A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter! The beginning part of last chapter shows up in this chapter. There is a section that focuses on Melanie, Paige's roommate. I really enjoyed writing it and I hope you'll like reading it! Last chapter there was one review last chapter.

CharmedWiccaFanForever: Thank you, I liked how in later seasons the sisters didn't just resort to their Book of Shadows. Paige is still a student at Magic School so if she were to become Headmistress it won't be for a long time. The demon investigation won't be answered in this chapter, but I do plan on answering it in a later chapter. I'm very glad you like this story!

Chapter 51

Gideon moved the Elder out of the way as he stood in front of everyone.

"You're parents have been notified, portals will be arranged to take you home momentarily. Until then students please return to your rooms to collect your things. Magic School is closed until after fall break (Thanksgiving Holiday). I hope to see you all bright and early in three weeks. There will be a memorial when you return." Several students clapped and then staff helped disperse the crowd.

The only ones left in the dining hall were the Charmed Ones, Leo, and the teachers. Gideon talked with the preschool teacher, explaining that the preschool would be closed until the New Year. She nodded hurrying off to her classroom.

"Paige Matthews, a word please," Gideon said several Elders behind him.

"Of course Headmaster," Paige replied following him. Her sisters followed but said nothing, they were about to enter into Gideon's office when they were told to wait outside. Leo though did follow Paige in. The older two sat down on benches while Phoebe had her ear to the door.

"We know that you don't want the school to close Paige but I made a deal with the Elders when it was opened," Gideon said, "If any humans outside of Magic School were killed Magic School would close down. If any demons happened to enter and attack Magic School would be closed down until further investigation." Leo mouthed to Paige to make sure to stay calm.

"It didn't sound like you weren't going to even do an investigation though! Those demons somehow got into this school, it's not like there is a front door you can enter. There are charms protecting this school, they just need to be enforced is all," Paige argued keeping her tone calm. One of the Elders coughed and Paige turned to narrow her eyes at him.

"Enforcing something doesn't always stop people from breaking the rules," he said.

"Kheel," Gideon said warningly, "We are not talking about people. Demons have never been considered 'people'. This is my school; I want it to stay open for the students' sake. They need a place to learn."

"They need a place that is safe Gideon. This school isn't safe anymore!"

"How long has this school been open?" Paige asked.

"Half a century," Gideon said.

"You had one bad incident! When there is a school shooting in the mortal world, students return to the school. The only difference is, is that these bad guys are demons. We fought. If it wasn't for the Charmed Ones, well all of you would have a lot of angry parents to answer to!"

"You shouldn't even be here! You're not even a full witch! It's because of your mother and Sam that everyone is breaking the rules! Witch/whitelighters aren't supposed to exist! If it weren't for your Charmed status you-," but Paige interrupted him.

"If it weren't for me, all these students would be dead! My sisters wouldn't probably even be witches. So many innocents would die if it weren't for the Charmed Ones!"

"You're expelled from Magic School Paige Halliwell! You don't have any right to be a witch!" Kheel yelled.

"You can't do this! I have every right to be here! I have every right to be a witch!"

"You're half- whitelighter! You should have never been! The only thing that keeps you alive is your Charmed One status!" he repeated.

"You don't get to talk to her like that!" Phoebe said bursting into the room.

"You are novices."

"Yeah, well we just defeated a demon that you wouldn't have been able to!" Prue shot back, "Besides if you weren't so busy 'up there' this wouldn't have happened!" For over an hour the Charmed Ones argued with the Elders.

Paige slipped out heading to her dorm. Several students lingered in the hallways. She was relieved to see that Hadley and Melanie were still there. She told them what happened in Gideon's office with the other Elders. They helped Paige pack with only small talk. They talked about that this may be the last month they would spend here. Melanie would travel back to Florida, Hadley to South Dakota, and Paige back to San Francisco. They tried to keep their hopes up saying that they Magic School if not open after fall break would definitely be open after New Year. The question that no one dared ask was if there would be more demon attacks. There was the topic of if their parents would even allow them to come back. Hope was all they had; they just had to hope that they would return to school.

