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Q&A Fantasyfestival 2023 in Esbjerg/Denmark
KurtinStGeorge:
I'm skipping several pages of posts because I want to (briefly) talk about Murphy. Remember that after Susan got half-turned into a red court vampire she came back for exactly two books. There was many times when Harry mentioned Susan, but only two times after Grave Peril did she play a significant role in Harry's story.
I suspect that if; who am I kidding, when Murphy returns it will be a one and done story. At most she might be in two books if we get something like Peace Talks / Battle Ground again. I don't think anything like that will happen until the BAT. I don't see Murphy returning as Harry's new semi-permanent Valkyrie sidekick or Einherjar buddy. She will come back for a specific purpose and help Harry in a case that will end up requiring Murphy to use her new abilities to help Harry. Beyond that I won't speculate any further. Ok, I'll make one guess. Harry owes Vadderung a favor. Helping Harry pay off that debt would be good reason for Murphy to return.
If I am right, this could assuage fears that Murphy's return to the series would be forced and poorly written. I thought Susan's new abilities worked pretty well in Death Masks. A Murphy with new abilities, but also one with new responsibilities and new limits imposed on her could work well for a single story.
magnuskn:
If this were a series with an unlimited number of books coming, it's not impossible that Jim would be working towards a new significant relationship for Harry. However, we are at book 17 of what either will be 22 + 3 books or 25 + 3 books (depending if I heard correctly that the number of books has grown to the latter. I might simply have misunderstood Jim there, too). That means, to me, unless the endgame for Harry is Molly, which I don't believe it is, it will very probably still be Murphy as his significant other. I don't see a new serious romantic interest popping up just a few books before things get really hairy with the BAT. Therefore, as soon as Murphy comes back, she'll probably stay for good.
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: vincentric on September 17, 2023, 03:51:42 PM ---I actually like Lara as a continuing love interest. She won't be as hands-on as Murphy (As an active sidekick at least, personal life will be the exact opposite.) but if she's assigning Freydis to him and giving him money and information then she taking over Murphy's roles. ...
And wouldn't it be like Jim to remove Harry's protection and still have Harry's touch burn her when he kisses the bride.
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I agree that there is some chemistry between Harry and Lara, even if she is a monster. I could see a bond building between them during the next story. I suppose that at some point the dates between them will collide with Harry dealing with supernatural shenanigans. Near the end of the story during the final date both Harry and Lara are forced to fight, but not simply to survive. Each of them will be willing to lay down their life to help the other survive, neither of them knowing the other is still up and fighting. (Or some variation of this scenario.) No greater love than to lay down your life for another. So Lara getting burned by Harry on their wedding day isn't an impossible idea, just an unlikely one.
I know this idea is more than a little fanfictionee. (Yes, I just made up a new word. Deal with it. :P) Aside from being a shipper's delight it would create a real dilemma for Lara. if the members of the White Court found out Lara had fallen in love it would probably destroy her credibility as the leader of the Court. I don't think Mab would very happy with this turn of events either. She talked about combining bloodlines. That couldn't happen if Lara gets burned every time she touches Harry. Plus, Harry would also be tortured by both his desire for Lara and the Winter mantle pushing him to rip her cloths off.
I know someone out there is thinking that Harry knows that Justine found a way around this dilemma, but would Harry want to share this idea with Lara? It's not something he would be comfortable with, but I'm pretty sure that Lara wouldn't have a problem with it.
What I think is far more likely to happen is a that a real bond will appear to be forming between Harry and Lara, but Lara's demon will assert itself in a really nasty way and this will derail any possibility of a lasting romantic relationship between these two characters.
Conspiracy Theorist:
Harry is not the casual sex type, he will only get romantically involved with someone he believes lives him. This was only reinforced by Luccio’ s love being a chemical Sham. Harry would need to love Lara and I don’t think that is possible. She might however certainly end up loving Harry.
magnuskn:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on September 29, 2023, 10:07:27 AM ---Harry is not the casual sex type, he will only get romantically involved with someone he believes lives him. This was only reinforced by Luccio’ s love being a chemical Sham. Harry would need to love Lara and I don’t think that is possible. She might however certainly end up loving Harry.
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I seriously don't see it. She's the controlling type all-around and Harry is not the kind of person who can be controlled or would appreciate attempts to control him. See his constant head-butting with Mab and Marcone.
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