Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Harry Potter and both Charmed as they are owned by J.K. Rowling and Constance M. Burge.

Story Overview: The Harry Potter aspect of this Crossover is a combination of the last three books: Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and the Deathly Hallows. The Charmed aspect of it basically starts off directly after Season 8, with the only exception is that Billie is not around (thank God!...sorry for all Billie-lovers). Basically as the Charmed Duty to protect the innocent, they discover a Death Eater killing a student with wand magic, which sparks their interest. Unfortunatly, the DE escpaed, as in now involved in another aspect of the magical world. So, the CO (sorry for all the codes) recieve a letter from Dumbledore who explains their involvement, and must deal with it. He offers them three teaching positions to not only offer their safety, but to help protect Harry Potter. The Dark Lord begins recruiting Demons and Warlocks, and only the CO can stop them. Meanwhile, the CO do not have the ability, or skill for wand magic, and so call upon Dumbledore for help. Together, they must work together and combine magical forces. Bare in mind, the crossover focuses more on the Halliwells POV, since they are tied up in the Wizarding world, not the other way around.

Sorry for all the rambles, but I have to clear a few things up before I begin, before I get asked too many questions (LOL). Anyways, lastly, this if my first ever Harry Potter crossover. If you feel there is a bit of OCness in this fic, please let me know. I will try my best to improve in the chapters to come. And yes, this will be a very long fic as I am covering the last three books of HP.

ENJOY!

Chapter 1: Foreshadowing

"I can't believe that guy dumped you for….that!" A young female voice screamed, as she strained to be heard by the loud music of the club, known as P3. To emphasize her point, she pointed to the women, she thought as hideous, and gagged.

"I know! That's just my luck, Phoeb's…." A young brunette replied. This woman had dark chocolate eyes, and full pink lips. Her skin was pale in appearance, which highlighted her thin figure. She wore a red halter-neck top, along with black pants. She sipped her ice water, as she rolled her eyes in response to the other woman, known as Phoebe.

"What a jerk! Paige, if you ever meet another guy that would dump you for a gorilla, then calls me straight away and I'll fix him up….." Phoebe replied, sarcastically. This woman appeared slightly alike to her younger sister. She shared the same brown locks, and dark brown eyes. However, her skin sported a natural tan, compared to the pale complexion of the other woman. Phoebe wore a revealing black dress, which showed off her feminine legs.

"Ha! Not until I fix him up first….." Paige replied, clenching her fist into a ball and slamming it on the bar.

"What? I'm not allowed to look after my baby sister?" Stated Phoebe, who gave her a wink, and sipped her glass of spirits.

"Be my guest…..Vanquish the bastard, "Paige muttered with a smirk.

"Did I hear someone say 'vanquish'?" Another brunette appeared from behind the bar. This woman, like the other two, had brown hair and dark eyes. However, her hair was much longer while her figure was curvier. She had a natural beauty and she smiled playfully in response to Paige's comment.

"Go figure," Phoebe smiled.

"One week without demons, and already you wanna kill something? Are you that bored? Or frustrated, sweetie?" Piper smirked.

"I'm just saying…I might as well go demon hunting than date a cheating son-of-a-"Paige started.

"-No missy Paige! No more witchy talk for you…" Piper pointed her finger at her younger sister, "You'll jinx us…."

"Not even to orb him to a remote desert island?" Paige cocked her head and smiled.

Paige suddenly received a split pain in her head. She could hear a faint jiggling…….Her hand snapped straight to her head, and quickly shut her eyes, trying to block out the pain. What could it be? A new charge? Not now…….

"Oww…." Paige said, faintly.

"What is it sweetie?!" Phoebe was on high alert now, "What's wrong?"

"I-I um…I don't know…..I hear a jingle…..Like I have a new charge nearby…"

"But, the call is not meant to be that strong, is it?" Piper exclaimed, as she placed her hand on Paige's shoulder.

"I…don't know…" Paige felt slightly sick. The Whitelighter call has never been this strong before. She could not understand why….

"C'mon, let's get you some fresh air…." Phoebe encouraged, as she pulled Paige up from her chair, and made their way towards the back of the club, where they exited through the back door.

As the noise of the club subsided only slightly, they took a moment for their hearing to adjust to the change in atmosphere. Paige then took a seat on one of the crates near the wall, where she took in a few deep breaths. Oww….what's going on?