"I'll see you after the fall break then," Hadley said hugging her two roommates as her parents came to get her. They looked at Paige with admiration, their daughter was a friend of and was sharing a room with a Charmed One, the greatest force of the good the world would ever know. Melanie's parents were another story though.

"Let's go Melanie," her father said looking at Paige with disgust.

"Yes sir," she said hugging Paige.

"Melanie!" he barked and she broke her hug with Paige.

"I'll see you later then," she said softly.

"We'll see about that. Come on, let's go home," he said. She mouthed an apology to Paige and turned forward, stepping into her portal home. Paige heard her sisters calling for her. She grabbed her suitcase of clothing and possessions, looking around her room not knowing if she'd return. They returned to the Manor in silence.

Melanie fought with her parents when they arrived at their mansion in Florida.

"She's half whitelighter!" her father stated.

"So? It's not like she's a demon! She's a Charmed One!"

"If I even allow you to go back to that school you won't be rooming with that half-breed!"

"Paige isn't a half-breed! How dare you call her that! She's one of my best friends!" They argued until Melanie's mother intervened.

"They're friends Gabriel. They aren't romantic interests. Not like Peter was with Florence."

"Don't you ever mention their names! Peter is no son of mine! Not after he ran off with the whitelighter! They weren't supposed to be together, and he knew that!"

Something Melanie had kept from her friends was one of the reason she went to Magic School, it wasn't because of a premonition, or because she wanted to learn more like Paige. It was because her father didn't want her influenced by her brother's actions. Peter and she were about ten years apart in age. At eighteen Peter was given a whitelighter the summer before he moved to Chicago. He had graduated from high school and was going to the University of Chicago on full scholarship. Abigail, Peter and Melanie's mother, had requested that Peter have a whitelighter of his own for protection.

While Peter worked at a small beach shack during that summer he and Florence fell in love. She had been a whitelighter for nearly a hundred years, having died of the flu in the early 1900s. Their relationship was only friendship until Peter asked her out to the movies when he had a day off. He said it'd be great bonding for them, since they'd be working together a lot in Chicago. The evening ended with a kiss. There were stolen kisses the rest of the summer.

Peter had told eight year old Melanie of the relationship and she kept it hidden like he did. Every now and then she went out with them so her parents wouldn't suspect anything. In mid- August though they did find out.

"You aren't allowed to have a romantic relationship with whitelighters! You know the rules Peter!" his father and said to him.

"Rules are meant to be broken, father! You can't stop our relationship," he said.

"The Elders can!" Unbeknownst to the father and son Florence was talking to the Elders at the same moment. She said she wanted to clip her wings. The Elders didn't know of the relationship but they asked why she would want to clip her wings, so she told them.

"There are rules Florence, that must be followed!"

"What about Sam Wilder?" he was at the time only a rumor. The Elders knew that there were less than five witch-whitelighter children and they wanted to keep it that way.

"A rumor, we suspected of a relationship but there wasn't one." She stated she still wanted to clip her wings and when she next saw Peter she told him so.

"My father has forbidden out relationship," he said, "He's going to tell the Elders."

"I already did. I told them that I wanted to clip my wings Peter," she said, "I chose you." Gabriel was still angry and cut Peter off.

"It's been ten years! I haven't seen my brother in ten years because of you! And now you're trying to take away my friend?! Why don't you open your eyes and see that society has changed for once!" Melanie yelled storming out of her father's office, pictures falling off the wall and books off the shelves. She slammed the door closed with squinting her eyes and went to her room.

A/N: I hoped you like the little back story of Melanie. I would love to do more with Melanie and Hadley but if you don't want, I'll only focus on the sisters. The next chapter will take place at the Manor, and you will find out the position of Magic School. Please review with your thoughts and if you want me to continue with the back stories of Melanie and Hadley!