Chapter 7

August (Four Wiccanings and a permanent move)

On the first day of August in late evening it was time to have the Wiccanings. Everyone gathered in the attic and summoned grams.

"Ok so we can't do all of them at the same time, so it will be one after the other in their birth order" Grams explained.

"Ok so that's Melinda, then Kat then Tamora then P.J." Piper stated.

The sister's held their children and stood beside their husband, the boys stood in-front of their parents and grams went to the book of shadows to say the spell.

"I call forth from time and space, Matriarchs from the Halliwell line, Mother's daughter, sister's friends, our family's spirt without end."

As grams said this the Matriarchs appeared in spirt form behind grams.

"To gather now in this sacred place, and help us bring this child to grace" grams finished.

Grams held out her arms to signal Piper to give her Melinda. Once Piper handed Melinda to grams, grams turned around to face the spirts and stated

"The next generation has been born into our family, our legacy. We pledge to be with this child, this beautiful girl always, apart but never separate, free but never alone, she is one of us, and because of that, we will bless her with all the goodness that we are. Welcome to the family, Melinda Phoebe Halliwell."

Grams kissed her on her cheek and then said "Bless be."

Once grams said it the spirts and adults said "bless be"

Then Wyatt and Chris said "bless be."

Melinda's Wiccaning was over so Piper took her back and Paige was about to give grams Kat when fifteen of those demons of witches extinct showed up. The sprits vanished, Wyatt, Chris and Melinda orbed out, P.J. beamed out and Leo orbed out with the twins. Grams tried to hold them off but was knocked out, the sisters held hands and chanted

"You cannot have our children, you cannot end our family tree, the power of three will set us free, we banish you with the power of three."

The demons screamed and vanished in the thin air. Phoebe checked on grams who was out cold, and Leo orbed the children back. Piper checked her watch, the Wiccanings have to be completed before mid-night or the sprits disappear, it was nine thirty at night. Nineteen more of the demons came and were vanquished. After that, the babies were fussy, hungry, and smelly and the boys were hungry and thirsty and were tired.

By the time, they were all finished eating, and they were all changed, and 20 more demons were vanquished, it was 11: 54 at night. They raced back to the attic but grams shook her head. Wiccanings have to be completed before mid-night and can't be done earlier than 7 at night

"Sorry girls it's too late, we'll have to continue this tomorrow, same time" grams said then vanished.

The next day at eight everyone gathered in the attic summoned grams, and got into position. The sister's held their daughter and stood beside their husbands. Wyatt and Chris stood in front of Piper and Leo, and grams went to the book of shadows to say the spell.

Once the Matriarchs appeared in spirt form Paige gave grams Kat. Holding Kat, grams turned around to face the spirts and stated

"The next generation has been born into our family, our legacy. We pledge to be with this child, this beautiful girl always, apart but never separate, free but never alone, she is one of us, and because of that, we will bless her with all the goodness that we are. Welcome to the family, Katalina Piper Halliwell."

Grams kissed her on her cheek and then said "Bless be."

Once grams said it the spirts and adults said "bless be"

Then Wyatt and Chris said "bless be."

Kat's Wiccaning was over so Paige took her back at the same time she gave Tamora to grams. Grams turned around to face the sprits again and stated

"The next generation has been born into our family, our legacy. We pledge to be with this child, this beautiful girl always, apart but never separate, free but never alone, she is one of us, and because of that, we will bless her with all the goodness that we are. Welcome to the family, Tamora Billie Halliwell."

Grams kissed her on her cheek and then said "Bless be."

Once grams said it the spirts and adults said "bless be"

Then too many to count demons came in.

"Boys say it quickly" Paige said panicked

"Bless be." Wyatt and Chris quickly said.

The spirits and Grams vanished and sister's held hands and chanted

"You cannot have our children, you cannot end our family tree, the power of three will set us free, we banish you with the power of three."

"They must know were having the girls Wiccanings, we better be prepared, they're probably going to attack during the day tomorrow to get baby Prue before her Wiccaning" Piper said once the demons were vanquished.

"I'll take her up to the elders for the day, and orb her back in time for her Wiccaning" Paige said.

The next morning Paige orbed Prue to the elders and the day was spent vanquishing demons. After summoning grams and everyone was in position, Paige orbed to the elders picked Prue and orbed them back. Like the other times, grams said the spell and then faced the spirts after taking Prue and then stated

"The next generation has been born into our family, our legacy. We pledge to be with this child, this beautiful girl always, apart but never separate, free but never alone, she is one of us, and because of that, we will bless her with all the goodness that we are. Welcome to the family, Prudence Johnna Halliwell."

Grams kissed her on her cheek and then said "Bless be."

Once grams said it the spirts and adults said "bless be"

Wyatt and Chris said "Bless be."

The spirits disappeared and so did grams, and no demons came. It would worthless for them to come around anymore, all the Halliwell children were safe from them. The next morning everyone was in the living room.

