Weava the Wilful Witch (7 page)

Psst, this is me, Tiffany Mandrake, again.

Merry gave up selling Candywaft perfume. Instead, she helps Mrs James with Stage Magic, her new costume business. The tabby-fae gives advice, and helps Merry with simple spells. Stage Magic is doing well. The costumes look good, feel good, and never need mending. Merry often takes a weekend off and goes to visit her dad.

Jemima is happy too, since her mum stopped forcing her to have fun. She still thinks of Weava and wonders: did she really fly on a broom? She looks forward to the day when Weava comes for another holiday at Brimstone Buildings.

And what about Weava? She and the kit-fae have the times of their lives at the Abademy of Badness with all the other young bad fairies. I live in a cosy, creepy cottage in the Abademy grounds. The hags know I'm here, and they trust me completely.

They know I'll never say a word…and I haven't…

…except to you.

Bad behaviour is nothing new to Tiffany Mandrake—some of her best friends are Little Horrors! And all sorts of magical visitors come to her cosy, creepy cottage in the grounds of the Hags' Abademy.

Tiffany's favourite creature is the dragon who lives in her cupboard and heats water for her bath. She rather hopes the skunk-fae doesn't come to visit again, for obvious reasons.

Martin Chatterton once had a dog called Sam, who looked exactly like a cocker spaniel…except she was much smaller and had wings. According to Martin, she even used to flutter around his head and say annoying things. Hmmm!

Martin has done so many bad deeds he is sure he deserves several Badges of Badness. ‘Never trust a good person' is his motto.