He advises the girls to sit tight and keep training while the Elders seek out the Harbinger’s vessel.
Speaking of near misses, the next morning Niko almost catches Macy levitating eggs in the kitchen.
Who knewCharmedwould teach us so much science?

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Like baking soda in the pilot, it seems sugar may be an answer to solving the mystery.
Her continual casual use of magic frustrates Harry, who walks in on the frozen classroom.
Meanwhile, in the Hilltowne lab, Galvin and Macy are very flirty.

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On campus, Mel runs into Angela a.k.a.
the Harbinger of Hell’s vessel and fills her in on their mom’s death.
In the dorms, Mel also runs into Niko, who is investigating a missing student.

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While preparing a salt ring, Harry and Mel have another tense conversation.
The Charmed Ones venture to seal the house but it doesn’t work because the Harbinger is already inside.
Macy, revealing that she’s a virgin, volunteers to be the bait to draw the demon out.
However, she quickly recovers and Angela rears to take the sisters out.
Despite Harry’s warning, a desperate Mel uses the dangerous spell from their simulation.
He adds that Fiona’s death changed him as a Whitelighter, pushing him to become more cautious.
Mel tells him she’s done being reckless but reminds him that she’s not Fiona.