Charmed Serpent
Tempted
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Charmed or Harry Potter, only the plot of this story. Thank you for your time and understanding...that's basically telling you no sueing!!! YOU HEAR!!! NOT ONE PENNY!!! I DISCLAIMED IT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Excuse me for the sudden out burst of insanity. That will happen often, please just ignore what you can. I really didn't want to put this in crossover section because hardly anything is ever read there and I didn't want to put this in the Charmed section because the story only has a few scenes at the Halliwell manor and while Paige is the main character, most of it takes place with the HP characters and settings. Thank you. Enjoy.
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CHAPTER ONE-Changes for the Charmed
Paige walked along the pier with thoughts swirling throughout her head, like the water below her. She didn't know what to do. She was lost in a world of twists and turns. . .and the Elders, with their sick and twisted minds, thought they'd throw her the granddaddy of all curve balls, and her with a faulty bat.
Prue was back. Her older sister that she had never met was back. ~The perfect one.~ She hated herself for being jealous, even wished she could be happy. But she wasn't. She was worried for herself, which she felt was completely selfish. Now that Prue was back, would she just be a stranger in their midst, would she disappear from their memories like days gone by, fade out like the fog? How could she know without making her hurting obvious. Leo had looked at her so strangely when Prue had suddenly appeared, like he knew this was a big thing and that she would be the one hurting.
Well, here she was, two hours after the pitch and her bat was still frozen in place. ~How can I compete. . .of course she'll be taking my place. Why couldn't there have been four in the prophecy of the charmed ones?~
She suddenly felt a sensation, like a strange pulling on her mind. "What is that?" she said and felt it again, only stronger, it was the urge to orb up. She looked up and shrugged, ~oh well. Maybe I'm being summoned like Leo.~
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Paige opened her eyes to the brightness. Next to her stood Cole, who had disappeared some ten months before.
"Why are you here?" She asked, genuinely curious.
"Remember I was doing some sole searching. . .yeah, well, the Elders helped me find mine. They said that since I had done so much good to outweigh the evil that I had earned my soul back. I trained and passed the test. They're about to remove the demon from me, and change me into a whitelighter. And, I get to keep my powers."
"Wow. Do you know what I'm doing here?"
"Not a clue."
"Thanks anyway."
"I heard that Prue's back."
"Yeah. That's why I'm worried why they've summoned me. I'd rather not be replaced, even though I know it's going to happen. I don't want to walk out of it without a fight, you know."
"Paige. . .people replace keys and broken vases and even dogs. . .they don't replace sisters."
"Yeah, but these people are the Elders." She whispered, causing him to keep silent. She did have a point. The Elders had never been known for their good reasoning.
"Cole?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry for how I acted towards you when you were married to Phoebe. It was wrong of me."
"You were right though. I was evil."
"But I was wrong about you as a person. You're a good man and I'm sorry I was too blind to see that."
"I'm sorry I tried to kill you so many times."
"Hey, that's nothing new. My life's always in danger. . .or, it was. . .I don't know what the future holds."
"You're not dead Paige. They can't force you to live amongst the dead."
"No, but they can take away my life. Take away my powers, my memories, my sisters, my nephew. . .my home. I'd rather be dead than lose them." Paige's head dropped and tears finally pooled down her face.
Cole looked at the broken woman and gently took her in his arms. "They aren't that cruel. You don't deserve that. No one deserves that. Besides, you helped save their asses on more than on occasion."
Paige laughed and quickly recovered from her crying. "Can we be friends now?"
Cole did his little smile-and-chuckle thing and nodded. "Yes. We can be friends now."
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"Leo, where's Paige?" Phoebe whispered. She had seen her go out quietly and had been nervous for her ever since.
"She just needed--"
"Cut the crap Leo. I know Paige is confused right now. I'm worried for her. She's probably feeling really depressed and hating herself for it. She feels like we're going to replace her. I want to know where she is."
