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Christmas Eve from JB's Twitter (no news, just fun)
forumghost:
I was surprised he didn't follow up with a sarcastic "Of course I'll tell her it came from you Mab. I'll even teach her a summoning ritual and reccomend that she contact you if she ever needs to make a Faustian bargain"
Mr. Death:
I think it's important to note that the focus is on the number of dead, rather than who was dead.
Yes, Harry's inner monologue does mention the holes in his heart where people should be, which likely means someone he knew personally did, in fact, die. But look at how he reacted to Susan's Vamping and death.
I feel like if someone as close to him as his brother or Karrin died -- and he believes it was his fault -- he'd be more broken up about it. And Molly, Winter Lady or no, would have more to say about it than, "I paid for the funerals."
I could be wrong. That's just my read on it.
Death speculation aside, the story was appropriately adorable. And I love how Kringle gets all the credit.
morriswalters:
Grrrr.....Post the cover. Say "The end." Quit torturing us. On a less whiney note, What BIG events happen in Chicago in the summer that a supernatural battle could get in the middle of? Baseball game? Concert? A parade? Lollapalooza?
Griffyn612:
My takeaways
* Molly's concern about Harry still being himself may just be due to the Knight mantle, but that's already been hashed a bit. But Eb dying and Harry getting the Blackstaff would give him someone to grieve over, it'd give Molly a reason to be concerned about him still being him, and it'd certainly make others think twice when Harry started yelling in their faces.
* The bit about his dad seemed odd. Not wrong, or out of place given the holiday, but it seems suspicious. Especially given the presentation with Kringle in the room. There's something there... But for now, I'll just settle for saying Harry's dad may either get some mentions, or possibly screentime, in PT.
* I know we've heard that Harry would be staying at Molly's, and they may very well be. But they're clearly at the Carpenter's, what with Hank (little Harry Carpenter) being there. Either that, or things have gone very bad for the Carpenters, for Michael and Hank to not be with the others on Christmas.
* What's with Mother Winter not giving Harry a gift?
If it's an obligation, is she not obligated? Or is her gift to not show up and ruin his night?
* Seriously, Kringle had the cup. Harry didn't say it was like the one he'd given his dad, or that it was conjured. He said it was the one he'd given his dad.
Was it really it? Why would Kringle have it?
* I get that the mug was to invoke seasonal memories, but it's also probably chosen to invoke a specific emotion. One of closeness with a parental figure. Could it be a hint that Harry's without anyone else filling that role? Aka is Eb gone?
* As for the injured and dead, it doesn't seem likely that any supernatural factions would need such compensation. It definitely sounds like civilians (or, at least humans unaffiliated with a Court or Baron or Council) died, be they soldiers or police or Paranetters or people in the wrong place. But instead it might be about everyone that was kidnapped. They were taken because the Fomor made their move, because Harry took out the Ramps. His arrogance, to think he could do such a thing without consequences, could be part of what he's talking about. But hopefully the injured are those that he saved, or bargained for their lives, or some such, rather than a cataclysmic event occurring during the events of PT. And hopefully the dead had already been killed.
* He literally says "I love you Dad" in the present tense, and then textually "looks up at him", him being Kringle of course, who winks, but... Come on. You can't tell me there's not something fishy there.
forumghost:
So in addition to being a Knight of the Cross, and a Wizard, and a dozen other things, Malcolm Dresden was also Kringle.
Because obviously the idea that he was a normal guy is just too lame.
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