Disclaimer: I don't own The Marauder's they are all property of JK Rowling, I do, however own any song lyrics you see and my OC.

The year was 1692 in a small New England town. The towns people can be heard yelling and screaming. The sun was just setting, casting an eerie orange glow over the small houses. The towns peoples voices got louder and louder as they neared the middle of the town.
"Witch!"
"She must burn!"
"Thou shall not suffer a witch to live!" were among the many other things that were being shouted. In the middle of the town folk was a woman about 30, tied up in ropes being dragged along. A few of the leaders held torches up high. The screaming and chanting continued.
They arrived in the middle of town where a steak surrounded by timber and hay was set up. The villager's forced her forward and tied her to it and stood back. The town magistrate appeared and stepped onto a small pedestal and rose his hands, the crowed silenced.

"Mary-Ann Killian. You are hereby charged with the crime of murder by means of witchcraft on this date August, 20th 1692 in the year of our lord. I hereby sentence you to death by fire for your crimes. Any last words?" he had said. Mary-Ann laughed.
"I have served you well, mending your bones and fixing your sick. If not for me the lot of you would be dead. This is how you repay me? So be it. A CURSE UPON THIS GOD FORSAKEN TOWN! No one or thing will survive on this land ever again!" she said. The people with the torches walked up to the pyre and set the kindling on fire. As the flames grew higher and closer to Mary-Ann she let out another laugh. Her laughter soon turned into screams. As the fire burnt through the night the villager's felt an eerie cold come upon the town.
A week after the burning all of the livestock had fallen ill and were dying or not giving any milk or eggs. It then spread to the young and the old. It took 3 weeks for the plague to settle into the town and kill everyone and everything in it besides a couple babies that had managed to be born amongst the chaos. They were sent away in hopes that they'd survive and be able to continue the legacy of the town. The years passed and the town slowly became that of legend.

AN: Hope you guys enjoy this. If you did please review and leave a comment? I know it's short but it's just an introductory chapter. The boy's will make an appearance in the next one.