Chapter 48
Giles had refused to help Buffy and her friends contact the dead. They were mere children, not ready for this. But on this day a friend asked for help, Denver. Denver was a catholic priest, over 80 years old. Giles and Denver often had philosophical and theological discussions, one scholar to another. One of Denver's parishoners came to him recently, fearing that his daughter Cassie was possessed. Denver did believe that demonic possession was real, but also felt it was most often misdiagnosed. Usually it amounted to scizophrenia or other mental illness that ancient doctors didn't understand and wouldn't be identified for centuries. Likely many accounts of possession today would be identified as yet un-identified illness in a century. But possession was real in some cases, and either way an exorcism could have a placebo effect for some. He had no real experience with these things and hoped that his friend Rupert Giles could help. Giles got some of his books, the ones he hid from the public view. They weren't for sale, only for emergencies. And this seemed to qualify.