DISCLAIMER: I do not own Charmed or Harry Potter.

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CHAPTER 4: Searching for Pennelope

"Pennelope! Pennelope wake up! You'll be late for your first day!" Hermione was waking her new found friend. "Let me sleep mom! It's San Francisco! Teachers in High Schools here don't care if your late or not!" said Pennelope, who grabbed for her blanket and covered her face. "Pennelope, you're not in San Francisco! You're in Hogwarts in case you haven't notice. Now get your stubborn ass moving 'cause we're gonna be late for class!" said Hermione who practically yelled. "Fine! No need to shout."

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When they entered the Great Hall, they found seats near Harry and Ron. As they sat down, Pennelope saw that the food as almost finished. Luckily, Harry and Ron save some for them.

As they chatted, Pennelope noticed the sadness in Harry's eyes. "You miss him don't you?" she said. "Huh? ...Yeah, I do. But how do you know?" Harry asked. "Heck! After reading the book and crying all over it for at least 5 times? I know how you feel. Though my parents are still alive, I feel like an orphan." Pennelope told him. "How come?" Harry asked. "Well I'm not saying that I don't love them or anything, it's just that, I feel like I'm living with two strangers under the same roof. Luckily, I have my aunts."

"At least you still have your parents..."said Harry rather sadly. "I know and I love them very much." she said. After ten minuites of silence between the two of them, it was broken when Hermione told them that they were going to be late for Charms. "Let's go then." Pennelope heard Seamus say.

Meanwhile, somewhere in San Francisco....

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"Pennelope! Pennelope honey, wake up! You're going to be late for school." said Phoebe to her seventeen year old daughter...well, that's what she thought. "Honey come on! Seriously, you're going to be late!" said Phoebe. When Pennelope didn't reply, Phoebe went to her daughter's room. "Sweetie wake-"she stopped when she didn't see her daughter anywhere. "Oh my god. Penn? Penn? Honey, where are you?" said the worrying mother. "Paige! Piper! I need some help!" she shouted.

Blue light appeared in the room. "What's wrong?" both of them chorused. "Pennelope's gone. I can't find her anywhere." she told them. "What do you mean she's gone? Gone where?" Piper asked "I dunno. Last night I told her that I'd be gone for the night because something came up in work. I thought she was safe in her room, sound asleep." Phoebe said. She was totally worried now. "Wait when you say you told her, you told her personally, or did you right a note?" asked Paige. "I wrote her a note and posted it on the fridge. Also told her that Lasagna was for dinner." said Phoebe. "Well, there's only one thing to find out. See if the Lasagna was eaten." said Piper.

In the kitchen....

"Phoebe, the Lasagna was not eaten." said Paige. "Are you sure?" said Phoebe. "I've checked it for the third time and I'm sure that it isn't eaten. Tell me, does this look like eaten to you?" said Paige who was handling the uneaten Lasagna to Phoebe. "Where was she when you last saw her." asked Piper. "She said she'll be in her room checking her mail." she told them. "Well let's go to her room and see if we can find any clues." said Paige. "Let me tell Elise first that I'm not going to work for the day." said Phoebe. "I'll call Leo and tell him to baby-sit Wyatt for a while." said Piper. "I'll be in my niece's room." Paige told no one in particular. Piper gave her a thumbs up for acknowledgement.

Inside Pennelope's room...

Paige searched and searched and searched...until finally she found something that could help them. "Piper! Phoebe!" she called. "Did you find something?" they both asked. "Yeah. That." Paige said pointing at a hard bound book that was lying on her niece's bed. "Paige that's only a book." said Piper. "I bought her that book. And knowing her, she just wouldn't lay it open with the pages folded." She explained. "Where're you getting at...?" asked Phoebe. "I mean, maybe, she was transported into the book." Paige said. Hearing this, Piper gasped, and Phoebe passed out. They just couldn't believe it, Pennelope, in a book?

(a/n: how was it? Please R&R!)