Cauldronation Day
Sofia and Madeline were riding a coach through a creepy-looking village.
"Ooh, this the one." Sofia pointed out a cottage.
"It sure is." Madeline nodded. "Stop here, please." She told the coachman.
"But Princesses, who would hold a party here?" The coachman asked.
"Witches." Sofia smiled.
Lucinda came out of the house.
"Sofia, Madeline!" She cheered.
"Hey, Lucinda!" Madeline grinned, as she and Sofia got out of the coach. "We're ready for your Cauldronation!"
"Hmmm, not yet." Lucinda frowned, as the girls reached her. She waved her wand. "Witch-a-doodle-do!"
Sofia and Madeline's gowns changed to witch-like outfits.
"Okay, now you're ready." Lucinda smiled, conjuring up a mirror.
"Ooh,look at this outfit." Sofia admired herself. "So... witchy!"
"No kidding." Madeline agreed.
"There's still tons to set up." Lucinda made the mirror disappear and pushed them inside. "Come on!"
Once they were inside, the door closed, and the entire floor dropped slowly downwards.
"Whoa!" Sofia and Madeline yelped.
Once the floor stopped, Lucinda conjured up a door, which opened to reveal a garden with a gazebo, the top of which was shaped like a witch's hat.
"This looks amazing!" Sofia gasped.
"Thanks." Lucinda grinned. "But I think we need to put out more newts." She handed Madeline a cauldron full of live newts. "Lots more newts."
"Oh, they're so... festive!" Madeline cringed, as Lucinda took one out.
"I think so too!" Lucinda cooed at the newt.
"So... we've never been to a Cauldronation." Sofia admitted.
"Yeah, what is it exactly?" Madeline asked.
"It's a really special ceremony where I have to prove I'm ready to be a big witch." Lucinda revealed.
"And how do you do that?" Sofia asked.
"By making a powerful broom called the Ravencatcher." Lucinda smiled. "Your newt's running away." She told Madeline, as the newt crawled up her head.
"Oooh, uh... thanks." Madeline cringed, as Lucinda picked the newt up.
"It's taken me a long time to learn the spells and potions to give the Ravencatcher its magic." Lucinda continued.
"Sounds like a lot of work." Sofia mused.
"It is." Lucinda nodded. "But it's worth it. If everything goes well, when I take off on my Ravencatcher broom tonight, just as the moon rises, everyone will see I'm not Lucinda the little witch anymore. They will see that I'm Lucinda, the midnight witch! That's what big witches are called."
"You must be nervous." Madeline declared.
"I am." Lucinda admitted. "And not just because I have to make a powerful brew. Here" She handed Sofia and Madeline some strange devices. "Help me hang these cobwebs." She pushed a button, and cobwebs sprayed over a tree. "But what I'm most nervous about is picking a witch of honor."
"What's a witch of honor?" Sofia asked, as she sprayed some cobwebs.
"It's a special witch friend I have to pick to help me make a potion at the end of the ceremony." Lucinda explained. "I'm trying to choose between Indigo, my best bad witch friend, or Lilly, my best good witch friend."
"Oh, tough choice." Madeline frowned.
"Especially since Indigo and Lilly are complete opposites." Lucinda mused. "I'm afraid they're not going to get along at the party. And whoever I don't choose to be my witch of honor is probably going to be really upset. Like, witch upset."
"And ruin your special day?" Sofia gasped.
"Right." Lucinda sighed.
"Well... what if Sofia and I keep an eye on Lilly and Indigo, and make sure they get along today no matter what?"
"You'd do that?" Lucinda smiled.
"We'd be happy to." Sofia beamed. "We just want your Cauldronation to go well, Lucinda."
"Thanks, girls." Lucinda hugged them both. "I'm really glad you're here."
"Us too." Madeline beamed.
Just then, they heard some witchy laughter.
"What was that?" Sofia asked.
"More guests." Lucinda smiled.
