Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR 'My hair!' screeched someone from across the room. 'I've only just had it cut!' What's happening to my hair?' shrieked someone else. Miss Spindlewick's hands flew to her head. She looked down and gasped in shock as she saw that her own hair had

now reached the floor and was starting to trail along behind her. 'WHAT did you put in that potion?' she demanded as the room erupted with squeals of horror. My head started to tingle and I looked down to see my own hair starting to grow too. It was growing fast! Snaking away across the floor. Hurriedly, I scrabbled to find the empty potion bottle and held it out towards Miss Spindlewick.

'It was my fault,' I gabbled. 'I put this in by mistake! I meant to put in the unicorn horn!' Miss Spindlewick turned the little bottle over in her hands, frowning. 'I don't believe we have this particular joke shop potion in the store cupboard,' she said. Where, may I ask, did you get it from?' I hung my head, not wanting to get Carlotta into any more trouble but before I could make something up she squeaked, 'I gave it to Mirabelle! I bought it on my holiday!' 'I see,' said Miss Spindlewick

sounding as though she didn't see at all. 'I swear I didn't do it on purpose!' I said. It was a mistake! I got mixed up because I couldn't see what I was doing properly in the candlelight!' Miss Spindlewick raised an eyebrow. Magic from home is not permitted at school, she said. You should have handed this in to me at the beginning of the day and collected it at home time.' 'I know,' I said. 'I'm really sorry. I thought it would be OK in my pocket.' 'Miss Spindlewick!' came a panicked voice from the other side of the room. 'My hair! It won't stop growing.'

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'Nor will anyone's, Lavinia!' snapped Miss Spindlewick as she turned and shuffled back to her desk, through the mass of hair that was now covering the whole floor. Miss Spindlewick had miles and miles of hair coming from her head.