Henry J. Mitchell Jr.

Henry Joseph Matthews-Mitchell Jr. is a character from the story Something to Be written by Sammy41. He is best known as the youngest son of Paige Matthews and her husband Henry Mitchell.



Childhood & Early Life
Henry Joseph Matthews-Mitchell Jr. is the first and only son born to Paige Matthews and Henry Mitchell. He is also the couple's youngest child, born four years after his older sisters. Henry, better known as Joey, is named after his father and goes by his middle name to avoid confusion with his namesake. Joey was born June 7, 2012 at the San Francisco Memorial Hospital. He shares a birthday with his aunt Piper Halliwell.

As expected, Joey's early years were spent with his parents and twin sisters at the family home a few streets over from his aunt Piper's. Unlike most of his cousins, however, Joey did not attend Magic School daycare because he was forbidden. This means he spent much more time with his mother during his early life than his sisters and cousins, at least until he was able to attend a "mortal" preschool.

When Joey was 12 years old, Henry Mitchell Sr. was killed by a rogue parolee. Joey, who was very close with his father, was distraught following Henry's death. In his depression he took to silence for nearly two years, until going to a therapist finally helped him cope with his father's passing.

Joey attended Golden Gate High School. While there he was mostly invested in athletics, known around school as a jock. He played varsity football and baseball and earned all-state honors during his last years of play. Academically Joey was relatively average, maintaing grades that appeased his mother. He was very popular and aside from being captain of both the football and baseball teams his senior year, he was also voted class vice president. After graduation Joey was enrolled at the University of San Francisco.

Education & Career Path
While attending the University of San Francisco, Joey tried out for the baseball team and made it as a walk-on. He was offered a scholarship after his freshman year to play with the team by his sophomore season. Joey was unsure of what he wanted to do after high school and decided to pursue a bachelor's in psychology while trying to decide. During his junior year of college, Joey injured his knee in a game and was sidelined from the sport for the next two seasons, losing his scholarship. With more time on his hands he took a part-time job bartending at his aunt Piper's club, P3.

For a majority of the beginning of the story, Joey struggles to decide what he wants to do after college. With graduation approaching and still no clear career path, he hastily applies to the Police Academy intending to follow in his father's footsteps. It is revealed in the episode "Good Times Gonna Come" that his sister Kate has also applied, though the two were unaware of the other's plans.

Powers
Unlike all of his cousins and aunts and all the generations before him, Joey is the first Halliwell to be born without any powers. This can be attributed to the fact that his father is mortal and his mother also has mortal ancestory. During his childhood, his parents and aunts and uncles were under the impression that he would eventually inherit powers, just later than the rest of his relatives. By age 8, when Joey still had no powers, it was assumed that he would never develop any. In order to protect him from demons, energy balls, spells, telekinesis, and any other form of offensive magic, his aunts blessed an amulet, which he wears as often as possible.

Personality & Relationships with Family
Joey can be described as a happy go lucky sort of guy. This can be attributed to the fact that he is the baby of the family. Still, Joey is shown to get frustrated recieving extra attention because he is the only mortal. He constantly struggles with not being able to aid the family in demonic or magical spars, and sometimes feels like an outsider amongst the rest of his cousins. Most of his family members feel the need to protect him, even as he is a grown man, because of his human status, which is hard for him because he is equally protective in his own nature.

In most cases, Joey is still has a postivie relationship with all members of the family. He is often a listener to his cousins problems and an objective voice when it comes to shedding advice. Joey's willing to go to any lengths to help his family and usually desperate to find someway to help, even if it means getting himself in trouble at times. Overall it can be agreed that Joey is a good guy, who wants nothing more than to do the right thing and be the hero, but lacks direction and authority. He is very much in the process of finding himself at the beginning of Something to Be.

Joey gets along with his older male cousins, Wyatt and Chris, whom he spent most of his childhood trying to emulate. As expected he is close with his sisters, but also looks up to Laura who is his eldest female cousin. His best friend is his cousin Lucy, who is the closest to him in age. He is also very close with his aunt Piper, especially after his mother passes away. During his infancy and early childhood he often spent time with her while his parents were working since he was not permitted to attend Magic School daycare.

Romantic Life
None of Joey's romantic interests have been introduced in the story Something to Be, however, there have been several mentions of his taste in women. According to Melinda, he often picks up girls from the club where he works, and seems to have a thing for blondes. At one point, he also had a girlfriend named Rebecca.

Side Notes

 * Joey rides a motorcycle.
 * He has lived in three different houses in Something to Be: He lived with his mother. Then after Paige's death he lived at the manor with his aunt Piper and uncle Leo. In the fourth episode, he moves in with his cousin Melinda after Lila moves out.
 * Joey's astrological sign is a Gemini. Not only does he share the same sign as his aunt Piper but the two share the same birthday.
 * In her will, Paige left her engagement ring to Joey in hopes that he will give it to the woman he marries.