I do remember my favorite series which is the Charmed especially Leo the Whitelighter. But what are these special classifications anyway? Whitelighters are “guardian angels”. They look over their charges, given by the Elders and interfere when necessary to help them along their path and keep them safe; they can also be called by their arraign. They can constantly hear the lives of their charges in their heads, and if one of them calls their Whitelighter’s name, they can usually show up at a moment’s notice. They also serve as messengers between witches and the Elders.

Whitelighters are people who were beforehand somehow linked to the magical world or who were in general good people that have died. They are given the preference to become Whitelighters or either move on to the afterlife.

If they do choose to become one, then, they are given the powers of a Whitelighter. Their bodies are replicas of their former human bodies, but are composed of orbs which are described as white lights that have a healing sense to them. If struck by a power that would usually kill a mortal like an energy ball or molecular combustion. Their bodies will explode into orbs then reform relatively unharmed; they can, however, be knocked unconscious. After becoming a Whitelighter, the person’s DNA will have a triple helix like that of witches and demons, not just two like mortals.

Though the two species are capable of interbreeding, Whitelighters are not normally allowed to have romantic relationships with witches as it is deemed to be too complicated and dangerous by the Elders. There are several half-Whitelighters due to this rule being broken or lifted in special circumstances by the Elders. The eight known half-Whitelighters are Simon Marks, Paige Matthews, Wyatt Halliwell, Chris Halliwell, Melinda Halliwell, Tamora Mitchell, Kat Mitchell and Matthew Halliwell. The first four of them, display most of the abilities of a Whitelighter. Wyatt is able to heal, and when Paige was new to her powers she could channel Leo’s power of healing through her. When Paige got more experienced with her powers, by the 8th season, she gains the ability to heal by herself after experiencing a strong sense of love which is the trigger to healing someone.