She was one of those unfortunate people who seem to invite disaster wherever they go. Then there was another glorious month of holiday until the beginning of September, and the start of another year.Īfter her disastrous first year at the academy, it was something of a miracle that Mildred was returning there at all. The second session began in March and finished at the end of July, and this was called the Summer Term, though in fact it was still extremely cold and wintry when term began. This was known as the Winter Term and was followed by a month of welcome holiday.

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She has also written and illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children. Her Worst Witch series, the first of which was published in 1974, is hugely successful. Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler), when she was six.

A bad spell for the worst witch