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Battle Ground spoilers: Harry’s pairing. What do you think?
Arjan:
--- Quote from: ClintACK on October 01, 2020, 10:31:30 AM ---I wonder if there's a way for Lara to feed directly on the Winter Mantle -- I'm imagining something like the kiss at the end of White Night. Her power raises emotions in Harry for him to draw on to strengthen his magic, while she feeds on Winter, supercharging her Hunger's power.
I also wonder if there aren't ways they could help each other with the *costs* of their power. Could Lara feeding on the Mantle weaken its influence over Harry? Could feeding on the cold of Winter somehow weaken the influence of the Hunger over Lara?
Are there other aspects to the betrothal agreement -- is Mab contributing something else to the pot?
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Mab will write the contract so nothing that reflects bad on her or winter like Lara feeding on her knight.
--- Quote ---What will Lea have to say about all of this? -- She's still got an obligation to look after Harry.
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Harry can ask Lea for guidance and those are always interesting scenes but Harry has to take the initiative. I do not think Lea is against it perse if it gives Harry more power but she can detect loopholes. Molly will be on it as well and she knows everything about winter law.
forumghost:
[Completely silly mode engaged]
Nah, you see, this is really a plot to get Lara killed, because Mab wants to eliminate any competition before she makes her own play.
First she used her Proxy Lea to arrange for Susan to get caught up with the Red Court in Book 3, Then in Book 4 Mab shows up to introduce herself and save Harry's Bacon to catch his interest, This sadly didn't work.
Moreover, a year later Susan turned up in town again and hooked up with Harry, even getting with Child, thus sealing her fate- she was a threat again, so Mab arranged for the Red Court to be sacrificed to kill Susan and get her out of the way for good. She also arranged for the attack on the Raith deeps in order to get rid of Lash, who was becoming another major threat.
Once she has forced Harry to come to her in changes she thought she could try winning him by helping nurse him back to health, but somehow that backfired and he seemed to be getting along with Sarissa instead! This forced her to adjust her plans, and she arranged for the death of Maeve and Lily to get Sarissa and Molly out of the running, only for Harry to hook up with Murphy instead, thus forcing the events of Skin Game to try and get her killed, and latter Peace Talks/Battle Ground when Nick failed to kill her.
Now, seeing Harry and Lara getting along so well, she's going to try and force them into something, knowing that Harry will chafe at it and oppose the match on principle, and Eb will probably kill her if he doesn't.
Don't give up Mab! We believe in you!
Truly, the Dresden Files was a tragic love comedy all along.
[end completely silly mode]
huangjimmy108:
--- Quote from: Arjan on October 01, 2020, 09:34:42 AM ---It completely depends on how Mab, Lara and Harry (and ultimately Jim) are going to interpret a political marriage. I do not think Lara gets the right to feed upon Harry for example but the Sidhe can have strange loopholes. Read the contract and let Molly read the contract.
But it can be a marriage in name only with not even a mention in mortal paperwork while Harry lives with a nice werewolf or it can be a millstone around the neck. Or everything in between.
Assuming it even goes through. A lot can happen in a year.
But it probably will happen in some form. It offers endless complications for Harry.
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It can't be just in name. I remember Mab mentioning about passing of bloodline or something like that at the end of Battle Ground. It means that Lara and Harry have to begot a progeny.
There is no escaping it and Harry's usual means of coping aka just ignore it for later isn't working, Mab only grant a year no more no less.
bigdangmoose:
The way I read the scene in the castle is Mab sinking her claws into Harry, Molly, and now Lara even deeper.
Molly is upset that now even another woman gets to have Harry and she literally can't.
Lara was showing Molls that she is sorry that this is happening, and it wasn't her plan for it. I think, like Thomas was seeing something between Harry and Murphy, Lara knows Molly's true feelings for Harry and knows something is there between them.
Mab is closing down gates of escape for them, ensuring Harry's servitude for as long as he lives.
Paring that will happen at the end of the series, Harry and Molly. Because as Harry said to Eb about getting out of Winter, "Not without Molly."
Arjan:
--- Quote from: huangjimmy108 on October 01, 2020, 11:22:16 AM ---It can't be just in name. I remember Mab mentioning about passing of bloodline or something like that at the end of Battle Ground. It means that Lara and Harry have to begot a progeny.
There is no escaping it and Harry's usual means of coping aka just ignore it for later isn't working, Mab only grant a year no more no less.
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I think Jim said something about no more children for Harry and as long as he keeps Murphy’s protection Lara can try but I don’t think she will like it.
And she can not run to Mab with it. She does not like lack of self control.
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