A/N: Hey everyone, thanks again for the reviews that seem to keep on coming. I'm busy tomorrow so I won't be updating for at least another 24 hours after this chapter, just letting you all know. It's now 6.45 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (+ Daylight Savings). I will probably update again tomorrow at around 8.30 AEST.

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Chapter Ten: Demon-vanquishing and Spell-casting

"Well we know that he's a shapeshifter, so keep searching. He has to be in there somewhere," Piper told Paige.

The Power of Three was in the attic working on the latest demonic threat.

"He's probably working for Lord Voldemort," said Phoebe, who was scrying for the demon using the blood he'd left behind when he attacked them, "Maybe I should work on a Summoning Spell, that way we could capture him and torture him into telling us what he knows."

"I'm with Phoebe on this one, Piper," claimed Paige, "We need to know what he's plotting."

"Okay, Phoebe- Summoning Spell, Paige you set up the crystal cage, I'm gonna check on the vanquishing potion." Piper took off downstairs as Leo came upstairs with Wyatt.

"So how are things with Jason?" Paige asked Phoebe.

"Great, when he's in the country, a bit of shush, please? I'm trying to think."

Phoebe was scribbling down a summoning spell.

"Okay, I found him in the Book. Shapeshifter, uses energy balls and built up a reputation as an effective witch-killer. His name is Rylux."

"Great, I'll just rework the Belthazor summoning spell" said Phoebe as she added the information to her spell, "Okay, got it."

Piper came back upstairs with three vials of the vanquishing potion. "Leo, honey, why don't you orb Wyatt up there? He doesn't need to be here for this. Crystal cage ready, Paige?"

"Yep."

"Okay, Phoebe, summon away."

'Magic forces black and white,
Reaching out through space and light,
Be he far or be he near,
Bring us the demon Rylux here.'

In a churn of smoke, the demon, Rylux, was summoned into the crystal cage.

"Witches," he spat out, growling.

"Yeah," Paige relied as she sent the first wave of shocks threw the cage, causing the demon to yell in pain.

"Okay, here's the deal buddy," Piper began, "Who tell us everything you know about this Lord Voldemort, what he's planning, where he came from, and we will vanquish you quickly."

"Not a chance," he replied, so Paige sent another wave of shocks through the cage, but Phoebe produced a truth potion and threw it at him.

"Okay, okay. All I know is that Belthazor vanquished the demon that the Dark Lord put in charge of attacking you."

"Belthazor is dead," Phoebe exclaimed, wanting very much to believe what she was saying.

"He isn't dead. He is working in the Hekabeic world. In that school, Hogwarts, I think it is called."

"It is, and he's telling the truth. I went to see Cole recently," Paige said in a small voice, "He's teaching there."

"WHAT?!" Phoebe and Piper yelled together.

"Look, I never really found the right time to tell you."

"Fine, vanquish demon first, vanquish sister later," said Piper, "What else do you know, demon?"

"I know that he's hell bent on finding his son."

"Voldemort?" Phoebe asked.

"No," the demon replied, "Belthazor. His son is on another plane and I know that he has been searching for him. He failed in his first attempt to travel to that plane to bring him back. Belthazor is not really focusing on demon-hunting at the moment, thankfully. He's more concerned with finding his son."

Phoebe shrank into a chair. 'It could not be,' she thought to herself, 'my son.'

Piper noticed this and decided to bring the chat back to the subject of Voldemort. "What's the Dark Lord's plans at the moment?"

"He is destroying the demons that are going up against his rule. Most demons have submitted to him as the leader of the Underworld now."

"Great, I think we've heard enough," said Paige, throwing the vanquishing potion at the demon. "Are you okay, Pheebs?" she asked, over the screams of Rylux as he was engulfed in flames.

"I can't believe that he's alive and, above all, looking for our son. I thought he was evil, was lost forever, I never looked for him. Cole must know something we don't. I have to go and see him."

"Are you sure that's a good idea, Phoebe?" Piper asked, "You don't need to worry about him just now. If he brings your son back, we'll deal with it then. But you shouldn't go and see him. Remember what happened when he was here six months ago? He went crazy and mummified you. And he had that bimbo impersonating you. Are you sure you want to invite him back into your life?"

"No, but I need to know what he knows about our son. And don't try and change my mind, Piper. Paige, can you orb me there?"

