Every so often, America would invite people over to watch movies with him. Most of the time he would invite Japan or his brother over, but this time he had invited England over. England, who was surprised but pleased to be invited, had come over.

"So, what do you want to watch?" England asked as he sat down on the couch.

"We're going to watch the Princess Frog!" America said with a large grin as he held up the movie.

"Huh? You mean to tell me that you dragged me halfway across the world to watch a Disney movie?" England asked with an annoyed look.

"Oh come on, I chose out this movie because I thought you would like it." America said with a huff as he took the DVD out of the case and into the DVD player. "Plus, the songs are amazing. I almost felt like I was back in the jazz era again."

"Whatever you say." England said with a smirk. "Do you want me to make popcorn?"

"Uh, no. That's all right." America said quickly. (He still remembered the time he blew up his microwave by touching it.)

For a while, they watched the movie in silence. England was rather taken to the music, and had to admit that he was really enjoying the movie. However, when the song sequence "I've got friends on the other side" started to play, he was shocked.

"America, why is the villain using Voodoo?" England asked in confusion.

"Because voodoo is a huge part of the culture in New Orleans." America said in a matter of fact way. "Hell, I use to be interested in it when I was younger."

England started to sputter in shock. "America, you use to be able to use magic?"

America rolled his eyes and paused the move. "No, I never have been able to use magic, nor do I believe in it. Voodoo is not magic. It is Voodoo. Voodoo, unlike magic, is actually a religion. One of the main differences between your kind of magic and voodoo is that your kind of magic, or "witch craft" originated in Europe, while voodoo originated in Africa. During the transatlantic slave trade, Benin found itself near the epicenter of the Slave Coast, and a huge percentage of newly-arrived slaves that set foot in the French colony of Louisiana were of Fon origin. The roots of voodoo came with them.*

"So, you mean to tell me that you have a history with voodoo and you never once told me?" England asked in disbelief.

"Yep." America said cheerfully. "Look, if you want to learn more about voodoo, you should just go visit New Orleans yourself. I'm sure that the people there will be more than happy to tell you about it. Oh, and don't mention voodoo to France."

"Why not?" England asked in interest.

"You know how I said I was interested in voodoo myself when I was younger? Well, I use to have a voodoo doll of France. When he would get on my nerves I use to put a pin in the butt of the doll. Man, it drove him insane." America said with a snigger. "France found out and destroyed the doll, but now he has a serious fear of voodoo."

"I have never been so proud of you." England said with a grin.

* blog/from-benin-to-bourbon-street-a-brief-history-of-louisiana-voodoo

A/N: That's right, New Orleans has a rich history and culture involving voodoo. (Points to Disney for being historically accurate.) During the slave trade, some of the slaves brought over their knowledge of voodoo, and it was most notable in New Orleans. Because there is way too much about the topic I suggest looking up the history. Also I copied down a passage from an article I read, so to look at that article use the link above. Shout out to Aph Native America for teaching me something new about America!

P.S. The songs in The Princess Frog are AMAZING!