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New (I hope) Elaine Theory
LordDresden2:
--- Quote from: Quantus on March 05, 2018, 08:07:26 PM ---Most of this would perfectly apply to Harry as well.
What's more, she was (presumably) betrayed by her adoptive father at a particularly formative age; that alone makes it potentially quite a bit more damaging that what Murphy faced.
For better or worse, there really are only two camps when if comes to Elaine: Either you believe her initial assertion that she was not complicit with Justin's attack on Harry, at which point everything that follows can make perfect sense given her trauma, trust-issues, and stated life-goals. Or you think she was a willing accomplice with Justin's Black Magic, and what little we've seen her say and do since then is all potentially just part of a Long Con and is 100% lies and manipulation.
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There's a third reasonable position, which is "Insufficient data". For some, the jury is still deliberating and waiting for more testimony.
wardenferry419:
There has been two present-time appearances of Elaine as Elaine, discounting flashback memories and Elaine=Kumori theory. So more data really is necessary. First appearance was surprise twist, second time was a coincidence of commonality, third time will set the pattern of her relationship with Harry.
KurtinStGeorge:
Elaine's concern for the members of the Ordo convinces me she wouldn't sell out members of the paranet to the Fomor. She was definitely hiding something from Harry in White Night; specifically dealing with her healing ability, but that isn't enough to prove she is Kumori. That incident could be a red herring or it could be about something else besides Kumori.
I could see Elaine become a militant defender of the paranet. (I've said this before.) I won't be surprised if she turns up in Peace Talks, though not as a participant in the talks. I don't see Elaine being happy if the White Council and the Fomor are all set to make nice if the lesser magical talents aren't guaranteed protection by the Council. She has enough individual power, and with an intelligence network at her command; Harry and Carlos will be occupied with their duties and Butters may be out and about doing KotC stuff, she could do things to disrupt the talks. At least before everyone gets locked into a presumably safe meeting place she might find ways to make accidents happen and possibly set different factions against each other. Elaine knows the type of wards Harry uses and because she has mislead Warden Ramirez about her abilities, she may have made a study of his magic too. This means she might turn up in unexpected places. Of course this is a big WAG, but if Jim wants to do something dramatic with Elaine, now might be a good time for that to occur.
wardenferry419:
Due to the mid-series trilogy, there are alot of characters that haven't been played with in a while. Elaine is one of them.
Sully:
--- Quote from: groinkick on March 03, 2018, 07:20:01 PM ---Do you consider it strange from a writers point of view that such a significant person from Harry's past has played such a small role in the series? It's his first love who he thought he'd killed who comes back and then....... gone? It's odd to me. Word had to have made the rounds that Dresden had been killed, and then even more waves must have been made upon his return. She never even dropped by to see if the rumors were true.
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Maybe she didn't need to. She probably has plenty of contacts among the Fae.
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