Several young witches flew in on broomsticks.
"Hi, Lucy-lucy!" A blonde young witch waved.
"That's Lilly." Lucinda told Sofia and Madeline. "My good witch friend I was telling you about."
Lilly flew around them, but was cut off by a red-headed young witch.
"Think fast!" The other witch cackled.
"And I'm guessing that's your bad witch friend, Indigo?" Madeline asked.
"Right." Lucinda nodded, as Indigo landed.
The rest of the witches landed.
"Lucindaaaa!" Lilly sang as she ran over and hugged her friend. "I'm so excited for you big day! wanna see the Cauldronation present I got you?" She waved her buttercup wand. "Kittyosity!"
A white cat appeared.
"Aww, I love it!" Lucinda cooed. "Thanks, Lilly!"
"Do I know my best friend, or what?" Lilly grinned. "So, have you picked your witch of honor yet?"
"Uhh... not yet." Lucinda admitted.
"Then I will make it easy for you." Indigo walked over. "Pick me, your oldest, bestest, and baddest friend. The one who knows what typ of cat you really like. Badcattius!" She waved her wand, turning the cat red and angry. "You're welcome."
"Silly Indigo." Lilly scoffed. "Lucindy's a good witch now. She prefers cute, fluffy cats." She turned the cat back to normal.
"Is that so?" Indigo growled, holding up her wand.
"I think both cats are great!" Sofia stepped in.
"So no need to argue, okay?" Madeline added.
"Who are you two?" Indigo frowned. "You don't act like bad witches."
"And you don't look like good witches." Lilly declared.
"These are my friends, Sofia and Madeline." Lucinda introduced them.
"We're just princesses." Sofia admitted.
"In witches' clothing." Madeline added.
"Oh, that's cute." Lilly smiled.
"I think the ceremony's starting soon." Sofia noted. "Isn't it, Lucinda?"
"Uhh, yes it is!" Lucinda turned to Lilly and Indigo. "You two should find a good spot by the candles!"
"Good luck, Lucinda." Lilly encouraged her. "I know you'll make the best Ravencatcher broom ever. And I say that as your super-duper best friend who'd just love to be your witch of honor! So pick me!"
"Unless you want a really wicked witch of honor." Indigo smirked. "Then pick me!"
The two of them started pulling at Lucinda.
"Let's go, Lucinda!" Madeline pulled Lucinda away.
"You weren't kidding." Sofia frowned. "They really don't get along!"
"Ohhh, maybe I only should have invited one of them here today." Lucinda sighed.
"If they're really your best friends, then you were right to invite them both." Madeline assured her.
"We'll make sure they don't ruin you special day." Sofia added. "Don't worry."
"Thanks, girls." Lucinda smiled.
A bell started ringing.
"Time to start the ceremony, witchies!" Lucinda's mother joined them. "Oh, Sofia, Madeline.
"Hi, Mrs. Wicked Witch." Madeline grinned.
"Thanks for having us." Sofia smiled.
"I'm so glad you ke Lucinda's big day." Lucinda's mother beamed. "You ready, honey-wart?"
"As ready as I'll ever be." Lucinda nodded, joining her mother.
"Welcome, young witchlings, to Lucinda's Cauldronation!" Lucinda's mother announced. "The ceremony will begin with Lucinda lighting the Cauldronation candle!" She waved her wand, unveiling a set of candles on an owl-shaped stand.
"Okay... here goes." Lucinda took a breath, then waved her wand. "Fire, fire, burning bright, ignite these candles like tonight!"
All the candles lit up.
"Ooh, that's a good shot!" Lucinda's mother waved her wand, causing the image to appear on a piece of paper. "And there's another one!" She took another picture.
"Mom, the ceremony!" Lucinda hissed.
