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A/N: Please forgive my for not updating. I know that I haven't update since April 28 but I was really busy with homework and sports. I play tennis and I need to get ready for district which is next week. Just had a match today and my partner and I won. Yay. Well anyway I'm sorry again and thank you for reading this, I'm glad that you like it. Enjoy the new chapter!

Chapter XVII: Salem Massachusetts

"Oh boy, this is going to be a great day," said Lucius when he mounted his broom. He took off in the air and joined the rest of his team.

"So what have you planed for us to work on Luc," said Chaser Jason Lewis.

"Well I want Fife to work on blocking hard shots so I want you, Mallard and I to give it to him. So Snape you and Kerry get some moving targets, maybe some first years and aim your Blugders at them and Harry work on your time. When we play Hufflepuff I want to win quick," said Lucius. "Hufflepuff is the only team that is standing in our way in winning. We need to beat them by 260 or it will be them that will have their names on the cup so lets work hard."

They practice for hours then headed back in for dinner.

"So Harry, how did you do?" asked Lucius.

""Not too bad," said Harry. "When we play them I'll be ready."

"Good. But remember when we have 110 or higher you have to act quick."

They finished with their meals and headed off to their common room.

"Better get some shut eye. We'll need it for the boring trip to America," said Snape.

"Oh I completely forgot about that," said Lucius. "I wonder if I can talk my way out of going."

"Why?"

"The people there are dirty and I might catch some kind of a disease."

"How would you know that?"

"I have relatives that live over there and all they complain about are the damn hippies."

"Hippies?" asked Snape

"A muggle term that is used on other muggles that are against the war and taking showers but are into drugs, sex, and peace."

"Sounds like some of the weirdos here," said Snape. He climbed into bed. "Good night."

"Good night."

~*~*~*

The next morning Harry awoke a little before the alarm went off. He took a shower and went down to the common room. He grabbed his books and began to study for his Defense Against the Dark Arts. He was in the middle of his readings when he heard voices. It was Lucius and Snape.

"Good morning Parker," said Lucius.

"Morning Luc."

"Studying for that test in Defense Against the Dark Arts?" asked Snape.

"Yeah just reading about how to ward off demons," said Harry. "I can't seem to remember how."

"Demons are easy to remember. They're almost like vampires they can't stand the smell of garlic and they can only be in dark places. Even the flame of a candle can spook them," said Snape.

"Thanks."

~*~*

"Clear your desk just have your quill and ink," said the DADA teacher. And he started to hand out the test.

"Oh god I'm going to fail," said Harry when he looked at the questions.

"Don't worry," said Lucius.

"Mr. Malfoy do you want to have an F on this test?" asked the Professor.

Lucius shook his head.

"Then stop talking to Mr. Parker."

Once all of the tests were hand in the Professor began to quickly grade them.

"Looks like some didn't bother to study. Their grade will drop a whole letter."

He glared at those he was referring to. He stood up and began to hand back the test.

"Good work Mr. Snape. You got the highest score in the class."

When he got to Harry's test Harry was shaking.

"What are you worrying about Mr. Parker you got a B+."

Harry looked at his test and he was so happy.

"Good job Harry I told you not to worry," said Lucius.

The class was over and lunch began. When Harry, Lucius and Snape finished they headed back to their common room to get ready to go to Salem.

"Are we forgetting anything?" asked Harry.

"I don't think so," said Lucius. They started heading for the door when Snape stopped.

"We almost forgot. Binns wanted us to leave our wands behind.

He took his wand out and placed it in his trunk, Harry did the same.

"Lucius we need to leave our wands behind."

"I don't want to. I'm keeping mine in case Potter and his friends try to do something."

"Fine."

And they left.

~*~*~*

It was now noon all of the 6th years where heading off to the quidditch pitch.

"Hey Harry," Hermione said when she spotted him next to Snape.

"Hi. Do you know why Binns told us to meet him at the pitch."

"Well we can't all fit in his small classroom silly." She started to look around. "Look there's Ron and Emmett, come on." He left Lucius and Snape and they went over to them.

Once everyone was there Professor Binns came.

