.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Are you a witch?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31I hope so. As long as I can make it to the entrance exam in time.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Entrance exam?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35For Miss Cackle's Academy.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Academy? Like, a school?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- For witches?- Well, of course.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46But I'll never get there without my glasses.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48You haven't seen them, have you?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52No, but we can find them.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30If they fell off just before you landed, they can't be far.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32We just have to keep looking.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Hi, Jake.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Good boy!
0:03:37 > 0:03:39What have you got there?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Oh, my glasses!
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Sorry.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47My parents paid for extra flying lessons to help me get in.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I've let everyone down.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54No, you haven't. I'll help you. I promise.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Mildred, you all right, love?
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Yeah... Yes, it's just her glasses are broken.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Whose?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Hers...?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15My... My mum's glasses got broken.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17I'm just off to...buy her some new ones.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19See you later.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26What's going on? Why couldn't she see you?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27It's just the broomstick.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31It's got protective spells to shield me from non-magical people.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- What?- I'm not magical.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38But you can SEE me.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40I know.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Who ARE you?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I'm just... Mildred.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Mildred Hubble. Hi.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Maud Spellbody.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Well met, sister.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- Is that a witch thing? - Yep. I've been practising.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Oh, well. I can try again next year.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Nope. You're going to get in this year.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15But I can't fly without my glasses.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17You can if I help you.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19You mean you'll come with me?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Of course. Just let me text my mum.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Then you can show me how to fly this thing.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Oh...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Go! Go!
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Go... Go... Hup! Fly!
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Go, go!
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Yes, we did it!- Woohoo!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07MILDRED SCREAMS
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Look!- Wait, wait, wait! - What?- I can't see a thing!
0:06:13 > 0:06:19- Which way are we going? - Left. Left, left, I SAID LEFT!
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- We are going left! - Oh, OK. Right! Go right!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25THEY SCREAM
0:06:35 > 0:06:37We're going to die!
0:06:37 > 0:06:38DOG WHIMPERS
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Here they come - the future of witchcraft.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07The new term starts in six weeks,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and these are our potential first formers.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I've got a good feeling about this year.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15You said that last year.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The craft is in decline.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Not while I'm headmistress.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23What's up with you, HB?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26You look like you lost a cream cake and found a carrot.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30This school needs strong witches,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33not little girls who want to play at magic.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36We were all little girls once, Hecate.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Even me.- If you say so.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Excuse me, Miss Hardbroom.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Lucinda has problems with allergies and can't do potions.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Who do I speak to about that?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Somebody from another school, perhaps?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Health and safety is very important.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56We can provide anti-allergy spells.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I truly despair for the future.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03They'll learn. We all did.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15Well, maybe there is some hope.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Good stick control.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Perfect dismount.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Oh, that's my sister, Ethel.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Ethel Hallow.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Ethie! - Esme!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Well met, Ethel.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Ethel, this is... - I know.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Well met, Miss Cackle, Miss Hardbroom.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- Well met.- Two Hallows in one school.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46You have a lot to live up to.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- I'll do my best.- Of course you will.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51But there's no need to be intimidated.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54No-one expects you to be as clever as Esmeralda.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Miss Cackle...- Don't be modest.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Esmeralda is the finest student this Academy's ever had.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05If you're even half as crafty as your sister...
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Look out! Incoming!
0:09:09 > 0:09:11THEY SCREAM
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Maud!
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Where are you, Mildred? I can't see a thing.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26I'll save you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I'm coming. Hold on.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30THEY WAIL
0:09:36 > 0:09:37HELP!
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Some believe a true witch will always float in water.
0:09:42 > 0:09:48Of course, a sensible witch would try to stand up first.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54THEY LAUGH
0:09:56 > 0:09:58FROG CROAKS
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Sorry to disturb you.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11Girls, stop bothering your intellectual superiors, and get out.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- She just magicked us dry!- Shh!
