When chasing it down the stairs, Mildred bumps into Miss Hardbroom. As soon as the door is opened however, the monkey escapes. When going up to her room, Mildred decides to check on the grey monkey in Enid's room. Mildred gets into trouble with Miss Bat, who sends her to Miss Cackle's office. During the assembly that follows, Miss Cackle announces her birthday celebration, much to the boredom and reluctance of the pupils (Miss Cackle's birthday is the most boring celebration of the year).ĭuring a chanting lesson with Miss Bat after assembly, Enid deliberately sings awkwardly and out of tune, causing Mildred (and Maud, but she managed to keep it in) to burst into fits of hysterical laughter. After the morning bell rings, Mildred goes to Enid's room to start showing her around the academy, only to discover that Enid has smuggled a monkey into the school with her.

Thinking that Mildred is replacing her with Enid as a new best friend, Maud storms away in anger. Maud mistakes Mildred showing Enid around for a growing friendship and grows increasingly jealous. going to assembly together and take detours to the gym and labs). Maud discovers that Mildred and Enid will be doing the things that Maud and Mildred normally do together (e.g. The next morning, Maud creeps to Mildred's room to chat with her about Enid. Much to Miss Hardbroom's chagrin and disappointment, Miss Cackle has trusted Mildred to look after Enid and help her settle in. Enid Nightshade is described as having 'hair the colour of milky tea' which is coiled into a thick plait and, despite not being fat, 'there seemed to be an awful lot of her'. When Miss Hardbroom welcomes them back, she introduces them to a new girl from another witch academy, Enid Nightshade. Mildred Hubble returns to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches for the Summer Term of her first year. The Worst Witch Strikes Again was preceded by The Worst Witch and succeeded by A Bad Spell For The Worst Witch. The book was published in 1980 and features a new character, Enid Nightshade. The Worst Witch Strikes Again is the second novel in The Worst Witch series by Jill Murphy.

The worst witch strikes again