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Toot Toot and the dread cat Mister
Conspiracy Theorist:
Both my 16 year olds are winding down, loathe to go outside now, arthritic and losing teeth. Neither hunt any more.
The point is that Harry should be noticing anything like this in Mister if they are occurring, and all Harry realises is his calendar age, not symptoms of aging.
Besides if Jim killed off Mister the fanoutrage would be 1000 times worse than killing off Murphy, something Jim must be surely be aware of.
Besides it would be typical Harry to wind up with a second daughter
pet of whose supernatural nature he was unaware of, and right under his nose.
Mira:
--- Quote ---The point is that Harry should be noticing anything like this in Mister if they are occurring, and all Harry realises is his calendar age, not symptoms of aging.
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Actually I think Murphy mentions it to Harry, I think in Cold Days. Mister went to live with her after Harry's "death," I don't have time right now to look up the exact quote, but it is mentioned that Mister isn't as young as he used to be, and I think something about the cold affecting him.. On the other hand Mister is a beloved character, so I don't know if Jim is willing to have his fans read as nature takes it's course. However Mister isn't the only one, little Maggie is supposedly highly intelligent, could well have inherited talent from her father, is what eleven going on twelve now? If she was at least six when Changes happened, she would be, but still talks a lot like and is treated like a six year old in many ways. True, she has suffered a lot of trauma, but that doesn't account for all of it.
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on November 30, 2021, 10:57:17 PM ---Unless the cover is totally unrepresentative (Exhibit A Harry Dresden’s Hat) the threat is going to be in the Toot size range, so that if that is indeed Toot’s Sweet, Lacuna it is the eighteen inches height range plus and set after Cold Days. The armour and sword would suggest post Peace Talks, which time it could be several feet.
Toot doesn’t really care about Harry, he cares about the Za Lord, so it is likely Pizza is involved. An attack on Pizza S’Press by a rival fast food chain? Could it be evil clowns?
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Hey - toot is growing due to the responsibilities placed on him by Harry - why is Lacuna growing? Heck, she could be a DENT....
Mira:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on April 10, 2022, 08:25:26 AM ---Hey - toot is growing due to the responsibilities placed on him by Harry - why is Lacuna growing? Heck, she could be a DENT....
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She is a lot more complex than we think, until she was "captured" by Toot she was also a leader. As far as Mister goes, he may tolerate the little folk very well, let us not forget that Brownies are Harry's cleaning service.
LaraBeck:
You can actually read an excerpt of the story here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611814/heroic-hearts-by-edited-by-jim-butcher-and-kerrie-l-hughes/#
--- Quote from: Mira on December 02, 2021, 01:19:21 PM ---Actually I think Murphy mentions it to Harry, I think in Cold Days. Mister went to live with her after Harry's "death," I don't have time right now to look up the exact quote, but it is mentioned that Mister isn't as young as he used to be, and I think something about the cold affecting him.. On the other hand Mister is a beloved character, so I don't know if Jim is willing to have his fans read as nature takes it's course. However Mister isn't the only one, little Maggie is supposedly highly intelligent, could well have inherited talent from her father, is what eleven going on twelve now? If she was at least six when Changes happened, she would be, but still talks a lot like and is treated like a six year old in many ways. True, she has suffered a lot of trauma, but that doesn't account for all of it.
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Yeah, it is in Skin Game that they talk about how Mister is getting old. Harry is aware of it, at least.
“I’m . . . sort of settled now. And there’s nothing on the island big enough to take him. But it’s cold out there in the winter, and he’s getting older.”
“We’re all getting older,” Karrin said.” Skin Game, Ch 5.
About Maggie, at the time of the Christmas Story she would have just turned 11. I dunno if it's just my experience, but I haven't met an 11 year old who would still get all starry eyed at Santa Claus. The thing with Maggie always takes me out of the story, she acts, talks, is talked about and treated like a 5-6 year old, which is weird. However at the same time she's supposed to be super smart *shrug*. Her portrayal is inconsistent. I hope that improves as we get to see more of her. I wasn't a fan of her addition to the story, but since she's here already, I hope she becomes more of a character than just a plot device.
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