"Paige, did you want me to call Leo?" Piper offered. Leo Wyatt was her husband, and a Whitelighter, who would only be described as a guardian angel. A romantic one at that.

"No, that's ok, I'll be fine…" Paige said weakly.

Paige looked around her. Signals were calling for her; however, they became more distinctive when she looked down the street. That's weird. When I look at that side of the alleyway, the call is faint. But when I look the opposite end of the street, the call is much stronger. Something is wrong….

"Guys, "Paige stood up. Her witchy senses where on high alert, "The call is stronger when I look down that end of the alleyway…."

"Paige…" Piper eyes her sister in confusion. What she alright? She watched as her sister walked slowly towards the end of the street, as if she was possessed. Her head was cocked to the side as if she could sense something. As a half-Whitelighter, Paige has learned to follow her instincts as not only an angel, but a witch as well.

Silently, Paige's oldest sisters followed her slowly, attempting to remain as quite as they could. Phoebe glanced at Piper, who raised her eyebrows in interest. Maybe her sister could sense danger nearby? Suddenly, Paige broke out in a run, despite wearing high-heeled shoes. Like a chain reaction, her sisters followed. Paige didn't know what she could sense, letting alone telling her sisters about it. As she ran around the corner, she halted to a stop where her jaw dropped in surprise.

Before her lay a scene that she was, for once in her Wiccan life, unfamiliar with. She saw a mysterious figure, wearing a strange black cloak and a hood covering his face. From her position, she could only see the back of him; however, she could see his victim.

Similar to the attacker, the victim wore a billowing black cloak; however, this person was quite young in appearance. Possibly a young teenager. She saw him hold a small stick, waving it madly at his attacker, sending colored sparks at his enemy. Paige had to intervene.

At that moment, her sisters finally caught up with her, panting as if they ran a marathon. However, they were too slow to stop their sister from running straight into danger. Paige ran as fast as she could, ignoring the now whispering sounds of the call in her head. She finally found her charge, so all she had to do was protect him.

"Hey bud-"Paige started, ignoring her silent duty as a witch. The enemy was faster than she was. Much faster.

The enemy spun around, and Paige gasped at the figure. This man wore a skull-like white mask, which glowed in the moonlight, and highlighted the hollow effect in his eyes. It was hard to make out his real face, but in retaliation, he held a similar stick at his victim. He pointed it menacingly at Paige and attacked.

"Impedimenta!" The figure shouted, when instantly, Paige flew backwards almost knocking over her sisters when a blast of energy erupted from the wand-like object. At the same time, the enemy's hood blew away from his head, revealing long blonde hair.

"Paige!" Piper hesitated. She defiantly wasn't expecting that. In defense, she flicked out her hands, attempting to blow him up, but nothing happened, when his wand emitted a green spark, blocking the attack "Oh dear…."

Instinctively, Phoebe raced around the figure, attempting to distract him. She threw a series of punches and kicks, until he doubled-over in pain.

"Who the hell are you?!" Phoebe questioned nervously.

"Expelliarmus!" A small voice echoed in the street, causing the enemy's wand to fly out of his hand. The teenage boy stood up and faced his enemy with determination, and slight nervousness. He lowered his wand when he seemed satisfied with his attack. However, that didn't stop him. The masked man held out his hand to his wand, where it flew with force straight into his palm.

"You are just as pathetic as the Muggle's standing before you. Since I only came here to do my Dark Lord's bidding, then so be it, "The masked-man finally spoke, this time, to the boy. His voice was a soft tone, yet menacing. He almost whispered when he spoke, however, he faced his victim with a malicious smile, ignoring the three now harmless women behind him.

In a moment of total silence, the young boy started to shake. He was scared, as the Halliwells could tell. Paige slowly edged to her feet, holding her hand over a bloody graze in her arm. Phoebe ran towards the man once again, attempting to knock him out, but he reacted as fast as the eye could see. With a wave of his wand, Phoebe was sent flying, just as Paige had done, where she landed with a loud 'thump'. Piper, on the other hand tried to keep her distance, yet attempting to blow him up instead. Why aren't my powers working?! Oh God….

As fast Piper's eye blinked, the man attacked.

