The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
So Fitz is...
Conspiracy Theorist:
On that basis Harry needs to take on a gaggle of student Wizards, Molly helped him in veils and illusions, other students would help in other ways.
We have a WOJ that Harry is going to be much more active in the community as a leader following Battle Ground, we have seen some signs of this in The Law but could it mean him taking on half a dozen North American apprentices? I can’t see the Paranet allowing potential wizards to go to the White Council, and Gary as an oracle could likely spot a new wizard first, and with his mothers crystal Harry can get there first. Imagine Harry with half a dozen hormonal teenage proto- Warlocks to train, as well as strong minor talents.
It would give the Merlin the Heebie Jeebies
Mira:
--- Quote ---On that basis Harry needs to take on a gaggle of student Wizards, Molly helped him in veils and illusions, other students would help in other ways.
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Maybe, maybe not. The lesson Harry learned teaching Molly is his own talent and power isn't set in
stone, he can always improve. Oh he figured out long ago that he could improve his "gadgets," his shield bracelet, his power rings etc, but he never figured out he could improve himself. Why? I think because Justin wanted him to learn what he wanted him to learn, thus he could keep control of him. So I think he drilled into Harry's head from a young age that if he wasn't good in a certain area, like veils, he wasn't going to get any better at it so don't waste time. He wanted Harry to know kaboom fire magic, but he never taught him how to control it. So for many years Harry assumed he was only good at blowing up buildings but not the subtleties of fire magic.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on December 13, 2022, 12:03:58 PM --- Maybe, maybe not. The lesson Harry learned teaching Molly is his own talent and power isn't set in stone, he can always improve. Oh he figured out long ago that he could improve his "gadgets," his shield bracelet, his power rings etc, but he never figured out he could improve himself. Why? I think because Justin wanted him to learn what he wanted him to learn, thus he could keep control of him. So I think he drilled into Harry's head from a young age that if he wasn't good in a certain area, like veils, he wasn't going to get any better at it so don't waste time. He wanted Harry to know kaboom fire magic, but he never taught him how to control it. So for many years Harry assumed he was only good at blowing up buildings but not the subtleties of fire magic.
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I think it's something else: Harry is mostly reactive. Mostly he reacts to threats & opportunities & other needs-of-the-moment.
In large part this is simply the needs of his life. He's a working PI, so most of his magical workings are in pursuit of solving his cases, and the needs of self-defense as he often works in high-threat situations; in the end, there's only so many hours in the day... and that stuff filled up (almost) all his hours.
Invisibility-style veils were hard for him. Fire-magic (as a counter-threat) was easy; self-protection potions (speed-boost, health, "don't-notice-me-I'm-bland", etc) were easy. So he never put in the long hours he'd have needed to explore/improve veils, because he had solutions that were "good enough."
When Molly became his apprentice, however, he needed to react to her... and suddenly, "veils" (and other magics he hadn't pursued) moved way up his priority list.
vincentric:
The thing is though, veils would have been a huge asset to his work as a PI. Being able to sneak into places or follow people undetected can only be pluses. Molly's abilities would make her a main protagonist in many other series. As a team they'd be very effective with Harry being the muscle and Molly the brains.
Mira:
--- Quote ---Invisibility-style veils were hard for him. Fire-magic (as a counter-threat) was easy; self-protection potions (speed-boost, health, "don't-notice-me-I'm-bland", etc) were easy. So he never put in the long hours he'd have needed to explore/improve veils, because he had solutions that were "good enough."
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Again, he is admittedly lazy, that is why up until Molly he never bothered... As long as the stuff that was easy for him worked, he never worked any harder than he needed to.
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