"Okay class quite down," said Professor Binns. "QUITE DOWN! As you all know this is the day that we go to Salem, Massachusetts, and because of the time difference we'll arriving there around 9:00. We are all going to Port key there so get into groups of four."

"What?"

"Well we cannot fly there it would take too long and if we would to floo the time difference would make us so sick we would be in the infirmary all day," said Professor Binns. "Oh I do hope that you remember to leave your wands behind. I don't want to bail you out if you break one of their laws."

James looked at his friends and they were all smiling.

"Getting into trouble is what we do best," he whispers and he made sure that his wand and his friends' wands were hidden behind their robes.

"So where in Salem are we going to?" asked Hermione.

"Salem Academy. When you get to the other side you will be greeted by one of their professors." Professor Binns then reached inside his robes and pulled out some old pocket watches. "Each group please gather around a watch and place a finger on it."

~*~*~*

"Welcome students, welcome to Salem Academy. My name is Professor O'Connell and I will be showing you around. This way please."

She led them to a room full of paintings.

"Now from what Professor Binns had told me you've been studying the Salem witch hunts," said Professor O'Connell. "It was hard times back then especially for magic folks. When the news got lose that witches were about people got scared."

"It all began when young Muggle girls went around accusing older women that they were witches. It went from June through September of 1692. 300 men and women were accused but only 20 were killed and 19 were hanged at Gallows Hill and one was pressed. When the witch hunts ended the remaining wizards/witches packed their belonging and left their homes. They were determined to leave Salem forever. But they thought that if this were to happen in Salem then it would happen anywhere. So they walked miles away from Salem Village, that was where they were from, until they settled here. They built this school so that any wizard/witch in America could come and do magic and have a place to feel welcome and safe."

"So who were all of the founders?" asked Emmett.

"If you come with me I will show you."

They followed her to a hallway and they saw a plaque with the names carved in it.

"All the names that you see here had a part of making this school," said Professor O'Connell. "But the ones that made it all possible are the first seven on the top."

"How many names are there?"

"About 30," said the professor. "Now if you follow me." They started to leave.

"Emmett, are you coming?" asked Hermione.

"Yeah I'm coming." He started to walk but he kept staring at the plaque.

She led them outside where they went into a building that was not part of the school.

"Now this is an exact replica of the court house that they held the trials in," said Professor O'Connell. "Also, as you can see we have some replicas of their torture devices.

"Uh . . . Professor thank you for showing us around," said Professor Binns, he looked over at a clock and saw the time. "Students we have just a few minutes before we go. Look around and then meet me outside of the school."

"Where are we going?" ask Harry.

"To Salem Village, to get a closer look on what really went on during the witch hunts." And then he left with Professor O'Connell.

"Wow, this is cool," said Sirius. He looked around and saw the chair that the judge would normally sit in. An idea came to him and he gave an evil smile.

"Witches and Wizards, please rise for Judge Sirius Black." Came a loud voice.

Everyone turned around and saw Sirius siting down and wearing a white wig.

"Order, order in the court," he bellowed. "You may be seated."

"Sirius, what do you think you're doing?" asked Remus.

"What does it look like. I'm the judge and you're on trial," said Sirius.

"Uh?"

"Enough, off to the stocks," yelled Sirius.

Remus raised an eye brow, "What?"

"You heard me." And he got his wand out and said a spell to opened the stocks and then put one on Remus to drag him over to them.

"Oh Sirius if you do this I'll do something to you way worse," cried Remus.

"Who's going to stop me?" said Sirius.

"Ahem."

Sirius turned around and saw a giant of a man looking down at him.

"What do you think you're doing?" asked the man.

"Oh nothing," said Sirius then he gave an angelic smile.

"Professor Binns is waiting for you all outside by the bus," said the man.

The students all started to leave.

"You know that I wouldn't really put you in those stocks," said Sirius.

"Yeah I know," said Remus smiling at him.

~*~*~*

"Okay students I want the Hufflepuffs and the Slytherins on that side of the bus and the Ravenclaws and the Gryffindors all on this side," said Professor Binns.

The bus was soon filled and all that was left to do was to do attendance.

"Alright, Mr. Adams?"

"Here."

"Mr. Anderson?"