"Avada Kedavra!" In a bright flash of green light, the young boy flew with such force, that he hit the wall behind him. Piper screamed as she ran towards the boy. With a sickening crack, the boy landed face-first in the ground, as still as a board.

"No! Wand!" Paige tried to call for the wand, but it was magically bound to the caster. The wand won't disappear that easily…Damn I should have seen it coming! Who is this guy?!

"Your petty magic tricks won't dispose of me that easily. That is, if you have magical abilities. I see you don't have wands. What a pity, it would have been fun to duel you in real Wizard style…." The man smirked.

"WH-Who are you?! You killed him! What did you do?!" Piper exclaimed, holding up the boy's head, trying to frantically awaken him. He was just a boy…..If it where one of her sons, she would have ripped open his chest about now…Sick bastard!

"I am what is widely-known as a Death Eater. I am a wizard, which I'm sure you already know? Hmmm, you three are quite strange, "The Death Eater pondered, "I am a faithful and proud servant of the Dark Lord, and I only do his bidding. However, with courage such yours, he will gladly take in new allies…."

"Go to hell! " Paige spat.

"Oh, I'm sure I will love it there, "The dark man smiled menacingly, and teleported away in a swirl of black smoke.

"Who the hell was that?!" Phoebe questioned.

"He certainly wasn't a demon…what's with that wand?" Piper asked.

"I think he said he was a wizard….a Death Eater, was it? " Paige shuddered at the name.

"Hey look…." Phoebe ignored Paige's last comment, as she wondered towards an object lying on the ground. It was the boy's wand….

Phoebe looked at it in interest. She picked it up, when suddenly; she was drawn into a Premonition. The image played out like a video, so realistic and set in full-blown color.

Flashes of green and red lit up a magnificent dark stone castle…….More Death Eaters attacking young students…..A school? The students were struggling to hold them off….Then a large group of demons shimmered in, and started blasting the students away…..A young boy, with a lighting-shaped scar on his forehead hidden under messy dark hair…his glasses where cracked, but he held his own wand defiantly in the air…..before him stood another cloaked figure, however this one didn't seem human….His face seemed snake-like, where he had slits for a nose, beady black eyes, and a lipless mouth……His skin as murky as a serpent…..his long skeletal fingers ended in claws…….A blast of green light shone…….

Phoebe gasped as her vision ended. What did all that mean?

"Oh, my God…." Phoebe was breathless.

"What did you see…Not more of those guys, I hope…." Paige said quietly. Her question was answered when Phoebe looked at her with worried eyes.

"I saw a huge battle taking place at some school. It looked like a huge castle; a very eerie one… I saw many younger kids, holding up their own wands. They were fighting the Death Eaters, along with many Upper-level demons, "Phoebe briefly explained, gripping the wand tightly in her hand.

"We are in big trouble…Even that one guy was hard to beat…." Piper sighed, sadly glancing towards the lifeless body of the teenager.

"I also noticed another boy…." Phoebe said, noticing Piper's sad expression, "He had some sort of lightning-shaped scar on his forehead. He was battling some snake-like dude with a wand…..I'm not sure what this all means though…."

Aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhkkkkkkk!

"What the-"Paige frantically looked around. She started getting her Whitelighter calls again, "Owww….not again…."

"Looks like that boy was not your charge…" Piper said, when suddenly, she saw a bright yellow and orange bird, perched on top of a nearby sign-post.

"A bird?" Paige questioned, silently.

The sisters stood in silence, glancing up at the strange brightly-colored bird. It was the creature let out a high-pitched scream. His yellow and red crest stood on end, while it's long delicate tail feathers blew slightly in the cool breeze.

"Is that a……?" Phoebe wondered.

"A phoenix?!" Piper answered, "That's one thing we haven't encountered before….ever."

"Whoa! It's beautiful….." Paige reached out to touch the bird, but in recoil, it squawked again, and then took flight. Its large orange wings beat at the cool midnight wind, where it soon disappeared, "At least the call has stopped ringing in my ear."

"We need to consult the Book of Shadows about everything that has happened tonight…."Piper suggested.

"Yeah, I agree…This night was way too weird…" Paige said.

"And you jinxed it…" Phoebe muttered. Paige clasped her sister's hands as they were engulfed in mystical blue orbs, where they disappeared from the alleyway.

