If you are familiar with the works of Roger Zelazny, and particular his Chronicles of Amber and related works, Simon's father reminds a lot of Oberon without any of Oberon's redeeming qualities-just the real nastiness and ruthlessness.

Heh. I am familiar with the works of Zelazny...There will be some revelations about Simon's father in later chapters/sequels.

But yes...Simon XIV was totally ruthless in the pursuit of his goals.

Love the foundation you are building for Family. It will come in handy in the long run. Amazed and glad that she recognized what Buffy's accomplishment was.

Thank you...It takes a bit of work. Well with Clarice as a profiler 'in the know' it seemed logical to me that sge would realize waht Buffy ahd doen...even if she didn't know how she'd done it...

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Hmm..Clarice from Lector huh...Interesting. I must say you did an admirable job joining Clarice to the gang. They have what she needs and she fills out the group. Having someone who doesn't know about the magic, yet knows about the things that go bump in the night. NICE! So is she going to get her magic back or what?
Waiting for the next chapter to see what gets reveled..

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Will Clarice get her magic back? THat depends if she wants it. Some conversations with her family will no doubt be needed before she can make a decision. I figured that a profiler, like Clarice wanted to be, would eventually run itno some of the supernatural and even have faced it.

Next chapter is short on revelations...heavy on relations. But I hope you'll still enjoy it.

Nice reunion.

The FBI old boy network is gonna be in for a shock when Simon steps in to fight for Clarice.

Good story looking forward to your next chapter.

Thanks for reviewing. I'd imagine that the FBI is in for a surprise, yes...Simon never had to wield the family influence for the family before...it will make the Kennedy's look like a bunch of amateurs...

There was a Clarice mentioned in chapter 20, I think. Is that the same person or a coincidence?

Simon's father was a real piece of shit. Actually, I've got much worse words for him, but I don't use those words in public. Why didn't anyone notice? Was he using magic to blind people to his crimes? Or was he using money to bribe people, to keep them quiet? And why did he write everything down, anyway?

Good memory! Not the same person though. Its a bit like using the name John only once in a story. 'Clarice' in chatper twenty is a secretary in my novel and her name popped up when I was looking for one for Penny.

Simon XIV was a seriously nasty piece of work...I may do a flashback or two...or show what might have happened had he lived longer. He was very rich, whcih helped, a lot of his crimes were perpetrated before things like DNA were known. His magic and money, notto mention reputation and charm, helepd him to get away with a lot.

He did not just write things down, he also took pictures and made movies. Lets just call him a sick, perverted bastard...He never expected anyone to find his personal journals, except Simon. And He left them more as a taunt than anything else.

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Fore warned is fore armed and Jenny's knowledge of that tattoo is going to go a long way to mitigating those old plot bombs in canon. I hope. You use the word "lovers" in quotes, is the euphemism being used to not judge the son for the fathers crimes? I would have expected the word 'victims' more appropriate since the story is referring to the elders criminal behavior at least once a chapter and I'm on board with not blaming the younger Simon. Is there a chance Clarice is a connection to Tara's mom or even Clarice Starling? I eagerly await more to come.

I admit vicitims might have been used, but some of them volunteered. He was rich and he did have charm. For info on Clarice, see Chapter 31.

And yes, that tattoo is going to land Ripper in a whole different sort of trouble than in the Series.

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Her last name wouldn't be Starling now would it? She'd fit right in with that family. I'm guessing Julianne Moore instead of Jodie foster? Hope you are going by the movie instead of the books. The ending in the book was...disappointing.

Poor Simon with a father like his I'd be afraid to have kids to.

Good story looking forward to your next chapter.

The last name of Clarice, which may or may not be her name, is revealed in chapter 31. ;-)

Simon was also afraid what his father might do to his children...and trust me, in the seventies, he'd have been a lousy father himself.

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Very good, as always

Simon's father was a monster. Recommendation - throw his remains through the nearest black hole.

Would Simon's sister happen to be Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs)?

Next chapter is up, and answers your question. Simon's father...ah Yes...well I remarked about him in the latest Author's note.

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Considering I extrapolated the HP books to make Wizarding society even more isolationist for a Gundam Seed cross that I will actually put out someday, I'm inclined to agree with Simon's take on the Wizarding world. I'm sure Wizards would find it one-sided, but the books themselves have even "Muggle-loving" Arthur Weasley out of touch with, and downright condescending to Muggles. That said, I'm beginning to Simon's descended from the Perevalls...

Or an adopted child of Methos...

All the history was interesting. Still looking forward to Celia's revelations.

It seems Wizarding society is not exactly popular...even a lot of HP fanfic is based upon it being xenophobic, autocratic and unreasonable.

Simon's life would have been a lot better had he been adopted by Methos. Glad you liked the history, I hoped it made sense and as no one has objected yet apparently it did.

