Chapter Six
I shuffle about in my seat, trying to get comfortable. I shouldn't be in class when my kittens are in danger. I should be searching every room in the entire academy for them. They have to be here somewhere. I can't cope with the idea of them not being.
"Can anyone tell me what the name of the first real witch to be prosecuted during the Witch Hunts?" Professor Richards asks.
Daphne's hand is in the air within seconds.
"Yes, Miss Chambers?" she asks, an amused smile on her face. Like most of the teachers at Grimalkin, she's come to know that Daphne has all the answers.
"Mary Smithson," Daphne answers confidently.
"Correct. Do you happen to know the year?" the professor asks.
Daphne frowns. "I believe it was towards the end of the sixteenth century. Most witches went into
