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Lara and Harry
LaraBeck:
--- Quote from: g33k on March 01, 2024, 03:55:36 PM ---IIRC, that's specifically a Faerie/contractual thing (a marriage being (from the Fae POV) a very contractual affair (oaths &c: "to have and to hold, forsaking all others, from this day forward, 'til death do us part...")). I'd need to go back and read the story to be sure whether Harry was actually that specific in the exposition.
I doubt the Whampire Hunger is affected by the ceremony either way; I certainly wouldn't expect a loveless political marriage to convey any protections, so I don't see why a political marriage would end them.
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I think the stuff from Something Borrowed and the Connie and the Big Foot story do a lot to murky the waters here, I've seen a lot of speculation about how that could affect the True Love protection from Whamps. But it's all that, really, speculation, there's no definitive answers yet.
Something that always seemed important to me, though, in Something Borrowed, is that Will was going to make vows thinking he was marrying Georgia. Regardless the bride not being the real Georgia, Will would have been earnest and honest in his promises. So, maybe, that plays a part in the whole thing.
And thinking about that, I honestly doubt Harry would make those kind of vows to Lara, and I know some people would say "but the word of a wizards matters because of his power", yeah, but that's if he swears on his powers, right? which I doubt will be the case here.
Anyway, we'll have to wait and see, but I sure hope to have a more definitive answer on how the True Love protection works in the Dresdenverse soon.
It'd still be just way too tragic, and kind of pointless, to have Harry adquire the physical protection of True Love with Murphy only to lose it one year later. Unless the point is to torture Harry, because how morally devastating that would be, to lose the only thing left from her to Lara of all beings. But that also sounds like how JB is thinking lately, so *shrug*
vincentric:
Unless Murphy is going to return very soon, I hope Harry does lose that protection from Murphy.
Barring a book with the White court as the primary antagonists, that protection is not a good thing. Maintaining that protection means that Harry remains celibate. While I don't want him to go wild, give the man some outlet for stress relief. A healthy sex life could be the key to controlling the Winter Knight mantle.
Mira:
--- Quote from: vincentric on March 02, 2024, 05:36:32 AM ---Unless Murphy is going to return very soon, I hope Harry does lose that protection from Murphy.
Barring a book with the White court as the primary antagonists, that protection is not a good thing. Maintaining that protection means that Harry remains celibate. While I don't want him to go wild, give the man some outlet for stress relief. A healthy sex life could be the key to controlling the Winter Knight mantle.
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Poor Harry, he never has been into casual sex, and steady ladies have been few and far between, so few outlets.. After Susan left him I think he went about five years protected until Luccio came along, that was short lived.. Come to think of it the time period that he actually had sex with Murphy was only a few months at most before she died.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on March 04, 2024, 07:20:15 PM ---Poor Harry, he never has been into casual sex, and steady ladies have been few and far between, so few outlets.. After Susan left him I think he went about five years protected until Luccio came along, that was short lived.. Come to think of it the time period that he actually had sex with Murphy was only a few months at most before she died.
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Susan Rodriguez - monsters got her, turned into a bloodthirsty Rampire
Anastasia Luccio - Brainwashed "fine thrall" specifically sent to surveil Harry via pillowtalk &c.
Karrin Murphy - Successively worse and worse injuries until she died.
ALL of these specifically because they were trying to operate in Harry's world.
Harry's lifestyle is awfully hard on the women who get romantic with him.
He needs to get with someone an awful lot tougher... ValkMurpherie, SumMolLady, etc.
Overfinch:
I have to agree that Harry being celibate/lovelorn has become a little stale. He deserves some uncomplicated action.
And I like Lara as a character. I think the books where she has featured have been among the better ones of the series. As far as bad guys go she's OK, on a par with Marcone imo.
And at least she is a fully grown female.
It's better Harry finding himself attracted to her than in previous books where he was noticing how "hawt" the young Molly was, or that other white vampire college girl who was dating Bigfoot's son.
We already have Thomas as a practically celibate, sex vampire, Carlos messed up after the Molly episode, Butters seems to be the only relatively good guy who's having some fun.
Love the books and series, just think it's a pity the gap between books has become so long.
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