Celia's revelations coming up soon!

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very interesting history lesson.As for it being one sided considering in the books most of the adults hid while the children fought the death eaters alone plus their over use of the mind rape spell of theirs at the drop of a hat instead of taking simple precautions I don't have much sympathy for them.

Good story looking forward to your next chapter.

Thanks for reviewing. Yes Much though I admit that all powerful adults make for bad childrens' books the level of child abuse in HP was/is ridiculous. Glad you agree with the harsh treatment.

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You asked:
> Did the relationship between Joyce and Simon develop too quickly?
Yes.

> Should I have delayed the consummation?
No.

I think the early stages of the relationship went to fast, not the having sex part.


With your back story Buffys financial situation after her resurrection in the original season six, makes a lot more sense than in the original series. With my background (I am German and grew up in a family with a very variable yearly income), Joyce and Buffy had to have lived beyond their means for Buffy to be broke in season six.


For Joyce being in a financial situation tight enough to have to worry about food costs for two extra children, the family still has some expensive customs. e.g. ordering take out or pizza, buying donuts in the morning, driving an expensive car, driving the children to school, ...


For your question on lunch money, I would expect something in the range of $3 to $10 a day for lunch (without a drink) depending on how much school lunch is subsidized. And bring your own lunch if you either can't afford school lunch or have special dietary needs or preferences.
(This is an estimate depending on what I pay in the canteen now, what I payed at University, and that food prices in Germany are about half of what they are in the US.)

Thanks for reviewing! And answering the questions.

I had my doubts about the speed of the relationships, though my reasons for making it so quick. You'll get to those alter on.

I'm sure Joyce and Simon are in full agreement on it not being to soon to have sex part...

I thinjk Joyce had a variable income , probably poor life insurance and quite possibly no medical insurance...she may have had to dip into her childrens'college funds to pay her hospital bills.

The donuts and such are special treats of course, and Joyce still has to get used to being a bit poorer than she used to be. I have made her richer than she was in the series, to allow her (and the children) some luxuries. Of course with Simon there, there are no money problems, except those associated with having too much.

Thanks for the opinion on lunch money, I've gone with a different estimate. (from an American, so I hope you'll excuse me...) thanks again for reviewing!

I like this series.

For Halloween suggestions, I recommend that nobody gets any additional ability lasting longer than the night. With Simon the Scoobies already got a very large advantage, for story reasons you shouldn't tilt the balance any more.

Just keeping part of the memories but none of the abilities of the Halloween possessors is already an advantage, because knowing something can be done, or knowing that there is a training regime to be able to do something gives you extra options. You still have to do the work and/or pay the money.

I would like to see someone dressing as Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin.

The start of "Jedi Harris" is nicely written, but than the author breaks one of the main ground rules of science fiction in order to give light sabers to his protagonists. The main ground rule being: You can start with any extra assumptions you like, but it should be a small set, and you have to play the story from there on. No extra gadgets/rules/advantages later on.

Thanks for the compliment. I do want to ry and keep the powers in reasonable check. More amusing than earth shattering.

Modesty and Willie...wow...now that's interesting...I'll have to keep that in mind...They may be unknown to American readers, I've got no idea...

I agree that Xander gets overpowered as a Jedi by the Lightsaber, but it is a SuperXander story after all,

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Those are quite some revelations. Especially the last.

Yup. It was supposed to be. Thanks for reading!

Oh, dear. Is everyone related to everyone else? Yes, I read the NCIS crossover story, too.

I don't have time to come up with lots of questions this time, since I have trouble getting the WiFi to work where I am. But I will still be reading when I can.

Heh. It looks like it doesn't it? After a few hundred years the more powerful of the American Channeling families have all intermarried at least once...except the Meiers, who married for money.

You once asked why Simon's dad hadn't tried to get a more satisfactory son...and the answer is, he did... Some revelations about that will follow later.

I hope you liked the NCIS crossover too.

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Lily Evans? Eileen Prince? Not Merope Gaunt. For one thing that was too far ago, for another, she was definitely a Gaunt. all that inbreeding. Or from another universe, Sam and Dean Winchester's mom? don't watch Supernatural, so i don't know her name. Somehow, Gwen Cooper from Torchwood?-probably not. Anita Blake is too young, maybe Shannon Gibbs? Or she could be perfectly normal. Or at least non-magical. Sue Sylvester? Sam Carter?-probably not. Cordelia Chase's mom. Less conventional Harry Potter cross maybe> Hermione's mom, or Alice (Neville's mom), Arabella Figg is almost definitely too old... Well I look forward to your next update.

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Nice guesses...but all wrong. Heh. I will never use Anita Blake, that universe sets my teeth on edge. As to her being magical or normal...we'll get to that.