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Was Justin preparing Harry to learn necromancy?
Mira:
It is possible that in the course of his apprenticeship that Justin would teach Harry something about necromancy. Since he was teaching both Elaine and Harry to be enforcers and neglected to tell them either the existence of the White Council or of the Seven Laws of magic, if it served his purpose, I could see Justin teaching them necromancy. But at this point we don't know if Justin was even interested in the subject..
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: Mira on September 15, 2017, 10:11:48 PM --- It is possible that in the course of his apprenticeship that Justin would teach Harry something about necromancy. Since he was teaching both Elaine and Harry to be enforcers and neglected to tell them either the existence of the White Council or of the Seven Laws of magic, if it served his purpose, I could see Justin teaching them necromancy. But at this point we don't know if Justin was even interested in the subject..
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He did smuggle what amounts to Kemmler's personal harddrive out of Kemmler's lair. I think that indicates some interest.
Griffyn612:
I feel like he would have said something about Justin teaching him that stuff. And that's not something Justin would necessarily go in to before he has his hooks fully in them. Even for isolated kids like them, raising the dead is a well known taboo.
I chalk it up to natural (or possibly unnatural) ability, either due to possessing a piece of Kemmler's spirit (not soul), or something to do with the complicated confluence of energies that went into creating becoming a Starborn.
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on September 15, 2017, 10:56:06 PM ---I feel like he would have said something about Justin teaching him that stuff. And that's not something Justin would necessarily go in to before he has his hooks fully in them. Even for isolated kids like them, raising the dead is a well known taboo.
I chalk it up to natural (or possibly unnatural) ability, either due to possessing a piece of Kemmler's spirit (not soul), or something to do with the complicated confluence of energies that went into creating becoming a Starborn.
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That'd count for ability, but the knowledge to explain to Butters? He must have heard or read it somewhere.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: DonBugen on September 15, 2017, 06:37:31 PM ---In Dead Beat, Harry questions Bob about Kemmler. However, Butters questions Harry a lot about necromancy – and Harry has answers. Without hesitation, Harry is able to tell Butters about necromancers, zombies, drummers, the effect of stopping said drummer versus the effect of cutting the zombie off from the energy, why human spirits are only used in necromancy, the two variables (impression and age) which make a zombie or spirit strong, and much, much more.
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Quite a bit of that is focused on countering them. Could have been Ebenezar or Justin - and if Justin, it could be wanting his apprentices to be able to do necromancy, or wanting them able to fight necromancers (just because he was a bad guy doesn't mean he wasn't a rival to some other bad guys).
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