Prologue

The cries of a newborn baby filled the air. A mother fell back against the pillows of her bed and closed her eyes. Her husband stroked her hair and kissed her, as if to say 'Well done sweetheart'. She was exhausted something which everyone could see, however she had an excuse. 11:59, on the 30th of January. This was the time when a certain special person entered the earth. Actually make two special people. Twin girls, both of whom would on day be know through out the whole of the world, both for different reasons. The older of the two girls looked just like her mother, dark red hair and green almond shaped eyes. The other twin however was completely different. The blue of her eyes was blinding and the ebony black tuft of hair on the top of her head resembled her father. The cries of both the new children filled the room.

"Trust girls to be crying, their just like you, my darling", William Evans said looking at his wife and cradling the older of their newborn daughters in his arms,

"Well just to let you know I won't be doing that again for a very long time!" Elizabeth Evans told her husband, holding the younger of the twins close to her body. "Where's Petunia, I'm sure she would love to meet her new sisters?"

"She's with your mother and father, I said I would call when they arrived," and placing his daughter in the arms of his wife with her sister, "I will just go and call them and be right back."

As William left the room, Elizabeth looked at her daughters both cradled in her arms. "Well my darlings, I've waited 9 months to meet you, and you are just a beautiful as I imagined, if not more beautiful." The older of the twins began to cry. "Oh darling, shhh don't cry" The mother rocked the children in her arms, and the crying began to quieten down. "Well something tells me you are going to be just like me little one, you just ask daddy, mummy does cry and yell a lot, especially at your sister Petunia. You'll get to meet her tomorrow, I'm sure she'll love you two just as much as me and your father do."

Just then William entered the room again. "Sorry I took so long darling, Petunia refused to go to bed until I called."

"Oh goodness, she is going to be tired tomorrow; well at least she will sleep well. I was thinking about names for these two little angels. Have you got any ideas?"

"Well I thought maybe we could names one of them Rose after your grandmother."

"That's nice but I was thinking maybe Rose for a middle name, I prefer the name Lily."

"Well that takes care of one twin, what about the other, I like the name Rachel Grace, after your grandmother." Elizabeth told her husband, smiling up at him as he took baby Rachel in his arms.

"Well then, Lily Rose and Rachel Grace Evans" William put an arm around his wife's shoulders whilst handing baby Rachel back to his wife. "Welcome to the family, my angels."

"We still out number daddy in the gender department, our 3 special little girls."

As the family slept that night, mother on her hospital bed, father curled up in the chair by his wife, baby Lily fast asleep tucked up in her yellow romper suit, and finally baby Rachel. Unlike her sister and parents baby Rachel was still wide awake. The cream colour of her romper suit suited the pale completion of her skin. Her head turned of its own accord to look out of the window into the sky. Early morning was almost here and the sun was beginning to rise, the sunlight burst into the room and illuminated the baby's face, the blue of her eyes sparkled in the light. Just like her twin they were special. They were witches, and Rachel was destined to be the most powerful of them all.