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Kindler:

--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on April 30, 2018, 06:52:57 AM ---One problem with Justin=Cowl is Harry was around Justin for years.  As his powers came in; and especially whenever Justin did even the slightest magical thing, Harry would have gotten a feeling for Justin's magic.  He mentions that Cowl's magic feels different.  He even describes it.  Don't you think Harry would have noticed that it felt at least somewhat similar to the magic his old master used?  B'cause I'm not buying the idea that Justin's magic could have changed so radically in the time between the time Harry saw Justin die and Dead Beat.

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This is the most significant reason I don't think Cowl is Justin or Ebenezer. A decade or two isn't long enough for your magic's signature to be all that different, without picking up a mantle somewhere that alters its fundamental elements. For example, I'd assume that Harry's signature has altered significantly with all of the different things that've been tacked on—Hellfire at one point, Soulfire, and the Winter Knight's Mantle.

(It's also one of the reasons I think Elaine might actually be Kumori, though I don't like the idea for a host of other reasons; she never actually hits Harry with magic, and even holds a knife to Harry's throat).

raidem:

--- Quote ---Sacrifice your castle for a long game to become a god? Yeah, why ever would someone do that?
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There was no guarantee for it.  He already had those wizards as allies.

Anyways, if we are thinking about someone being able to compromise Archangel's defenses, I think we should now extend that list to Nemesis.  Nemesis is possibly able to bypass Gatekeepers wards at Outergates, I'm sure it can handle Simon's wards too.  Peabody also got Mistfiend into Edinburgh, so that is another example of someone bypassing the security wards.  Also, Peabody could have uses his influences on some of the younger wardens stationed at Archangel to open up a whole in its defense allowing Reds entry.  These don't require Justin nor Simon complicity.

groinkick:
I wonder if the attack on Winter was Justin trying to get back Leah because she's aware of him being alive.  I suspect that he's the one who had Harry's mother killed (used Lord Raith probably), he used HWWB to test Harry as Harry suspected he was being tested in hindsight, used Leah to give Harry the confidence he needed, used Harry to fake his death and knew Harry would be spared because of Eb being his Grandfather.  I think Elaine gave Harry an escape, because his death is not desired by Justin.  I think Justin has (with the help of something above him) been using Dresden, testing him, and directing him. 

wardenferry419:
Harry has subconscious Harry that has manipulated Harry's actions to a limited degree. What if Elaine has a subconscious Elaine called Kumori that has a more active means of influencing Elaine? Both Harry and Elaine were undergoing some sort of long-term mind control by Justin. Harry was more resistant. Maybe, their subconscious parts reflect that conditioning?

raidem:
I think that is making Justin into too big of a player.  It is giving him too much credit.

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