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Jim Butcher interview from 2 months ago

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Quantus:

--- Quote ---he could have been a white necromancer raising the spirits like he did in book 3
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Interesting choice of words...

groinkick:

--- Quote from: Quantus on May 10, 2018, 07:03:47 PM ---
Interesting choice of words...

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How so?

raidem:
The white nevernever didn't really seem like it was the option as Jim said it was full blown necromancer and then ended up throwing that white necro out there as a possibility. It wasn't the three main options. 

Quantus:

--- Quote from: groinkick on May 10, 2018, 07:08:53 PM ---How so?

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It implies that Necromancy is not innately Black Magic as we'd been led to believe.  Id always considered that one one of the more simlistic Laws since it was more banning a qualitative Energy rather than an Act; it banned the Method rather than the motivation.  Id taken it to mean that Necromancy was in itself a Black Magic energy that innately Tainted you (comparable to say Outsiders), and that eventually he'd pay some Price for Sue

raidem:
It was spelled out that Sue wasn't against the Laws of Magic as she wasn't Human.  I guess her instance was a form of Grey Necromancy perhaps, at least not Black.  Actually, he did try to control her at first vs he didn't try to control the ghosts in Grave Peril. So that may figure into the equation too but still it wasn't a Black act.

So, the method of the Necromancy is part of the determination of what is Black, or White, or Grey.  And the Method considers what type of entity is used, and what level of control is given to the entity raised.  I'd think if Harry had taken the Spirits in GP but bound them to his will against their will I'd say that would cross the line into a more Black magic than White.

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