113. The Witch of Lagg – Ann Cheetham
This time, Colin and Prill and cousin Oliver are all on summer holiday in Scotland, getting acquainted with the castle of Lagg and the nearby witch of Lagg and her sister who got sacrificed as a witch even though she was a total Christian and has a monument cross to prove it. Since the current master of Lagg’s ancestor participated in killing her, her ghost seems a bit restless and bothers him quite a bit. As does the actual witch ghost, who also seems super keen on making sure everyone has terrible food with like nails and hair and blood and stuff in it and is mean to animals and is also quite tricky about her appearance.
It’s based on a real story of witchfinding and witch-mistaking and is a bit on the scary side. Oliver, of course, is the most useful of the three even if they mainly think of him as an uncool tagalong. He knows they think he’s uncool, he helps anyway. That’s Oliver. If he were real, he’d be a librarian by now.

Speaking of being witch-mistaken, here’s Salem.

How could anyone who hides and naps with his plants be mistaken for a witch? Don’t answer that.
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Published on August 12, 2024 17:34