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Something Occured to Me as to Why the Senior Council is so Afraid of Harry
Arjan:
Maybe the sword went one step further than just cancelling the rage and letting Harry look at the situation with a clear head.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on January 30, 2021, 01:18:40 PM ---Maybe the sword went one step further than just cancelling the rage and letting Harry look at the situation with a clear head.
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Exactly, that is what it did, Harry was in emotional crisis, it halted that and suddenly he was able to listen to Butters, to think again. When someone is in that kind of state, they cannot think it becomes all instinct. Harry's instinct was to kill the guy who killed his love, the mantle goosed that instinct. Yes, suddenly with the burn Harry saw it from Rudolph's perspective, but if his natural empathy hadn't already been present, he would of said, "fuck that, it's no excuse, he deserves to die.." But that isn't the true Harry, he came back and was able to listen to Butters, they need the true Harry, not a murderer.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Mira on January 29, 2021, 08:36:26 PM ---I understand what you are suggesting, what I am saying is you are mistaken. If I understand you correctly, you are suggesting Harry's reactions stem from some thing that Justin created, this huge character flaw in Harry. If it is, it is a very human one, no, he isn't a bad man appearing to be good. Your examples do not prove your point.
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There is no doubt that Harry was programed as a weapon of some type. It's explicit in the text. First in Summer Knight.
--- Quote from: Summer Knight ---She shot him a look and said pointedly, "He's arrogant, Ebenezar. Dangerous."
I snorted. "That's every wizard ever."
Martha continued as if I hadn't spoken. "Bitter. Angry. Obsessive."
Ebenezar frowned. "Seems to me he has good reason to be. You and the rest of the Senior Council saw to that."
Martha shook her head. "You know what he was meant to be. He's too great a risk."
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Then again in Ghost Story.
--- Quote from: Lea in Ghost Story ---“Is that the lesson you took from the memory?” Lea asked, her smile spreading. “You were clearly being prepared to be an enforcer.”
Butcher, Jim. Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, Book 13) (p. 353). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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And last in the microfiction Journal
--- Quote ---Perhaps I have been too hard on him. Perhaps I really have become paranoid and mad. Perhaps I have wronged a good man. But there is too much at stake to take that chance. The thought of allowing a Destroyer to be birthed among us when I could have stopped it is too heavy to bear.
To those who come after me and read this… well. History will be my judge.
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If you want to do lasting mental damage to a child, Jim's treatment of young Harry is exactly how you would go about it. What I'm suggesting is that the destroyer in the microfiction is a Norse being called a berserker. this has nothing to do with if Harry is good or evil. It speaks specifically to the question, why is the Council so afraid of Harry.
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on January 30, 2021, 02:39:15 PM ---There is no doubt that Harry was programed as a weapon of some type. It's explicit in the text.
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There's also a good one about what he's learned from Lea as his godmother. I can't remember if it was from SK or CD. If it was SK, it's when he first talks to the Summer Lady in the rooftop garden. If it's CD, it's when he talks to another Summer Lady in another garden.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on January 30, 2021, 02:39:15 PM ---There is no doubt that Harry was programed as a weapon of some type. It's explicit in the text. First in Summer Knight.Then again in Ghost Story.And last in the microfiction JournalIf you want to do lasting mental damage to a child, Jim's treatment of young Harry is exactly how you would go about it. What I'm suggesting is that the destroyer in the microfiction is a Norse being called a berserker. this has nothing to do with if Harry is good or evil. It speaks specifically to the question, why is the Council so afraid of Harry.
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Which Microfiction was that from? Was that from Eb's journal?
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