A/N: I hope you all enjoy this chapter! Don't forget to review! Last chapter there was only one review.

WiccaWhiteWitchCharmedFan: Thank you! Paige's friends are original characters I've added in. I normally wait a week until I upload the next chapter. Paige won't have her own coven or BOS because she's already a Charmed One.

Chapter 52

Two weeks had passed since the closing of Magic School. It was only two days before Thanksgiving holiday and Piper was spending the entire time either in the kitchen or at the grocery store. Paige sat on a sofa in the conservatory holding her Magic School key. She hadn't heard from Hadley yet but she had from Melanie. She invited Paige to orb to New York for Black Friday shopping, she was visiting family there for Thanksgiving and her parents were okay with Paige coming out. Phoebe wanted to join Paige having missing out that holiday in the city but she knew that Magic School just temporarily closing down was hard for Paige.

"I don't know, Phoebe, I don't think Paige should really go," Prue said to Phoebe.

"We know she can orb there, she's orbed to Paris before! Besides, Paige will be with another witch. There are loads of people in the city; demons wouldn't attack because they don't want to risk exposure." Prue sighed knowing Phoebe was right.

"She can go but if a demon shows up here, she'll have to find a place to orb home," Prue said. As much as she hated to admit it, they needed their baby sister for demon attacks. After several weeks of being beaten by demons having Paige back proved to help immensely. The two demons that had attacked quickly died and they had saved their innocents. Paige was pleased to hear that she could go, a smile returning to her face.

Thanksgiving Day finally arrived and Piper had cooked a three course meal. There was the turkey of course, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and two types of pie; pumpkin and cherry. Leo had joined them along with Andy. Paige and Leo had eaten a lot because of burning so many calories by orbing. Still, the family had many leftovers, enough to last almost a week.

That evening Paige packed her purse with the money she had and several potions. She wanted to go shopping but she wanted to see what was happening at Magic School as well. Her and Hadley would shop of course but they would check out Magic School too. Hadley had suggested picking up Melanie too.

"I don't think her parents like me, besides I don't think they'd let her go," Paige said over the telephone that evening.

"I just won't tell her that you are coming. That way she won't be lying to her parents. I'll call her now, orb from San Francisco when it's like one," she said. Paige left when her sisters were still asleep and was happy to see her friends again.

"I thought I'd never see you again," Melanie said hugging Paige, "Sorry about my parents, they aren't huge fans about whitelighters." She gave Paige and Hadley a short story of what happened with her brother.

The friends were able to get some shopping done but after three hours they decided that anymore and they'd die from the crowds not from any demons.

"Should we check out Magic School?" Paige asked, "The school goes off of Pacific Coast time, so it's really early in the morning there."

"It may be the only time we go back, I say we go," Melanie said. Hadley nodded and they dropped all their shopping bags at Hadley's. No one was there and Paige pulled out her iron key. She placed it up against a wall happy to see the portal form.

"Let's go," Paige said as she and her friends stepped through, into Magic School. By looking around they could see the enforced charms and they noticed flyers posted on the walls. Paige yanked one off the wall and tucked it in her bag. They entered the library and saw shields around the books.

"The books are all locked up, we must need a key to check out a book," Melanie said. They then heard footsteps.

"Paige, orb us to our room!" Hadley said and just has Gideon entered they had disappeared. While in their room Paige pulled the flyer out.

School Policies:

1. If a student is tardy to class, they will receive immediate detention and are barred from any after school activities for a week.

2. During the lunch period students will stay in the dining hall. No student is to go to their room, the library, or any classroom.

3. Curfew has been moved up to seven p.m. Any student to be caught outside their room will receive immediate detention and are barred from any after school activities for a week.

4. No student is allowed to be in the hallway without staff or another student with them.

***These policies have been set in place and will be enforced immediately. They are placed for your safety and will be set indefinitely.***

Gideon's signature was at the bottom of the paper. Neither of the girls knew what to say. The school was staying open it seemed but it wouldn't be like before.

"What now?" Hadley asked putting the paper in one of the desk drawers.

"We wait," Paige said, "Until we're called back."

"I don't even think my dad will let me come back. He and my mom are fighting right now, mostly about Peter. Apparently he's been in contact with my mom all these years. I swiped his address from her study a few days ago." She pulled out a piece of paper.

"He lives in Springfield, Illinois now," she said.

"Want to see him? I can orb us," Paige said, "We should go anyway before someone suspects we're here." There was a knock at their door and they all froze.

"I heard students, I'm checking every dorm until I find them," Headmaster Gideon said, "You'll make it much easier if you open the door and reveal yourselves."

'What do we do?" Hadley mouthed to Paige. Before Paige could answer Gideon started talking again.

"I can open the door magically or you can open up girls," he said. Paige shoved Melanie into their closet knowing if her parents found out she really wouldn't be able to return. Paige opened the door to see a very unhappy Gideon.

"Headmaster, it's lovely to see you," Hadley said flashing a smile.

"My office, now, you too Melanie," he said and Melanie stepped out of hiding. The girls walked in silence to his office and sat down in the chairs waiting.

"What were you thinking? Do you have any idea how dangerous it was coming back here? What if there was a demon here? You are still new to the craft, all of you. You are still learning how to control your powers!"

"Headmaster, we didn't mean any harm, we just wanted to know what was going on. It's been two weeks and we don't know what's going on," Melanie said.

"An announcement will be going out next week! It was careless of you coming here. Foolish. What would your family think if they knew you were here? Melanie, I have already heard from your father and Paige, I'm sure your sisters aren't too sure of letting you come back."

"We haven't really talked about it," Paige said quietly, "But I'm sure they'll let me come back."

"My parents are okay with me coming back, sir," Hadley said, "They said one incident doesn't change anything."

"It changes everything! I know you have one of those policy flyers. I know everything that happens inside this school." He told the girls that two days after students returned home there was another demon attack. They found the weak link of the protective charms and had been looking for ones that were harder to get through. No one was killed except the demons. If the Source or Triad were to find a way in, Magic School was to be done for sure. When Paige asked who the Source and Triad were Melanie and Hadley were shocked.

"All you need to know for now is that they're very powerful demons," Gideon said. He went back to discuss the fate of the school. After discussing with the Elders, there were to be new policies and protections around the school. Guards were going to be placed in each hallway. Everything translated to one thing for the friends; Magic School was going to be a very different place.

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