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Will Harry change his approach to magic now?

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groinkick:
Up to this point Harry's main threat has come from non wizards.  Werewolves, vampires, demons, mortals, Fae ect.  Sure he's had his run in with some magic wielders, but the main threats have come from outside the White Council.  He hasn't considered the White Council as a real enemy in the way that he should truly develop magic specifically for combating mortal wizards.

Things have changed though in a big way.  First, Marcone is now on the level of a skilled wizard, possibly Senior Council level.  Second, Harry now must consider Carlos a threat, and has admitted to himself that Carlos is more skilled than he is.  The big third is that the White Council has cast him out, and is willing to send his own grandfather after him.

Harry loves Eb but I think at this point he can't be certain if Eb would really come after him.  Because he loves his daughters so much, he won't roll over for Eb.  If Harry had no children I really think he'd simply get on his knee's and tell Eb to kill him if he thought he deserved it.  He would rather do that then kill his own grandfather.  But that's not the case now, he will kill Eb if he has to.  He also has to know that the Council could send wardens after him.

Up to this point he hasn't had to think in these terms.  He does now, he has to think of Marcone, Carlos, Eb, and the entire Council as a possible threat to him.  For the first time in his life he has to really see other wizard kind as genuine enemies.  I think he's going to adjust some of his abilities specifically for taking on mortal wizards.  What say you?

Second Aristh:
I'm not sure if Harry would do a whole lot to change his strategies to fight wizards specifically at this point.  Wizards are weakest when you're going in the physical direction, which the winter knight's mantle has covered in spades.  A knock down drag out fight like that also gives Harry the advantage that WC wizards (with the exception of Eb) can't throw lethal spells at Harry.

But really, wizards are strongest when they have time to prepare and hit you from miles away.  There's not much that Harry can do to prevent that that he isn't already doing (e.g. policing thaumaturgical connections).  If a skilled wizard has that, there isn't much of a defense to mount.  Wizards don't fight fair.

In the end, Harry's best bet is to rely on his reputation as a monster with rules.  He keeps from doing something that the WC can't ignore, he'll be fine against fighting wizards.

Mira:

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Up to this point he hasn't had to think in these terms.  He does now, he has to think of Marcone, Carlos, Eb, and the entire Council as a possible threat to him.  For the first time in his life he has to really see other wizard kind as genuine enemies.  I think he's going to adjust some of his abilities specifically for taking on mortal wizards.  What say you?
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Well, not exactly for the first time, remember the first man he ever killed with magic was Justin who was a pretty powerful wizard turned warlock, in a duel.  Then he had gone up against Cowl, who is or was a wizard at some point. 

LostInTime:
First things first, Harry needs to go back to school. He needs to upgrade his finesse when using magic. He is far too reliant on his sheer power and not on his magical technique. He lost his shield bracelet at the end of Battle Ground, it's time for him to dispense using trinkets as focuses and just do it.

Mira:

--- Quote from: LostInTime on September 15, 2021, 05:30:35 AM ---First things first, Harry needs to go back to school. He needs to upgrade his finesse when using magic. He is far too reliant on his sheer power and not on his magical technique. He lost his shield bracelet at the end of Battle Ground, it's time for him to dispense using trinkets as focuses and just do it.

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He has been working on that ever since he took Molly as an apprentice and has improved as Eb predicted he would.

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