The blue orbs rematerialized to form the Halliwell sisters once again. They appeared at the family home, known as the Halliwell Manor, which has been owned by many generations of the Hallowell's. Straight away, they consulted the ancestral Book of Shadows which sat perched on its pedestal, bathing in the moonlight.

The Halliwells then surrounded the Book, while Phoebe flipped the pages furiously, looking for straight answers.

"I don't know what I'm looking for….." Phoebe said, frustrated.

"Definantly look for Death Eaters, or wands, or Phoenix's, or the Dark Lord…" Paige explained, smirking at her sister.

"Thank's for the confident boost, there, sis…." Phoebe replied. She continued to flip through, even calling upon their deceased Grams for spiritual guidance. But none came.

After hours of searching, the sisters found nothing. Maybe none of their family has encountered these Death Eaters before? Finally, the sisters called it a night as they searched the ancient pages for hours. They realized it was way past midnight, and so went off to sleep. Wondering of the night's events…….

The next morning, the Halliwell sister's were stirred awake, as the morning sunlight illuminated their bedrooms. One by the one, the sisters made their way down to the dining room, where Piper had already prepared breakfast. Also at the table, where Piper's husband Leo, and their two young son's, Wyatt and Chris.

Breakfast went as usual, including the normal Wiccan pep-talk of the events of the night before. The sisters still could not work it out. They have never met an enemy quite like the Death Eater before. They were even trying to ask Leo, who had much knowledge of the magical world; however, even he was clueless.

The Charmed One's were startled, however, when they heard a strange tapping noise. It echoed throughout the first floor of the Manor, and continued to tap in irregular beats. The Halliwell's frantically looked around from the source of the nose. Phoebe went to check the front door. Nothing. Piper checked their rooms upstairs, including the attic. Nothing.

However, Paige almost jumped in surprise when she turned towards the window to find an owl pecking at it.

"Umm, guys?" Paige called, confusion etched across her face. Her sisters came back from their little search in the house, and found the thing Paige was staring at.

"An owl?" Leo asked, "Could it be another shape-shifter? I mean, you once encountered one that turned into an owl…"

"Honey, not now…" Piper snapped. For a start, that was years ago, sweetie…

"Paige, open the window, "Phoebe asked her sister, who was closer to the window than she was.

Paige nervously opened the window, where the small brown and white-spotted owl, gracefully flew into the dining room. Soaring around the room, it finally found a place to perch upon, and nudging its small beak at its foot. It was then, Paige realized, that something was attached to it. Paige detached the piece of old parchment, whilst avoiding the owl trying to peck her.

Hesitating a little, Paige opened the delicate aged paper, and read aloud:

To Mrs Halliwell-Wyatt, Ms Halliwell, and Ms Matthew's,

It has come to my attention, that you have gravely witnessed the death of one of my students, and have, unfortunately, played apart in the Second Battle while you intervened. To much dismay, the Death Eater may have escaped and brang this matter into the attention of the Dark Lord. In this case, you are in grave danger.

I have willingly opened up three subject positions, for you too teach at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and become safe and protected within its grounds. I have been alerted that you have received information from a cosmic source, about the future of our world, which ultimately, brings you to our attention. From the same prediction, you may already be aware of a young wizard destined to defeat the Dark Lord. Therefore, he must be protected.

In saying this, I fear the Dark Lord has already begun recruiting demons and warlocks, which means we ask for your Charmed help. You do not have the magical resistance to be able to defeat a Death Eater, and yet, we do not have the Wiccan ability to vanquish beings from the Underworld.

I simply ask for you to join us in the battle ahead. The positions opened at the school are Myths and Legends, Wiccan History and Demonology, and we ask for each of you to take up one subject to teach. The school is located in England, where you will get there by magical means, so therefore, you will need to pack for a long stay at the school.

Please consider my request, and I am the only one well-aware of your capabilities as the Charmed Ones. Your secret it safe with me and the Order of the Phoenix.

As I understand your modern heritage, you will be required to purchase robes, a wand and stationary.

I will send one of my collegues to assist, since the Diagon Alley cannot be reached by Muggle-means. You will be meeting Professor, and Deputy-Headmistress Minerva McGonagall at the England pub, the Leaky Cauldron., Sunday afternoon, along with your belongings.

