The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Why a fortress? And why at Harry's old boarding house location?
Wizard Sibelis:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on August 26, 2018, 08:33:57 PM ---Even if you read it that way - and I'm not convinced one should
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You can simply go back and read word for word the interaction in SG. It's simply what was said. Quite directly.
Kindler:
Hmm. In Cold Days, Harry goes off on a tangent about how bad guys tend to keep using the same locations, like the Full Moon Garage in Fool Moon and Proven Guilty. He's specifically talking about the warehouse Mac and Pals are held hostage by the Redcap, but it makes me think that the reverse might be true; the Good Guys might want to use the same locations as well. It could very well be a product of magic in some regard, though I think Marcone was primarily motivated by self-interest. They needed a symbol of unity and resistance to the Fomor/Other Bad Things incursions, and setting up shop on Harry's old plot makes sense.
It's also a residential area, which is a mild deterrent. Plus it's right by Mac's, so there's already a hub of magical community activity near at hand.
All that aside, I imagine that Marcone felt particularly smug about handing Mrs. Spunklekrief a check for several times the value of the land (unconfirmed, I just have a feeling that he did something like that).
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on August 26, 2018, 12:13:06 AM ---The mapping between physical address on earth and location in the NN is based on what kind of place it is, though, not just a 1:1 mapping. Burning it down and rebuilding a castle over Harry's old place couldn't help but chance what kind of place it is. Leah's garden wouldn't protect Marcone's building.
Also based on SG, the mapping between realms is even somewhat fluid based on who's creating the opening, and even down to their state of mind when they cross over. The commonly used Ways seem to be points where the NN is particularly close and gates connect the same locations with a high level of reliability, but in the case of the vault heist, it was functionally important for making the connection that Harry believe it was a sincere robbery rather than a setup with the connivance of both Marcone and Hades to hurt Nic.
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Maybe, maybe not. If this were the case entirely then Leah would have to make big changes every time the home underwent any kind of renovation, or even the mindset of the different tenants.
peregrine:
Well, we don't know that she didn't.
Also, we don't know how much granularity there is. Going into the NN from the upstairs may be different from going into the NN from Harry's apartment.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: peregrine on August 27, 2018, 07:08:09 PM ---Well, we don't know that she didn't.
Also, we don't know how much granularity there is. Going into the NN from the upstairs may be different from going into the NN from Harry's apartment.
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We know one thing. Marcone chose to build his fortress on Dresden's former residence. The question is why? I doubt he did it for petty reasons. He did it for a significant reason or Jim wouldn't have bothered writing it in the story.
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