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BrainFireBob:
Reading our daughter Storm Front

1) Dresden is clear he claimed self-defense, but doesn't say he fought Justin. It may have been murder- killed Justin when Justin didn't know he was there.
2) Sounds like Sells was a proxy for Papa Raith. He worked for SilverCo
3) Expected Checkov's guns:
A) Chauncy
B) Channeling a storm
C) Someone "really pisses him off" and he does the heart spell.

Griffyn612:

--- Quote from: BrainFireBob on October 28, 2020, 03:01:48 AM ---2) Sounds like Sells was a proxy for Papa Raith. He worked for SilverCo

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Yes!  This doesn't get nearly as much attention as it should.  He worked for SilverCo, got magical books from someone, and focused his spellwork on sex energy.

The Wamps love Silver, Raith has a library of magical books that Thomas mentioned to Harry, he's trained amateurs in magic before, and of course he'd recommend sex energy for magic.

Raith is too important to Harry's story to already be done as a villain, so he's gotta make a comeback somehow.  Especially if he's tied into the early plots more than we suspected, like with Sells. 

Bad Alias:

--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on October 29, 2020, 06:52:07 PM ---Raith is too important to Harry's story to already be done as a villain, so he's gotta make a comeback somehow.

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Ok, so we don't know how Margaret's death curse works. Maybe it's only attached to Harry and Thomas. It's not fueled by her bloodline. Just the two of them. It stopped being fueled by Harry when he died. Any of the times. Now that Thomas is imprisoned, he's not fueling it anymore. Lord Raith is now free.

Alternatively, it was only ever tied to Harry, and Lord Raith has been free and secretly building up his strength since Changes.

@BrainFireBob: I'm assuming these are your thoughts on rereading because of Papa Raith, but I could see how some of them could be your daughter's reaction.

Griffyn612:

--- Quote from: Bad Alias on October 29, 2020, 07:26:55 PM ---Ok, so we don't know how Margaret's death curse works. Maybe it's only attached to Harry and Thomas. It's not fueled by her bloodline. Just the two of them. It stopped being fueled by Harry when he died. Any of the times. Now that Thomas is imprisoned, he's not fueling it anymore. Lord Raith is now free.

Alternatively, it was only ever tied to Harry, and Lord Raith has been free and secretly building up his strength since Changes.

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The interesting thing is the connection between Raith and the Outsiders. 

* Raith's protection spell is (presumed to be) provided by Outside.
* His disciple Madge summoned Behind.
* His nephew wasn't just unknowingly working for greater powers, he was confirmed as possessed by an Outsider (Before, via loose WoJ)li] Beside possessed Justine, which gave him access to Raith.[/li]
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That dude is neck deep in all of it. So if it's Maggie's curse ending, or Beside helping him via Justine, or some other method, He's definitely not done, story-wise.

(There was a time I thought Raith was possessed by Beside, who was doubling the protection to spell to protect his anchor host in reality, but that would all but require that he be able to have multiple hosts)

Mira:

--- Quote ---(There was a time I thought Raith was possessed by Beside, who was doubling the protection to spell to protect his anchor host in reality, but that would all but require that he be able to have multiple hosts)
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I think it is possible, I think Lord Raith is patient zero for Nemesis.  That is why in Blood Rites when
Harry went after him he felt in him and around him, "nothing."


--- Quote ---I reach out through the can for Lord Raith-- And felt nothing.  Not just empty air and
drifting dust, but nothing. A cold and somehow hungry emptiness that filled the space where he should have been.
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To me that describes, "empty night."   

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