Tara

About me:

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.. .......................... .. I was a member of a campus Wicca group of which Willow Rosenberg is also a member. As Willow's romantic relationship with Oz caused her to bloom, it is through me that Willow becomes a powerful young woman, and through Willow that my confidence grows. It becomes increasingly clear that we are destined for a romantic liaison. Willow realizes that was the person she loves, choosing me over her ex-boyfriend Oz. I born on March 19, 1980. my family life was clearly traumatic, and I had not had many friends before meeting Willow. I tell Buffy that I lost my mother when I was 17, at which point I went through a brief rebellious period. My father had told me at a young age that I was partially of demon descent on my mother's side, who, just like me, had magic powers. After I find out this was merely a lie designed to keep control over me, my ties with my family entirely severed, leaving Willow and the Scooby Gang my only remaining loved ones, my new family. Willow points out that I had been out longer than Willow has, implying that Willow is not my first girlfriend. It is also through a comment my brother made that my family may have been abusive. Although I play an important role on several occasions, primarily through my relationship with Willow. The evil hell-god Glory sucks my mind out, leaving me in a babbling, childlike state until Willow cures me. I feel that Willow's addiction to magic (which was, by this point, used as a metaphor for drug abuse) has become out of control, and leave her. Me and Willow have been surrogate parent figures to Dawn Summers since Buffy's death, and I remain devoted to Dawn even after I leave the Summers house following my breakup with Willow. Inasmuch as Dawn was unaware of the plan by Willow and the rest of us to resurrect Buffy, it would seem she expected to remain in Willow and my guardianship until she turned 18, and her overjoyed reaction to our reconciliation reflects her love for us. I was also supportive and understanding of Willow's efforts to deal with the pressure of Scooby Gang leadership, reminding her that our bedroom is "the room where you don't have to be brave." I was a much more confident human being with great magical skills and knowledge. I was very friendly with a good sense of humor. I become very close to Dawn, who takes my death especially hard. I was killed (according to my gravestone, on May 7, 2002) by a stray bullet when Warren shoots Buffy in our backyard. As a result, Willow is propelled into a destructive fury, and soon attempts to destroy the world. The First appeared to Willow as Cassie Newton, claiming to speak for me and that Willow couldn't see me (unless she killed herself) as a consequence of her actions as Dark Willow. Willow when explaining to Buffy and Kennedy that she was keeping Kennedy and herself away from Buffy because she felt guilty for her decision to resurrect Buffy, returning to the life of increased danger associated with slaying which ultimately cost me my life, rather than taking the opportunity of Buffy's death to be with me in a safer environment and she did not want to repeat the same mistake with Kennedy.