Please respond to this letter, and soon as you receive it. Time is everything.

Yours Sincerely,

Headmaster Professor Albus Dumbledore.

The Halliwells stood, with mouths gaped open. They could believe what they had just heard. Hogwarts? Death Eaters? The Dark Lord? Wands? Robes….This was all too much.

"This must be some kind of joke, "Piper exclaimed, "He doesn't expect us to believe all this crap, does he? I mean, the Dark Lord? Where have we heard that before….."

"Piper…" Paige started.

"What?! You don't actually believe this, do you? What about you, Pheebs?"

"I-I kind of do…I mean, we have encountered a magic school, plus wizards that use a wand….Remember, that Merlin guy…same gist…" Phoebe said.

"Okay, okay…I get it. Leo, what do you suggest?" Piper asked, slightly annoyed.

"I think you guys should see how this goes. It sounds serious…I mean, Phoebe, you had this premonition for a reason. They need our help, Piper, and we need theirs," Leo explained.

"He's right, Piper…We can't ignore this. I suggest we go to this school, and find out for ourselves. We can orb back if there is any trouble, "Paige mentioned.

"Oh, fine…I'm outnumbered, "Piper threw up her hands in defeat, "So, Sunday? That's a few days from now…"

"Yup, which means we have to start packing soon. Not to mention deciding what the heck we are going to teach these little witches and wizards…." Phoebe said.

"It all sounds so awesome to me…" Paige stood there, gazing at the letter, "Depending on how well we teach, we could be staying there for about a year."

"A year? I'm not going to see Leo, or my sons for that long…." Piper said, sadly.

"You can orb back in a second, you know, sweetie…You have Paige, "Leo suggested, "Besides, we can call you if anything goes wrong here."

"Great, that makes me feel better…" Piper sighed, "Then, I guess we better get packing…"

Piper walked glumly up the staircase, all the way to her room, where she begun to pack for a long year ahead. What did we get ourselves into

Before the girls had time to think about Dumbledore's letter, the Halliwells took the next few days to organize temporary replacements for their respective jobs. Piper had to go over the standard procedures to her second-in-charge, for her club P3. Phoebe had to ask her boss, Elise, for time off. Hopefully, she would seek out a ghost-writer to satisfy her readers. Paige did not have to do much, considering she is a full-time Witch. However, since Paige had sensed a new charge earlier on, she asked for one of the Elders to look after her other charges while she was away.

As the days flew by, it was already Sunday and the Halliwells were ready to go to Britain, to meet the Transfiguration Professor. They had already sent Dumbledore their reply, strangely by the owl, so he was expecting them to come. After bidding farewell to Leo, and the rest of their family, Paige orbed the others to the Leaky Cauldron. Phoebe had already looked up the pub on the Britain map, so they knew exactly where to go.

As bright, sparkling blue orbs illuminated the alleyway, the Halliwells re-materialised and headed straight for the entrance. As they walked through the door, a breeze of smoke and beer wafted under their noses, as they looked at each other, surprised. This was not what they expected as a part of the magical community. They dragged their suitcases further inside, as Piper scanned the strange robed customers, sitting at the tables.

Just then, a hand motioned to them to head over their way. Piper spotted this, and gave her sisters a warned looked, before dragging their suitcases over to them.

"Welcome! The Halliwells, I presume?" An old female voice welcomed the sisters, from under a velvet-green pointed hat. Her bright eyes twinkled, as she saw them for the first time. A few locks of brown hair, came undone from her neatly-packed bun. Her face was wrinked, yet she did not seem that old.

"Hello, Minerva McGonagall?" Piper questioned, taking in her kind appearance.

"Yes. So, Albus told you everything? I'm sorry you had to wind up in this…" McGonagall said in a quiet voice.

"Yeah, unfortunately…" Paige replied, "Well, enough to know what's going on. I'm actually excited to go to this school of yours…." Paige grinned.

"I'm glad you willing came along, considering the circumstances, " McGonagall replied, gravely, "Here-Let me help you with that…"

Minerva McGonagall notices the sisters' struggling with their suitcases, so with a flick of her wand, the suitcases shrunk until they were small enough to fit in their pockets. The girls stood, open-mouthed, as they witnessed a new type of magic. After they properly introduced themselves, the girls eagerly awaited to be allocated their wands and their robes, despite how weird it all sounded to them.