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Well met.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42I am Miss Hardbroom, deputy headmistress.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- And you are?- Maud Spellbody.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Oh, yes. I remember your mother.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Such a shame for her.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57- It was my fault.- And who are you?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Mildred.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Mildred Hubble. - You're not on my list.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07She was down for Pentangle's, but...
0:11:07 > 0:11:12Mum said this school was way better, so she should try here first.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Well, I suppose we should give you a chance
0:11:15 > 0:11:20to redeem yourself, Mildred Hubble.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Why?- Cos you helped me.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- You should get on with the tour. - Tour?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Mildred, Maud, this is Miss Cackle.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I'm over here.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40So sorry. I broke my glasses.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Let me see.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Thank you, Miss Cackle.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Well met.- Well met, Maud.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Well met, Mildred.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Well met.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Are you all right, my dear?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17MILDRED VOMITS
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Disgusting.- Leave her alone.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21She's... Travel sick.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Pathetic.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25You've never been through
0:12:25 > 0:12:27a transference spell before, have you, dear?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33I'll tell you a secret - I did the same, my first time.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Here.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Take this.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Is it magic?- Better.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42It's sugar.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I never go anywhere without a bag of lemon drops.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Suck on that and you'll be fine next time.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I'm not doing that...
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- again.- Gets easier, doesn't it?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58OK, so I'm Esmeralda. I'm head of year three.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00I thought all the girls were on holiday.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I was, but I volunteered to help out Cackle and HB.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- What's HB? - Miss Hardbroom. Deputy head.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09You'll soon get to know all about her.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Right, come on, this way.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Bit of a maze round here, but you'll soon get used to it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15The kitchen's in the basement.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18That's why the porridge is always so cold.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Why don't they just make food by magic?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24A witch cannot live by magic alone - Witches' Code, rule number 93,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27paragraph six, clause A.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29All right, Ethel.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Magical food's got no nutritional value.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34It's a shame. It tastes a lot better than the slop they serve here.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I can't believe she doesn't know the basic rules.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Didn't your mother teach you anything?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Didn't your mother teach you not to be a bossy old toad?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Right, let's get on with the tour.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53So this is the potions lab.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Are all these magic spells? What do they do?
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Oh, loads of stuff.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00The second years were making invisibility elixirs last term.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Oh, let's see what they brewed up.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Not enough slugs' eggs.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Right.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31What's in there?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Oh, kitten room.- Kittens? - Cats are assigned in year one.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36You work together with your cat all the way through the school.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39We're not allowed pets in our flats.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42A cat is not a pet.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46It's a familiar - an ancient tool of the craft.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Can we see the kittens?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Maybe later. Your exam starts in ten minutes in the great hall.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53This way.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Come on, Mildred. - I can't pass a witch exam.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- I'm not a...- Shh!
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Let's talk in here.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10KITTENS MEW
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Kittens.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19If you came here, you'd have a kitten of your own.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I wish I could, but just wanting it doesn't make me a witch.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28You saw me on the broomstick, so you must have some magic in your family.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I really haven't.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I never knew magic existed until today.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35You've lived your whole life without magic?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Yes. Everyone does.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Well, I thought they did.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Well, you must have noticed something.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45I mean, you're naturally crafty.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Didn't anything ever happened to you that you couldn't explain?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Maybe.- You see?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54You should at least try the exam.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Was that cushion empty when we came in?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Did you shut the door?
0:16:05 > 0:16:06We've lost a kitten.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09OK, let's think about this.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12You're a kitten - where would you go?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- Where the food is.- The kitchen.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- That way.- That way.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Right.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Oi! No girls allowed in my kitchen.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- I'm sorry.- We were just...
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Looking for a kitten.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47KITTEN CRIES
0:16:47 > 0:16:49There he is!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52All right, you've got it. Now, get out.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Come on. Good girl.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Wow, Mildred, you're amazing with animals.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Miss Cackle.- What are you girls doing in here?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Well, you see...