"In a second, sweetie." Lucinda's mother took more papers. "I don't want to miss a single witchy moment of this special witchy day. Now give me your best 'I'm almost a midnight witch' smile!" Lucinda forced a smile. "Perfect. Now then, it's a Cauldronation tradition for everyone to help gather straw from a scarecrow, for Lucinda to use in her Ravencatcher broom." She pointed to a nearby scarecrow. "To the pumpin patch, you darling doers of magic!"
"Hey, Luce!" Indigo called. "I'll make enough straw for ten brooms. Because I'm a great friend, which means I'll be a great witch of honor!"
"That's so sweet!" Lilly cooed. "But if I pick more straw, would that make me an even better witch of honor? Probably!"
"Hey!" Indigo yelled, as she and Lilly raced to the pumpkin patch.
"Oh, no." Lucinda groaned. "There they go again."
"It's okay." Madeline declared. "I think I know a way to keep them apart, so there won't be any problems."
"How?" Sofia asked.
"Follow my lead." Madeline instructed, rushing over to the two. "Wait! Indigo, let Lilly have that scarecrow. Then you can have that bigger one all to yourself. It has lots more straw to pick."
"Good thinking, Maddie." Sofia smiled.
"Hmmm, good idea." Indigo mused. "Come on, girls!"
Indigo and her friends rushed off.
"Good going." Lucinda told Madeline.
"Thanks." Madeline beamed.
"Lucinda, dear?" Her mother called. "While everyone's picking straw, let's set out the ingredients for your Cauldronation potion."
"Okay, mom!" Lucinda nodded.
"We'll go make sure everything's okay between Indigo and Lilly." Sofia declared.
Lucinda took the tray of ingredients.
"Oh, hold that pose!" He mother squealed. "I want to get a picture!" She brought up another piece of paper. "Say 'rotten cheese'!"
"Rotten cheese!" Lucinda smiled.
Lucinda's mother took the picture.
"Oh, spider fritters!" She frowned. "You eyes were closed! Could you pose again? And this time, lean in a little closer to that bottle of bat sweat, okay?"
"Rotten cheese..." Lucinda smiled again.
Meanwhile, the straw picking was going well.
"So far, so good." Madeline smiled.
"Yeah, everyone's getting along." Sofia noted.
"My best friend will have the best broom with all the straw I got her!" Lilly boasted. "Then she'll definitely make me her witch of honor!"
"Not if I have anything to hex about it." Indigo growled, waving her wand. "Wakeuppius!"
The scarecrow Lilly took the straw from came to life.
"Oh no!" Madeline gasped.
"Indigo, what did you do?" Sofia frowned.
The scarecrow got off its frame, and sucked up the straw Lilly had taken into its slave.
"That's rude, Mr scarecrow!" Lilly yelped. "This straw is for my best friend, Lucinda!"
The scarecrow chased after Lilly, taking back more straw.
"You've got to stop this!" Madeline told Indigo.
"I don't think so." Indigo smirked. "Awesome hex. Way to go, me."
"Aren't you tired, Mr scarecrow?" Lilly yelled, as she kept running. "No! Don't you want to sit down?"
"They're heading for Lucinda's back yard!" Sofia gasped. "That scarecrow could wreck all the decorations!"
"We've got to do something!" Madeline declared, pulling Indigo along as they ran.
"Now say 'icky stinky cheese'!" Lucinda's mother declared, still taking pictures.
"Icky stinky cheese!" Lucinda forced a smile.
"What a lovely shot!" Her mother smiled. "Oh, I know the perfect spot to hang this: right by the broom closet! Back in a flash!"
As Lucinda finally put down the tray, she heard some noise.
"This hay is Lucinda's!" Lilly yelled, as the scarecrow kept chasing her. "Enough! It's not polite to grab!"
"Uh-oh!" Lucinda pulled the ingredients away as they ran past.
"Lucinda's ingredients!" Sofia gasped. "She needs them to make her potion!"
"Now unhex that scarecrow!" Madeline told Indigo.
"Ugh, fine." Indigo huffed. "Sweep morrow!"
