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Why is Mab trying to change Harry?
SerScot:
Several times Mab has said things like “finally a knight worth the trouble” when Harry defies her. If his defiance and strength are so useful to her why would she want him to simply succumb to the beastial urges of the Winter Mantle as Harry keeps implying or saying in the books since he has become the Winter Knight?
Conspiracy Theorist:
Because she is afraid Harry will change her.
Harry’s impact on Molly has changed or unlocked previously unforeseen potential in the Winter Lady’s Mantle (The Good People) and he has ‘corrupted’ the Shadow of a Fallen Angel, bound the Little Folk and Alfred and shaped the new Knight of the Cross, the worlds most powerful Ectomancer and both Ladies. it must be a concern of Mab what his influence is on her and her mantle.
She therefore wants Harry to be more familiar but Harry is a Destroyer and her Doom, bringing change and change is coming. It’s rather ironic that Harry hates change but is a harbinger of it.
Mira:
I think it is more that gets the results that she, herself wants but is unable to order because of who she is. Slate would follow orders until he betrayed her, but the results of his following orders were not good.
forumghost:
--- Quote from: SerScot on January 30, 2023, 07:42:19 PM ---Several times Mab has said things like “finally a knight worth the trouble” when Harry defies her. If his defiance and strength are so useful to her why would she want him to simply succumb to the beastial urges of the Winter Mantle as Harry keeps implying or saying in the books since he has become the Winter Knight?
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I don't think she does want him to succumb. She wants him to fight it, and in doing so become a colder, more ruthless version of himself. Keep the will and defiance (because those are useful) and get rid of those silly useless things like Conscience and Compassion that reduce his effectiveness.
As for why? Because she's Mab. She is Callous and Cruel, and Cold, and Ruthless beyond measure- and she firmly believes that is the best way to be for her purposes.
Tldr: Mab is a Hard Sidhe making Hard Decisions while Hard.
Mira:
--- Quote ---I don't think she does want him to succumb. She wants him to fight it, and in doing so become a colder, more ruthless version of himself. Keep the will and defiance (because those are useful) and get rid of those silly useless things like Conscience and Compassion that reduce his effectiveness.
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I disagree, her coldness and hardness are needed, however while she may not admit it to him, she also needs his conscience and compassion to unite for the final BAT. That is why she backed him at the meeting of the Accords after the battle for Chicago. Harry was the only one who could get those concessions, she wouldn't know how, but she is astute enough to know they were needed.
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