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Agatha!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Well met, Sister.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Well met, Agatha.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27To what do we owe this unexpected surprise?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30I'm writing a piece about the school,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33for the Which Witching Academy website.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35What are you doing in here?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37These two girls were missing.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Miss Hardbroom wanted to disqualify you.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I had to use a finding spell to track you down.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46And is that one of the school kittens?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48He escaped.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52He's back where he belongs.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Now, get along to the exam room.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I'll see you in my office.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Finally.
0:18:09 > 0:18:16You go there, and you go there.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Begin.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Are you all right, dear?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I always hated exams, too.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54But here's a little tip -
0:18:54 > 0:18:59don't think about what's NOT in the old cauldron,
0:18:59 > 0:19:01think about what is.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05You mean focus on what I CAN do?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Take charge, Hecate.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I need to speak to my sister.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43You want to write about my school for a website?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46"20 things you didn't know about Cackle's Academy.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48"Number nine will shock you", etc.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50It's been five years,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52and you suddenly turn up.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54On selection day, of all days.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I know you do your best,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59but you can't do it alone.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01If we worked together...
0:20:01 > 0:20:04We tried that before, remember?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I know we made mistakes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09I made mistakes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13But I've learned from them.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I want to make it up to you.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- How?- Let me tell the witching world about the great work
0:20:19 > 0:20:20you're doing here.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24They'll realise that the future of the craft is in safe hands.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- What do you need from me? - Let me interview the girls.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- The teachers?- You may speak to Miss Hardbroom.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Well met, Sister.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44BELL TOLLS
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Time's up, girls. Pens down.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Is this some variety of joke?
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Miss Cackle said to focus on what I CAN do.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Art's my best subject.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34I will give you 1%,
0:21:34 > 0:21:40and that is only because you spelled your own name correctly.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41GIRLS LAUGH
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- Where are you going?- I'm... - But the selection isn't over yet.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02There's still the practical test to come.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Before we begin, Miss Hardbroom has the results of your written papers.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Some of your papers were utterly abominable,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16and those were the better ones.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26However, there was one chink of light in the howling void.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30A perfect 100%.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37Ethel Hallow, you have equalled the school record.
0:22:37 > 0:22:44- Equalled?- Your sister also scored 100% in her written entrance exam.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48And went on to score 98% in the practical.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Only 98?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53100%!
0:22:53 > 0:22:55That's amazing.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Not for a Hallow. It's just normal.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Candidates, choose your spells.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Which do I do?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Just pick an easy spell.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Level one. You get more marks for the hard ones,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17but all we need to do is pass.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20My hat! You're going for a level eight?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Only because level nine aren't allowed.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25You will complete the entire transformation,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29including scales and internal combustion?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Why become a dragon if you don't breathe fire?
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Basic levitation.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44"If on flying you set your mind,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47"then these ingredients you must find."
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Flower of common cat trap.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Check.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Dried mandrake root.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Check. Sliver of bee's brain.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Eurgh.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13Really?
0:24:20 > 0:24:24I've never been interviewed for a website before.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26It's nothing to worry about, Hecate.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I'm not worried.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Well, maybe you should be.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33The craft is in a state of hurly-burly.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Fewer and fewer girls are inheriting magical abilities.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41It must be tough, trying to keep standards up.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43You know it is.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49My sister is very well intentioned,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53but perhaps if someone more forceful were in charge,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57it might be easier to fight the tide of dumbing down.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05"Slowly add the unicorn's milk."
0:25:07 > 0:25:10"Stir it till it's soft as silk."
0:25:17 > 0:25:19So, how's the brew going?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It's supposed to turn blue.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Did you add the pond weed gathered at midnight?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Breath of fire, hide of armour...
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Ethel, can I just...?
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Not now.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Give me strength, give me glamour.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Teeth of diamond, claw of steel,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05force my enemies to kneel.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11Let my bolts of flames be hurled, and my power shall rule the world.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13She's amazing.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Five minutes, girls.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Mildred, did my potion work?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I don't know. What was it supposed to do?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Make me taller. Whoa!