The scarecrow went back to being lifeless.
"Sorry, Lucinda." Sofia sighed.
"That's okay." Lucinda smiled. "I'm just glad you got it to stop."
"I found an even better spot for the picture: in the divining room!" Lucinda's mother returned. "Oh, looky. It's almost moonrise. Come, girls. It's time for the broomstick dance! Bring all the straw you've collected."
Lilly looked at her no-empty basket and glared at Indigo, then snatched some straw from the scarecrow. Indigo smirked as they both left.
"Did you see the way they looked at each other?" Lucinda groaned.
"It was hard to miss." Madeline frowned.
"What are they going to do when I choose one of them for my witch of honor?" Lucinda fretted.
"Well, whoever you don't choose is just gonna have to be okay with it." Sofia declared.
Not too far away, all the straw was put into a pile.
"Now my witchlet, it's time for you all to do the traditional broomstick dance around this broomstick, while Lucinda casts the spell to give her Ravencatcher broom its magic." Lucinda's mother declared. "Good? Everyone split into pairs of two for the dance."
"Pairs of two?" Sofia smiled. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Maddie?"
"Yeah." Madeline nodded. "Lilly, Indido, why don't you two dance together?"
"Are you serious?" Lilly frowned.
"You cannot be serious!" Indigo huffed.
"Seriously?" Lucinda asked.
"Keeping them apart didn't work." Sofia declared. "So maybe if they do something fun together, they might get along."
"I guess it's worth a try." Lucinda admitted. "Okay, yes! I would love for you two to dance together. And since it is my Cauldronation..."
"Alright, fine." Indigo groaned.
"Let the broomstick dance begin!" Lucinda's mother declared.
Now is the time in the Cauldronation
When we dance around in celebration
A little witchy groove
Full of eerie spooky moves
Come swirl with us and twirl with us
Join this magic dance sensation
It's The Broomstick Dance
Full of spells and chants
If all goes without a hitch
Soon we'll have a midnight witch
The Broomstick Dance
The Broomstick Dance
Dance
"It looks like they're really getting along, doesn't it?" Madeline smiled.
"I don't believe it, but it really does." Lucinda nodded.
"I knew it would work." Sofia grinned.
Now we skip to the left and slide to the right
As the day slips away into the night
Let's dance around her stick
Do a spell with a little kick
To give this broom some extra zoom
So we can fly at the speed of light
It's The Broomstick Dance
Full of spells and chants
If all goes without a hitch
Soon we'll have a midnight witch
The Broomstick Dance
The Broomstick Dance
The Broomstick Dance
"Lucinda, honey, the moon will be out soon." Her mother declared. "Cast the spell."
"Okay, mom." Lucinda nodded. "Broom of speed, fast in flight-"
"Oh, Lucy-wucy!" Lilly called. "Don't you want your witch of honor to be a fabulous broomstick dancer, like me?"
"You call those dance moves?" Indigo pushed Lilly aside. "Watch these."
"Cut it out, guys!" Lucinda cringed as they danced around her. "I'm trying to do my spell!"
"Lucinda, hurry!" He mother hissed.
"Okay." Lucinda waved her wand. "Whistling thistles, uh... bristles of hay-whoa!" She dodged Lilly.
"Keep going, Lucinda!" Her mother urged.
"Full of magic, pep and might..." Lucinda muttered.
"Look at me, Lucinda!" Lilly called.
"No, look at me!" Indigo declared.
"How about we just stick to the basic broomstick dance?" Madeline suggested.
"Rise up to the broom and stick on okay!" Lucinda finished.
The broomstick glowed with magic, but when the glow faded, it was gnarled and twisted, dropping to the ground.
"My broomstick!" Lucinda gasped. "I was supposed to say 'stick where thee may'!" She groaned loudly. "I said it wrong! Now I'm going to have a crooked Ravencatcher for the rest of my life!"
