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What if Dresden is actually aiding his enemies?...

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Yuillegan:
Or not all his enemies are as evil as he thinks...

Consider that Nicodemus wanted the Red Court removed. He talks about this in Small Favor when trying to convince Harry to join up. What does Harry do several years later? Destroy the entire Red Court.

Harry also is told by Lea not to ever let Mab take him to the Stone Table, yet later she does and he becomes the Winter Knight. Lash's sacrifice by suicide to protect Harry has been hinted by Jim to mirror Harry's own suicide...a convincing play for Lash. Not all lies are words and it speaks to Harry's ego and deep need to be a saviour.

Harry has aided Nicodemus, even when he didn't want to when years ago that would have stopped him dead. Even though he works it to his advantage, as many such as Marcone have noted, when Harry wants to do something and thinks he is in the right his enemies are normally destroyed and not much stops him.

And as was implied by Lea in Cold Days, it takes a lot to convince a young wizard to destroy when necessary his enemies, to use violence. It is constantly stated you can only really do something you truly believe in, and the effects of your magic are a response of that too so it doesn't matter if there are unintended consequences, that is on you. HWWBh was shaping his weapon, his tool, not merely pursuing Harry.

I believe that either Harry is witlessly aiding his enemies and their ends unintentionally or his enemies goals (such as Nicodemus') are not as bad as Harry might think. They might actually line up to his personal view of right and wrong. This too is hinted at.

Thoughts?

spiritofair:
I definitely think Nicodemus is going to turn out to actually be an ally in the BAT against the outsiders... but never a friendly ally.

I don't think Harry has been helping along the Circle, though. Assuming Cowl is the head (or a head) of the Circle, Cowl is far too annoyed with Harry for Harry to have been helping him out.

No idea what to make out of HWWB. I agree that it seems that HWWB is testing/forging Harry.

Avernite:
We have a literal Archangel coaching Harry along and mostly saying he's doing an alright job (even if he needs the occasional reminder).

So, I would say a clear no.

Yuillegan:
Avernite - Clear no to which? Just because Uriel's plans align with Nicodemus' occasionally doesn't mean Harry isn't serving more than one end...

Harry's heart is in the right place - but isn't there so old chestnut about a road to Hell being paved with good intentions?

morriswalters:
It would be nice if we knew the outcome of our decisions at the moment we made them.  Harry does what he can with the knowledge that is available to him at the moment he must act.  That means the consequences can include aiding or otherwise assisting foes whom he might not otherwise help.  There is a name for this. Unintended consequences.

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