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Crazy HWWB theory revisited [CD SPOILERS]
Haru:
I just realized something regarding the headaches. If you look at the scene at the outer gates, when Harry meets Rashid. First of all, the whole "May I call you Harry?" business is extremely odd to me. There is a lot more significance to it, than appears at first, I think.
But there is another thing that stood out to me:
Rashid touches Harry with the tip of his staff at one point. Now granted, that doesn't seem like much, but if you compare it to other instances that Harry met Rashid, the gatekeeper never touched Harry. He even went out of his way not to. In SK, Harry describes in extreme detail, how Rashid's hands are covered in thick leather gloves, and he couldn't see an inch of skin. It kind of seems like something that you would do in the presence of someone who is infested with a highly contagious disease.
OR something you would do, if you were infected by a highly contagious disease, that you wouldn't want to spread.
Or something you might do, if you wanted to keep a wizard from sensing something inside you. Though I think that is less likely or part or the OR.
Cenphx:
Good connection, Haru. That exchange between Rashid and Harry was one of about 3 conversations in CD that felt like significant things were being said that didnt immediately fall into place for me. I like your idea. I need to reread that scene. There was a lot of stuff in this book about Harry's name/identity...
Elegast:
--- Quote from: Haru on December 01, 2012, 04:37:00 PM ---I just realized something regarding the headaches. If you look at the scene at the outer gates, when Harry meets Rashid. First of all, the whole "May I call you Harry?" business is extremely odd to me. There is a lot more significance to it, than appears at first, I think.
But there is another thing that stood out to me:
Rashid touches Harry with the tip of his staff at one point. Now granted, that doesn't seem like much, but if you compare it to other instances that Harry met Rashid, the gatekeeper never touched Harry. He even went out of his way not to. In SK, Harry describes in extreme detail, how Rashid's hands are covered in thick leather gloves, and he couldn't see an inch of skin. It kind of seems like something that you would do in the presence of someone who is infested with a highly contagious disease.
OR something you would do, if you were infected by a highly contagious disease, that you wouldn't want to spread.
Or something you might do, if you wanted to keep a wizard from sensing something inside you. Though I think that is less likely or part or the OR.
--- End quote ---
That's very true.
With insight, it's clear that the Gatekeeper suspected Harry to be infected. In TC, he nearly says so.
In CD, for some reason, he has become convinced that Harry is clean.
Cenphx:
So what happened between TC and CD that conclusively proved he did not have the infection or cured it? (since it cant just be Rashid getting a good enough look at Harry with his 'magic bug detecting eye' to determine whether he's infected-he could've done it earlier)
THE_ANGRY_GAMER:
I think it was probably the fact that the Mothers trusted him enough to bring him to the Outer Gates - had he been infected, Mama Winter would have killed him out-of-hand.
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