Esmerelda attempts to give the powers back to the stone and Miss Cackle allows the pupils to play magical tricks on the staff without fear. The girls use the Family Trees to try and find out how the Founding Stone was re-ignited the last time. Halloween celebrations mask magical mayhem as the castle starts to freeze. Someone makes a surprise sacrifice.
Full of bitterness and resentment, Ethel is casting spells in anger – and slowly turning into an ugly swamp troll. Transformation complete, Cackles is in uproar at this hideous creature, and Miss Hardbroom banishes Troll Ethel to the forest. Is there still a shred of kindness inside Ethel which can save her, or is it too late?
When Julie’s magic spirals into destruction, Miss Hardbroom forces Mildred to face grim reality – her old friend Indigo turned into a stone statue after similarly losing control. Mildred saves Julie from the same fate by using a rare magical lichen, and rescues all the vanished people from Julie’s model. Julie forsakes magic and leaves Cackles, while Mildred is on her last chance – and now the keeper of Miss Hardbroom’s darkest secret.
Mildred’s woken with a crash and a bang as someone explodes into her room. It’s Indigo Moon. The potion Mildred used on Julie was so strong it also released Indie from her stone statue exile. This girl is a magical whirlwind, Miss Hardbroom’s worst nightmare, and soon wreaking havoc at Cackles. How is Mildred going to keep her secret?
After an explosion in the potions Lab Mildred uses a re-animation potion on an old broom to help her sweep up faster, as its Indigo Moon's exam day and Mildred is desperate to help Indigo. Mildred's thoughtless treatment leads to a broomstick rebellion. Mildred is taken prisoner and only released after she repays the debt, but this further takes time away from Indigo. Will Indigo be able to pass her Witch Exam
Enid's attempt to help Mildred win her first head girl challenge backfires.