Kate Mitchell

Kate Mitchell is a character from the story Something to Be by Sammy41 on fanfiction.net. She is best known as the daughter of Paige Matthews and Henry Mitchell.

Childhood & Early Life
Born April 18, 2007, Katherine Pandora Matthews-Mitchell is the first born of Paige Matthews and Henry Mitchell, and the oldest of a set of twins. She was named after a foster mother her father was particularly close with during childhood. Her middle name starts with a 'P' to continue the Halliwell tradition of names. Her sister Sam was born forty-two minutes after her. She also has a younger brother Henry Jr. who was born when she was four.

Overall, Kate's childhood was rather pleasant and uneventful. She grew up with her sister and brother and parents in a house a few streets over from the Halliwell manor, and spent much time playing with her cousins. After spending time as a child at Magic School, Kate then moved onto public school. Like the rest of the Halliwells, she went to Golden Gate High School. When the twins entered the school, Wyatt was a senior, Chris was a junior, and Laura was a sophomore. Many of their younger cousins filtered into the school after, making them surrounded by family for most of their education.

When she was seventeen, Kate's father, Henry, was killed in an incident with a parolee. Kate was greatly affected by his absence, but kept quite for the most part about her feelings. She continued with her everyday life and holed up about how she felt, causing her mother to worry about her. Kate bounced back quickly and with resilience, however, and though she missed her father, carried on with strength.

At Golden Gate, Kate was an average student. She enjoyed history class and learning foreign langauages. Outside of the classroom, she was an exceptional athlete and captained the volleyball team for two years, leading them to consecutive league championships. She also played varsity basketball and ran track. Of the Halliwells, she is one of the most athletic, and harnassed many of these skills playing with her older male cousins. Socially, Kate was mainly friends with the jocks and her teammates, but was overall rather popular. After graduation from high school, her sights were set on following her magical calling.

Education & Career Path
From an early age, Kate knew she wanted to be a whitelighter. She was inspired to follow in her mother's footsteps and also passionate about helping others and fighting demons. Still, at Paige's insistence, Kate continued to pursue her education. Kate was offered an athletic scholarship from San Francisco State University to play volleyball and run track, so joined her cousin Chris at the school. While at SFS, Kate earned a BA in anthropology and a minor in history.

At the age of 21, the Elders began assigning Kate charges. Though the load was sometimes hard to handle as both a student and an athlete, she proved herself capable of attending to her magical and academic commitments. After earning her degree, she became a full-time whitelighter, handling dozens of charges, while also helping protect other innocents from demons.

Following the clipping of her wings and discharge as a whitelighter, Kate reconsiders her career choices. In the episode "Good Times Gonna Come" she reveals to the family that she applied to the Police Academy. Concurrently her brother Joey has applied at the same time, though the two were unaware of the other's plans.

Powers
Kate and her sister both began showing their powers at about the same age with the ability to orb. Like her mother, Kate is both a whitelighter and a witch and also half mortal because of her father. The ability to orb is derived from her whitelighter genetics and one she mastered as a toddler.

It was aorund this same age that Kate also discovered the power to telekinetic orb. This is a power identical to the one her mother wielded and is the main offensive ability that Kate uses. In the beginning, Kate called for items to be transported to her, but as she became more acquainted and skilled the the ability she can rely on simply thinking of the object for it to be absorbed by orbs and in her control.

As a full-time whitelighter, Kate was also granted the ability to heal so that she may help and protect her charges. It is important to remember that this power was not one she inherited but one she was given in order to serve. The same goes for her ability to sense her charges, hover, and glamour. All of which are whitelighter powers that the Elders granted her because of her commitment.

Kate and Sam have also been shown to have telepathic powers with one another. While they cannot directly communicate, they can sense if one another is in trouble or have a general idea of what the other is thinking or feeling. This ability seems to be connected to the fact that they are Halliwells but also because they are twins.

Overall, Kate is one of the most dedicated and reliable witches in the family. As a full-time whitelighter, she has plenty of time to pursue demons and protect innoncents. She is one of two, completely dedicated witches in the family, the other being Lila. Her fighting and combat skills have been well developed and she is very lethal and consistent in her battles. With her abilities, she is one of the family members often depended on and sought out when there are demonic problems.

Clipping of Whitelighter Wings
Kate's powers are put in jeopardy when she begins drinking following her mother's death. Her alcoholism put her charges in danger and more than once she ignores their calls and fails to help them because she is drunk. The Elders warn her early on of what could happen if she continues, but Kate has several more incidents. In the fourth episode ("Bloodline") the Elders strip Kate of her powers (healing, sensing, glamoring, and orbing). They say that she may be able to earn them back but as of now she can only cast spells and has no charges.

Personality & Relationships with Family
Kate's most apparent characteristics are of her strong demeanor and confident outlook. She is extremely independent, courageous, and self-sufficient, making her a successful witch, whitelighter, and dependable family member. Kate can tend to seem a little aloof or cold as she isn't near as emotional or sentimental as her sister or others in the family. Despite her detached ways of thinking and feeling, she is still kind and cares deeply for her family. In fact, in light of Kate's tough exterior, she can be rather vulnerable and insecure. When her mother dies, she tries to avoid getting emotional but later crumbles under the pressure she puts on herself. She is the kind of person who likes answers and solving problems, and desperately puts forth effort in pursuing Paige's killer. Kate is very self-motivated, determined, and disciplined, and puts this to use in her magical life.

Following her mother's death, Kate begins drinking in order to cope. Between her responsiblity for her charges and other parts of her life spiraling out of control, it becomes apparent that Kate has a problem with alcohol. The Elders clipping her wings becomes a clear indicator to the family that she needs help.

Kate's best friend is her twin sister Sam. The two girls are extremely close despite the fact that their relationship gets rocky in the midst of drama. Kate is protective of both Sam and her younger brother Joey. She identifies with Joey since both are athletic and also take pride in being strong and dependable. Kate is close with her cousin Lila, who she often consults with, as well as Chris. Overall, she gets along with most of her family members and with such a magically involved life, considers them her best friends.

Side Notes

 * Kate is an Aries.
 * Kate is a history buff and studied many courses at SFS. When Chris is in her room, he notices she has A People's History of the United States a book by Howard Zinn.
 * During her teen years Kate dabbled in playing guitar.
 * Kate has a fear of needles and elevators.
 * She lives with her sister in an apartment.