The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Will the Big Moment Come in Peace Talks?
Ananda:
--- Quote from: Arjan on August 04, 2018, 08:10:39 AM ---The salary is important. When you get a salary from someone you acquire obligations with it. Harry is a warden as long as they pay his salary and he accepts it.
--- End quote ---
Was that from his talk with Rashid? It seems familiar. I’d forgotten about that; good point. Still, I don’t think they will interfere with him while he’s doing Mab’s business. Later, when he’s either not needed or out from the job, I guess they will want him to pay the whatever bill he’s accrued.
Speaking of a bill, he is an accessory to murdering a mortal when they broke into the vault in skin games. He had been using magics there, so think that gets held against him? Marcone took payment, but that’s not how that magic laws work (can’t buy justice).
peregrine:
Harry didn't murder a mortal with magic, Laws don't care. There is no accessory issues as far as the White Council is concerned.
Carl:
--- Quote from: peregrine on August 05, 2018, 02:21:49 AM ---Harry didn't murder a mortal with magic, Laws don't care. There is no accessory issues as far as the White Council is concerned.
--- End quote ---
Interesting thought on this, where do all the members of the fellowship who died of old age after Harry took out the red court sit. The council obviously isn't concerned but JB's been clear in some WoJ's that what the council's laws are and what the universe level laws are on black magic don't allways line up.
Ananda:
--- Quote from: peregrine on August 05, 2018, 02:21:49 AM ---Harry didn't murder a mortal with magic, Laws don't care. There is no accessory issues as far as the White Council is concerned.
--- End quote ---
That’s one opinion. Most human legal systems would find him culpable. It could go either way, I think. I guess it comes down to if the Merlin likes him or not for if he presses it.
Speaking of more of Dresden’s bill, how is it he never was charged for all the young people he burned to death at Bianca’s par-tay? I can’t remember if that was ever explained in the books. I remember him fearing he’d pay for it, but I don’t remember anything ever happening. I remember a question mark on if they were already dead, but it seems unlikely all were. Unless I’m forgetting something, the books seem to have dropped it.
peregrine:
--- Quote from: Ananda on August 05, 2018, 02:46:50 AM ---That’s one opinion. Most human legal systems would find him culpable. It could go either way, I think. I guess it comes down to if the Merlin likes him or not for if he presses it.
Speaking of more of Dresden’s bill, how is it he never was charged for all the young people he burned to death at Bianca’s par-tay? I can’t remember if that was ever explained in the books. I remember him fearing he’d pay for it, but I don’t remember anything ever happening. I remember a question mark on if they were already dead, but it seems unlikely all were. Unless I’m forgetting something, the books seem to have dropped it.
--- End quote ---
The Laws are not most human legal systems. They are explicitly about using* magic. Just being there when magic is happening is not an issue. Murdering someone is not an issue.
As for the deaths at Biancas, I imagine that it's chalked up to them not knowing who, if anyone, actually was killed by the fire vs already dead. Though given the grudge some folks held against him, you'd think they'd try a bit harder to look into it.
*And some bits about seeking information, which may or may not require/cover magic only, vs reading it in a book.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version