It is nearly the end of the year for the student witches, and Mildred's incantations still don't seem to work as well as intended. During an end of term spells game, Mildred messes up and causes a burst of pollen to fall on Miss Cackle, who gets hayfever and leaves to seek treatment. Eventually, Miss Cackle falls asleep, and the other teachers decide to see how she is in the morning. Late that night a bolt of lightning comes in Mildred's window, but she wakes up a few seconds too late to see it disapear into the school.