This may be my last diary entry.
What we're doing is dangerous.
But we have to fight.
The forces we stand against are strong
and seem to be everywhere.
What have we here?
It's a witch jar, sir.
To ward off evil.
Lord knows the Fraser house need it right now.
Indeed.
Though it's a wasted journey.
There is no-one home.
I'll leave it for Lady Fraser.
She will know what it's for.
My men and I will accompany you back to the village.
If anyone should read this,
please know that I, Lady Margaret Fraser, did my best.
When evil came, I stood my ground,
like a candle flickering in the darkness,
like a spark.
OK, listen up.
You're moving school buildings.
It's a big change.
Here's what you need to know.
The main site corridors get busy,
really loud.
You have to wait until a bit after the bell and then head out.
It's usually a bit less...
..you know. I've got it.
The C Block bathrooms are the worst.
Don't go in there at break.
Whoever designed the upper school definitely wasn't
thinking about autistic kids.
Found it.
Here.
I used this the whole of my first year there.
Did people notice?
No way.
High school kids are obsessed with themselves.
Oh. Hi, Nina.
What are you two still doing in here?
Come on!
There's just a lot more kids,
a lot more bells, announcements.
A lot more...everything everywhere.
I can't wait!
Look, Addie,
there's going to be times when masking won't work,
and you might feel like you're going to shut down.
Can I? Sure.
Maybe something like that?
I do this.
A spiral.
Perfect.
You're perfect.
Toast for you, and one for you.
Hurry up.
We are so late!
OK. Let's do this!
You are never still here!
Everything...is...fine.
Come on.
Look after each other!
Happy New School Year.
Hey, Heather.
It really is her,
the actual Nina!
Stop it, Keedie.
I'll take you to your class.
It's OK.
I'll just sort of...go in,
like a normal person.
It's the same school, Addie. Just a different building.
Lots of kids will be feeling nervous.
Find Jenna.
She'll look after you.
Did you hear what you said?
That's it.
In you come.
A world of learning awaits.
Erm, Miss Murphy? I'm Addie.
Adeline Darrow.
I've been waiting for you.
In you pop.
Hi, Jenna.
Sorry.
This seat's taken.
It... It's just I sit with Jenna.
Well, did you book in advance?
Didn't know we had to.
There's loads of other seats, Addie.
But... But we always sit together.
Is there a problem? I'm keeping it together!
Well, we're ready to start, so get yourself settled.
This one's free.
You got there in the end!
Audrey Gladstone is new to Juniper.
Let's all make her feel welcome.
Our topic this term is...
..the witch-hunts of England and Scotland.
Now, let's turn to Chapter One -
What Makes A Witch?
Adeline?
Look, Addie... Wait.
You don't want to be friends with me.
I do.
It's just...
It's been the two of us for a long time now,
and I just wanted to see what it was like having other friends.
OK.
So, what is it like?
Well, Emily's really nice.
I mean, you should see her house.
She has got so much cool stuff.
Stuff?
Look, she sort of said that...
..I can't be friends with you both.
But I thought you said she was nice.
Well, she is nice. That doesn't sound very nice.
Well, you just don't get it, Addie! Because of...
..the way your mind works.
It's not like it was in Juniors any more.
Things are complicated.
Jenna?
I have to go.
Is she going to show you some more stuff?
Please don't make it worse.
All students visiting the local woods this afternoon
should report to Miss Murphy's classroom ten minutes before
the end of break.
Oh, hello, Mr Allison.
Addie.
Where did you come from?
That corridor.
Before that I was in Classroom 3B.
It's the one with the red peeling paint around the door.
I think it used to be blue, or purple, maybe.
Do you want me to go back further?
No, that's all clear.
Thank you.
How can I help?
I need a shark book. Sharks...
..again?
What is your problem with sharks?
Apart from either their teeth...
..and then their fins, and then the fact they want to eat me.
Sharks are amazing.
You know they have six senses instead of five?
It means they can get sort of overwhelmed,
stimulated.
They can lose control.
I guess I can relate.
Ooh!
Just came in.
And you'll be its very first reader,
and that is special, you know.
This book will always remember you.
Thanks, Mr Allison.
This is perfect.
You know Keedie?
She's in the year above, I think.
She attacked a teacher.
Yeah, they had to take her out of school in a straitjacket.
What are they doing letting a mad girl come in here?
Literally, she could attack any of us.
Erm, excuse me, are you talking about my sister?
Oh, my days!
There's two of them!
Quick march!
I can't believe we're getting a field trip on our first day.
Miss Murphy is so cool.
OK, class, gather round.
This...
..is the old witch tree.
Ooh!
Indeed. We had witches right here in Juniper.
Now, does anyone know how to spot a witch?
They were old?
Mm...
They were ugly?
They were rude?
I think they were just people
who were a bit...
..different.
People who stood out.
Very good, Emily.
Yes, these women - and it was mostly women -
had a habit of getting on the wrong side of people.
And they paid the ultimate price.
They were killed?
Yes.
But... Just for being different?
Exactly.
Now, split into groups and take a worksheet.
Doesn't anybody care?
Groups of four, please.
Would you like Mr Daniel to take you back?
Erm, no.
It's probably all a bit much, isn't it?
New school year and now a trip to a whole new place.
I know you like things to be the same.
Not always.
OK, let's find you a group.