"Well, first things first. Follow me…." McGonagall stood up from her seat at the far corner of the Leaky Cauldron, and motioned for them to follow.

Instead of exiting through the main entrance, the Halliwells where stoked to wind up in the alleyway, behind the pub, through the back door. McGonagall walked them to the end, where they reached a brick wall. Dead End. However, Phoebe arched her eyebrow, as they all watched the Professor tap certain bricks with her wand. Bracing themselves, the wall started to open up, allowing bricks to shift, leaving a gap big enough for all of them to enter.

As the bricks finally stopped moving, the girls grinned as they discovered a new world on the other side. Many bustling robed witches and wizards, busily walked around a street full of magical shops. From Ollivander's Wand shop, to a prank shop called Zonko's, the sisters did not know where to begin.

As excited as the Halliwell's were to discover this place, they had many things on the agenda. Firstly, McGonagall showed them to the Robe shop, where the girls were fitted into standard Professor's robes. After an hour of giggles, jokes and taunts, the girls and the Professor then made their way to Ollivander's, where they would finally receive a wand required for teaching. The girls studied their individual wands, and commented on the likeness with that, of the Death Eater they encountered. Contemplating the encounter, the women were shown to a Pet shop, where they purchased their own owl. They chose a white owl, with a few brown spots, and named it Kit, like their previous cat familiar.

McGonagall mentioned that it is the safest way to communicate with the outside world, since the school has magical boundaries. Paige was nervous to discover that she will not be able to orb directly into the school. That also meant that she would not be able to hear Leo's call, if they were in trouble by demonic attacks. The sisters were concerned, and decided that they would discuss it after their day at Diagon Alley.

After purchasing their stationary and text books, McGonagall kindly bought them Spells for Beginners, since they would be needing to brush up on the basics of Wand Magic.

After the interesting day at Diagon Alley, the Halliwells went back to the Leaky Cauldon to stay the night. Before heading off herself, McGonagall told them to meet her at the Kings Cross Station the next morning, and enter through Platform 9 ¾, to the Hogwarts Express. After her final words, she disappeared with a loud pop.

After spending most of the night practicing spells, reading through books, and experimenting with Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, they finally went to bed.

The first rays of sunshine, pierced through the old windows of the Leaky Cauldron, where they awoke slowly from their deep sleep. Piper, as always, was the first to awaken, making sure that her belongings where still in a small bundle. The previous night, she practiced making objects smaller, including Paige's top, by accident. Luckily, Phoebe already knew how to change them back, since she was the first to finish all the Beginners books.

Phoebe, upon hearing Piper swear in frustration of her tiny belongings, she awoke with a jump. She rose out of bed, rubbing her eyes and stretching her stiff arms. It was then, she realized that they were running late.

"Phoebe! We are gonna be late if you don't move it…" Piper was frustrated.

"Relax, sweetie, we'll get there…" Phoebe nudged Paige, who stubbornly, was ignoring her, "Paige…..don't make me thow my book at you…."

"Okay, okay…" Paige said, sticking out her tounge at her older sister Phoebe, as she sleepily arose.

After a bumpy start to the morning, the sisters made their way downstairs for breakfast. After a quick snack, they grabbed all their belongings as they exited the Leaky Cauldron. Since discussing the night before, on how they were going to get there, Paige suggested they catch a taxi, since orbing will catch the attention of many curious eyes. Especially, since it was rush hour that morning.

After half an hour later, the girls finally arrived, and remember to re-grow their belongings so that they did not look like fools carrying doll-clothes in a small bag. The girls, after much distress, tried to get through Platform 9 ¾, and were mocked when they asked the nearest employee. After arguing with him, the girls walked off in defeat.

However, Phoebe then noticed a large family of red-heads, walk straight through the wall. Straight through?! Phoebe was stunned to find that they passed through, unharmed. After dragging her sisters along, Paige and Piper started protesting at her, when Phoebe ran for the wall, and safetly passed through. Piper started to curse, but before she could say anything else, Paige ran through as well. Breathing in deeply, Piper held her breath as she ran with her trolley of belongings and ran through the wall as her sisters did.

