The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
The Death of Margaret Le Fay
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: forumghost on September 27, 2018, 10:37:07 PM ---Exactly why I hate all the "Malcolm was a Wizard/Scion/KOTC" Theories. They completely undermine the message of how just being a good person can make a difference, because it's not enough to be Good, you have to be Special.
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Perhaps JB shouldn't have have given a dead man speaking lines. In my book that is over and above "normal". Had he treated him as a normal dead parent we wouldn't be having this conversation. And we had at least two good people who weren't special, Butters and Murphy. JB evidently hated it so much he turned Butters into a KOTC. I shudder for Murphy. Good people(especially women) end up dead in Harry's world.
forumghost:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on September 28, 2018, 02:02:12 AM ---Perhaps JB shouldn't have have given a dead man speaking lines. In my book that is over and above "normal". Had he treated him as a normal dead parent we wouldn't be having this conversation.
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So him being recruited as a ghost the same as say, Carmichael or Papa Murphy was, means that he had to be magical in life???
--- Quote ---And we had at least two good people who weren't special, Butters and Murphy. JB evidently hated it so much he turned Butters into a KOTC.
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IMO That had less to do with him hating 'Normals' and more to do with him loving Butters a little too much.
--- Quote ---I shudder for Murphy. Good people(especially women) end up dead in Harry's world.
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I mean the real problem as far as Murphy's mortality is probably the fact that she's just gotten into a relationship with Harry, which... historically has not gone well.
Elaine: Mindraped into servitude by her Adopted Father.
Susan: Infected by the Red Court and then used as a living Sacrifice.
Luccio: Entire relationship was a lie caused by severe mental manipulation.
So far we're 0/3 on Harry having a healthy romantic relationship, and I doubt that's gonna change, it's too good a source of Drama for Jim to let drop with that many books left.
peregrine:
--- Quote from: forumghost on September 28, 2018, 02:17:33 AM ---So him being recruited as a ghost the same as say, Carmichael or Papa Murphy was, means that he had to be magical in life???
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Well, we don't even know that he was recruited. But yeah, I was going to make the same argument. Also Sir Stuart, who is more than just a regular ghost.
morriswalters:
Special need not be Magical. And Murphy/Carmichael does not equal ghost. Sarrisa was mortal in all respects other than an inferred long life span. Charity gave up her talent and chose to be mortal. And Malcolm fathered a star born(whatever that is meant to be). And got hired by someone after he died.
peregrine:
Ok. So use the word special instead of magical. Murphy and Carmichael are still active and doing stuff on the other side of the veil. Were they "special" in any way before they died and were recruited?
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