A response to The Charmed Founders, a challenge by tibetan mastiff:
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Chapter 1; Decisions
Penny Halliwell sighed, looking over the paperwork in front of her, and then shook her head. She had to figure out what to do with her four granddaughters. She had warned her daughter, Patty, that allowing Paige to stay with them was a bad idea. Yes, she loved all her granddaughters but, at the same time, it meant that their destiny as the Charmed Ones was removed from them.
Nonetheless, they were still very powerful witches; that was for sure. Nevertheless, no one knew they were meant to be the Charmed Ones; that is, besides herself, the Elders, and Patty. Even so, the world was beginning to plunge deeper into darkness. There was a dark presence moving through the air of both the mortal world and the magical world.
She felt strongly that she needed to protect her family and, as such, she knew she needed to protect her girls. The question was simply; which school was better? Magic School or Hogwarts. Yes, she attending magic school herself and, quite frankly, she disliked the Headmaster of Hogwarts (old flame) but, nevertheless, she felt a magical pull toward Hogwarts.
She shook her head, "Fine," she finally said out loud. She smirked and looked toward the letter from Hogwarts, "I will accept the position, Dumbledore," and with that new words appeared on the letter. Thank you, Penny; I look forward to seeing you and the girls soon.
Penny allowed herself only a moment to smile and then, back to her normal self, yelled out "Girls!" With that, the four young ladies ran down the steps. As always, in Piper's arms, rested Wyatt; her two year old son. Yes, her fifteen year old daughter had a two year old son. Goodness that child annoyed her but, at the same time, if it meant keeping her away from whoever the father was then so be it.
Prue, the eldest at age seventeen ¼, looked at her grandmother, "Grams, have you made a decision?"
Penny smiles, "Yes, dear, I have decided the three of you will be attending Hogwarts, along with me teaching."
Piper, aged fifteen ¾, smiled, "Yay," she said with a smile, while bouncing little Wyatt.
Phoebe, aged 13 ¾, looked all excited, "I liked the headmaster there. Gideon just seemed all stuffy too me," she laughed.
Penny smirked, shaking her head, "Yes. Elders tend to seem that way."
Paige, aged 11 ½, sighed and said, with a said look on her face, "I hope I never become an Elder," she groaned, "They hate me."
Piper nodded, "Me and Wyatt too," she groaned.
Penny nodded her head, "Are you sure, young one, that you don't want to tell me who the father is?"
Piper sighed, not liking keeping secrets from her grandmother, "Grams, you know why I can't."
Penny nodded her head again, "I know, dear, I know," she pulled Piper into a hug, "I'll always love you, okay?" She smiled at her granddaughters, "All of you," she reminded.
The sisters were told by their grandmother that they must keep their identities a secret. With this in mind, their grandmother would be traveling separately and would meet them there. Although it would be hard to keep the relationship a secret, Penny Warren Halliwell was a known witch and, because of that, she knew she had to protect her granddaughters.
Thankfully, the name of Warren was a little more well-known than Halliwell (and, frankly, Halliwell was a little more common). With that in mind, it was decided that Penny would go by Penny Warren and the girls as Prudence, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige W. Halliwell.
The W, of course, standing for Warren. Only Dumbledore need know their true identities. Even so, Penny wondered how long it would be before the true identities of the girls was discovered and, eventually, ousted. Even with this in mind, she prayed for her granddaughter's safety and kissed each of them on the forehead before leaving herself.
"I love you all," she said, "I will see you all there. Remember, you must not admit to knowing me. For each of your safeties, do not admit your ancestry. He wants our family to join him. We must not. Okay?"
Although not fully understanding, each girl had agreed to this stipulation.
The next day was the start of a new day, along with a new way of life. All four young ladies had eaten and dressed themselves, with Prue picking out their clothing and Piper doing the cooking. The prior to Phoebe and Paige's chagrin and the later to their delight.
"Well," Prue asked, "Is everyone ready?"
Piper and Paige nodded their heads, while Phoebe grinned and shouted, "Yeah!" Pumping her fist in an excited manner.
They all held hands, with Piper holding Wyatt, as Paige orbed them to Hogwarts and their new life.
Author's Note:
A little short, I know, but the next chapter should be longer. This is just a little bit of an introduction chapter, to get things moving. The next chapter will introduce the sorting hat and we will see where each sister is placed. :)
As always, thanks for reading,
Kimojuno.