However, Piper had closed her eyes, but when she opened, she saw the bright red Hogwarts Express, blowing steam from the top. Piper walked over to her sisters, who had already found McGonagall waiting for them at a nearby bench.

The train ride later in the Professor's carriage, was a fairly long and tiring trip. However, it gave the Halliwells a chance to meet a few of the teachers. Besides McGonagall, they met Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout, along with Sybil Trewlany, the strange Divination's teacher. The Halliwells introduced themselves, however they were not nervous when they spoke of themselves as being the Charmed Ones. The teachers listened intently, as the sister's described the last 8 years, since finding out they were witches. They described their important battles, not to mention their new families, and also their individual powers. The Professor's, however, where impressed and vowed to keep their secret safe. The Halliwells were, somewhat releived, as they had a chance to tell magical people about themselves, since they were so used to keeping it a secret. Even though, it's not something they should reveal to the students. Not just yet, anyway.

Soon after, they edged through fields, forests and rocky mountains, until they reached a dark-stoned castle. The moon above them, shone brightly over the school's many towers, while the grey clouds gathered, covering the star-lit sky.

The teachers, including the Halliwells, entered the school before the students did. They had the time to visit their new sleeping quarter's and offices, along with visit the Great Hall for the first time. Wearing their new dark robes, the sisters moved swiftly through the Hall to the staff table, where they finally met Albus Dumbledore. Through, twinkling blue eyes, the Headmaster motioned for them to meet in his office after the feast.

Moments after, students from different years, bursted into the Great Hall, and took a seat in one of four special tables. Paige curiously looked up to find that the ceiling had been enchanted to look like the night sky. Awesome…, Paige thought with a smile. She scanned the many students for any sign of being her new charge, but she decided to enjoy the night, otherwise.

After the Sorting Hat Ceremony, the Halliwells where surprised to see them being sorted in one of four houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Before the actual feast started, the old Headmaster rose from his seat, and made his way to a podium, set with two large white candles. The podium, itself, was gold and etched in it's surface was an owl, with its wings spread. The old wizard stood up on it's stand, and addressed the school with arms outstretched.

"Welcome, students of Hogwarts! For older students, your studies will be most important, but your grades will soar. For newer students, your journey begins, "With a smile, Dumbledore looked at the nervous first years, "This year, brings changes, and I assure you, it is nothing to fear. I also welcome three new Professor's, who have kindly offered to take over three brand new classes for NEWT-level students. I welcome you Professor Piper Halliwell-Wyatt, who will teach Demonology. Professor Phoebe Halliwell, who will teach Mythology and Legends. Lastly, Professor Paige Matthews shall teach you Wiccan History. Please give them a warm welcome at Hogwarts."

With this unexpected entrance, the Halliwells nervously stood up from their seats at the staff table, and beamed as hundreds of hands applauded them, in warm welcome. After a few minutes, the applauding stopped and the Halliwells took their seat once again, with smiles plastered on their faces.

"Lastly, I know you are tired from your trip to Hogwarts, but I have a few things to address. The Forbidden Forest is still out of bounds, so for new students, please remember this. Secondly, Professor Rubeus Hagrid is re-introducing Care of Magical Creatures, so he will be very happy to teach you again. That should be enough talk, for tonight, a new year awaits! With a wave of his hand, the Headmaster smiled as many plates of food magically appeared, and filled the four House tables, including the staff table. The Charmed ones ate, while gossping to between the three. At the same time, they contemplated that this year will take some getting used to. By means of completely different customs and magic from this new Wizarding World.

Authors Notes:

Okay, firstly, thanks for those who made it this far into the story! Sorry, I know it's a long chapter, but hopefully the next ones will be slightly shorter. After all, it is the 'introduction' to the story, if you will, which means alot of things had to be introduced from both 'worlds'.

Secondly, I understand a few things were rushed, especially the meeting with McGonagall. Since it basically parallels Book 1 of HP, when Hagrid takes Harry into Diagon Alley for the first time, I felt it did not need to be explained in full detail. Hope you guys understand this.

Lastly, the Halliwells will slowly, but importantly, get to know some of the more 'stand-out' students from Hogwarts, as the Halliwells teach their first classes. And the amusing conflict between Umbridge and the Halliwells. ;)

Stay tuned!