Mary Smith is a clumsy girl with wild red
hair who can't seem to do anything right. After moving in with her Great
Aunt Charlotte, Mary finds herself lonely and bored, until one day she
spies a cat which seems to keep changing color every time she sees it.
Curiosity gets the better of her and she follows it into nearby woods.
Deep in the forest, the cat takes her to a clearing with dead trees and
brown grass, where the only sign of life is a cluster of mysterious blue
flowers that Mary has never seen before. The gardener of the estate
later tells her that the rare species is called "Fly-by-Night," and is
said to be sought by witches for its incredible magical power.
When the strange cat returns to her one night, Mary is led once again
into the woods, but this time to an old broomstick hidden by a gnarled
tree. After she clumsily squashes some Fly-by-Night against the
broomstick, it begins to glow, whisking her off into the sky. Her
wayward journey ends at the Endor College for Witches, where she is
mistaken for a new student. And so, Mary must learn to look after
herself in this marvelous new world of magic, where things are not
always as they seem.