Christmas Carols

It was the end of winter term, and everyone was gathered in the great hall for assembly. As the teachers headed to the hall, Miss Cackle told Miss Hardbroom what she had planned for the assembly. "Christmas carols!" said Miss Hardbroom, with a look of disgust.

"It's Christmas, Constance," said Miss Cackle. It's supposed to be a joyful time of year." Miss Hardbroom just looked at her.

They started the carols with the twelve days of Christmas. As they got to the last verse, Miss Hardbroom noticed two voices singing different words…

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the academy gave to us…

12 forbidden spellbooks,

11 paneless windows,

10 of blossom's contraptions,

9 cheesecakes for cackle,

8 bats in bedrooms,

7 broken broom sticks,

6 wideawake potions,

5 magic spells,

4 loud batty chants,

3 evil witches,

2 annoying wizards-

"And an appalling cacophony!" added Miss Hardbroom, materializing next to Fenella Feverfew and Griselda Blackwood.

"And an angry Hardbroom!" finished Fenella and Griselda.

"Miss Hardbroom!" Said Miss Cackle. "It's the last day of term! Can't you refrain from giving detentions just this once?" Miss Hardbroom growled, and returned to her seat.

Fenella and Griselda continued trough the next song as well…

Dashing through the sky,

On our trusty wooden brooms

Over the trees we fly,

Laughing as we zoom

The school bell begins to ring,

Which we just ignore

Oh what fun it is to ride

On our trusty wooden brooms!

Jingle Bells, Miss Drill yells,

Miss Bat's singing all the way,

Miss Cackle's eating cheesecake

And HB's vanishing away! Hey!

But Miss Hardbroom managed to refrain from yelling at them-that is, until they got the last song. And it wasn't just Fenella and Griselda this time- there were more voices too: Enid Nightshade, Maud Moonshine, and Mildred Hubble…

Oh! You better watch out,

You better not fly,

You better get out of there, I'm telling you why,

HB is coming to get you!

She's fuming just a bit,

Scolding you twice,

Gonna find out if you're eating what's nice,

HB is coming to get you!

She knows when you're not sleeping,

She hates when you're around,

She knows when you've been really bad

So watch out or you'll be fried!

So you better watch out,

You better not fly,

You better get out of there, I'm telling you why,

HB is coming to get you!

"Did you see HB's face?" asked Mildred, as they left the hall at the end of assembly. "She looked like she would've killed us if Cackle wasn't there!" said Enid.

"Did she now?" said Miss Hardbroom's voice from nowhere, and they all jumped about a mile. "Miss Hardbroom!" said Miss Cackle, coming out of the hall. "Care to join us for Christmas lunch in the staffroom? There's Pudding and Cheesecake!" Miss Hardbroom just rolled her eyes.