"It'll be alright, honey." Lucinda's mother declared. "I like your broomstick. It's unique, just like you!"
The straw suddenly sprung out of place.
"It's okay, Lucy-wucy." Lilly comforted her.
"Yeah, that broom is wicked." Indigo smiled.
"I don't mean to nudge, but it's getting later by the minute." Lucinda's mother told her. "I think you should pick your witch of honor, Lucinda."
"Finally." Indigo turned to the others. "Okay, Lucinda's gonna pick her witch of honor now!"
The young witches gathered around.
"So, Lucinda." Lilly smiled. "Who are you going to choose?"
"I... I'm not sure." Lucinda frowned.
"Come on, Lu." Indigo urged. "It's an easy choice. Remember all the bad hexes we did together?"
"But you're a good witch now, Lucindy." Lilly pointed out. "So you should have a good witch of honor: Me!"
"Um, Lucinda?" Her mother pointed out the moon.
"Who's it gonna be?" Indigo asked.
"Yes, who?" Lilly urged.
"Okay, okay." Lucinda trembled. "I choose... Sofia!"
"Huh?" Lilly frowned.
"Huh?" Indigo cringed.
"Me?" Sofia gaped.
"Is that such a good idea?" Madeline asked.
"What are you thinking?" Indigo glared at Lucinda.
"Can a non-witch even be a witch of honor?" Lilly asked.
Lucinda's mother conjured up a rule book.
"Well... nothing in the Cauldronation handbook says that the witch of honor must be a witch." She admitted. "Sofia, it is!"
"But Lucinda, I don't know the first thing about being a witch of honor!" Sofia pointed out.
"Yeah, that would be a problem." Madeline agreed.
"I know." Lucinda sighed. "But I didn't want Lilly and Indigo to start the hex-off of the century!"
"Everyone, the moon is on the rise." Lucinda's mother declared. "Please head over to the cauldron."
"I'm sorry." Sofia told Lilly and Indigo. "I really didn't think she'd choose me."
Lilly and Indigo just glared coldly.
"I don't think they accept your apology." Madeline frowned.
Soon, they were all gathered around the cauldron.
"Now Lucinda, helped by her witch of honor Sofia, will perform the final step of the Cauldronation." Lucinda's mother declared. "They'll brew a potion that will complete her Ravencatcher broom. But first, Lucinda: Let's get one quick shot of you with your super-special witch of honor!" She waved her wand, but nothing happened. "Oh, spike socks. I'm out of canvases! There's more inside. I'll be back in a jiffy."
Lucinda's mother went in the house.
"What do I do?" Sofia asked, holding the broom.
"Start stirring with the broom." Lucinda instructed. "And remember to keep stirring as the moon rises."
"You can do it, Sof!" Madeline cheered.
Sofia started stirring.
"Like this?" She asked.
"Yes." Lucinda nodded. "if all goes well, the brew should put a headpiece on the broom in the shape of my favorite animal: an owl."
Lucinda picked up some ingredients.
"Now, I will add one speckled owl feather, two drops of slug slime, one wolf whisker, a sprig of swamp moss, four knuckle berries..." She declared.
Each ingredient created a puff of smoke, which got in Sofia's face, dirtying it.
"Hang in there, Sofia." Madeline cringed.
"That Princess stole my best friend." Indigo growled.
"You mean my best friend." Lilly pouted.
"I think it's time she went back to her castle." Indigo held up her wand.
"Wait, Indigo!" Lilly yelped.
"Powers that be, heed what I say, send that Princess far away!" Indigo chanted.
The broom suddenly flew upward, with Sofia still holding it.
"Whoaaa!" Sofia yelped. "What's happening! Get me down!"
"Oh no!" Madeline gasped.
"Sofia!" Lilly cried.
"Time to go bye-bye, Princess." Indigo controlled the broom with her wand.
"Indigo, that's Lucinda's Ravencatcher broom!" Lilly pointed out. "Don't worry, Lucindy. I'll get it back for you. Turn that Princess ride around."
