Mel Vera

Piper Halliwell is the daughter of Victor Bennett and Patricia Halliwell. She is the middle sister of the Charmed Ones, meaning that it is her duty to protect innocents and occasionally save the world. This makes her the younger sister of Prudence Halliwell and the older sister of Phoebe Halliwell.

Mel is a witch with heightened abilities, due to her being a Charmed One. Along with her basic witch abilities (casting spells and brewing potions), she originally possessed the power to manipulate time, allowing her both to freeze time, and accelerate the age of objects, but had her powers dormant when her aura was stripped for her own protection. However, her temporal powers returned over two years later, thanks to her unborn child from the future. Furthermore, Mel can access The Power of Three, the collective power of the Charmed Ones, allowing them to vanquish the most powerful of demons.

Powers and Abilities
If you want to see the development of Mel’s powers throughout the series, go to this page: Mel Vera/Power Development.
 * Basic Powers
 * Spell Casting: The ability to change and control events through the use of spells and rituals.
 * Potion Making: The power to brew and concoct potions, remedies, and elixirs that have supernatural properties. Mel has grown capable of making potions since losing her original powers.


 * Active Powers
 * Temporal Stasis: Mel's original active power is the ability to stop the flow of time. According to Harry, this power is common among control freaks and reflects Mel's controlling nature. She mostly uses hand gestures to activate her power but this is not necessary.


 * Former Powers
 * The Power of Three: The bond and connection between Mel and her sisters, known as the Charmed Ones, who are said to be the most powerful trio of witches. Mel and her sisters use their powers to protect innocent lives and vanquish demons, often invoking their joint "Power of Three" to defeat their enemies. Evidently, there are certain spells that require the Power of Three and cannot be cast by even the most powerful witches, like Charity Callahan. In "Safe Space", since the Charmed Ones' individual powers were stripped when they went through the portal to the Command Center, the Power of Three became ineffective as well, until a chance encounter with a retired Elder helped the sisters realize they could take on and finally regain the Power of Three in "Third Time's the Charm". After the death of Macy who sacrificed herself to save the world from the threat of the Whispering Evil, the Vera sisters lost their connection to the Power of Three. However, the Guardian revealed that there was another Charmed One out there and she could help them restore it.
 * Resistance: Presumably through the Power of Three, the Charmed Ones are able to resist the effects of having their memory erased to a certain extent, allowing the memories to slowly bleed back through.