"She's been summoned. A few minutes ago. I don't know what for, but she's with the Elders."
Phoebe looked on the verge of hysterical tears. Surely the Elders weren't going to make Paige think that she was so replaceable.
"Phoebe? What's wrong?" Prue asked. She wanted her reunion with her sisters to be happy, but Phoebe looked terrified and hurt.
"Nothing, it's just I don't want to gain a big sister and lose a little one. It's not right. They took you from us and gave us Paige. Now they bring you back and are stealing Paige."
"What! What's wrong with Paige? She said she had something to do, but she'd be back soon. Where is she?" Piper said, her hand automatically going to her very large stomach. It was her second child, and this time she had made sure to get hospital treatment, although she would have an at-home birth again.
"She's fine Piper, but the Elders have summoned her." Leo said kindly, trying to settle his wife's nerves.
"What do they want? Surely they aren't thinking of replacing her with me! I mean, if that's their plan they can think again. I came back because I wanted to be with ALL of you, not start replacing my sisters." Prue said full of anger. She had wanted to meet Paige since the day she found out that she existed.
"Thank you, but apparently I've got a very important charge. One that I thought didn't really exist. Um.I'm going to England to make sure Harry Potter defeats Voldemort." Paige said from the sunroom. "The Elders thought that I'd be the best whitelighter for this one because I'm not afraid to 'kick some ass.'"
"They said that?!" Leo asked, amazed.
"Yeah. . .you are talking about the swearing part right? Cause if you're insulting me, I'll show you what this white lighter can do."
"Of course I'm talking about the swearing."
"I know, just joking. Lord Leo, don't go into a conniption fit."
Phoebe looked at her. "When are you leaving?"
"As soon as I get my things together and they send an informer."
"What's an informer?" Prue asked, voicing the question that was unspoken.
"It's a whitelighter that gives the information about the world that they other whitelighter will be going into. Mimblewimble contains a very different form of magic than that that you are used to. It has many more magical spells and potions, but not all of them are for defensive uses. You are bound by personal gain. They aren't."
"Oh. What will you be doing there?" Prue asked, giving her full attention to the red-head who she had wanted to meet so badly.
"I'll be teaching potions at Hogwarts. This is the year Harry's final battle with Voldemort comes up and I'm supposed to help him know that he can and will win."
"Hey, wait a minute! I thought that Snape guy taught potions. . .or he did in the movie anyway." Piper said.
"He's taking on the role of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Oh, and Cole is going to be my partner, he'll be teaching physical defense." She said quickly, but it didn't faze Phoebe.
"Cole? MY Cole?! The Elders are sending a demon?"
"Yeah. They did this ceremony on him while I was there. They took away his demon half and he became half whitelighter like me, only he still has all of his powers. As it turns out, his first charge is Draco Malfoy, a key element in defeating Voldie the Moldie."
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THE NEXT DAY
"Okay, I know we didn't get a chance to talk, but I want you to know that I love you." Prue whispered as she hugged Paige goodbye.
"I love you too, and I sorry that I have to leave as soon as you got back, but the Elders are stupid and insensitive jerks. I'm sorry that I made it seem I didn't want you here, because I did, and I do." Paige whispered back.
"Maybe we can figure everything out when you get back." Piper said, hugging her as best she could.
"Be sure to send Leo after me when this one comes. I want to be here, no matter what." Paige said, patting her stomach lightly and kissing her check gently.
"I want to hear from you at least twice every week. If I don't, I'm going to take the orbing express and chew you out. You'll be a great teacher." Phoebe said, hugging her so tightly that Paige didn't notice how Phoebe tensed from a vision.
"I promise and. . .thanks." Paige said pulling away from a now crying Phoebe.
"Cole. . .take care of her and yourself." Phoebe said, sniffling slightly as he nodded.
Paige and Cole waved one last time before orbing out, straight to Diagon Alley, where they would be staying until the beginning of the term.
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Okay, that was really rushed, but I wanna start the actual story!
