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Was Ascher telling the truth?
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Mira on December 21, 2017, 06:21:47 PM ---That doesn't mean they weren't entitled to on, just that for the most part, they don't do them anymore for lack of the manpower... The response when Harry asked for one for Molly was, " I thought we didn't do that anymore..." If what you say was true, Morgan would have given Harry the chop long ago because until the end he never stopped believing he was a warlock...
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Or because, as Harry said, the white council has a lot of traditions but not many rules. There is no right of trial and the word trial is a mockery anyway.
forumghost:
Well, not quite a mockery, since they do require a fair bit of evidence to convict, but yes.
The real problem is not the trials but the rest of the process- The Doom is far to harshly restricted and far too rarely leveled.
wardenferry419:
--- Quote from: Mira on December 21, 2017, 06:21:47 PM ---That doesn't mean they weren't entitled to on, just that for the most part, they don't do them anymore for lack of the manpower... The response when Harry asked for one for Molly was, " I thought we didn't do that anymore..." If what you say was true, Morgan would have given Harry the chop long ago because until the end he never stopped believing he was a warlock...
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Well, I think that since Harry did have a trial; that he was now part of the legal system. Prior to a trial a warden could use their own judgement. After a trial and a verdict by the Senior Council, he was on probation. Add in the fact that another wizard's life was tied to his probation.
"It is considered a form of probation and a rare occurrance because it requires a member of the White Council to speak in the defense of the accused. If a young spellcaster uses black magic or breaks the Laws of Magic, they are put on trial; the Doom of Damocles is only granted if a member of the White Council speaks on their behalf and manages to sway three-fourths of the council. The defendant is then placed under the care and responsibility of that particular member to be trained; if they fail to learn and use black magic again, they will be killed, along with the senior member that they were being trained by." Dresdenfiles wikia.
LordDresden2:
--- Quote from: Mr. Death on December 21, 2017, 04:11:27 PM ---They're not "entitled" to a trial -- the vast majority of Warlocks are executed in the field by Wardens.
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I actually suspect that most such encounters probably happen after it's well past the point of no return, so it's not so much an execution as 'died in combat' or something along those lines.
LordDresden2:
--- Quote from: Arjan on December 21, 2017, 06:39:40 PM ---Or because, as Harry said, the white council has a lot of traditions but not many rules. There is no right of trial and the word trial is a mockery anyway.
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How so? How would you do the trial differently? Other than making sure the whole Senior Council carries it out, I mean?
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