0:26:35 > 0:26:37I think it worked.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Mine didn't. Mildred...
0:26:44 > 0:26:47It... It worked!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I'm flying! BOTH: We did it!
0:26:52 > 0:26:55All right, that's enough.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Not a bad effort.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- Good luck, Ethie.- I won't need it.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24It's happening. I can feel it.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Dragon fire in my belly.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Dragon blood in my veins.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I... I want to...
0:27:31 > 0:27:32I need to...
0:27:32 > 0:27:34ETHEL ROARS
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- HIGH-PITCHED:- What just happened? This doesn't feel right.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Ethie?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Someone has interfered with my potion.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- I know how to perform the spell...- Miss Cackle?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- Oh, dear.- What is it?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Lumbricus terrestris -
0:27:54 > 0:27:59a distant and rather vulgar relation of the noble dragon.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Well, it's a common beginner's error.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Let's get you back on your feet, shall we?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Somebody has done this to me.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Somebody's trying to destroy my potion!
0:28:08 > 0:28:11It is sabotage.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12That's what it is.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Someone messed with my potion.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16I demand an inquiry.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18There's no mystery about it.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I've seen this many times before.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23You simply didn't add enough pond weed.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27I did. I measured out the exact amount.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29She's right.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32It was me.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36I did it.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40She deliberately wrecked my spell.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41No, it was a mistake.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43She shouldn't even be here.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47She's not even from a witching family.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51What do you want?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Hi.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I just wanted to say...
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Please don't blame Mildred.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I told her to take the pond weed.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02It's all my fault.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05No, it was me.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08The point is it wasn't my fault.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I'll do the test again. I'll get it right this time.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16Sorry, Ethel. You really should have double-checked your ingredients.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19A good witch leaves nothing to chance.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23But don't worry - with your wonderful marks in the written exam,
0:29:23 > 0:29:25I'm sure you've scored enough to scrape a pass.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27A pass?
0:29:27 > 0:29:32And you. You really have no craft in your family at all?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35But my potion worked. I actually flew.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39You interfered with another witch in the course of lawful spell-casting.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41That's an automatic fail.
0:29:43 > 0:29:450%.
0:29:45 > 0:29:480%?
0:29:48 > 0:29:51At least it makes your written result look good.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53That's not fair.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58Are you questioning the code?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Yes.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06Mildred's family may not be magical, but she is.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10You can't turn her down just because of one mistake.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11I know it seems harsh,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15but witches work with the fundamental forces of nature.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Our magic must be used with utmost caution.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23I'm afraid that a real witch would know that.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Congratulations to our new first years.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34You've all done splendidly.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39I shall see you all later for our celebratory feast.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Failed applicants this way.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Your parents and guardians will collect you.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01THEY SNIFFLE
0:31:01 > 0:31:03I'm glad you got in, anyway.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I just wish you were coming, too.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09I really let you down.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11No, you didn't.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Mildred Hubble, are you still here?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I was just leaving, Miss Hardbroom.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35DISTANT MEOWING
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Are you all right, dear?- I'm sorry.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08It's just I'm not really very good with the dark.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11A witch who's afraid of the dark?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13I'm not a witch.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I made a fool of myself in front of everyone.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- Twice.- My poor dear,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24how dreadfully humiliating for you.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27You must be so disappointed.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30But that's not the worst of it -
0:32:30 > 0:32:33you didn't just let yourself down,
0:32:33 > 0:32:37you hurt everyone who cares about you.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Maud really wanted me to get in.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43There, there.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45She'll get over it.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49She'll make lots of other friends - good friends,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52who won't fail her like you did.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57There, there.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59It's all right.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Let it all out.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Feeling better?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Not really, no.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Can I have a lemon drop, please?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Lemon drop?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19But... But I...
