The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Has Eb already chosen his successor? If he has, who?
dspringer1:
--- Quote ---Can you name one example of law breaking that didn't taint the caster?
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Time travel. No evidence at all that this creates a taint. Although to be fair, the question has not been specifically addressed.
And I would argue the calling an outsider "per se" is not black magic either, although dealing with outsiders is intensely dangerous and likely to lead to corruption through that interaction. But if you just called one up and kept it in the circle for an hour without interacting with it - and then sent it back -- it is hard to argue that this is black magic or particularly corrupting. It is CERTAINLY against the laws of magic.
Of course, if you want to get really philosophical, then all uses of magic influence the caster in some way. If those influences are in the not nice direction, you can call that influence (accurately) a taint. Using anger to fuel your magic taints the caster. I suspect using love to fuel your magic also has an impact on the caster. Using magic to harm someone probably causes a taint, although much less of one than killing with magic.
Black magic is a general term for really bad magic that is both very negative in an of itself and has a very strong propensity to strongly taint the caster. But it is certainly possible for a wizard to do a lot of magic that is "legal", but whose cumulative effective over decades is corrupting. Harry himself mentioned that his use of fear/anger/rage in battle has probably altered his magical nature over the years.
....and to give the other side example I forgot in my prior post. Drawing power from a very dark ley line can certainly badly taint a caster in the same was as dark magic, but that action is not prohibited by the laws of magic. It is still stupid, just not against the laws of magic.
dspringer1:
--- Quote ---I wonder if the Blackstaff, a tool of Mother Winter is capable of destroying someone like Mab
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Tons of weapons can kill Mab. Permanently killing Mab requires some special conditions like Halloween, not a special weapon.
Or perhaps you meant that the blackstaff "is" one of those special conditions and thus can kill imortals without requiring Halloween or other special conditions. Interesting speculation, but no evidence to support. I suspect not -- because if it was that easy to kill and immortal, why bother with Demonreach.
wardenferry419:
MJaybe there should be a law of magical exchange where the process of influencing magic through a spell results in a person being influenced by the spell they cast.
RobReece:
--- Quote from: Rasins on September 20, 2017, 03:54:39 PM ---Would ... when Molly entered Young Luccio's mind and found out that there was something different count? Was Molly Tainted?
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I don't think entering a mind to observe is black, they did that to everyone after TC to find out how much damage Peabody had done and Harry did that to Molly at the end of GS. It's when you force a change in someone's mind and against their will that would cause the damage and taint.
Rasins:
--- Quote from: RobReece on September 21, 2017, 02:51:16 PM ---I don't think entering a mind to observe is black, they did that to everyone after TC to find out how much damage Peabody had done and Harry did that to Molly at the end of GS. It's when you force a change in someone's mind and against their will that would cause the damage and taint.
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I'm not arguing with you, but the law is ... Thou Shalt Not Invade the Mind of Another.
Molly invaded her mind without permission.
After TC, they were given permission.
I agree, if you don't make changes, there should be no taint. But on the surface, just going in without permission is a breaking of the law.
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