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The way I see/imagine it, Thresholds are more than the magical aspect. Mouse had people to protect, and in the house of these people, every memory and life event from many many lives (The Carpenters Kids growing up) all power the Threshold, which in turn supercharge Mouse. I would also imagine that, with enough juice, Mouse could probably bend the rules a little about what should and shouldn't work - like with Lea, I bet if Mouse bit her, it would act like a dog biting a regular human, no fast healing, no fae magic to help.

Conspiracy Theorist:

--- Quote from: g33k on April 08, 2022, 03:57:53 AM ---I'm pretty sure WoJ is that most of Mouse's power revolves around residents' Thresholds.
And while Harry's basement had enough of a threshold to build wards that impressed many other wizards, he's likely to have even more Threshold in a residence he owns.

None of which is even a tiny fraction of the Carpenter threshold; Mouse was (in a WoJ) kind of like the Incredible Hulk while living there.

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Harry will have his daughters living with him so it will be a family behind the threshold, increasing its powers significantly, the different between house, home and family home. Admittedly the Carpenters is a FAMILY HOME

However if Harry were to turn the Castle into a place of contemplation and learning, doubtless Mouse could draw upon that instead of the threshold. ”Castle Dresden, home to the University of Chicago’s Vadderung School of Magic” Forget the Hulk, Mouse would be Galactus. But much nicer.

Harry is so proud of his GED (and that Peter Parker his spirit animal is going down that route) but to be the first honorary Doctor of Magic might actually top this (Strange, Fate there are precedents).

There are quite a few things about the current training regime Harry disagrees with, and the next time he comes across a young wizard I doubt he is going to pack them off to the White Council. If only he had access to wizard on the outs with the White Council (say by inconveniently coming back to life) who was for example a doctoral candidate and owed him his life.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on April 08, 2022, 01:24:45 PM ---However if Harry were to turn the Castle into a place of contemplation and learning, doubtless Mouse could draw upon that instead of the threshold. ”Castle Dresden, home to the University of Chicago’s Vadderung School of Magic” Forget the Hulk, Mouse would be Galactus. But much nicer.
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I suspect that -- in the Dresdenverse -- "family" makes more/better threshold than "a bunch of magic-geeks" do.  But I haven't seen a WoJ speaking to that point, so it's pure speculation.


--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on April 08, 2022, 01:24:45 PM ---There are quite a few things about the current training regime Harry disagrees with, and the next time he comes across a young wizard I doubt he is going to pack them off to the White Council. If only he had access to wizard on the outs with the White Council (say by inconveniently coming back to life) who was for example a doctoral candidate and owed him his life.
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Yeah; in another thread, the issue of young-talents-going-warlock, and the auto-execute policy, and why-not-catch-em-and-train-em-younger has come up.

I think the meta-reason is, it lets JB write the stories in the setting a certain way.  But in-universe, it seems like it's really really hard to just FIND the little darlin' proto-wizards, before they go sithmode; and even a little o' sithmode seems to be highly corruptive & hard to return from.  "If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.  Consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice."

But I don't think Jim wants to write the novel Harry Dresden and the Pigdimples Academy.  And while Harry himself might have wishful thoughts in that direction, he's too aware of the efforts of the Black Council, the Outsiders, the Vampire Courts, and all the rest, for him to EVER be willing to be associated with a peaceful school of largely-helpless young proto-wizards; proximity to Dresden isn't safe for them.

Still... I could definitely see Harry putting in some time (and some of those diamonds!) if he knew of other people who could (more-safely) undertake such a project; maybe Elaine &c, as an outgrowth of the Paranet... (though (given some of the fan speculations swirling around Elaine), I'm not sure "Headmistress Elaine" would actually be a good thing!).

Conspiracy Theorist:
It would be turning the Castle into a Temple, a place of education and contemplation  I am sure Harry can get it sanctified if Michael is going to work on it. A Temple is a Foo Dogs traditional power source, Mouse lived with a Wizard and learnt to cheat. Besides even Harry has mused about Mouse going to University, foreshadowing?

The Paranet would allow for early identification of Wizards, especially if Harry is going more public. Most arise from a mother with a minor talent, like Molly.

Jim isn’t going to write his own Hogwarts saga, it’s like his warden duties, it’s what is going on in the background whilst his case happens. You might see a short story or two, but that is likely to be it, this is Harry’s post BAT project, effectively becoming the new Merlin. Funnily enough exactly what is projected to happen to Nightingale in the Rivers of London, Amongst Our Weapons which I read about 8 hours after making that post, although I have posited this since Harry got the Castle.

Mira:

  Let's see, a single father with two children living under one roof?  I'd say that qualifies as a family home as much as the Carpenter home does.  Who knows, a step mother may be added as well.

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