P. Baxter

Priscilla Johnson nee Baxter (September 1897 - December 1970) was a good witch born in the Warren line. She was the daughter of Philippa Warren and a niece to Brianna Warren and Lola Mack. She is the mother of Penny "Grams" Halliwell and Gordon II Johnson and hence the great-grandmother of the Charmed Ones, as well as the past life of Piper Halliwell.

Priscilla died on December 1970 which gave her time to meet her great-granddaughter Prue who was born on October 28th, 1970, though it was never mentioned if she did or did not.



Powers & Abilities
As a witch, Priscilla possessed the ability to cast spells, make potions and scry. She also had the power of Molecular Deceleration, which allows her to slow down molecules.

Priscilla only used her power once during Pardon My Past. When Anton tried to strangle her, Priscilla threw out her hands (just like Piper does when wishing to freeze something) and slowed Anton down. Although it was believed by many that Priscilla possessed the same power as Piper (Molecular Immobilization), Priscilla possessed the power of Molecular Deceleration (the power to slow down molecules, but not freeze them). Over the next generation, the power had grown stronger until Patty inherited Molecular Immobilization (the stronger version of Molecular Deceleration).

Romantic and Family Life


Priscilla was married to the past life of Dan Gordon, Piper's ex-boyfriend. Together they had a child.

Affair
For an unspecifed amount of time, Priscilla had an intense love affair with Leo's past life before dropping him for Gordon Johnson (Dan Gordon's past life), which Leo later called a mistake on her part.

Priscilla's daughter Penelope
In 1930 while in Boston, Massachusetts, Priscilla gave birth to her daughter, Penelope (Grams), in a hotel room, a breach birth as it was. This was revealed in the episode That 70's Episode. This makes her the only cousin out herself, Phoebe Bowen and Pearl Russell to marry and conceive a child; although not the only one to fall in love.

Killing her Cousin Russell
She suggested to Bowen that it was time to kill Russell, who had been turned evil by the immortal warlock Anton. She and Bowen took the additional measure of cursing Russell's soul; they were afraid that Anton and Russell would be too much for their descendants to handle if they ever got back together in a future life. The curse nearly killed Priscilla's great-granddaughter, Phoebe Halliwell, 76 years later.

Professional Life


Priscilla lived in the manor back in the 1920s with her two cousins Phoebe Bowen and Pearl Russell, when she ran a speakeasy during the prohibition. This was possibly where Piper's natural talent and enthusiam at running establishments such as P3, Quake and her restaurant came from.

Use of Magic in the Bar
Unlike in modern times the use of magic was not hidden at all, at last to those who frequented the speakeasy, with neither of her cousins or herself refraining from casting spells or using their active powers inside it. Since magic has always been protected from exposure it is possible that the speakeasy doubled as a getaway for witches.

Forename
An implication to what Baxter's first name was was never given, but there are several possibilities. One is Patricia, where Penny came up with the name for her daughter in memory of her grandmother. It could possibly be Prudence or Piper, for whom Patty named her eldest daughter and middle daughter, respectively; Baxter, like Phoebe Bowen, could have been another favorite relative perhaps. Piper, however, is less likely; that name wasn't very popular until Patty's time in the late 1960s. Another possibility could even be Paige, although this is unlikely as Patty's youngest daughter, whom she was forced to give up at birth, was named by her adoptive parents. Additionally, Paige, like Piper, did not become popular until the late 1960s. It is most likely that her forename was either Priscilla or Pamela due to the fact that they are two unused P. names which fit into the time period. Names like Patricia are unlikely because the Warren family only reuses names after the orginal memeber with that name has dies (example:Phoebe Halliwell was named after Phoebe Bowen who died five years before Phoebe's birth).

Appearances
Priscilla Baxter appeared in a total of 1 episode throughout the course of the series.


 * Season 2
 * Pardon My Past