Henry Mitchell is the mortal husband of Paige Matthews, a Charmed One, and a parole officer of the San Francisco Police Department. He is the father of their twin daughters Tamora and Kat Mitchell and their adopted son Henry Mitchell Jr.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early Life 1.2 Meeting Paige and Marriage 1.3 Troubles 1.4 Adopting Henry Jr. 1.5 Gaining Magic 1.6 Future Years 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Fighting Skills 2.2 Temporary Powers 2.2.1 Paige's Powers 2.2.2 Transformation 3 Appearances 4 Gallery

History

Early Life

Little is known about Henry prior to his first encounter with Paige Matthews, other than that he grew up in foster homes. Because the social agency kept moving him around whenever he got close to someone, he developed a fear of opening up to other people, including Paige. But later, he learns to overcome that fear.

Meeting Paige and Marriage

Henry met Paige in 2006, when he was looking after a teenage parolee identified as Speed, who also happened to be Paige's future-whitelighter charge. Initially they butted heads on what to do with Speed, but had found themselves attracted to each other and as time went on, they began dating.

Paige first used her healing powers on Henry after he was shot in an attempted armed robbery. Because her love for him was so strong, it awakened the power. She revealed to him that she was a witch soon after that, a revelation he took rather well - while he was certainly confused about aspects of Paige's life as a witch, he never became afraid of her or the life she led. Henry later dueled against the witch Simon Marks for Paige's affections, standing firm despite the wallop he took from Marks and telling him that he truly cared for Paige, whereas Simon just wanted a trophy wife. Taking advantage of the distraction that came when Paige finally intervened, he managed to punch Simon out, proudly carrying the wounds of battle instead of accepting Paige's healing. The scars would heal on their own.

Henry proposed to Paige at the top of the Golden Gate Bridge soon after. Paige and Henry finally wed in Halliwell Manor with their close family and friends present.

After their wedding, Paige began to feel like she was losing herself because she loved Henry too much, so she asked her sister Phoebe Halliwell's cupid, Coop, for help. Coop put Paige inside Henry's head in order to get them closer. During this time, Henry could channel Paige's active powers, but not the Power of Three. After Paige realized that being married wouldn't hurt her independence, she was removed from the inside of Henry's head.

A while after the Charmed Ones' final Ultimate Battle, Paige became unexpectedly pregnant with twins, Tamora and Kat Mitchell.

Troubles

When The Source of All Evil was ressurected, it cast a spell that caused all of the mortals in San Fransico to turn against the Charmed Ones. While under the affects of the spell, Henry attempted to strangle Paige, resulting in her orbing a lamp onto his head. Afterwards, Henry felt extremely guilty about trying to murder his wife even though she assured him that it was just magic. However, Henry distanced himself from Paige, and their troubles only worsen when Paige brings home a baby boy who she orbed out of the womb of a murdered homeless teenager. Henry was very skeptical about bringing a mortal child into their home because of magic, and he feared that Darklighters would soon be coming after the twins. In the midst of this conversation, Paige confronts Henry about how distant he's been since the strangling incident.

Later, Henry conversed with Piper and Phoebe's father, Victor, about his issues with being a mortal married to a witch. Stemming from his own experiences, Victor tells Henry that he wouldn't have married a witch if he wasn't who he was and that he must give Paige strength to do her duty. Henry turns his attitude around and decides to support Paige no matter what. He also accepts the orphaned baby, calling him Henry Mitchell Jr..

Adopting Henry Jr.

While in the process of legally adopting their son, Paige and Henry discovered that the father of the child was Christopher Mercer, the son of a dangerous criminal lord. Determined not to give up their son, Paige conjured a detective from a book to help find evidence to send them to prison. However, when they found the evidence they needed, Quinn turned on them and offered them a deal, the evidence in exhange for allowing him to stay permanently. With a little magical help, Paige and Henry were able to trick Quinn and send him back to his book. They then handed the evidence over to the authorities and the Mercers were sent to jail. Christopher showed no interest in gaining custody, so Henry and Paige were able to legally adopt their son.

Gaining Magic

When magic switched from the magical community to mortals, Henry gained the power of transformation and was able to use this ability to avert the suspicion of nosy neighbor, Mrs. Javitz, Henry is one of those who participate in the Charmed Ones' battle against Rennek in order to reclaim the Nexus of the All and restore the realms to their former states.

Future Years

Henry lived happily with his wife and his three kids. Though he continued to look after his parolees, he also continued to make time to look after their children so that Paige could help the next generation of witches.

Powers and Abilities

Fighting Skills

As a parole officer, Henry most likely received training to defend himself, as he has to deal with potentially violent parolees on a daily basis. He was able to defend himself against Simon Marks in a duel for a considerable time, despite the latter using magic. However, he was overpowered in the end. Being a parole officer, he is presumably also a good negotiator.

Temporary Powers

Paige's Powers

When Paige was feeling lost in the marriage, she went to Coop for assistance. Coop transported Paige inside Henry's head in order to help them figure out their problems. During this time, Henry was able to channel Paige's individual powers of Orbing and Telekinetic Orbing, but was unable to cast a Power of Three spell with Piper and Phoebe.

Transformation

During the magical switch in "The Old Witcheroo", Henry somehow received the power to transform objects from one thing to another. He is first seen using using this power when he transformed a cigar into a stuffed elephant for his niece Parker Halliwell. Henry also used this, along with the help of Elise Rothman, to decorate the outside of Halliwell Manor in order to give it a more "magical look" to fit in with the rest of the newly empowered neighborhood and seem "normal".

Appearances

Henry Mitchell appeared in a total of 11 episodes throughout the series and 14 issues so far.

Season 8 Battle of the Hexes Hulkus Pocus Vaya Con Leos Mr. & Mrs. Witch Payback's a Witch Repo Manor 12 Angry Zen The Last Temptation of Christy Engaged and Confused The Torn Identity Forever Charmed Season 9 Innocents Lost Mortal Enemies Unnatural Resources Oh, Henry Three Little Wiccans Last Witch Effort The Charmed Offensive Piper's Place Where There's Smoke There's a Firestarter Four's Company Crossed, Triple-Crossed The Old Witcheroo Reversal of Misfortune The Power of 300

Gallery

Innocents of Season 8
INNOCENTS SAVED		Victor Bennett · Allison, Alisha, Alex, Alastair, Alexis and Alice Robbins · Billie Jenkins · Maya Holmes · Mandi · Sam Wilder · Leo Wyatt · Carl Jenkins · Helen Jenkins · Henry Mitchell · Jen · Ryan
INNOCENTS LOST		J.D. Williams · Grant Pelham · Carl Jenkins · Helen Jenkins · Mikelle

Antagonists of Season 9
Neena · Hogan · Henry Mitchell · The Source of All Evil · Cal Greene · Rennek · Lorna · Impedimentia