The broom changed direction.
"No you don't." Indigo growled. "That Princess who should never have been named witch of honor is out of here!"
"Whoa!" Sofia cried, as the broom changed direction again. "I'm not a real witch!"
"She doesn't know how to steer that thing!" Madeline gasped.
"But Lucindy needs that broom!" Lilly took control again.
"Someone get me down!" Sofia pleaded, as the broom turned again. "Pleaaaase!"
"Watch out!" Madeline cried, as Sofia flew towards Lucinda.
"I got more canvases!" Lucinda's mother returned.
Sofia crashed into Lucinda, knocking over the cauldron, and spilling the brew.
"Uh-oh." Lilly gulped, as the brew poured over their feet.
"Watch it!" Indigo cringed.
"Oh my!" Lucinda's mother gasped.
"Yikes!" Madeline climbed on top of the table.
All the others (except Madeline) suddenly turned into owls.
"I'm okay." Sofia declared, as Lucinda helped her up. "But they're not."
"Hah, you're an owl!" Indigo pointed at Lilly, then hooted. "Uh-oh."
"You are too!" Lilly smirked.
"Great goblins!" Lucinda's mother gasped, as they all started hooting.
"Oh no, oh no..." Lucinda gaped.
"Lucinda, what's wrong?" Madeline asked, as she jumped off the table.
"Where did all the owls come from?" Sofia frowned.
"The potion was supposed to put an owl headpiece on my broom, not turn everyone into owls!" Lucinda despaired. My Cauldronation is ruined! Now I'll never be a midnight witch!"
Lucinda sadly walked away.
"Lucinda, wait!" Her mother called. "I can fix this..." She tried to pick up her wand, but was unable to. "If only I could pick up my wand!"
"Nice going." Indigo glared at Lilly as they perched on the table.
"Me?!" Lilly growled. "I was trying to stop her, but you and your mean hex-"
"Stop, enough!" Madeline yelled at them. "That's enough, both of you! You spent this whole day arguing over who's best friends with Lucinda, but this is not how best friends act!"
"I just wanted to be the witch of honor." Lilly sighed.
"Me too." Indigo pouted.
"And all Lucinda wanted was for her Cauldronation to go well." Sofia joined them. "If you really wanted to act like a good friend, you would have thought more about what Lucinda wanted, not what you wanted."
"You're right." Lilly sighed. "Both of you. We've been so, so... selfish."
"I guess we kind of have." Indigo agreed. "What's even worse if that I know a spell that can break the owl hex, but I can't use my wand with these claws."
"Same goes for me." Lilly sighed. "Maybe one of you can?"
"Maybe you can try, Maddie." Sofia urged.
"But I'm not a witch." Madeline declared.
"We'll teach you the spell." Indigo offered.
"And show you how to use a wand." Lilly added.
"Well?" Sofia smiled.
"Alright, I'll try." Madeline nodded. "But we'd better hurry."
Madeline picked up a wand.
"It's just an itsy flick of the wrist." Lilly declared.
"Like this?" Madeline flicked the wand.
"Looks like it to me." Sofia nodded.
"Now repeat after us." Indigo declared. "Wolves that howl, cats on the prowl..."
"Wolves that howl, cats on the prowl..." Madeline repeated.
"Bring back the witches, and begone all these owls." Lilly stated.
"Bring back the witches, and begone all these owls!" Madeline flicked the wand.
One by one, Madeline changed the witches back, including Lilly and Indigo.
"You did it, Madeline!" Lilly smiled.
"Way to go!" Indigo added.
"I knew you could do it." Sofia beamed.
"Good luck fixing one problem, girls." Lucinda's mother declared. "But what about Lucinda's potion? All the ingredients spilled!"
"Not to mention this mess." Madeline frowned.
"And the moon's coming out." Sofia added.
"We need a clean-up crew over here!" Indigo clapped her hands.
