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"Nadia. I am not referring to the Inquisition. It has been well-documented that religion and the medieval church did play a major role in everyday life during the Middle Ages. Plus, people were superstitious! It's an historical fact! People were executed because they were found guilty of witchcraft and the reasons were not always valid ones. I could tell you stories of medieval witch hunts and the superstitious beliefs of muggles during the medieval period. It is well-documented that certain punishments were used on witches during the Middle Ages. For example, a person would have a stone (or weight) tied around their waist and thrown into a river. If they floated on the water, they were definitely a witch. If they drowned, then they were innocent. Another common practice of executing a witch was by burning because muggles believed that a witch could not burn!"
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