The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Does Marcone have Little Chicago?
Mira:
--- Quote from: vincentric on December 27, 2022, 01:38:32 AM ---The city was changing in those ways when Harry made LC the first time around. Marcone probably has people in some way involved with over 90% of the construction going on. He could easily keep it more up to date than Harry. Google Maps does it in the real world and they keep making updates year round.
The attunement factor could be a problem at first. But most magic items in the Dresdenverse seem to be something that any person with the will and skill can master eventually. Marcone may not start at 100% but he could work his way there.
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The magic that powers Little Chicago must be way more complicated than it appears, otherwise it would be used more.. Or it isn't complicated, but there are flaws in the concept, and when there are flaws problems arise as we saw when Little Chicago was "broken." I think the problem is it's place in the story telling, as readers we are fascinated by it, it comes up again and again on the boards. However in my opinion there are only so many times Harry can go to that well, Jim knows that. Then it simply becomes lazy story telling.
g33k:
If the (wooden) trap-door was intact after the fire, then virtually all of the lab was intact, too.
Modulo anything Marcone may have done.
He and Nammy may have been *very* regular users of LC, in the pre-BG era.
But there were other "interested parties" during the same time-period. Given Mab's "anti-tool" training, she may have acted (having the Way in via Lea's MurderGarden) to deprive Harry of LC, even if Marcone would have loved it... maybe even especially if Marcone would have loved it!
--- Quote from: vincentric on December 27, 2022, 01:38:32 AM --- ... Marcone probably has people in some way involved with over 90% of the construction going on. He could easily keep it more up to date than Harry. Google Maps does it in the real world and they keep making updates year round...
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And Harry has the Little Folk. If he were willing to put in the time (and it still existed) I expect he could have Little Chicago back in operation in short order.
--- Quote from: Mira on December 27, 2022, 03:04:24 AM --- ... I think the problem is it's place in the story telling, as readers we are fascinated by it, it comes up again and again on the boards. However in my opinion there are only so many times Harry can go to that well, Jim knows that. Then it simply becomes lazy story telling.
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This, I think. It's really much more a meta-consideration than an in-universe one.
Does Jim want to use LC further?
If Jim wants LC gone, it's easy to justify it being gone.
If Jim has further use for LC, it's easy to justify how it's still there.
(Unlike you, Mira, I think Jim could use it; I don't think that well is nearly dry, yet, and Jim spent quite a while building it up, so I expect he wants more payoff from it)
Mira:
--- Quote ---(Unlike you, Mira, I think Jim could use it; I don't think that well is nearly dry, yet, and Jim spent quite a while building it up, so I expect he wants more payoff from it)
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Oh I'm not saying he can't use it again, but it is a fine line.
Conspiracy Theorist:
It depends how well Jim wants Harry to set up his defences. The Castle is secure, Demonreach is secure, but what about the rest of Chicago? If Harry is indeed the official protector of Chicago he will get LC back, and do things with it he hadn’t previously considered. For example Harry is very interested in local teleportation. LC could allow Harry to teleport from the Castle to anywhere covered by LC. Think of a little pewter Harry figurine placed on LC where he wants to go. To important waypoints (and thus by the Ways across the world), to where he is needed urgently, to Demonreach if he extends it that far. Of course Harry won’t have figured out how to teleport point to point without starting from LC so he ends up always walking home. Bit of a problem if it’s Demonreach…… Still will need the Munstermobile for most things. It would probably be much safer than most other forms of teleportation as LC would lock onto exactly where he needs to go
I can see Harry making miniatures of his daughter, Mouse, the Knights, the Alphas and his other allies so he can teleport them around the City, for safety of them and others, and if he can get his DNA perhaps Marcone, just for fun, into the harbour, the Prison etc.
Here’s a thought LC is Marcone’s wedding present to Harry, because he is making his own with Namshiel, now Namshiel has seen Harry’s version.
morriswalters:
There is a WOJ on this. It's gone. Water would have washed away the magic. In any case as of Battleground there is at least one and possibly 2 other versions in the books.
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