Please review!
Tempted
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Charmed or Harry Potter, only the plot of this story. Thank you for your time and understanding...that's basically telling you no sueing!!! YOU HEAR!!! NOT ONE PENNY!!! I DISCLAIMED IT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Excuse me for the sudden out burst of insanity. That will happen often, please just ignore what you can. I really didn't want to put this in crossover section because hardly anything is ever read there and I didn't want to put this in the Charmed section because the story only has a few scenes at the Halliwell manor and while Paige is the main character, most of it takes place with the HP characters and settings. Thank you. Enjoy.
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CHAPTER ONE-Changes for the Charmed
Paige walked along the pier with thoughts swirling throughout her head, like the water below her. She didn't know what to do. She was lost in a world of twists and turns. . .and the Elders, with their sick and twisted minds, thought they'd throw her the granddaddy of all curve balls, and her with a faulty bat.
Prue was back. Her older sister that she had never met was back. ~The perfect one.~ She hated herself for being jealous, even wished she could be happy. But she wasn't. She was worried for herself, which she felt was completely selfish. Now that Prue was back, would she just be a stranger in their midst, would she disappear from their memories like days gone by, fade out like the fog? How could she know without making her hurting obvious. Leo had looked at her so strangely when Prue had suddenly appeared, like he knew this was a big thing and that she would be the one hurting.
Well, here she was, two hours after the pitch and her bat was still frozen in place. ~How can I compete. . .of course she'll be taking my place. Why couldn't there have been four in the prophecy of the charmed ones?~
She suddenly felt a sensation, like a strange pulling on her mind. "What is that?" she said and felt it again, only stronger, it was the urge to orb up. She looked up and shrugged, ~oh well. Maybe I'm being summoned like Leo.~
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Paige opened her eyes to the brightness. Next to her stood Cole, who had disappeared some ten months before.
"Why are you here?" She asked, genuinely curious.
"Remember I was doing some sole searching. . .yeah, well, the Elders helped me find mine. They said that since I had done so much good to outweigh the evil that I had earned my soul back. I trained and passed the test. They're about to remove the demon from me, and change me into a whitelighter. And, I get to keep my powers."
"Wow. Do you know what I'm doing here?"
"Not a clue."
"Thanks anyway."
"I heard that Prue's back."
"Yeah. That's why I'm worried why they've summoned me. I'd rather not be replaced, even though I know it's going to happen. I don't want to walk out of it without a fight, you know."
"Paige. . .people replace keys and broken vases and even dogs. . .they don't replace sisters."
"Yeah, but these people are the Elders." She whispered, causing him to keep silent. She did have a point. The Elders had never been known for their good reasoning.
"Cole?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry for how I acted towards you when you were married to Phoebe. It was wrong of me."
"You were right though. I was evil."
"But I was wrong about you as a person. You're a good man and I'm sorry I was too blind to see that."
"I'm sorry I tried to kill you so many times."
"Hey, that's nothing new. My life's always in danger. . .or, it was. . .I don't know what the future holds."
"You're not dead Paige. They can't force you to live amongst the dead."
"No, but they can take away my life. Take away my powers, my memories, my sisters, my nephew. . .my home. I'd rather be dead than lose them." Paige's head dropped and tears finally pooled down her face.
Cole looked at the broken woman and gently took her in his arms. "They aren't that cruel. You don't deserve that. No one deserves that. Besides, you helped save their asses on more than on occasion."
Paige laughed and quickly recovered from her crying. "Can we be friends now?"
Cole did his little smile-and-chuckle thing and nodded. "Yes. We can be friends now."
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"Leo, where's Paige?" Phoebe whispered. She had seen her go out quietly and had been nervous for her ever since.
"She just needed--"
"Cut the crap Leo. I know Paige is confused right now. I'm worried for her. She's probably feeling really depressed and hating herself for it. She feels like we're going to replace her. I want to know where she is."
"She's been summoned. A few minutes ago. I don't know what for, but she's with the Elders."
