Austin Herrick

Austin Herrick is a freshman college student in Philadelphia, and a nascent warlock with the power of Energy Beam. He is descended from Matthew Tate's bloodline. His father was a warlock and his mother mortal.

Early life
Austin was still very young when his father was killed by a witch. His mother got caught in the crossfire and died as well. Austin had since been orphaned. He eventually went to college in Philadelphia with Isaac's help, majoring biotechnics.

Unintentionally Joining the Witch Hunters
One day, Isaac brought Austin to an art museum and told him about witches, then forced him to approach a witch in another room. Austin was skeptical about magic, and tried to help Alysha. But then, Isaac entered the room and drew out his gun. Austin pushed him away and it went off, alerting everyone. Austin fled the state with Isaac and ended up in Salem, where he met up with his entire faction of Witch Hunters. Isaac told him everything about witchcraft and its dangers, but Austin questioned it.

Austin witnessed a local coven being drained of their powers, and did not enjoy watching the women's suffering. When Isaac brought him back to Philadelphia to target the same witch again, Austin went to warn her instead. The plan backfired as Isaac appeared in his demonic form in public, forcing Alysha to reveal her powers in self defense. An adrenaline-filled Austin then shot laser beams out of his hands and caught the demon's attention. Once Isaac knew his power had surfaced, he brought Austin back to the headquarters and tied him up in chains and tried to drain his blood in his creation of the four Books of Light that were meant for the Charmed Ones.

He was completely weak when the Charmed Ones found him and saved him. Austin was then brought back to the Nexus where he was nurtured back to health with Alysha's help. Despite his warlock background, the Halliwell sisters believed that he was not as evil as the other warlocks they had met in the past, and deemed him worthy of saving.

Powers and Abilities

 * Basic Powers
 * Spell Casting: The ability to cast spells and perform rituals.
 * Potion Making: The ability to brew potions.
 * Scrying: The ability to locate another being or object with the use of a map and a crystal.


 * Active Powers
 * Energy Beam: The ability to shoot beams of energy.

Notes and Trivia

 * The Charmed Ones theorize that the Window of Opportunity, in which a witch who has recently awakened to her powers can be easily swayed by good and evil, may apply to Austin.

Appearances
Austin Herrick has appeared in a total of 1 novel throughout the franchise.