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Team UMO: a theory, for reference purposes
peregrine:
Elaine is a candidate because she's also effectively the same age as Harry. We don't actually know that her mom died in childbirth.
Raptor:
Without reading a lot of the replies, I support most of this, with a couple modifications:
1) Rename it "Team UFO", The faeries (ie Mothers Summer & Winter) are working in concert, even if Titania is depressed at the moment.
2) Uriel didn't EXACTLY intend for Harry to have access to Soulfire. Rather that is a byproduct of restoring a "spark of the Divine" (for lack of a better term) to Lash, the former shadow of Lasciel. Harry's access to Soulfire is a byproduct that has helped to keep him alive until Lash is done incubating (again, for lack of a better term). I think Lash will get a body (Persephone), and play a pretty important role going forward.
EDIT: One more thought - I don't think Justin, Papa Raith, and Arianna were trying to create a Starborn, but rather prevent a Starborn. If Harry was the ultimate product of their plan, why did they both try very, very hard to kill him?
As a corollary to that, how about the thought that Lord Raith IS Nemesis (or at least it's primary host in our world). That would go to explain how those associated with him have knowledge to summon HWWB. That could explain why mortal magic doesn't affect him.
Maggie's death curse smothering him might explain why Nemesis is limited in who/what it can influence (no mortals as far as we know, and only not-too-powerful immortals).
That also leads to the incredibly scary thought that he/it might be conning Harry and he/it are actually influencing/controlling Lara, who is currently expanding her power base into mortal politics and the BFS.
Sully:
I like that Papa Raith idea.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Kscodemonkey on March 14, 2014, 07:16:27 PM ---Are we sure Harry being Starborn was planned? I don't remember anything specific in the books or WOJ saying that. However, I am sure I am probably wrong considering it is taken as gospel around here.
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I think the primary evidence we are taking here is Lash's comment in WN about Harry's power being derived from a complex confluence of energies and circumstances; it seems more plausible that that was a deliberate act of Maggie, whom we know was a highly skilled wiard, than random chance.
(Plus also, I'm not sure of any "random chance" in the DV that can be proven not to be the WG's thumb on the scales.)
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Raptor on March 15, 2014, 10:59:50 PM ---EDIT: One more thought - I don't think Justin, Papa Raith, and Arianna were trying to create a Starborn, but rather prevent a Starborn. If Harry was the ultimate product of their plan, why did they both try very, very hard to kill him?
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In Lord R's case, thirty years of starvation may well have changed a priorities. As for the others, they only go for killing Harry after a long span of attempting to convert him.
--- Quote ---As a corollary to that, how about the thought that Lord Raith IS Nemesis (or at least it's primary host in our world). That would go to explain how those associated with him have knowledge to summon HWWB. That could explain why mortal magic doesn't affect him.
Maggie's death curse smothering him might explain why Nemesis is limited in who/what it can influence (no mortals as far as we know, and only not-too-powerful immortals).
That also leads to the incredibly scary thought that he/it might be conning Harry and he/it are actually influencing/controlling Lara, who is currently expanding her power base into mortal politics and the BFS.
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That is creepy, and I cannot see a counterargument, though I do not like it at all.
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