A/N: A filler chapter mostly, but it does introduce semi-important characters. I own Brittany, Camille and Brad

Melinda is played by the singer, Cori Yarckin, who's picture is the avatar for this story. With her looks, she fits into the Halliwell family.

Chapter 1

Melinda Halliwell walked into her scrying class at Magic School. She often went to the classes after her regular school day was over, even though it was completely optional for her, seeing as she had no active powers. She had the basic witch powers of scrying, potion making and spell casting, but as for active powers, the only thing close was her power to orb. She had always been frustrated by not having active witch powers, however she took being a witch very seriously. She went to the various classes at Magic School so she could study and absorb the knowledge within the halls of the school to help her family whenever they may need it. So far, she hasn't been any help in anything that happened at home, but she was hoping that one day, the things she learned at Magic School would come in handy.

A girl with golden hair cascading down her back walked up and sat at the table beside Melinda. "What's up?" she asked as she put her bag down beside her chair.

"Hey Camille," Melinda smiled. "Not much, just waiting for class to start."

"Hey girls," a girl with chestnut hair styled in a bob sat down on the other side of Melinda.

"Hey Brittany," the other two chorused in unison.

Brittany cocked an eyebrow at that and asked, "What, neither of you are going to yell out 'jinx'?

Camille laughed before saying, "That's probably not a good thing to do when you're a witch!"

Melinda smiled at Brittany and nodded. Camille and Brittany were both Melinda's best friends even though the other two were from two completely different states. That was the great thing about Magic School. All of the students were from other states and even other countries; however, they all had access to Magic School. Being able to orb, Melinda was able to orb to either New York where Camille lived, or to Massachusetts where Brittany lived. They often all went to the mall on the weekends or stay at each other's houses where they would hang out and watch movies or talk about boys.

"I call dibs on the new guy," Camille whispered. The other two glanced at her before turning in their seats to where she was staring. The boy must've been about sixteen, with dusty blonde hair and vibrant green eyes.

"He's hot!" Brittany whispered back with a grin. "Go for it!" she encouraged her friend.

"Yeah, go get him!" Melinda grinned with excitement for her friend.

"Wish me luck!" Camille told them before standing and walking over to the new guy.

"I wonder where he's from?" Brittany asked.

"I wonder what his powers are," Melinda replied.

"You always wonder what everyone's powers are," she laughed which got a grin and a shrug.

"Only being able to orb, I like to live vicariously through other witches."

"I wish I was able to orb," Brittany told her friend.

"I like orbing, it's just, I wish I could do more than that. Besides, you can always use a teleportation potion or spell to get wherever you want to go," Melinda replied.

"Speaking of which, are we still on for the mall trip this weekend?" Brittany asked.

"As far as I know we are," Melinda smiled.

"You should bring your boyfriend along this time," Brittany commented with a smirk.

"I would if Matt knew about me being a witch," Melinda started. "If I was confident he wouldn't freak out and tell the rest of the school, I would tell him in a heartbeat. I don't like keeping this secret from him."

"Truth spell?" Brittany suggested.

"Personal gain," countered Melinda. "Something always go wrong with spells for personal gain because they always backfire."

"Well, if anyone can find a loophole to that rule, it's you," her friend replied.

Melinda gave a smile while saying, "Thanks for the confidence, but if I were to cast one spell like that, what's to stop me from continuing down that path?"

Brittany gave a shrug, "Maybe, but if you have enough control to use them sparingly, I think you'll be alright."

Camille chose that moment to interrupt the other girls by picking up her books and grinning, "I'm gonna go sit with Brad."

"The new guy?" Brittany asked, which got a nod of comfirmation from Camille.

"See ya!" with that, Camille walked off again.

"Anyways," Brittany continued as she turned back to Melinda. "If you had taken our advice and dated a magical being, you wouldn't have to hide your magic."

"True, but I really like Matt. He's everything in a guy I look for. Smart, athletic, totally hot..." Melinda went into her own world thinking of the dark haired, blue eyed football player that was her boyfriend. She snapped out of it, "Plus, he doesn't try to rush me into the bed like a lot of the teenage guys I know. He's different from them."

"Or so he seems," Brittany replied.

"True,...but I know deep down that he would wait until I'm ready for the next step. I mean, I'm only fourteen and a freshman in high school."

"Okay class," the scrying teacher started as she walked into the room. Her black robes flowed behind her as she made her way to the front of the class. "Has everyone done their homework last night like I asked you to?" She ran a hand through her long, scarlett hair as her deep emerald eyes glanced from one student to the next.

"Yes, Ms. Willins," the class droned as they took out their results from the homework that was given to them.

Ms. Willins smiled as she continued, "Then, let's get the next lesson started!"

The class groaned, however, Melinda was grinning from excitement, hoping she would be able to do whatever the homework required of them.