Shelby Moore

"'My grandmother taught me everything I need to know about witchcraft. But I don't know what I'm gonna do now that she's gone. She was my teacher. My role model.' - Shelby to Anna."Shelby Moore is a young college student, witch, and Anna's best friend.

Early Life
Shelby was born to two witches. However she never got to meet her parents as they were both killed by witch hunters. She was then raised by her grandmother, a highly skilled witch, who taught her everything she needed to know about magic.

Throughout Hallows
Shelby starts out the story as Anna's roommate in college and best friend, the two having known each other since preschool. After Anna discovers her destiny as a hunter, Shelby reveals to her her witch powers. After that she helped Anna with all of her hunts, gradually building her witch abilities over time.

When her grandmother was killed by Mastema, the angel, she was very sad and became depressed for sometime as she saw her grandmother as her role model. She would eventually get revenge on the angel however.

Personality
Shelby is free spirited, kind, humorous, excitable, and prone to take naps.

She has a large affinity for cheesecake, preferably vanilla.

Powers and Abilities
As a Witch, Shelby possesses a number of powers:
 * Spell Casting - Shelby can cast powerful spells and hexes.
 * Immortality - As a Witch, Shelby can live forever and never ages.
 * Tactile Telepathy - When she touches someone, Shelby can read that person's innermost thoughts.
 * Telekinesis - Shelby can move and manipulate objects with either her mind or will power.
 * Pyrokinesis - Through the use of spells, she can can summon and control fire.
 * Empathy - Shelby is a powerful empath, able to detect and replicate emotions of other people.
 * Flight - With the help of a spell, Shelby can take flight.
 * Electrokinesis - Through the use of a spell, Shelby can generate bolts of electricity.
 * Soul Summoning - With an incantation, Shelby can summon souls from the Afterlife.
 * Invisibility - Shelby can make herself and others invisible through the use of a spell.
 * Astral Projection - Shelby can astral project her soul self from her body.
 * Hydrokinesis - With special spells, Shelby can summon and manipulate water.
 * Atmokinesis - Shelby can control storms through will power.

Appearance
Shelby is an attractive young African American woman with long curly hair and brown eyes.

Equipment

 * Spell book- She uses this to research and understand magic.
 * Potion ingredients
 * Aconitum - Also known as wolfsbane. A werewolf repellent.
 * Garlic - A classic vampire repellent.

Trivia

 * She is portrayed by actress Jessica Sula.
 * She really loves cheesecake.