[Redcloak]

and now we know why witches ride brooms.

Actually, that is why they (occultists from the middle ages) "rode" brooms! They would smear psycho-active chemicals (such as belladonna) on the broomstick and absorb them through the mucus membranes of the vulva. Hence "flying" on a broomstick.

[P7M13]

I guess as witches are traditionally considered ugly, a broom was the only applicator they could use.

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