"Well I guess we better start packing" Phoebe said sounding a little disappointed.

Leo looked at Piper who nodded

"you remember how we were looking at old photos last month, well it made me realize how much I miss having my sister's around" Piper admitted

"So if you want, you can all stay here with us, we can expand the manor a little more, I know it will be crazy at times" Leo offered.

"Oh when has this family not been crazy" Phoebe said

"Good point" Paige said.

"This family was made to be crazy, and we are the most protected here" Phoebe said

"Another good point" Paige agreed.

"If you all lived here with us, you can have access to the book of shadows, and free babysitters" Piper said.

"Let's just face it, Halliwell's are meant to stay together, I'm in" Phoebe said.

"I miss all the laughs, I'm in too" Paige said.

"This place always feels like home, I'm in" Henry said

"So am I" Coop agreed.

"It's ok with us" Wyatt and Chris said.

"Then it's settled, were all going to live in the manor" Piper announced.

Everyone hugged and felt happy and excited about this arrangement. After all family is family no matter what life brings.

"Ok so how many room do we need?" Phoebe asked

"Let's see as little as we can, One for Leo and I, one for Paige and Henry, one for Phoebe and Coop. One for Wyatt and Chris, one for Melinda, one for the twins, one for P.J. and one for Henry Junior, that's eight, but each floor has three rooms, so we'll have one room extra" Piper said.

"That can be a guest room" Paige suggested.

The others nodded and cast a spell to expand the manor

"This home is just too small, upon my powers I now call, turn this three bedroom base, into a nine bedroom place."

The adults then climb two sets of sitars to the new third floor, and found three empty rooms, and the same on the fourth floor.

"Ok, so how about parents on the second floor, the twins, Prue and Henry and on the third floor, Wyatt, Chris and Melinda on the fourth floor, which also has the extra room" Henry suggested

"Yeah that works" the other's agreed.

Phoebe and Coop beamed home to pack, Henry and Paige orbed home to do the same. Billie kept an eye on the babies, While Piper and Leo packed up Melinda's stuff and had the boy pack up their stuff. After packing, Wyatt and Chris put all the boxes in Wyatt's wagon and Piper and Leo pulled it up the stairs to the fourth floor. In the first room on the fourth floor, Leo orbed in the boy's furniture, and placed it with Piper, while the boys pulled in the wagon of boxes.

Piper and Leo then crossed the hall and entered the second room, and orbed in Melinda's furniture as the boys pulled in the wagon that only Melinda's stuff now. Piper and Leo placed everything then helped the boy unpack their things and put them away, and did the same for Melinda's packed up stuff. Afterwards they painted Wyatt and Chris on the boy's bedroom door, and painted Melinda on her bedroom door (their names not faces.)

Piper helped Phoebe and Coop set up P.J.'s room on the third floor, while Leo helped Paige and Henry set up the twin's room and Henry's room on the third floor. Afterwards, the adults painted the children's names on their bedroom doors. They then did the same after setting up their own rooms. Afterwards they had supper with Billie to celebrate them moving in together…again.

Later an Elder came to visit.

"Ok Leo it's time, are you taking the job?" the Elder asked

"Before I answer that, let's be clear, I can come home every day after school right?" Leo asked

"Yes and on holidays and birthdays, as long as you're teaching when you're supposed to you can come home when you want" the Elder answered

"Then yes, I would love to have the job" Leo decided.

"Well congratulation's here is your schedule" the Elder said as she gave him the schedule and orbed out.

That night they all got to say their good nights.

"Good night everyone, I love you" Wyatt told his family.

"So do I" Chris said.

One by one, the adults kissed and hugged the boys good night, and just before closing the door Leo and Piper heard the boys say

"Good night Chris, I love you, good night Wyatt, I love you."

Piper and Leo smiled and closed their door and walked into the nursery where Melinda was in her crib waiting for her good nights.

"Good night baby girl, mommy and daddy love you very much" Piper said as she gave her a kiss.

As Piper and Leo were about to leave, they got a surprise, Melinda stood up in her crib and said her first word "mama." Piper smiled big, picked up Melinda and gave her a big hug.

"Dada" Melinda said looking at Leo.

"Hey come here my big girl" Leo said taking Melinda from Piper's arms and giving her a big hug.

Leo put her back in her crib and followed Piper out of the room after closing her light and shutting her door. In P.J.'s room Phoebe put Prue in her crib and whispered

"I want another"

"Me too" Coop agreed.

Meanwhile Henry stood at the door way of the twins room listening to Paige sing to them

"I see trees of green, red roses, too,
I see them bloom, for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue, and clouds of white,
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky,
Are also on the faces of people going by.
I see friends shaking hands, sayin', "How do you do?"
They're really sayin', "I love you."

I hear babies cry. I watch them grow.
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world