Paige Matthews/Halliwell
Born August 2, 1977, Paige Matthews is the daughter of Patty Halliwell and her Whitelighter lover Sam. Fearing for the safety of their newborn child after they broke the rules of the Elders by falling in love, Patty and Sam decided - along with Grams - to hide the baby in an orphanage. While growing up, Paige was a rebellious child who drank, smoked, and skipped school. It was when her adoptive parents died that Paige sobered up. A powerful essay on her parents death got her into college. In 2000, Paige decided to look for her birth parents. She gave up her search when she found out that her suspected birth mother, Patty Halliwell, had died a long time ago. Despite this, she always felt somehow connected to the Halliwells. Paige frequented P3 a lot that year to be closer to the girls. When Prue died and Piper incited the spell to find a lost witch, Paige magically received the paper showing Prue's death. At the funeral Paige met the sisters, especially Pheobe, who had a premotion Shax would kill her. Little did Paige and the girls know they were really sisters. At first Paige seemed reluctant to use her powers and being a witch but slowly forming the bond with her sisters helped her to accept her powers. Paige not only joined the Power of Three, but also the Halliwell manor where she now lives, too. When we first met her, Paige was working as an assistant at South Bay Social Services, helping others even without magic. However, when Piper became pregnant, Paige decided that she wanted to take the reigns and learn more about the world of magic. Through this, she has become much more active with her powers. However, it seems being super-witch has made Paige's social life take a back seat, so she is currently thinking of returning to the work force by working at a temp agency which sends on odd jobs every week.