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Harry's soul - will it change?
KurtinStGeorge:
Does anyone think there will come a time when someone who has soulgazed Harry in the past will look into Harry's eyes and be floored by what they see because Harry's soul has undergone a significant change? Harry has stated that he doesn't avert his gaze from those people he's shared a soulgaze with because he knows it won't have any effect on them.
Without Harry becoming overtly evil or being possessed by an Outsider or something else, do you think Harry's soul could be significantly changed so that it would trigger new soulgazes with past partners?
I also wonder about Marcone. Harry has said on more than occasion that Marcone has a Tiger's soul, but I'm wondering if the crime boss could become corrupted by Thorned Namshiel to the point where his soul changes and this triggers a new soulgaze with Harry.
Another candidate for a change of soul might be Thomas, after he goes through whatever is happening to him on Demonreach.
Mira:
I thought the soul gaze only worked once. Or rather I remember that was a topic here years ago, because the question has come up before. What I cannot remember is if it was merely the consensus between us, if it was in one of the books or a WOJ, at any rate I believe it was quite a long thread.
However having said that, though I don't think Harry will basically change, we all change somewhat, and different things will be seen by different people.. But I think that would be true in any case because we tend to bring our own prejudices into what we see.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 17, 2021, 05:10:28 AM ---I thought the soul gaze only worked once. Or rather I remember that was a topic here years ago, because the question has come up before. What I cannot remember is if it was merely the consensus between us, if it was in one of the books or a WOJ, at any rate I believe it was quite a long thread.
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It's in the books that it's one time, but there was a WOJ that massive personality changes might allow a second. Big enough changes are extremely rare though.
I'd be surprised if it's in the cards for Harry, but I do wonder if Maggie Sr's moral realignment was dramatic enough to cut it.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 17, 2021, 04:25:36 PM ---It's in the books that it's one time, but there was a WOJ that massive personality changes might allow a second. Big enough changes are extremely rare though.
I'd be surprised if it's in the cards for Harry, but I do wonder if Maggie Sr's moral realignment was dramatic enough to cut it.
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I think a soul gaze with Margaret after she met and married Malcolm was totally different.. What underscores that is what Chauncy said, that they were looking forward to her coming to them, and then she changed and that changed. So I imagine her soul gaze did a complete 180..
Kindler:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 17, 2021, 04:25:36 PM ---It's in the books that it's one time, but there was a WOJ that massive personality changes might allow a second. Big enough changes are extremely rare though.
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I recall that WoJ, but I've also always related that to Names, too. Harry states more than once that a mortal's Name isn't all that usable, because humans constantly reinvent themselves. Makes me wonder why a Name is more mutable than the circumstances allowing a second Soulgaze.
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