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Ghost Vulnerabilities - GP vs. GS Inconsistency
vultur:
In GP, Harry goes on about how ghosts are really hard to harm or affect at all - you have to get them to acknowledge you (at least if you're not in the Nevernever?) and Harry makes ghost dust out of weird, exotic, hard to get ingredients like depleted uranium to fight ghosts with.
But in GS, ghosts seem way more vulnerable. Sir Stu is nearly destroyed by fire, and Harry as a ghost talks about how running water could destroy him.
But if plain old fire could destroy ghosts, why bother with ghost dust? Just use a torch or something...
Wizard Sibelis:
Harry and Stu both tended to acknowledge the material world though...
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: vultur on July 10, 2018, 04:46:03 AM ---In GP, Harry goes on about how ghosts are really hard to harm or affect at all - you have to get them to acknowledge you (at least if you're not in the Nevernever?) and Harry makes ghost dust out of weird, exotic, hard to get ingredients like depleted uranium to fight ghosts with.
But in GS, ghosts seem way more vulnerable. Sir Stu is nearly destroyed by fire, and Harry as a ghost talks about how running water could destroy him.
But if plain old fire could destroy ghosts, why bother with ghost dust? Just use a torch or something...
--- End quote ---
Because fire is very tricky and not easy to control, even when you're not Harry "I have this problem with buildings" Dresden.
I mean, fire will also kill ants, but generally speaking that's not how you want to take care of them when they're in your house.
wardenferry419:
Maybe because Harry is still learning and "ghost dust" is a target-specific weapn.
Kindler:
They were in a hospital in Grave Peril—specifically a nursery. You want to go slinging fire around a bunch of newborns? (Not that I'd be tossing DEPLETED FREAKING URANIUM either). I saw it as Harry locking Agatha into position so Michael could deal with her.
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