0:33:29 > 0:33:34Miss Tapioca, the successful candidates are ready for the feast.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Yes, Miss Cackle.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Do you mind if...
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- Mmm! It's delicious. - Thank you, Miss Cackle.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Just needs a teeny tiny bit more ground snail shell
0:33:55 > 0:33:56to make it even more yummy.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59I've been using this recipe for 30 years.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Who's headmistress?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Ground snail shell, you say?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23That's better.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Before the clock doth strike the hour,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33this school shall be within my power.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Nettles picked by full moon's beam.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46Scum skimmed from a stagnant stream.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Mandrake root,
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- hear it scream. - SCREAMING
0:34:54 > 0:34:56And...
0:34:56 > 0:35:00..tears of a young witch
0:35:00 > 0:35:04who lost her dream.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13We haven't ever been a fee-paying school.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17We believe that every witch deserves a free education.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Miss Cackle!
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Miss Cackle is speaking.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Maintaining our high standards does not...
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Please, you have to listen!- Not now.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28(Yes, now. You're all in danger.)
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Mildred? What's wrong?
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Sit down, Maud. As for you, I've had quite enough of your lies.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- But it's true!- Time to leave.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40But Agatha...
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Miss Cackle! Miss Hardbroom! Maud!
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Miss Hardbroom! Miss Cackle, Maud!
0:35:51 > 0:35:54..And they will appreciate the importance of passing on our high
0:35:54 > 0:35:57standards to the next generation.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I tried to save them. They wouldn't listen.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Whatever Agatha's got planned, they deserve it.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22They're just a bunch of evil old witches.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23CROAKING
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Not like there's anything I can do, anyway.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33CROAKING
0:36:33 > 0:36:35The common cat trap flower.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39From the levitation spell.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42But I can't do magic.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48For millennia, witches have been learning their craft
0:36:48 > 0:36:51upon this site of ancient power.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55The school itself was formally founded
0:36:55 > 0:36:59in the dark centuries before
0:36:59 > 0:37:00the coming of Arthur,
0:37:00 > 0:37:04and now you yourselves will become
0:37:04 > 0:37:07part of the history of the craft.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Nobody may eat until Miss Cackle has been served.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15As Cackle's girls, you will be carrying on our traditions,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18as your mothers and grandmothers did before you,
0:37:18 > 0:37:24not to mention your great-grandmothers and your
0:37:24 > 0:37:27great-great-grandmothers.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28SHE SNORES
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Is it dinner time?
0:37:30 > 0:37:35In this school, we respect the past and the present of witchcraft.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38But I've rambled on quite enough.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Time to enjoy our selection day feast.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Does that look right to you?
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Wish me luck.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Well, I tried.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18SHE SCREAMS
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I'm getting higher!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45DISTANT SCREAMING
0:38:58 > 0:39:00CAT MEOWS
0:39:14 > 0:39:16MILDRED SCREAMS
0:39:20 > 0:39:26SORRY! SORRY! DON'T EAT THE SOUP!
0:39:29 > 0:39:31I had to warn you, she put a spell on the soup.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Who did?- I did.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Why?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Because- I- should be headmistress here.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43You know it makes sense.
0:39:43 > 0:39:49If you want this school to be great again, stand up and follow me.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Agatha is our leader.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- Miss Drill!- She's the greatest witch who ever lived.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01She is under the influence of a total obedience spell.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04A very powerful one, too.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09Which means she'll be loyal to the first person who gave her orders.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Who did this? How did this happen?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Because she tried the soup.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Just like Mildred said.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20I invoke Section 7 of the Witches' Code.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Yes, I thought you might.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Girls.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31To me, girls. I'll teach you a protective charm.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33There's no time for that. Just look after them.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Never seen a Section 7 before.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37What's a Section 7?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39A magical duel between witches.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40The loser will...
0:40:40 > 0:40:41forfeit their powers.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Oh, dear. Come on, now.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44Come on, come on.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05I really don't want to have to hurt you, Agatha.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09You won't.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Because you're my sister.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13And you're weak.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Don't confuse kindness...
