In 1793, the Jacobins came to power. Nearly all the churches in France were closed and converted into "Temples of Reason." A woman dressed as a goddess was even carried into The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
At the same time, the Reign of Terror began. After Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette was sent to the guillotine.
The upheaval caused by this revolution was so severe that even wizards hiding among the crowds had no choice but to become exiles. Those who did not flee, like Duke Vincent de Tefler-Pike, nearly died violent deaths. The remains of Genevieve, once brought out during the plague to serve as the saint protecting Paris, were also burned. The clergy only managed to save a portion.
The most infamous thing about that debate held in Bavaria was that the "defenders of witchcraft" classified all illnesses as witchcraft and believed wizards should be held responsible for diseases such as the Black Death.
That had happened in 1766. To someone living in the twenty-first century, it was part of "history," but to Georgiana now, it was like a nightmare coming true—especially since one of the "Exorcists" who had taken part in that debate was still alive.
Like Mary of Second Salem, her purpose in exposing the existence of the Wizarding World was to conduct a "purge," not to share the fun and mystery of magic. However, the newspaper magnate Henry Shaw had not wanted anything to do with her. He thought she was a madwoman, a freak, and Landon, who believed them, was scorned along with her.
Sometimes, people not believing in magic was a good thing for wizards. Though they were "forgotten," at least they were safe.
She was a witch who liked food magic, whose main "enemy" was the Meat-eating Slug in the vegetable garden. It was