The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Dabble Interview 23 August 2023
g33k:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on September 23, 2023, 06:11:52 PM ---... Her father was also a minor talent...
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Wizardly "Salic Law" suggests that the mother's line matters for magical talent, not the fathers.
OTOH, that's from unreliable-narrator Harry.
WoJ says IIRC that Ebenezer's wife -- Margeret LeFay's mother -- was NOT a magical talent... whither Salic Law, hmmm?
Conspiracy Theorist:
Harry who has had multiple entities playing in his head, and numerous concussions, an unreliable narrator.
Cthoniq:
For the apprentice my money is on Austin the Warlock from Zoo Day. He's already displayed 3 different magical abilities, all significant wizard level stuff.
1. Summoning multiple dangerous entities from the nevernever with zero prep work or ritual items.
2. Directed mental influencen strong enough to affect a wizard. Harry does blow it off pretty easily, but considering we've seen him power through very strong mental attacks with nothing but willpower, the fact that he used an actual spell to deflect austin's whammy is significant.
3. Ambient energy strong enough to affect entire crowds of people in the zoo, what harry describes as a place full of life and energy. Victor Sells was a full on sorcerer, and even he needed months of steady work to get his own house all dark and moody.
I know that Rat was pushing Austin, but the kid obviously has significant juice, several talents, and is leaning towards warlock already. Harry won't foist him off on the council, but austin clearly needs instruction or he'll keep hurting people.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Cthoniq on November 05, 2023, 06:20:52 PM ---For the apprentice my money is on Austin the Warlock from Zoo Day. He's already displayed 3 different magical abilities, all significant wizard level stuff.
1. Summoning multiple dangerous entities from the nevernever with zero prep work or ritual items.
2. Directed mental influencen strong enough to affect a wizard. Harry does blow it off pretty easily, but considering we've seen him power through very strong mental attacks with nothing but willpower, the fact that he used an actual spell to deflect austin's whammy is significant.
3. Ambient energy strong enough to affect entire crowds of people in the zoo, what harry describes as a place full of life and energy. Victor Sells was a full on sorcerer, and even he needed months of steady work to get his own house all dark and moody.
I know that Rat was pushing Austin, but the kid obviously has significant juice, several talents, and is leaning towards warlock already. Harry won't foist him off on the council, but austin clearly needs instruction or he'll keep hurting people.
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I think you are on to something. Harry has a belief that young talented kids can easily take a wrong turn if not guided properly and can be redeemed. That's one thing he really doesn't see eye to eye with the Merlin about. The Merlin seems to feel that once a kid slips on that black magic banana peel it is a down hill slide ending with the chop. Both views have their points, the Merlin feels that a little preventive chop action is worth a ton of trying to undo the damage a full blown warlock can do. Harry thinks that there are few misguided kids that cannot be redeemed if a master wizard chooses to take the risk and the trouble to redeem the kid.. The Korean Kid as pointed out by the Merlin did a lot of damage, and though young wasn't redeemable. Harry sees himself as a case of redemption though he has slipped on that black magic banana peel from time to time, but hasn't quite fallen on his behind yet. I don't think Molly ever really thought that what she did to try and help her friends was wrong, even though it did a lot of damage. I think it was this little fact that made her attractive to Mab to train up as a potential Lady.
SerScot:
Is “the Law” available in anthology yet?
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