0:41:21 > 0:41:22with weakness.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Hold it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Mildred Hubble, come here, you wretched girl.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33This is really bad.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36You're all perfectly safe so long as you do as you're told.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39Carry on.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43You've always been weak.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Mother only gave you the school because you're 13 minutes older.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Those 13 minutes have saved this school from disaster.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00We can do this all day if you like, Agatha.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23Had enough yet, sister?
0:42:24 > 0:42:25It's over.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Agatha wins.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31All hail Agatha.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Help her!
0:42:33 > 0:42:35The code forbids it.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Prepare to be mollusced.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40She's turning her into a snail.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Fascinating.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- No!- Mildred! - MISS HARDBROOM: Mildred Hubble!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Please, don't hurt her.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52This is all my fault. I'm sorry I spoiled your plans.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57That's all right, dear.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03You've just put them right back on track.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04Oh, Mildred.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Ada, it's you or this girl.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09One of you is leaving here in a shell.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Don't make me choose both.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13Let Mildred go.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15You know my price -
0:43:15 > 0:43:16the school.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19Free her,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22and I will lower my protective spells.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24You have protective spells?
0:43:24 > 0:43:26Of course she did, you foolish girl.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33So you weren't about to lose the duel?
0:43:35 > 0:43:36No, Mildred.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Stay back, or the girl gets it.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Release the child.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49And then you may do as you will with me.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- No.- How do I know I can trust you?
0:43:52 > 0:43:54I swear
0:43:54 > 0:43:55by the Witches' Code.
0:43:59 > 0:44:00All right.
0:44:00 > 0:44:01Go.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Go, Mildred.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04MAUD: Mildred!
0:44:06 > 0:44:10Who's on the naughty step now, big sis?
0:44:31 > 0:44:34The school is mine.
0:44:42 > 0:44:47May I be the first to offer my congratulations,
0:44:47 > 0:44:50headmistress?
0:44:50 > 0:44:51Hecate Hardbroom!
0:44:51 > 0:44:54After all Ada did for you.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57She was a satisfactory headmistress.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59But you were right -
0:44:59 > 0:45:02we need a forceful leader to promote higher standards.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04Miss Cackle was strong.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Not strong enough, it seems.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08She only lost because of me.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10And Agatha's really evil.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13That is not for us to judge.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17No witch may interfere in a Section 7 duel.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21For, once accepted to this school,
0:45:21 > 0:45:25you are all bound by the Witches' Code.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29Miss Hardbroom, I knew I could depend on you.
0:45:29 > 0:45:35No member of staff or any pupil will raise their hand against you.
0:45:35 > 0:45:41We are all bound by the Witches' Code.
0:45:41 > 0:45:45CAT MEWS
0:45:53 > 0:45:55Perhaps, Agatha,
0:45:55 > 0:46:00you would like to take possession of the keys to your school?
0:46:00 > 0:46:03Keys to my school.
0:46:03 > 0:46:04At last!
0:46:06 > 0:46:07Now!
0:46:19 > 0:46:21Now, get her! Come on!
0:46:21 > 0:46:23We can't. It's against the code.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26We have to stop her! Somebody, help me, please.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36I'll help you, Mistress Mildred.
0:46:36 > 0:46:38What should I do?
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- What?- The total obedience spell.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45Quick, give her orders!
0:46:45 > 0:46:47Erm, I order you to lose the duel
0:46:47 > 0:46:49and turn that snail back into Miss Cackle.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51I obey.
0:47:00 > 0:47:01Ada.
0:47:03 > 0:47:04It's all right, Hecate.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07I'm fine.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Course you are.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Thank you, Mildred. That was very clever.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16- Was it?- Oh, yes.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18It was the perfect way to deal with Agatha.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22Agatha... Agatha is our leader.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24Oh, do stop doing that.
0:47:25 > 0:47:26Sorry, everyone.
