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Dina:
So, in BG, when talking about soulgazes (for the first time in the novel, with the kraken) he said "If you see something bad enough, such as the n-" and then he adds "-something bad enough". What I am wondering is, what does he mean by "n-"? Naagloshii? It seems probable, as they are awful and Harry is afraid of them. But if that is the case, why not simply saying it? And why it is not N-, with capital letter? I think Naagloshii is always written with N.

So?? I can think a fitting word with n, necromancer, but I can't see Harry saying "the n-" instead of "a n-".

I'd like to read your comments on the subject.

Mira:

--- Quote from: Dina on October 22, 2020, 04:56:25 AM ---So, in BG, when talking about soulgazes (for the first time in the novel, with the kraken) he said "If you see something bad enough, such as the n-" and then he adds "-something bad enough". What I am wondering is, what does he mean by "n-"? Naagloshii? It seems probable, as they are awful and Harry is afraid of them. But if that is the case, why not simply saying it? And why it is not N-, with capital letter? I think Naagloshii is always written with N.

So?? I can think a fitting word with n, necromancer, but I can't see Harry saying "the n-" instead of "a n-".

I'd like to read your comments on the subject.

--- End quote ---

If I remember correctly he saw the Naagloshii with his wizard's sight not in a soul gaze, but what he saw was so horrible it took Harry several hours to recover.  It could be that just saying the name gives him PTSD flashbacks so better to just say, "n."

TheCuriousFan:

--- Quote from: Dina on October 22, 2020, 04:56:25 AM ---So, in BG, when talking about soulgazes (for the first time in the novel, with the kraken) he said "If you see something bad enough, such as the n-" and then he adds "-something bad enough". What I am wondering is, what does he mean by "n-"? Naagloshii? It seems probable, as they are awful and Harry is afraid of them. But if that is the case, why not simply saying it? And why it is not N-, with capital letter? I think Naagloshii is always written with N.

So?? I can think a fitting word with n, necromancer, but I can't see Harry saying "the n-" instead of "a n-".

I'd like to read your comments on the subject.

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It's the same mental hiccup from Cold Days, he tries to avoid thinking about skinwalkers to avoid flashing back to what he saw in Turn Coat.

Dina:
That is fine, it was my first idea (even when I did not remember it in CD). So, the word he was avoiding is Naagloshii (no matter the capital N)? I just found it weird that JB has not been more explicit. But thank you (and Mira).

Conspiracy Theorist:
Both Wizards Sight and Soul Gaze are indelible memories, and the failure to capitalise the N in Naagloshii is a mental device to divert Harry from accessing that memory, minimising it.

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