Former middle child and usually peacekeeper Piper Halliwell is catapulted into the role of oldest sister. Still juggling running their successful P3 nightclub with her new role as a single mom, Piper seeks to find an inner strength she didn't know existed, which drives her to take on the role of the oldest, constantly looking out for Phoebe and Paige. Now that she is also a mother, she must worry about the safety of her son Wyatt as well.

Powers:  Molecule manipulation (freeze and explode)

Quotation:  "I'm being stalked by psycho killers and I hide in the shower?!?" (from "Chick Flick")

Favorite Phrase:  "How can I have a normal life with this going on?"

Jobs:  Manager of Quake, Owner of P3

Relationships:  Leo (marriage)

Date of B irth: June 8th, 1973

Piper's most serious relationship has been with Leo Wyatt, whom she recently married. When she and Leo first started dating, Piper thought that he was just their handyman and did not know that he was their whitelighter. After he had to leave unexpectedly, she was saddened, but she tried to move on with her life. Leo came back once and Phoebe discovered his secret. When he tried to tell Piper that he could never see her again without telling her that he was a whitelighter, Piper seemed to take it very well. However, when Leo was shot by a darklighter's poisonous arrow, Piper traded powers with him to heal him and save his life, which she could only do after she admitted that she loved him. They broke it off when Piper grew interested in Dan, the next door neighbor. When Piper almost died from a deadly disease, Leo brought her back to life and as punishment for breaking the rules in this manner, his wings were clipped and Leo became mortal for a while. Piper finally chose Leo over Dan. When they learned that the Elders were unwilling to allow them to have a relationship, Leo proposed marriage so that they could be together. At their wedding, however, the Elders took Leo away. After Piper was able to continue saving innocents in his absence, the Elders sent Leo back and finally granted them permission to get married. A recent suggestion of having children was put on hold for fear that they would not be able to properly protect a baby. After the sisters vanquished the Source (for the first time), Leo and Piper began trying to have a child but found difficulties. When she discovered that it would be difficult if not impossible for her to concieve, Piper tried to remain positive for Leo's sake but she seemed to give up hope. However, a surprise visit from an Angel of Destiny revealed that destiny had a child in store for Piper and Leo after all. When many of the Elders were killed in an attack, Leo found himself forced to take the lead and act on the Elders' behalf. He was surprised to discover that his ability to lead in the time of crisis had elevated him to become an Elder. Piper was consumed with anger when she learned that Leo might have to leave her and Wyatt to assume his new position, but eventually Leo managed to convince her that he needed to act for the sake of the greater good, even if it meant giving up his family. Now Piper faces the possibility of having to raise her son as a single mother.

Since Piper and Leo's parting, Piper had become increasingly happy. Alarmed by her change in attitude Paige and Phoebe told Chris to ask Leo about Piper, bu Chris admited that Leo had been kidnapped. When Paige and Phoebe told Piper that Leo was missing, she was oddly unaffected by the news, not really remembering their parting. But when the sisters finally found Leo, Piper's memories came flooding back. She demanded to know why she did not remember Leo leaving her, and Leo told her that he used his powers to make her forget and not feel as much pain. Not wanting to face the pain and anger she feels toward Leo, Piper became a Valkyrie. Phoebe and Paige confronted Piper, using a spell to make Piper feel her suppressed emotions. Once confronted with her pain, Piper realized that she did not belong with the Valkyries and returned home. Leo apologized to Piper for taking away her feelings. Piper said that she understood that he was only trying to help, but she told him that since he was still an Elder she would appreciate his keeping his distance so that she might move on with her life. Even though she wanted space from Leo, after she saw how much Leo missed Wyatt and much Wyatt missed his daddy, she told Leo that he could visit Wyatt as much as he wanted when she was not around.

When Piper and Leo became stranded in the ghostly plane with Leo shot by a darklighter's arrow and no one around to heal him, their defenses finally came down. When Leo told Piper that he still loved her, they ended up spending the night together. Because his presence at the manor had put his son at risk to the darklighter, Leo finally realized that he needed to take his place as an Elder. So when Paige and Phoebe told Piper that because she and Leo had slept together that Piper was pregnant with Chris, Piper felt that she could not tell Leo about their new son because he had finally been able to accept his new destiny.

For a time, Piper couldn't choose between Dan and Leo. Dan Gordon moved into the house next door and Piper felt attracted to him. They dated for a while, but Piper could never tell him that she was a witch because she was afraid he would not understand or could not understand. Dan couldn't stand the fact that Piper kept secrets from him and would never explain why she disappeared so suddenly. Piper also felt as though Dan wanted their relationship to move too fast, asking her to move in with him and making comments about their having children together. She also felt a little uncomfortable around him because he seemed so "perfect" - he was great looking, great with babies, fun to be with - and she felt rather imperfect in comparison. Supernatural occurrences also added to Piper's conflict. When Phoebe journeyed to her past life and discovered that Dan and Piper had been married and had a child together, Piper's grandmother no less, while she and Leo had been lovers, she felt uncertain about what these previous events indicated about her present life situation. Piper ended the relationship when she realized that she still wanted to be with Leo.

Josh was a graduate student that Piper dated for a while. She was hesitant to become involved with him because of her bad luck with men. Their relationship did not last very long, and ended when Josh was offered a job in Los Angeles.