9.07 – Dances With Witches
The grand hall at Magic School is crowded with busy people today, all preparing for a special event being held tonight. Leo (Brian Krause) is managing the room as magical creatures of all kinds are helping to put up Christmas decorations and festivity ornaments around the place. In a corner, several creatures are building a massive Christmas tree complete with beautiful tassels and bobbles. When the Charmed Ones Orb in, they're greeted by a Nymph who gives each sister a handmade wreath made of leaves and flowers. Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) is amazed at how beautiful Magic School is beginning to look, and it's not even complete yet. Paige (Rose McGowan) mentions that an annual Christmas ball, where all good magical beings from across the land are invited, is being held for the upcoming Christmas holiday. Piper (Holly Marie Combs) rolls her eyes and questions why they've never been invited in past years and Leo reminds her that they haven't exactly celebrated Christmas properly in the last eight years. Phoebe is admiring the enormous tree when she picks up an ornament and is thrown into a Premonition of the Christmas party going smoothly until three demons suddenly attack causing major havoc in the school as fire breaks out and the Christmas tree collapses on top of people.
At the Halliwell Manor, Phoebe is exploring the Book Of Shadows for clues as to who may attack tonight. While looking, she takes note that demons must still have access to Magic School and explains that there ought to be an unhidden entrance still remaining. Piper instantly informs Leo and tells him to search the school for a way that evil could get in. After Phoebe finds who she is looking for in the book, she is about to go with her sisters to vanquish the demons before they can attack later. However, before they can leave Paige is summoned to the Elders for an unknown reason, so in the meantime Piper and Phoebe return to Magic School to help find the unsealed entry.
Once Paige arrives "up-there" she is greeted by a group of Elders and is spoken to about the forthcoming ball at Magic School. The Elders tell her that the Charmed Ones must destroy the ball, as it's the only way to stop what might really destroy it. Confused, Paige questions the act. The Elders continue to instruct Paige that, alongside her sisters, she has to ruin the entire party before demons get their own way back inside and kill everybody. Magic School's Christmas ball is one of the most sacred festivals in the magical world and any evil being would kill for the chance to get inside since everybody and anybody in the good magic society is going to be there. Every year at least one demon tries to gain entry with no luck, but this year the Elders have been forewarned that evil will finally win. The Elders are depending on the Power Of Three to stop them without advising anyone else about the event. Paige, unsure, returns to her siblings where she quietly tells them and Leo about it all.
After thinking long and hard about how they're going to do such a thing, the three witches are clueless until Paige decides to call for some special help. Soon, Grams (guest star Jennifer Rhodes) is called and she discusses the episode with her granddaughters. When Grams reminds the girls to consider the Power Of Three, with emphasis on the word 'three', Phoebe remembers her Premonition; three apparent demons were attacking Magic School. Phoebe quickly asks her Grams if it's possible for a witch to temporarily transform into an evil being, and Grams nods but she believes it's too risky. She warns the girls to not do anything of the sort before disappearing, then Phoebe stands and says to turn into demons is the only way to stop the real demons. Paige thinks not, but Phoebe insists and realizes that they've gone against Grams' words before so why not now. After persuasion, the three prepare for the worst.
It's later that night and the Christmas ball is just beginning. Phoebe, Piper, and Leo- each wearing very elegant clothing- all appear in the hall by a spell. Everyone in the school is dressed nicely and a set of Christmas carollers are singing on the platform. Leo seems to be very proud of the night so far, after all he was the one who planned and organized everything. Paige Orbs in with her husband, Henry (Ivan Sergei), who is a little cautious about visiting Magic School since it's his first time here. As soon as he comes in, a loud blast is heard and he's turned into a bird. With laughter amongst the crowds, Leo tells Paige that it has something to do with the alarm system put into place to scare off mortals who enter the school, but there is a reversal spell in a book in the library. As Paige takes the Henry bird away, Piper and Phoebe settle in. Piper notices that this is similar to her high school prom except supernatural. A short little gnome walks up to Phoebe and, blushing, asks her to dance. Phoebe hesitantly agrees and leaves Piper to go onto the dance floor and dances with the creature. She's somewhat enjoying herself, which is good since she's been sad after her boyfriend vanished recently.
When Paige returns with an anxious Henry, who is now observing the magical beings of all kinds around the room, she lets Piper know that the entrance for demons has been hidden but they still have to wreck the party. Henry stays with Leo as the three sisters hide in a corner and regrettably transform into demons using a potion and a spell. Even though they don't want to, they understand that the Elder's know best and they have to do this to make the magical community realize what's best. Suddenly, the three witches-turned-bad open fire on the happy party-goers until everyone in the room is gone. It was they that were seen in Phoebe's Premonition earlier, and the scene around them began to crumble. The Charmed Ones go back to normal and stand in the middle of the damaged room; tables smashed, the Christmas tree fallen, fire ablaze. Leo and Henry stand beside the girls and Leo assures them that they did what they had to do to save what might've happened. Piper thinks it's ridiculous and she feels bad for hurting such a good time. Paige looks at her watch and, shrugging, tries to make light of the situation so wishes the group a merry Christmas.
