A Halliwell Mystery

Wyatt Halliwell walked through the front door of the familiar Halliwell Manor. He looks left and right, sensing that something isn't right. Suddenly, a demon materializes into the foyer. He isn't the least surprised.

"Fear Me!" shouted the demon.

"Fear yourself," said Wyatt, calmly.

The demon hurled an energy ball at Wyatt. He held up his hand.

"Energy ball!" shouted Wyatt. The energy ball orbed out and redirected itself at the demon. He was set on fire and vanished.

Melinda Halliwell came running down the stairs three steps at a time. She jumped off the last step and landed on the floor.

"Awe man," she said, "I missed it."

"Don't worry, Mel. You'll get the next one." said Wyatt, chuckling.

Wyatt walked further into the foyer.

"So, how's it coming?" he asked.

"Well, its coming…OK." said Melinda.

"OK?" repeated Wyatt. He eyed his sister. "You haven't even started yet, have you?"

"I meant too, I swear." said Melinda. "But I got caught up on this potion that grandma didn't finish."

"Grandma? Patty-grandma?" said Wyatt.

"Yeah," said Melinda. "Come On."

They headed up the stairs toward the attic. When they arrived in the attic, a potion was bubbling on the potion's table. Several bottles and vials were spread all around, along with different herbs and spices. The familiar BOOK OF SHADOWS, lay open right next to a bowl filled with thyme. Melinda walked over to the potion's pot. Wyatt walked over to her.

"You see," said Melinda, happily. "I thought…well, since mom and dad were in Paris, I thought why not. I mean, Grandma Patty couldn't finish the potion, so I thought I'd do it.

"What's the potion for?" asked Wyatt.

"A mystery." said Melinda, adding a Horoux Root to the potion pot. It puffed, white smoke.

"I thought we we're working on the demonic organization the Elders have us doing." said Wyatt.

"I know, but I got a little side tracked." said Melinda.

"What's this mystery about?" asked Wyatt.

"Well, it turns out. One of our ancestors, possessed tremendous power. But, she feared that someone would try to advantage of it. So, she hide her power. Grandma Patty, obviously read about in the BOOK OF SHADOWS, and thought to find it. The entry is dated to 1966. So, she was about 16 when she started the potion." said Melinda, breaking up a piece of cypress.

Wyatt eased his way around his sister to peer at the entry open:

1966

HALLIWELL MYSTERY POTION

1 Pinch of Cardamum

2 Pints of Duram Juice

1 Pognezium Root

3 Carrot Seeds

1 Tablespoon of Bellatrix Oil.

"The entry about her is the page before that." said Melinda, throwing in a red powder substance.

Wyatt flipped the page. A beautiful illustration of a woman dressed in 18th century clothing was on the next page. Next to it was the following entry:

Antoinette Warren

And here it has been written: A Warren witch given great power was hunted by the Cult of Blackthorne. She thrice defied them before destroying their evil Order. She feared that more great incarnations of evil would come searching for her power. Therefore, she stripped herself of the Gift. She sealed it away, never to be uncovered by anyone but a Warren descendant.

"She must have been pretty powerful." said Wyatt, looking away from the book. "Now, back to this demonic organization…"

"Would you stop worrying so much about them?" said Melinda. She poured her potion into a vial. "Besides, Chris is on the job."

"He's undercover, again! Alone!" said Wyatt.

"So, what's the big deal." said Melinda. "He'll be back soon. But in the mean time, lets solve this mystery. Or find out where her power is. Maybe we could use it against the organization."

"I can't believe, I'm agreeing to this. OK." said Wyatt.

"Great." said Melinda, smiling. She held up the potion and threw it at the ground. An explosion of light covered their eyes……