History: Willow was born in Sunnydale, California to neglectful, rarely present parents. She went to school and got amazing grades, became best friends with Xander and Jesse, and was generally a social outcast that was relied on for homework help. She was shy, Jewish by heritage and not devotion, had a lightly sarcastic sense of humor, and had a long-held crush on Xander.
Then Buffy Summers, the Slayer, transferred in from L.A., and Willow and Xander found out about the supernatural underbelly in their hometown. Jesse was shortly turned into a vampire and killed, and after seeing this, they knew they couldn't go back to their old way of living. They both decided to help Buffy in fighting the undead - an unprecedented decision objected to by her Watcher, Giles (who nevertheless came to see the merit in it years later, to say the least). Willow takes her place as the assistant researcher of the group and the computer person, hacking into school records, police databases, and morgue files to help them solve the monster mystery of the week. Although initially hesitant to break rules, she soon comes to do it without thought due to her desire to save lives. Buffy defeats the Master and fulfills a prophecy at the end of the season, and the structure of the group is further cemented.
In season two Willow's character undergoes several changes. She finally decides to move on from her unrequited crush on Xander and starts dating Oz, a mellow lead guitarist in a local band, who turns out to be a werewolf. They met while being scouted by the government for a job. She also develops an interest in magic after seeing what Giles and computer teacher Jenny Calendar can do with it, and when Angel loses his soul, performs the spell that re-ensouls him, a hefty bit of magic. Buffy, coping with everything else that happened that year, leaves Sunnydale for the summer; while she's gone, Willow and Xander try to keep a lid on the Hellmouth in her place.
Eventually she returns and season three finds the Scooby Gang seniors in high school. Faith, the next Slayer, arrives in Sunnydale and kicks off the major plot of the year with her involvement with the demonic, immortal mayor. Willow and Xander kiss at the homecoming dance despite both of them already dating someone else, and Spike, a lovelorn villain from the previous season, returns and kidnaps Willow, threatening to kill her and Xander if she doesn't perform a spell for him. While he goes out to get supplies, Xander and Willow make out again, and are caught by their respective boyfriend and girlfriend trying to rescue them. Oz eventually agrees to forgive her.
Other exciting things in season three include the wish-granting demon Anyanka playing havoc with alternate realities, Willow meeting a gay, vampire version of herself, and joining a local coven only to be persecuted by her own mother. The Scoobies' high school graduation is interrupted by the aforementioned mayor turning into an enormous snake, and them blowing up the school to get rid of them.
Despite being accepted at several Ivy League colleges, Willow enrolls at University of California Sunnydale alongside Buffy. Spike returns again and is captured by Initiative, a group of government-run commandos that are trying to keep a lid on the demon population in Sunnydale. They put a microchip in his brain that prevents him from harming humans, thus starting his long and arduous transition to the white hats. Meanwhile, Oz becomes attracted to a singer from another band, and discovers that she's a werewolf. The other werewolf attacks a jealous Willow, but is killed by Oz in his wolf form - Oz, convinced he's too dangerous to be around, leaves without expectation to return.
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Then Buffy Summers, the Slayer, transferred in from L.A., and Willow and Xander found out about the supernatural underbelly in their hometown. Jesse was shortly turned into a vampire and killed, and after seeing this, they knew they couldn't go back to their old way of living. They both decided to help Buffy in fighting the undead - an unprecedented decision objected to by her Watcher, Giles (who nevertheless came to see the merit in it years later, to say the least). Willow takes her place as the assistant researcher of the group and the computer person, hacking into school records, police databases, and morgue files to help them solve the monster mystery of the week. Although initially hesitant to break rules, she soon comes to do it without thought due to her desire to save lives. Buffy defeats the Master and fulfills a prophecy at the end of the season, and the structure of the group is further cemented.
In season two Willow's character undergoes several changes. She finally decides to move on from her unrequited crush on Xander and starts dating Oz, a mellow lead guitarist in a local band, who turns out to be a werewolf. They met while being scouted by the government for a job. She also develops an interest in magic after seeing what Giles and computer teacher Jenny Calendar can do with it, and when Angel loses his soul, performs the spell that re-ensouls him, a hefty bit of magic. Buffy, coping with everything else that happened that year, leaves Sunnydale for the summer; while she's gone, Willow and Xander try to keep a lid on the Hellmouth in her place.
Eventually she returns and season three finds the Scooby Gang seniors in high school. Faith, the next Slayer, arrives in Sunnydale and kicks off the major plot of the year with her involvement with the demonic, immortal mayor. Willow and Xander kiss at the homecoming dance despite both of them already dating someone else, and Spike, a lovelorn villain from the previous season, returns and kidnaps Willow, threatening to kill her and Xander if she doesn't perform a spell for him. While he goes out to get supplies, Xander and Willow make out again, and are caught by their respective boyfriend and girlfriend trying to rescue them. Oz eventually agrees to forgive her.
Other exciting things in season three include the wish-granting demon Anyanka playing havoc with alternate realities, Willow meeting a gay, vampire version of herself, and joining a local coven only to be persecuted by her own mother. The Scoobies' high school graduation is interrupted by the aforementioned mayor turning into an enormous snake, and them blowing up the school to get rid of them.
Despite being accepted at several Ivy League colleges, Willow enrolls at University of California Sunnydale alongside Buffy. Spike returns again and is captured by Initiative, a group of government-run commandos that are trying to keep a lid on the demon population in Sunnydale. They put a microchip in his brain that prevents him from harming humans, thus starting his long and arduous transition to the white hats. Meanwhile, Oz becomes attracted to a singer from another band, and discovers that she's a werewolf. The other werewolf attacks a jealous Willow, but is killed by Oz in his wolf form - Oz, convinced he's too dangerous to be around, leaves without expectation to return.