0:47:27 > 0:47:28Bit embarrassing.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36So what will happen to Agatha?
0:47:36 > 0:47:38I've confiscated her magical knowledge and ability.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41As for you,
0:47:41 > 0:47:44I think we should summon your parent or guardian.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51Mum!
0:47:51 > 0:47:52Mildred!
0:47:55 > 0:47:57(I was just cleaning the toilet!)
0:48:05 > 0:48:09Agatha Cackle, you were always a bad girl,
0:48:09 > 0:48:11but this time you've gone too far.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14I was trying to save this school from mediocrity.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16It's time to go home.
0:48:17 > 0:48:18Home?
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Your mother is coming to collect you.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23I don't think so.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37My powers!
0:48:37 > 0:48:39Magic is real?
0:48:40 > 0:48:41That is correct.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47I can't... No, I just can't...
0:48:47 > 0:48:48It's OK, Mum.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52If you need more proof, I'll happily turn you into a pumpkin.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55Hecate...
0:48:55 > 0:48:57So you're magic,
0:48:57 > 0:49:01and all the teachers are magic, and girls learn...
0:49:01 > 0:49:02magic?
0:49:02 > 0:49:06I see where Mildred gets her quick wits, Mistress Hubble.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09All right, Mrs I'm-so-magical,
0:49:09 > 0:49:11if you think you're so much better than me,
0:49:11 > 0:49:13how about conjuring up some manners?
0:49:13 > 0:49:16Did you even realise that Mildred had applied for a place here?
0:49:17 > 0:49:19No.
0:49:19 > 0:49:20I had no idea.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26Could we talk in private, please?
0:49:26 > 0:49:27Of course.
0:49:33 > 0:49:37How could you do this without even asking?
0:49:37 > 0:49:40Well, I...I didn't mean to, it...
0:49:40 > 0:49:42It just sort of happened.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44St Joseph's is just down the road.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46They've got a big new computer lab.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50Yeah, but they haven't got magic, or Maud.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52But how would you get here every day?
0:49:52 > 0:49:54There's no buses up the mountain.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58Erm...no.
0:50:00 > 0:50:01It's a...boarding school.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07- Oh.- I'm sorry, Mum.
0:50:07 > 0:50:09This was a stupid idea.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11I'll come home.
0:50:11 > 0:50:12I'll go to St Joseph's.
0:50:12 > 0:50:13Wherever you want.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19All I want is for you to be happy.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Do you think you'd be happy coming here?
0:50:25 > 0:50:26I don't know, but...
0:50:27 > 0:50:30I think I have to try, if they'll let me.
0:50:30 > 0:50:31If they'll let you?
0:50:32 > 0:50:34You saved their whole school.
0:50:36 > 0:50:37I did, didn't I?
0:50:37 > 0:50:40Absolutely, don't you forget it.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44They're lucky to have you.
0:50:44 > 0:50:45So am I.
0:50:55 > 0:50:56They've been ages.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59- What's going on? - I bet they're going to let her in.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02But if they do, I'm dropping out.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05- Can we get that in writing? - THEY SNIGGER
0:51:07 > 0:51:09So...?
0:51:09 > 0:51:10What did they say?
0:51:12 > 0:51:14I'm in!
0:51:14 > 0:51:16Yay!
0:51:16 > 0:51:18But just on a trial basis.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20I wouldn't bother getting too friendly.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23I've a feeling that this is going to be a very short trial.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26Oh, shut up, worm face.
0:51:26 > 0:51:27Come on, Millie!
0:51:33 > 0:51:37Prospectus, reading list, uniform requirements.
0:51:37 > 0:51:38Right.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40Ooh. What a lot of black.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44Witches don't really do pink. Shall I transport you home?
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Yes. Oh, no, wait. No, no, no. No, but...
0:51:53 > 0:51:56Still got a good feeling about this year?
0:52:04 > 0:52:08- Yay!- See you next term!