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I cannot wait to see how Harry's snark adapts to the new political situation

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ClintACK:
One thought -- if they *do* pull the trigger and order that the Blackstaff kill Harry Dresden, I could see Eb pulling a fast one. He shows up at the Castle, hands Harry the staff and says, "You're the Blackstaff now, Harry."

Also, I'd add to Harry's new group that they'll be 100% open to the non-magical public -- to the point of holding open houses (Meet the Foo Dog!, Pizza night with the Za Guard!) and putting up web pages explaining thresholds and circles and the most common supernatural threats.

I could see that being the trigger for the White Council.

Yuillegan:
I honestly hope full on Wizard civil war happens. Sure, it will be bad. But I think worth it. I very much agree with Harry that the White Council has gone beyond it's remit and become bullies and mobsters. In saying that, I can understand from their perspective how bad Harry looks and how bad the situation looks. Mab, despite having her reasons and being the defender of Reality is the definition of necessary evil. But she is bad news, she has done terribly awful things. And while we can empathise and even see the necessity of her choices, they doesn't make them "good". World isn't black and white though, so there's that too.

But mostly I want to see Harry destroy those smug bastards because it will be exciting, and hopefully make a new Council. A better one. Closer to what it should be.

morriswalters:
Harry is going to live in a magic castle in the middle of Chicago and call himself The Wizard Of Chicago. That seems fairly flagrant. A lot like a middle finger to Scotland. And Wizards should move with caution before starting a loud fight in Chicago lest they start to find themselves targets of Hellfire missiles.  And if he gets married to Lara, the WC could find themselves in a war with two groups of monsters. Lara's accountants and the Fomor.

Psyklone:

--- Quote from: Yuillegan on October 01, 2020, 03:48:21 AM ---I honestly hope full on Wizard civil war happens. Sure, it will be bad. But I think worth it. I very much agree with Harry that the White Council has gone beyond it's remit and become bullies and mobsters. In saying that, I can understand from their perspective how bad Harry looks and how bad the situation looks. Mab, despite having her reasons and being the defender of Reality is the definition of necessary evil. But she is bad news, she has done terribly awful things. And while we can empathise and even see the necessity of her choices, they doesn't make them "good". World isn't black and white though, so there's that too.

But mostly I want to see Harry destroy those smug bastards because it will be exciting, and hopefully make a new Council. A better one. Closer to what it should be.

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1.  Yeah, Jim/Harry has pointed out the WC flaws from day one, obviously,  so the build up has to be the complete dissolution/re-organization of the WC.  There will be a fight for that.  Harry has been compared/related to the Original Merlin more than once.  We know that only the original was the only other Wizard entrusted with the swords, and we also know that Harry is a direct line descendant of the original from Eb's diaries.  That said, can you really see Harry as leading the new WC?...  Imo, he would at most be a symbolic figure head for trail blazing the new era...

2.  Mab, imo, is not evil.  Think about what we know of winter.  She is cold and calculating.  She has definitely killed innocents, but it has been a calculus.   Why?  Because in this age it is Winter that is the guardian of mortal existence.  She keeps the walls guarded, and the enemy at bay.  Since she was once mortal she has the basis/foundation for Love/Compassion, and after millennia she is now a battle hardened General who has seen more loss than any one can really comprehend.  Hence, cold and calculating.  Each loss of life is a calculated balance while she fends off the enemy.

Hankthemoose:

--- Quote from: morriswalters on October 01, 2020, 04:29:01 AM ---Harry is going to live in a magic castle in the middle of Chicago and call himself The Wizard Of Chicago. That seems fairly flagrant. A lot like a middle finger to Scotland. And Wizards should move with caution before starting a loud fight in Chicago lest they start to find themselves targets of Hellfire missiles.  And if he gets married to Lara, the WC could find themselves in a war with two groups of monsters. Lara's accountants and the Fomor.

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This is definitely where things are headed. I also fully expect Harry to go public, trying to establish formal contact with the FBI and the men in black, and selling them the idea of the WC as a serious threat to national security that would be in their interest to contain.

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