"Present."

"Miss. Beck?"

"Here."

"Mr. Black? Mr. Black?"

Professor Binns looked up from the scroll of names.

"Where's Mr. Black?"

"Last time I last saw him he was by the stocks," said Remus he then turned to James and Peter and whispered, "Well more like in them."

~*~*~*

"Help, help me," said Sirius. "Come on Remus I told you that I was sorry. Please get me out of here."

~*~*~*

"He better get here. We can't leave with out him," Professor Binns.

"Oh look, here he comes," said James.

Sirius didn't stopped running until he collapsed on the stairs of the bus.

"Glad that you could join us Mr. Black," said Professor Binns. "Go on and take a seat."

Sirius got up and walked down the rows of seats.

"Oh Sirius, you made it," said Remus. "And I thought you wouldn't."

"Yeah . . . right," said Sirius siting next to James.

Professor Binns was soon through with the attendance and the trip was about to take forth.

"Professor, I'm just wondering why are we taking a Muggle vehicle?" asked Remus.

"We cannot risk a portkey and there are no vacant fireplaces to floo," said Professor Binns. "Don't worry, we'll be there within an hour and thirty minutes."

He sat down and the driver started the engine and then went onto the road.

~*~*~*

The buses soon stopped at an old town. When everyone got out of their bus they thought that they went back into time. All the ladies were in old fashion dresses and bonnets and the men were dressed in dark clothes.

"Where are we?" asked Peter.

"Are we still in the same country?" asked Sirius.

"Oh yes we are. This is Salem Village," said Professor Binns.

"Why does it look like we went back in time. This doesn't look like anything like the other places that we drove by," said Snape.

"Well that's because this town kept all of its original structures. All of the builds are the same. I want you all to learn something while you are here so go and take a look around but I must warn you that the people here still have the same beliefs as they did in 1692.," said Professor Binns.

The students went on their separate ways.

"Come on you guys, let's see how the girls are in this country," said Sirius.

"Ooh, damn they look fine," said Remus as one passed them.

So James, Remus, Peter and Sirius went out to look for some girls.

"So where do you guys want to go?" asked Hermione, talking to Lily, Ron and Emmett.

"Let's just walk around," said Lily. "Hey wait, where's Harry?"

"He went with his group of Slytherins," said Emmett.

"Oh."

"Well we might see him while we walk," said Hermione.

They stopped one time to see an old woman turning her butter and then they went into a shop to buy some food and candy. But one place really caught someone's attention it was the stables.

"Oh my god horses," said Lily.

"I've never seen a horse before," said Ron.

"What!? You've never seen one?"

He shook his head. So she grabbed his hand and they speed walked over to the stables. When Ron got there he took one sniff of it and backed off.

"Man does it always smell like that?" he asked.

"Like what?"

"Like crap."

"You'll get use to the smell."

"Oh wow," said Lily. She went up to one and started to pet it.

"They are wonderful creatures," said a voice.

They turned their heads and saw a young man brushing a horse.

"Didn't mean to scare you. My name is Edmund."

"I'm Lily and this is Hermione, Ron and Emmett."

"How long have you been working here?" asked Emmett.

"Ever since I was nine," said Edmund.

"What do you do?"

"I feed the horses, groom them and change their shoes when they need to be," answered Edmund.

They then heard some church bells.

"Ah, it's about to start," said Edmund.

"What is?" asked Hermione.

"Come with me and I will show you." he said.

They followed Edmund to an old white church. Everyone in town were going in even some Hogwarts students.

"James what are you guys doing here?" asked Lily.

"We followed some cute girls. They are the reason why we are here," he answered. "So what have you been doing?"

"Oh we were just looking around. You?"

"Oh look there they are," said Sirius ignoring Lily's question. "Let's go and sit by them."

Lily, Hermione, Ron, and Emmett followed closely behind. They sat in the second to the last row while James and his friends sat in the third row.

"So what is this all about?" asked Emmett.

"A trial."

"A trial about what?"

"Witches."

They all looked at each other in fear and the trial began.

A/N: sorry again for not updating sooner but I promise that the next chapter will be out soon, like maybe over the weekend or before I go to distticts.