Genie

Genies are magical tricksters who grant three wishes to their "master." Genies can revert to smoke, and are housed in items such as lamps, urns, and bottles.

Making a wish with a genie can be very dangerous, as there is often a catch to receiving what your after. Leo Wyatt once described it as "if you wish for a car, your grandfather may die and you'd inherit his car." ("Be Careful What You Witch For") So you must be as specific as possible so it cannot be interpreted another way. After the granting of the three wishes, the genie is set to be free.

In ancient times, a powerful sorcerer wanted to marry a demon named Jinny - but when she refused, he cursed her into a bottle as a genie. Over the centuries, she would pass from owner to owner, eventually finding her way to Bosk and later the Charmed Ones and Richard Montana.

Powers and Abilities

 * Projection - Limited to granting wishes
 * Teleportation - Combination of Whirling and Smoking
 * Shrinking
 * Possession

Notes and Trivia

 * In the 1960's, a popular television show "I Dream of Jeannie" was based on astronaut Major Nelson and a genie he found named Jeannie. When Phoebe was turned into a genie, Paige couldn't help but joke "Don't you need to go help Major Nelson." ("I Dream of Phoebe")
 * The television show "I Dream of Jeannie" clearly inspired both the episode title and genie garb in "I Dream of Phoebe", as well as Phoebe's blonde wig. Not to mention the bottle itself of course.
 * Alyssa Milano uses her outfit she wore as a genie as on of the link pictures on her website.
 * The genie in Be Careful What You Witch For seemed to have a lot more freedom than the genies in I Dream of Phoebe, suggesting that different genie bottles can have different rules.
 * Genies can hide their true morality, as seen when the evil Jinny was able to touch the Book of Shadows while being a Genie.

Appearances
Genies appeared in a total of 2 episode throughout the course of the series.


 * Season 2 -
 * Be Careful What You Witch For


 * Season 6 -
 * I Dream of Phoebe