Phoebe Bowen

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## Biographical Information

### Born

* January 1895  (Aged 70)
* October 28th, 1970  (Reborn)

## Magical Characteristics

### Basic Powers

* Spell Casting
* Scrying
* Potion Making
* Mediumship

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Good
* The Anderson Line

**Phoebe Bowen** was a witch descended from the Warren line of witches. Born on January 1895 to William and Priscilla Bowen, she was a good magical witch with the power of cryokinesis, and lived with her cousins, Pearl Russell and Paula Baxter, at 1329 Prescott Street. She worked as a professional photographer during Baxter's speakeasies.

Phoebe neither married nor had any children, and passed away at some point before 1970, after which she was reborn as Paula's eldest great-granddaughter, Prudence Halliwell.

## History

### Early Life

Phoebe had two first cousins through her father's family; Paula Baxter and Pearl Russell. Phoebe lived with Paula and her husband, Gordon Johnson, in a Victorian manor in San Francisco along with Russell.

### Working at the Speakeasy

As a professional photographer, Phoebe was exceptionally skillful in her work, given the numerous people who queued up for her to take their portraits during the speakeasies that Paula hosted there. Magic was, apparently, used openly at the speakeasies, as Pearl made potions and cast spells for customers, and divined the future at a booth in the conservatory.

In 1924, Phoebe and Paula learned that Pearl's lover, Anton, was an immortal warlock, and that she had been swayed to evil by him. For a small while, at least, the two cousins bided their time, perhaps hoping Pearl would turn back.

### Fighting Russell

However, the two cousins eventually realized that Pearl had been swayed beyond reason, and they grew to believe that she and the immortal Anton were soulmates. Hence, in February 1924, Phoebe told Paula to find a spell to curse Pearl and all of her future incarnations, as they planned to fight back when their evil cousin and her lover attacked, and ensure that she could not reunite with Anton in any lifetime.

At the speakeasy, Phoebe tried to get Pearl to talk to her, but she told her that they were done talking. Paula then approached her and passed her the curse, which she then slipped into her garter.

Later on, Pearl asked Phoebe to talk upstairs. Just before she could respond, Paula was heard screaming from the hallway. Pearl then shot a stream of fire out of her hand at Phoebe, which she extinguished with her icy cold breath. She then tried to use her power directly on Pearl, but Pearl's Protection Amulet absorbed it. After a taunting remark from Pearl, Phoebe used her camera to blind her for a second and knocked her down. Paula then arrived from the other room and began to choke Pearl while Phoebe got the spell out. However, before they could cast it, Pearl's body was possessed by her next life, Phoebe Halliwell, who managed to escape the cousins' grip and ran upstairs. Phoebe shot her icy breath at her on the stairs, which missed, before following her upstairs with Paula.

### Cursing Russell

Phoebe and Paula followed Phoebe Halliwell upstairs, but realized that she had slipped passed them and gone back down. They got down just in time to pin her down, tie a noose around her neck, and get the curse back out. The two of them cast it, though watching confusedly as Phoebe Halliwell muttered a spell of her own, trying to return to her own body. The cousins killed Pearl with the curse being successful while Phoebe Halliwell escaped. It is unknown what the cousins did with her body.

### Later Life

Phoebe never married nor had any children, unlike Paula who had a daughter, Penelope. Phoebe died at some point before 1970, at which point she was reincarnated as Paula's first great-granddaughter and the eldest Charmed One, Prudence Halliwell.

Phoebe's camera was kept in the attic of the house, currently known as the Halliwell Manor. Phoebe Halliwell came across it while searching for the family tree. Finding the camera and knowing that her past life was a photographer, inspired Prue to quit her job at Buckland Auction House and pursue a job in photography, which she always had a passion for.

## Physical Appearance

When Phoebe Halliwell's soul entered Pearl's body, she recognized her sister Prue's soul within Phoebe, and so she looked identical to Prue. However, Phoebe had reddish-brown hair in a short bob, and it is unknown if her eye color (green like Prue's) was her actual eye color.

## Personality

As a photographer, Phoebe was amiable towards her customers, addressing them with a courteous smile and even helping them to look their very best before she took their photos.

However, in her persona as a witch, Phoebe appeared to be stern, intimidating, powerful, and resourceful. For instance, during her fight with Pearl, she used her camera to temporarily blind Pearl to knock her down. She was also capable of making difficult decisions to which she had no apparent regrets about, as seen when she—unlike Paula—had no qualms with cursing Pearl.

## Powers and Abilities

***Basic Powers***
* **Spell Casting:** The ability to cast spells and perform rituals.
* **Potion Brewing:** The ability to brew potions.
* **Scrying:** The ability to locate a person or object by the use of a scrying crystal, a map, and sometimes other tools.
* **Mediumship:** The ability to see and commune with spirits of the dead.

***Active Powers***
* **Cryokinesis:** The ability to generate and manipulate cold and ice, generally to project streams or blasts of intense cold intended to freeze targets. Bowen activated this power by blowing on her hand, and it was shown to be strong enough to not only extinguish fire, but also disintegrate objects.