Phoebe looked on the verge of hysterical tears. Surely the Elders weren't going to make Paige think that she was so replaceable.
"Phoebe? What's wrong?" Prue asked. She wanted her reunion with her sisters to be happy, but Phoebe looked terrified and hurt.
"Nothing, it's just I don't want to gain a big sister and lose a little one. It's not right. They took you from us and gave us Paige. Now they bring you back and are stealing Paige."
"What! What's wrong with Paige? She said she had something to do, but she'd be back soon. Where is she?" Piper said, her hand automatically going to her very large stomach. It was her second child, and this time she had made sure to get hospital treatment, although she would have an at-home birth again.
"She's fine Piper, but the Elders have summoned her." Leo said kindly, trying to settle his wife's nerves.
"What do they want? Surely they aren't thinking of replacing her with me! I mean, if that's their plan they can think again. I came back because I wanted to be with ALL of you, not start replacing my sisters." Prue said full of anger. She had wanted to meet Paige since the day she found out that she existed.
"Thank you, but apparently I've got a very important charge. One that I thought didn't really exist. Um.I'm going to England to make sure Harry Potter defeats Voldemort." Paige said from the sunroom. "The Elders thought that I'd be the best whitelighter for this one because I'm not afraid to 'kick some ass.'"
"They said that?!" Leo asked, amazed.
"Yeah. . .you are talking about the swearing part right? Cause if you're insulting me, I'll show you what this white lighter can do."
"Of course I'm talking about the swearing."
"I know, just joking. Lord Leo, don't go into a conniption fit."
Phoebe looked at her. "When are you leaving?"
"As soon as I get my things together and they send an informer."
"What's an informer?" Prue asked, voicing the question that was unspoken.
"It's a whitelighter that gives the information about the world that they other whitelighter will be going into. Mimblewimble contains a very different form of magic than that that you are used to. It has many more magical spells and potions, but not all of them are for defensive uses. You are bound by personal gain. They aren't."
"Oh. What will you be doing there?" Prue asked, giving her full attention to the red-head who she had wanted to meet so badly.
"I'll be teaching potions at Hogwarts. This is the year Harry's final battle with Voldemort comes up and I'm supposed to help him know that he can and will win."
"Hey, wait a minute! I thought that Snape guy taught potions. . .or he did in the movie anyway." Piper said.
"He's taking on the role of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Oh, and Cole is going to be my partner, he'll be teaching physical defense." She said quickly, but it didn't faze Phoebe.
"Cole? MY Cole?! The Elders are sending a demon?"
"Yeah. They did this ceremony on him while I was there. They took away his demon half and he became half whitelighter like me, only he still has all of his powers. As it turns out, his first charge is Draco Malfoy, a key element in defeating Voldie the Moldie."
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THE NEXT DAY
"Okay, I know we didn't get a chance to talk, but I want you to know that I love you." Prue whispered as she hugged Paige goodbye.
"I love you too, and I sorry that I have to leave as soon as you got back, but the Elders are stupid and insensitive jerks. I'm sorry that I made it seem I didn't want you here, because I did, and I do." Paige whispered back.
"Maybe we can figure everything out when you get back." Piper said, hugging her as best she could.
"Be sure to send Leo after me when this one comes. I want to be here, no matter what." Paige said, patting her stomach lightly and kissing her check gently.
"I want to hear from you at least twice every week. If I don't, I'm going to take the orbing express and chew you out. You'll be a great teacher." Phoebe said, hugging her so tightly that Paige didn't notice how Phoebe tensed from a vision.
"I promise and. . .thanks." Paige said pulling away from a now crying Phoebe.
"Cole. . .take care of her and yourself." Phoebe said, sniffling slightly as he nodded.
Paige and Cole waved one last time before orbing out, straight to Diagon Alley, where they would be staying until the beginning of the term.
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Okay, that was really rushed, but I wanna start the actual story!
Please review!