Patricia
Gwen and Melinda always were a unique pair. I can remember the day they were born very clearly. Everyone had thought it was strange that the two girls had been born on the same day, especially since Gwen was actually due two weeks after Melinda. When I found out exactly why they were born on the same day, the news sent shivers down my spine.
The girls were both born on October 31st; Halloween. Though Melinda was about eleven hours earlier. On the days following their births, demons were attacking so much that we had to keep them at Magic School. My brother Chris and I had been worried, even though the whole family had come to help --- and I mean the whole family: my parents, Piper and Leo; my aunts, Phoebe and Paige; all six of my cousins (we Halliwells breed like rabbits), and even my oldest brother Wyatt.
"They're the first grandchildren of the Charmed Ones," Dad had reasoned. "You shouldn't be surprised that demons are trying to attack them."
"Wyatt'll be here with news from the Elders soon, so don't worry," Aunt Paige had added. "We'll find out what's going on."
As if to prove my aunt right, Wyatt had orbed in, and I was very aware of the fact that he was avoiding looking at me or Chris.
"What did you find out?" asked Henry, one of my many cousins. "What'd the Elders say?"
Wyatt sighed. "Apparently... a prophecy was found. A prophecy about... Melinda and Gwen..."
"What did it say?" Mom had asked him, growing impatient.
"It was in an ancient language, so it's really hard to translate exactly," Wyatt said, obviously trying to bide for time.
"Quit stalling and give us the gist of it then," Chris snapped.
"Melinda and Gwen are really powerful..." he started uneasily.
"So what?" That was me. "We're the most powerful family of witches out there; the whole magical world was expecting them to be powerful."
Wyatt shook his head, "You don't understand," he said, almost disbelievingly. "They're the most powerful witches that have ever been born. The clan of demons that have been attacking can sense power. Normally, this particular group would wait until the girls were more grown up so they could come into their powers more fully, but they've never sensed anything like this before, and they want the girls' powers before other demons start trying."
Cue the aforementioned shivers down my spine.
"Other demons?" my mom asked, worried.
"Wait," my dad had cut in, shaking his head. "Start at the beginning. What about the prophecy?" he asked in an attempt to calm everyone down.
"According to the prophecy," Wyatt started, his Whitelighter side kicking in, "Melinda and Gwen are destined to help stop the most powerful dark wizard of all time, Lord Voldemort. There's more to their destiny than that, but the second half of the prophecy is missing," he explained.
All of this information was barely making sense to me. I had no idea what to say, so I waited for someone else to speak up.
"How do you know the prophecy's talking about them?" Chris had finally asked.
"They fill all three of the qualifications," Wyatt had answered him. He began to count the reasons on his fingers, "They were born on All Hallow's Eve, which, as you know, is the most powerfully magical day; combined, they have all the powers of the first member in our line, Melinda Warren, since Melinda has telekinesis and premonitions, and Gwen can freeze time; and the descend from a great power, the Charmed Ones. As a matter of fact, the prophecy refers to them as 'The Descendants,' so the Elders are certain it's them," he finished.
"Well, what are we going to do now?" I had wondered aloud.
"You'll have to do a spell that will bind some of their powers and stop them from growing too quickly," Wyatt answered me. "That way the demons won't be able to sense them and we can vanquish them, and when the girls are older you'll have to send them to Hogwarts."