Patricia Malone

**Patricia "Patty" Malone** is a retired witch and the mother of Ruby Malone. She is also the ex-wife of the duplicating demon, Earl.

## History

### Early Life

Patricia was a single parent who did her best to raise her daughter, Ruby. At some point, she met a man named Earl, but only after they married did they realize Earl was a possessive demon. They tried to get away from him, but he always found them, which eventually led Patricia to make the decision to escape to the Command Center and relinquish her powers in order to prevent Earl from tracking them down. Ruby ultimately followed through with the same decision.

### Throughout the Series

* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4

In "*Unsafe Space*", after Mel Vera found Ruby at a club for retired witches, she tells Mel about how she ended up in Witchness Protection when her mother and herself were forced into hiding from her mom's man, who they had found out was a demon. She also said that her mother had given her the choice in giving up her powers for a normal life.

In "*Witchful Thinking*", Mel mentions that Ruby went to visit her mom.

While brewing the Acceleration Potion in "*Schrodinger's Future*", Ruby revealed that, while raising her as a single mother, Patricia had used the potion frequently in order to help her get household chores done much quicker.

In "*Unveiled*", after finding bouquets of flowers left for her, Ruby remembered back to when her and her mother had been found by her demonic stepfather, Earl, and, while mother and daughter managed to hold him at bay through the combined efforts of their wind spell, Patricia was convinced that Witchness Protection was their only chance, and so destroyed their Book of Shadows, which in turn enabled her and Ruby to escape from Earl through a portal to The Command Center.

## Powers and Abilities

*Basic Powers*
* **Spell Casting:** The ability to cast spells and perform rituals.
* **Potion Making:** The ability to brew magical potions.

*Inactive Powers*
* **Immunity:** Being a witch, Patricia is inherently immune to certain magical abilities (e.g. the Sirens' songs and to Pixie Dust).

## Trivia

* Patty's first name is the same as the Charmed Ones' mother's in the original series.
* On July 11, 2021, Bethany Brown stated in her Instagram story that she knew her character's last name, but the only thing she revealed is that it started with a 'W'. However, in the episode "*Unveiled*", it is revealed to be Malone.
	+ It is most likely that this was simply retconned since then, or Ruby and her mom could have taken up an different last name to shake Earl off their trail, similarly to how Macy Vaughn was known as "Macy Flores" during her time under the Witchness Protection.
* During a flashback in the episode "*Unveiled*", Patty and Ruby used the Storm Spell to defend themselves against Earl, instead of using their powers. This can lead to the assumption that their powers weren't offensive or defensive in nature.
* It is currently unclear if Patty is alive or deceased. Though, with the way that Ruby talks of her and her not appearing to assist Ruby when she is later found by Earl, it can be assumed that she is deceased.

## Gallery

Patricia is sending herself and Ruby to Witchness Protection