Chapter Three The storm continued for two days – and then abruptly, on the morning of the third day, it ended. The students awoke to soaring blue skies, with sunshine sparkling on the snow like diamonds. Like everyone else, Twink was relieved to hear that the glow-worms had finally recovered, and that the fairies could return to their branches. Sleeping in the Great Branch had been fun, but it was good to get things back to normal again! ‘Brr, it’s cold!’ said Twink later that afternoon, rubbing her chilled wings together. She and Bimi were outside with Sal, measuring the temperature for their Weather Magic project. The salamander seemed unimpressed with the snow, sniffing at it disdainfully. Bimi wrapped her thistledown scarf tightly about her neck. Like Twink, she was wearing a dress made of violet petals, with the bright yellow sash that showed they were third-year students. ‘It’s freezing!’ she agreed.
