Melinda Halliwell

Melinda Prudence Halliwell is the youngest child and only daughter of Piper Halliwell and Leo Wyatt . She is the only one of The Charmed Ones ' children to be just a witch, as Henry Jr. becomes a sorcerer . She is the younger sister of Wyatt and Chris Halliwell . Melinda is named after her powerful ancestor Melinda Warren who began the Charmed legacy.

## History

### Background

Melinda was born to Piper  and Leo on January 3rd of 2007. Because her father was mortal at the time of conception, she did not inherit whitelighter  abilities like her two older brothers, Wyatt and Chris .

Growing up, Melinda attended both regular high school and Magic School . She was the good girl, got good grades and hardly ever found herself in trouble. Melinda aspired to be a creative writer, but works as a Journalist at the Bay Mirror.

She does not have much luck with guys, as they all tend to have some weird obsession, or turn out to be a demon. According to her older brother Chris , Melinda has had over seven demonic or evil boyfriends.

## Personality

Growing up, it was always clear that Melinda was going to be like her Aunt Phoebe. Not only did they resemble each other in appearance, their personalities were very similiar.

Melinda is cunning, confident and creative. She is sometimes lost for what she wants, and sometimes believes that she is never going to find out, but she is resilient and never gives up, despite the difficulties and bumps in the road.

As an adult, Melinda channels her creativity into writing, but is too nervous to share her stories with anyone. Despite her confidence, her writing is something she seems to struggle sharing.

## Relationships

### Romantic

* Manny Wolfe

Melinda and Manny were very on and off in the beginning of their relationship, as he would occasionally disappear for days at a time, or they were taking time apart so Melinda could deal with Manny's lie about who he was. After all is said and done and Daxter is vanquished, Melinda and Manny are able, for the most part, to be a normal couple. Melinda and Manny are one of the only couples to be together most of the series.

### Family

* Piper Halliwell

Piper Halliwell is Melinda's mother. Piper and Melinda get along similiar to how Leo and the boys do, always doing specific 'girl' things together as she grew up. Piper always knows how to handle Melinda through her whole range of emotions and is often the one to calm her down or soothe her when she is angry or upset. Melinda adores her mother, and the two rarely fight.

* Leo Wyatt

Leo Wyatt is Melinda's father. Melinda loves her father, and vice versa, and the two spend a lot of time gently bullying each other, while always reassuring their love for the other. Leo and Melinda butt heds more than Melinda and Piper, but Leo's love for his daughter and the feeling of protection he provides always brings Melinda right back to her father.

* Wyatt Halliwell

Wyatt Halliwell is Melinda's older brother. Melinda and Wyatt, like the rest of the Halliwell-Wyatt family, have a close relationship. Wyatt always acted as the 'protective big brother' towards Melinda, and although Chris acted similiar, Wyatt was more serious about it. He's never liked any of her boyfriends, but he claims that was because 'most of them were demons anyways'. Despite his protective nature, Wyatt and Melinda have plenty of fun times together, and they still share all of their gossip and secrets with each other.

* Chris Halliwell

Chris Halliwell is Melinda's older brother. Chris and Melinda have always had the typical older brother-younger sister relationship, with their relationship built on bullying, overprotection and of course, sibling love. The pair have a real friendship aside from being siblings, and have and will always look out for each other.

* PJ Halliwell

PJ Halliwell is Melinda's cousin. Melinda and PJ, along with Henry, have a better bond than most of the cousins because they all went to school at the same time, in the same year, and on most occasions, in similiar classes. Melinda and PJ were both very popular in high school, but always found time to hang out together outside their respective friend groups.

* Parker Halliwell

Parker Halliwell is Melinda's cousin. Parker and Melinda don't talk often, but when they do they always get along like a house on fire (often commented on by the pair, "Why don't we talk enough?") .

* Peyton Halliwell

Peyton Halliwell is Melinda's cousin. Peyton is like the little sister that Melinda never got to have. Able to sympathise with her about being the youngest in the family, they often bond over overprotective sibling problems. Peyton always thought two older sisters was enough, but enjoys the company of Melinda also.

* Henry Mitchell Jr.

Henry Mitchell Jr. is Melinda's adoptive half-cousin. Melinda was Henry's best friend growing up. Mostly because of how close in age they were, but ever since they were babies they'd always been drawn to each other. Their relationship was one that almost made them seem like twins, as they'd often have the same ideas, or opinions, or even say the same thing at the same time.

* Tamora Mitchell

Tamora Mitchell is Melinda's half-cousin. Tamora was part of Melinda's friend group in high school, despite being in a younger grade. Melinda was supportive of Tamora when she chose to drop out of high school early, and reassures her it was the right thing to do when she feels as though she should've stayed. Melinda dores the twins, and the twins adore her also.

* Kat Mitchell

Kat Mitchell is Melinda's half-cousin. Kat was not in the same friend group as Melinda and Tamora, but did talk to them both a lot at school despite this. Melinda and Kat love to joke around together, often through teasing and classic jokes.

* Phoebe Halliwell and Coop Halliwell
* Paige Matthews and Henry Mitchell
* Victor Bennett

## Powers & Abilities

### **Basic Powers**

**Spell Casting:** The ability to cast spells and perform rituals. Phoebe is considered the best spell writer of all four sisters.

**Potion Making:** 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**

**Premonition:** The ability to see and experience events from the past, present, and future.

## Professional Life

Melinda works at The Bay Mirror with her Aunt Phoebe, and works as a reportive journalist for events happening in the area, often getting to go to such events and photograph them.