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wyltok:

--- Quote from: Quantus on July 11, 2017, 08:51:09 PM ---I agree with your assessment, though I'd submit that only the Venatori have played that role so far but that the much, MUCH wider and more well-attended Net of the Paranet will go a long way to mitigating the scale issues you see.  They are just too new at this point, and as of I think it was TC where Harry and Luccio mention it, the paranet hadnt yet developed a huge amount of support in the Council beyond Harry himself.

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Back before Backup, I had assumed the Venatori and the Paranet were just 2 iterations of the same idea, just developed in different centuries: low power practitioners banding together to share knowledge with each other, and where possible, defend the people around them. It's just that the ways of sharing knowledge have evolved, while the Venatori have not (being part of an ancient secret society is way more fun than being part of an effective secret society). Of course, Backup added an extra dimension to the Venatori, but I imagine as far as most of them are concerned (not Venators, though), my point still stands.

Zaphodess:
Well, in the Paranet papers, Simon had multiple apprentices of different ages. I actually got the impression that the so-called Brute Squad at Archangel was in fact something like Simon's 'magic school'.

I think it is likely that he wasn't / isn't the only wizard to have several apprentices at once. For a very simple reason that also applies to real world apprenticeship systems: The beginners need a lot of attention and guidance, the more advanced apprentices start to pay off that investment by working for very little money. And occasionally by tutoring the newbies instead of the master or a journeyman. In theory, only a master is supposed to teach, but reality often looks different. Time is money and investing it into teaching isn't done for charity.

Quantus:

--- Quote from: Zaphodess on July 12, 2017, 08:01:10 AM ---Well, in the Paranet papers, Simon had multiple apprentices of different ages. I actually got the impression that the so-called Brute Squad at Archangel was in fact something like Simon's 'magic school'.

I think it is likely that he wasn't / isn't the only wizard to have several apprentices at once. For a very simple reason that also applies to real world apprenticeship systems: The beginners need a lot of attention and guidance, the more advanced apprentices start to pay off that investment by working for very little money. And occasionally by tutoring the newbies instead of the master or a journeyman. In theory, only a master is supposed to teach, but reality often looks different. Time is money and investing it into teaching isn't done for charity.

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That's very true, though I traditionally associate that model with more Tradesman type of apprenticeship, like blacksmith or something where there is a lot of requisite grunt-work, as opposed to what is much more an academic pursuit like magic (outside the wardens).

wyltok:
In White Night, Dresden does say that the reason the wards around his house are stronger is because he makes Molly reinforce them. We know she also works on potions quite a bit, and that she was in charge of making tracking spells for him to use in a story or 2. But yeah, overall, magic doesn't pay, but there's not a lot of gruntwork involved in it.

phi1601:
Since when does wizarding not pay?

Harry makes money finding people, lost items, consulting for CPD, and being a warden.

He could open up a potion shop. Levitation, escape, love, weightloss, pick-me-up, stealth we know he can make. Add in some super strength, speed, mental acuity, you get the idea.

If he had lower ethics he could have been the security consultant for Marcone. Lara would probably pay quite a bit to have him on her payroll as well.

Mort seems to be doing fine as a spiritual whatever he is.

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