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Pea Stalks - Will this Character Die?
wardenferry419:
That sounds right up Butcher's alley.
forumghost:
Also it'll happen in a way that makes it all Harry's fault and leaves him genuinely sad, and not just because the world is splitting at the seams.
WereElephant:
--- Quote from: forumghost on April 25, 2018, 06:28:11 AM ---If any of the Main Cast was slated to die in PT it'd be Murphy, since she's officially in a relationship with Dresden now, and that has not gone well for people historically. That said I'm pretty sure her Plot Armour is gonna hold up.
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I agree and disagree. Murphy being next on the chopping block feels right. It would put Harry into agony, and the leagues in which he operates now are effectively out of hers.
The problem is the function she serves as a character. She's the primary reference we as readers have for how vanilla mortals look in the world juxtaposed with everything else. Without her, and without that perspective, we lose a sense of scale and a connection to normality. I think the series needs that, so removing her would weaken the narrative. She could be replaced, though.
wardenferry419:
We have lost alot of "vanilla mortal" connection within the last 2 or 3 books. Less case catalyst and more fae mission focus.
KurtinStGeorge:
My money's on Ebenezer joining the choir eternal. He's Harry's real mentor. Justin just taught Harry magic while Eb taught Harry what it means to be a wizard. So I'm looking at the basic hero's journey. At some point the hero losses the mentor and has to finish the journey on their own. Ebenezer has given Harry political cover from the Merlin and others on the Senior Council for decades and he's explained to Harry how the Council works. Harry's learned from other sources as well, but Eb gave Harry a basic understanding of the White Council's (stated) philosophy, values, and a basic understanding how it works on an everyday basis.
If I wanted to flesh this idea out a bit more, I would add Harry will once more be working for the White Council; obstensiviley, helping Warden Ramirez with security for the upcoming talks with the Fomor, but we know his role will be involuntarily expanded into more than just being a high power security guard. Also, Harry hasn't had anything to do with the Council for a couple of years, at least. The last time we saw the Council it looked like it could split apart and we have no idea if the turmoil we saw in Changes had any lasting effect. So right about now would be a good time for Harry to first be shocked by whatever changes he sees in the Council and then have the rug pulled out from under him by having the one person he could count on to always be in his corner in Council matters no longer be there for him.
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