The Necromancer

The Necromancer was a former demon named Armand, who had fallen in love with Penny Johnson; Grams. Although he loved her deeply, he had done something that caused Penny to vanquish him. Although he was vanquished, he became a ghost and became greedy for more power. He began devouring the spirits from magical beings which would cause him to temporarily come back to life. A few years later, Penny had fallen in love with another man, Allen Halliwell. In 1950, they had gotten a child, Patty Halliwell, and were having Patty's wiccaning when the Necromancer attacked. He wanted to devour every spirit of the Halliwell line so that he could come back to life for eternity, but Penny banished him to the Spirit World before he could execute that plan.

In 2003, Penny was summoned back to the physical world, to perform a Wiccaning for her great-grand son Wyatt Matthew Halliwell. She told Piper of the Necromancer, brewed a potion, and banished him once again. After being summoned back again, he captured Grams in hopes of forcing her to summon the Halliwell Matriarchs and absorb their magic, thuse ressurecting them both. He nearly succeeded in doing this, until Paige Matthews cast the Truth Spell on her grandmother. The spell broke the Necromancer's hold on Penny and revealed that she still loved him but Penny's love for her family was bigger. Using a spell, she vanquished his spirit for all eternity.

Appendices

 * (Book of Shadows text:)



Necromancer

 * The Necromancer is not a demon
 * but the ghost of a demon who was
 * vanquished. Mostly dwelling in the
 * spirit realm he has dominion over
 * the dead, although he has been
 * known to escape to the land of the
 * living. He no longer possesses
 * powers of his own but feeding on
 * the souls of the magical dead
 * imbues him with temporary life. The
 * length of his empowerment depends
 * on the strength of the Spirit.

Grams' Notes

 * Left page
 * favorite dinner: lamb chops with mint jelly
 * Enjoys Clark Gable pictures
 * Enjoys Luxuries of LIFE! 


 * Right page
 * Willing to do anything to live!!
 * A user and a liar

Appearances
The Necromancer has appeared in a total of 1 episode throughout the course of the series.


 * Season 5
 * Necromancing the Stone