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Willow Rosenberg was born to Ira and Sheila Rosenberg; she is the only Jewish member of
the Scooby Gang. She doesn't appear to have the most superb family life; her parents are out
of touch with Willow's life, and her mother once tried to burn her at the stake. Willow has
been friends with Xander since childhood (when they were five, they "dated" briefly until
Xander stole her Barbie doll), and she quickly became best friends with Buffy when she came
to town.
Willow is extremely intelligent, a whiz on computers, and an excellent student who is known
for her tutoring abilities. She has helped Buffy and Giles numerous times by hacking into
various
records and databases, and she even taught Jenny Calendar's computer class after Jenny was
killed by Angelus. Willow long had "more than friends" feelings toward Xander, and after years
of ignoring her, Xander finally seemed to return those feelings while the two were both dating
other people. When Oz and Cordelia found out about their indiscretion, they ended it, and
Willow and Oz were able to save their relationship, unlike Xander and Cordelia.
Willow will
probably always have a soft spot for Xander, as demonstrated by her crying jag when she
found out that Xander had slept with Faith. Nonetheless Willow later lost her own virginity
to Oz. Willow had a hard time when Oz left Sunnydale, but moved on to her romantic
relationship with fellow Wiccan Tara, who in the end she picked over Oz. Willow later became
a powerful witch able to hurt and immobilize Glory and to restore Tara's sanity, but after
Tara's death late in season six, lost herself and tried to end the world. Xander came to her
rescue and helped her find her true self again. In the final season, Willow started dating
Kennedy a 'potential' slayer and worked to balance the use of her powers without going 'all
veiny and dark'. She used the scythe of the slayers to release the power and create a wave
of slayers.
