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Peace talks excerpt indications
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Mira on January 18, 2020, 11:57:59 PM ---I think that is too simple for the story line. As in just because we haven't seen Cowl in a while he'd be the one behind the Outsiders coming to the party. I doubt that he could hide himself among the White Council, he totally reeks of black magic. He could have a spy though.
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We actually do not see him use that much black magic. He usually hates some monsters in to do his killing and he did not raise zombies in dead beat. Peabody did a lot of black magic undetected inside council headquarters for years.
Dina:
I think Marcone has too much common sense to mix with Outsiders. Of course, I could be wrong, but that is what I think
Yuillegan:
Excellent points both, Dina and Arjan.
Although Arjan I believe Cowl did use necromancy in Dead Beat (both early in the book and later on). I don't believe him summoned spirits or zombies though. He seems to have a very different view of it than Grevane and Corpsetaker. Consider his student's views. I don't think there was a specific passage describing him doing it, but I think it was implied a few times. Except of course for when he actually did the Darkhallow. That was using a specific onscreen use of necromancy.
And Peabody is an excellent example of black magic going undetected, or at least its origin misdirected.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Dina on January 19, 2020, 03:51:35 AM ---I think Marcone has too much common sense to mix with Outsiders. Of course, I could be wrong, but that is what I think
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It also does not agree with all his curent alliances. Gard, Vadderung, Mab, Hades,....
They would all desert him and become his enemies.
Mira:
--- Quote ---And Peabody is an excellent example of black magic going undetected, or at least its origin misdirected.
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But did Peabody actually do black magic? He used ink that was laced with a potion that could
make others submit to his will, a love potion can be said to do the same thing. Remember Harry
made a love potion in Storm Front, he was under the Doom at the time. He was just playing around
in his lab at the time, now if it was black magic easily detectable, would he even consider it? Morgan
would have taken his head in a heart beat. So it may not be strictly legal, but at the same time not
be considered black magic. Also when Harry first meets Cowl he describes his aura as reeking of black magic.. It leaves stains that cannot be removed.. Even Harry carries some stains. So I doubt that Cowl could go into the Council undetected, now he might have a follower or two who could get
away with it.
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