"The rest of us need to gather potion ingredients." Lilly told the others. "And it would be so sweet if you could go find some slug slime. And could you get some essence of toadstool? Thanks!"
"Now there's only one thing missing." Lucinda's mother noted.
"Lucinda." Madeline declared.
Lucinda was sitting by one of the scarecrows when Sofia and Madeline found her.
"We're sorry, Lucinda." Sofia sighed.
"We really tried to keep Indigo and Lilly from causing trouble." Madeline frowned.
"It's not your fault, girls." Lucinda told them. "Indigo and Lilly are really great friends. They're just terrible when you put them together. Still, I can't believe how bad it got..."
"You know, it may not be that bad after all." Sofia smiled.
"How can you say that?" Lucinda frowned.
"Come with us." Madeline offered. "We want to show you something."
As they returned to the garden, they saw everyone working.
"What's going on?" Lucinda asked.
"Here's some crocodile tears!" A witch handed her a bottle.
"A new batch of bat sweat for you." Another smiled.
"I got you some bug broth." A third declared.
"My potion ingredients?" Lucinda gasped.
"Your friends did this for you." Sofia smiled.
"It was the least we could do." Lilly announced.
"After, y'know... ruining your Cauldronation." Indigo added.
"We are so, so sorry." Lilly apologized. "We spent the whole day fighting over who was your best friend."
"And that made us act like really bad friends." Indigo added. "Not the good kind of bad, just the bad kind."
"And we feel just awful." Lilly frowned.
"It's okay." Lucinda smiled. "But you're both my best friends. I don't want you to fight over me."
"Yeah, we know that now." Indigo grinned.
"Look, Lucinda!" Madeline declared. "The moon's not totally out yet! There's still time to finish your Ravencatcher!"
"Only if I get help from my witches of honor." Lucinda glanced at Sofia, Indigo and Lilly. "All three of you."
They all rushed to the cauldron.
"This, that, and a little bit of this..." Lucinda added the ingredients, while Indigo and Lilly stirred together. "Some bug broth, the croc tears, three wolf whiskers, and a little toadstool."
"The spell, honey." Lucinda's mother urged. "Quickly!"
"I raise my voice as the potion is stirred, complete this broom with my favorite bird!" Lucinda waved her wand.
The cauldron bubbled, stoke, and finally let out a plume of smoke. When Lucinda pulled out the broom, she saw that it had indeed gained an owl headpiece.
"It worked!" Sofia smiled.
"I did it!" Lucinda cheered. "I made a Ravencatcher! I'm a midnight witch!"
The others cheered.
"Alright, Lucinda!" Madeline smiled.
"Great job." Indigo added.
"Way to go, Lucinda!" Lilly beamed.
"I'm so proud of you, my darling!" Lucinda's mother hugged her.
"Thanks, mom." Lucinda grinned.
"I'm sorry about taking all the pictures." Lucinda's mother declared. "It's just that... well, you won't be my little witchlet much longer, and I... I want to remember you before you fly off on your own."
"It's okay, mom." Lucinda grinned. "You can take as many pictures as you want!"
"You know what?" Lucinda's mother smiled. "There's no way I'll forget this moment. Ever."
"Nice job being witch of honor, Sofia." Indigo smiled.
"You know, you'd make a really, really good witch." Lilly declared.
"A good bad witch, you mean." Indigo corrected her. "If you ever get tired of the Princess thing, that is."
"Thanks." Sofia smiled. "I'll keep that in mind."
"Ready to take a test ride on my brand-spanking new Ravencatcher?" Lucinda asked.
"So you like that it zig-zags?" Madeline asked.
"Yeah." Lucinda nodded. "It's one of a kind. Oh, and you may want to hold on tight, girls."
Sofia and Madeline both got on.
"Just how fast does this thing gooooo!" Sofia yelped, as the Ravencatcher took off.
Lucinda laughed happily as they flew into the night sky.