When Pete(who is a boyscout) welcomes home his teenage sister Alice(Jodelle Ferland) home from boarding school, his best friend Reggie believes she is a witch. It is revealed that Alice met a beginning witch named Enid at her boarding school, who told her she was cursed. Alice suspects that it is a Saired Curse. It is said to first start with misfortune, then steals wealth, then health, sanity, and finally life. They at first suspect Reggie, as he is slightly jealous of Pete, but it ends up being William Merrit, an older boyscout who attempted to date Alice. After she reads one of his love-notes out loud so he will leave her alone, he vows revenge. He is also a strong witch. After a short magical battle, he is turned into a toad.