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What are you doing here?

Visiting you at college, of course.

Ooh, I was hoping you'd get this room.

Where's Sophie?

Oh, she's touring the galaxy

with some little green docents.

I've seen it a million times.

I'm so glad you're here.

I have so many questions.

And so little time.

You know, your mother's on your side.

Try to cut her some slack.

OK.

Oh, dear.

A solar flare is about to interfere

with my slip stream.

You must be very careful

while you're here, dear.

There are secrets.

Things I should have told you.

Tell me now.

There's no time.

- Oh.

- Grandma.

I'm sorry, dear.

What if she's not OK

and that's why she isn't calling?

I'm just not good at this.

- Coupon?

- Oh, right. Here.

I'm a mom.

That's what I do.

That's what I've always done.

I guess I just didn't realize

they'd all fly off at once.

I have an empty nest.

- Will there be anything else?

- I just want my little birdies back.

Ma'am, your groceries.

We need assistance in floral.

Assistance in floral.

Meltdown on register three.

Come in!

How Zen.

Hello?

Um... My name's Marnie Piper.

I got your card, and, um, I just...

Holy... smokes.

Marnie. I'm Aneesa,

your resident advisor.

My resident advisor's a genie?

The first to be accepted

to Witch University.

- My parents are very proud. Tea?

- Yes, thank you.

I invited you here to talk about you.

Any questions about the school?

Yeah. What's with the three style slaves

that patrol the commons?

Sinister sisters.

Well, I mean,

they're a bit snippy, but...

Sinister's their real name.

Scarlett, Sapphire and Sage Sinister.

Their father's

a very rich and powerful warlock.

They rule the school.

Specials today

are monster mash with pigs' wings,

dung beetle salad, newts' eye gravy

and succotash a la scorpion.

Thank you.

Hey, if magic is illegal,

how come they get to use it?

They're not.

Some guys will do anything for Scarlett

and her sisters, even if it's illegal.

Teacher!

Don't they have any self-respect?

- Hey.

- Hey.

Wow. That's quite a vocabulary

you guys got there.

I can hardly keep up.

Marnie, this is...?

Ethan Dalloway.

You two know each other?

I just wanted to say I'm sorry,

you know, for everything.

No, I'm sorry.

It must be really difficult,

dealing with your father's exile.

Yeah, but your grandma's been great.

I worked for her over the summer,

helping her collect potion ingredients.

- Snake spit, frog phlegm...

- Mmm.

We get the picture.

- You guys want to sit down?

- Yeah.

So do you have your class list yet?

Yeah, I've got History of the World,

Magic Immortal, Magic Themes

Using Classic Literature...

You know, pretty normal college classes.

So what's up with this no magic rule?

That's new. Students used to be required

to use their magic in classes.

That was when Witch University

was for witches only,

no monsters or mummies

or genies allowed.

- When did it change?

- Last year.

- Who's the dork that changed it?

- You are.

Me?

When you opened the portal

between the worlds

kids from Halloweentown

went to college in the mortal world.

- Why would they do that?

- Why would anyone go off to college?

To get away from Mom and Dad, far away.

A world away.

Witch University needed more students so

they opened enrollment to non-witches.

- That's how I got in, because of you.

- Well, that's great,

- but why no magic?

- To level the academic playing field.

It wouldn't be fair if witches

could use magic to do coursework

and the rest had to do it

the old-fashioned way.

But look around.

Some of us aren't following the rules.

The Sinister sisters, those guys.

They're using magic.

But they make sure

no faculty member is watching.

That's rule number two. Do all the magic

you want, just don't get caught.

There. All I needed was a job.

My nest isn't empty.

It's full... of potential.

Hi. I'm Gwen Piper,

real estate agent of this real estate.

- If you have any questions at all...

- What a dump.

I mean, the front yard

is totally a mess.

I mean, would it kill somebody

to rake a leaf or two?

I really should tidy up now.

Where are you hiding?

- Befuddled.

- Discombobulated.

- I vote for flummoxed.

- Flummoxed it is.

Professor Periwinkle's

most definitely flummoxed.

She's a dead ringer for Grandma.

Ah!

Oh, fiddlesticks.

That will be our little secret.

Now. I seem to have misplaced my

Collected Works of William Shakespeare.

- I have a copy, Professor.

- Oh, lovely.

Extra credit for being well-prepared,

Miss Sinister.

It's not fair.

She takes my book,

breaks the no magic rule

and gets extra credit for it.

Hey, um, Scarlett, I was wondering

if you'd like to help out

with the millennium celebration

culinary committee.

- You're drooling.

- Oh. Only when I'm around food

or think about food

or food-like substances.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

Scram, snot boy.

- Are you OK?

- She called you snot boy.

She just can never remember my name.

It's kind of a hard one.

- What is it?

- the Third.

Yeah, that's a toughie.

How come there's never a teacher around

to see them use magic?

Thank you. Everyone's been very kind.

Apparently not everyone.

Ethan.

I'm sure.

My name is Dr. Ichabod Grogg.

You will address me as "sir"

or "Dr. Grogg. "

Not "Grogg,"

"Dr. G,"

"G-dawg" or "G-units. "

On the desk before you,

you will find a single sheet of paper.

I require an essay

to ascertain your familiarity

with your entire history of the worlds,

both mortal and magical.

You may begin.

Thank you, Miss Sinister.

Dr. Grogg, sir,

I think we got off on the wrong foot,

- and I just wanted to say...

- Stop!

Explain yourself.

That isn't my paper.

I wrote a full page. It was thoughtful,

well-organized and concise.

Something appears to be missing.

The words, perhaps.

That witch hexed my paper!

Hmm.

It appears someone did use magic

on this assignment.

- Ha. See!

- What I see, Miss Piper,

is that you were in possession

of a hexed essay.

There will be a thorough investigation,

and there will be consequences.

I can't believe it.

Scarlett did that.

I should make her disappear.

Maybe she's just jealous.

You were ranting.

Why in the world would Scarlett Sinister

be jealous of me?

Look...

- Ethan, that's so sweet.

- Marnie Piper.

You're wanted

in the chancellor's office.

Now!

Alrighty, then.

Dr. Goodwyn, I know why I'm here

and in my defense...

- Marnie, you're not in trouble.

- I'm not?

- How weird.

- Tea?

Thanks. So can we find out

who hexed my essay?

Some spells leave a genetic fingerprint,

but this one was too common.

Could have been anyone.

So how are you adjusting?

Honestly, I came here

to learn alchemy and amulets,

potions and portence.

I mean, can't you offer an elective,

just for witches?

- You didn't read the handbook?

- I skimmed.

When this school was established

an enchantment

was placed on the campus.

All spells cast at Witch University

become permanent

at midnight on Halloween.

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