"Sure." And the two disappeared in a swirl of orbs, leaving Piper alone in the Manor.

"LEO!"

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Meanwhile, Cole was sitting alone in his classroom, waiting for his fifth-years to come. Once again, he found himself reading and re-reading the Blood to Blood Spell that he cast to find his son. 'Why didn't it work?' he thought to himself, 'There has 

way for me to rework it.' He began scribbling out lines and adding new ones, but to no avail. This spell didn't work exactly how he'd planned and now he can't use it.

Choosing top resort back to method of using water to get to limbo, Cole decided that he could try summoning a Zen master to help. Then again, any Zen master will probably tell him that death is part of the great design and he should move on so that he's son soul can be reborn. 'Yeah, I don't believe in that stuff.'

There was a knock at the door.

"Sir, may we enter?" he heard Harry's voice say.

"Sure," Cole replied, getting to his feet and dropping a stack of papers and a couple of books on the floor. Hermione rushed to help him pick them up. He blushed slightly, since he was not used to these random acts of kindness, and thanked Hermione.

"Okay," he yelled over the chatter as his students made their way to their seats and got their things out, "Today, we're going to practice our spell writing. I gave you a list of scenarios that required a spell, be it a vanquishing spell or a summoning spell or even a conjuring spell, and asked you to choose three and write spells for them. Did everybody do this?"

There were scattered murmurs across the classroom, but 'yes' was the general vibe they all gave.

"Excellent. We're going to try them out. I hope that none of you did three vanquishing spells, since I'm not going to bring any demon or warlock back from the fiery chasms of Hell whence they came just so that you could vanquish them again. We're only going to use the other spells today."

There was an excited mumble throughout the classroom and most students were very anxious to say their spell.

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"I just don't see why we couldn't orb straight into the castle, Paige. It would have been much quicker," exclaimed Phoebe as they walked up to the Entrance Hall of the castle at Hogwarts with the school's gamekeeper, who had let them into the grounds.

"We can't orb in there! It's magically protected!" cried out Paige, exasperated by the tension and anxiety surrounding Phoebe at this stage.

"So, you're goin' in ta see Professor Turner, ay?" Hagrid asked nonchalantly, "Good bloke."

Phoebe stared up at the giant man, not daring to tell him what was really on her mind.

As they approached the great Hall, Professor Dumbledore and another woman, whom Paige had not seen before, came to greet them. 'This woman has the fugliest taste in apparel, Paige thought as she shook hands with the headmaster, 'A pink cardigan and a pink hat! Seriously?'

"Welcome back to Hogwarts, Miss Matthews," said Dumbledore, politely, "And this must be your sister?"

"Yes, Sir, this is Phoebe. Phoebe Halliwell."

"It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Miss Halliwell," he replied, concerned about the effect that her presence may have on his Galeic Magic teacher, "And this is Professor Umbridge, our Defence against the Dark Arts teacher."

Phoebe nearly laughed. The woman looked like she couldn't defend herself against a squirrel, let alone any dark arts.

"Actually I'm the High Inquisitor at Hogwarts, too," Umbridge told the girls, rather pompously.

"Well, I guess you're here to see Cole. He's teaching at the moment but he will be done very soon," Dumbledore said, trying to get the Charmed sisters away from Umbridge.

"Actually, Phoebe's here to see Cole, I'm just her ride," replied Paige.

"Well in that case, Miss Matthews, why don't you join me in my office for a cup of tea? You can tell me more about these Elders. Miss Halliwell, Cole's classroom is the last one down that corridor," he said, pointing to his right as he ushered Paige up the stairs.

And with that the three departed, leaving Umbridge there alone.


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"Okay guys!" Cole yelled over the top of loud chatter, "Who's next? Who's written the spell to summon a pineapple?"

Ron put his hand up, nervously.

"Alright, give it a shot, Ron!"

"Hem, hem," he cleared his throat,

'Prickly and round-shaped
But juicy on the inside,
Please, pineapple come.'

The entire class burst out with laughter as the pineapple appeared on the desk.

"Well done, Ron. A Haiku! Not so wordy, but effective nonetheless."

Suddenly, from behind him came a laugh that he knew all too well.

He turned to see her smiling face.

"Phoebe?"