We're OK with three.
Adeline won't be any trouble, will you, dear?
You do it.
Oh, OK.
So, our witch was called Liz Dryden.
She put a curse on her neighbour.
She can't have done.
I'm just reading the sheet.
Don't let her put you off, Jenna.
Liz was known in Juniper as a madwoman.
She got angry with her neighbour, and she cursed them.
And she didn't think anything more of it.
Until his cow died.
Well, that could've been anything. Cows die.
You some kind of cow expert?
Other people came forward and said Mad Liz had cursed them, too.
Oh, so she's Mad Liz now? Nice.
Her neighbours took the case to the Kirk,
and they put her on trial.
It says she couldn't deny the accusation
because she didn't understand what she was being accused of.
Then what?
Time's up, class, back to the witch tree!
What...what happened to Liz?
Well, sadly, we don't have time to get to the end of the sheet
because you keep interrupting. Tell me!
You know what happened.
Emily...
But she wasn't the witch! She confessed.
It does say they sort of forced it out of her.
We should get back. She didn't know what she was confessing to!
She was just misunderstood!
You're freaking us all out.
She died just because she was different! Well, maybe if she'd have
spent a little bit more time fitting in and a bit less time
cursing her neighbour's cow, they'd have left her alone!
No-one going after her?
Hey, Addie.
Are you OK?
There's something there.
What is it?
You should put it back.
It's old.
It's probably been holding up this place.
Look, if we go now, Miss Murphy won't even realise you've gone.
They're here, Miss!
Adeline! Thank goodness!
Are you hurt?
This is all my fault. I should've sent you back when I had a chance.
I'll get your bag.
It's OK, I... What have you got in here?
Um, just books.
Miss, can we go back? It's a bit chilly.
Actually, my channel has lots of male followers.
I could give you some tips if you want?
Thanks, ah, but I'm perfect.
There's always room for improvement.
She said she'd meet us here, right?
"Oh, hey, Frank, how's it going? "Oh, that's great..."
Maybe she went with Jenna? Jenna just went off with some other girl.
She'll be inside. I'll go get her.
It's OK, you stay here with your...
..boyfriend.
Boyfriend?!
Oh, my days, she said the B-word.
He's not my boyfriend. I mean, he is, but we haven't said...
OK, well, I've said for you. You're welcome!
Oh, I'm fine.
Keedie Darrow.
I'm just looking for Addie.
She left in a bit of a rush after school.
There's nothing in the notes about a pick-up.
But since you're here, perhaps you could pass this on to your parents.
We had an incident today during the field trip.
What happened?
Addie ran away.
Ruined the whole trip, if I'm honest.
Don't worry, I found her, and she's fine.
Keedie, I know we haven't always got along,
but I do want what's best for you girls.
I really do.
Keedie, what the...?
Miss Murphy's written to Mum and Dad.
She wants Addie to go to a specialist school.
OK, where's Addie?
I have no idea.
I do.
Where did you find this?
There's a ruined house in the woods.
Oh, the Fraser house? Well, that site's been known about for years.
They've examined every corner.
Well, it was just sticking out the chimney, so...
Interesting.
You'd take a jar, you see,
and then you'd fill it, fill it up with anything sharp.
Edges, anything that can cut.
And then you'd hide it away
and pray there was enough power to keep them at bay.
Keep who?
Witches.
There are people in this village whose ancestors were
accused of witchcraft.
And those who pointed the finger.
My teacher said they were just a bunch of mad old women
who brought it on themselves.
Well, she's wrong. Very wrong.
Look.
Margaret Fraser.
She lived in the manor house. Where I found the jar?
Indeed.
She wasn't much older than you when she was accused of witchcraft.
Didn't fit the stereotype, not at all.
She was young, of noble birth...
What's that?
Her diary.
A first-hand account of the witch trial years.
Tell me, Miss Darrow,
are you the sort of person who looks after books?
I am.
Then you may borrow this one.
Perhaps you can solve the mystery.
What mystery?
Well, no-one knows what happened to Margaret Fraser.
One minute she was here in Juniper, and then, as if by magic,
she vanished.
There you are!
Why do you always find the most random places?
Come on.
Thank you.
Addie! Are you OK?
Miss Murphy said you ran off into the woods. What happened?
It was amazing. Seriously?
Well, I mean, no, it was awful.
Everyone was looking at me, and, um, I needed to stim.
And Miss Murphy was being so nice, but then I sort of lost it.
It made everything clear.
Look, we have a plaque to Bonnie Prince Charlie,
but nothing about witches.
Witches?
They were real people who lived and died here.
They were singled out and punished just for being different.
And we've forgotten them.
What are you doing?
I'm asking the council for a memorial for the witches of Juniper.
Yes, Addie! Nice one.
Go on.
What?
You know what this place is like,
how vulnerable she is.
Well, maybe this will help.
And what about Miss Murphy?
Mum and Dad will go spare.
Not if they don't know.
So, how was it?
Fine!
Fine. Fine is good.
No, fine is great! I'll take fine any day of the week. Oh!
What the...?
These are the words of Lady Margaret Fraser.
I write not for pleasure or vanity, but as a record.
What are you up to?
Nothing, dear sister. Nothing at all.
I must keep a clear mind and stay strong.
When something is wrong, there's only one thing you can do -
you must make it right.
Lights out now, Addie.