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Twelve Months stuck?
Dina:
Do not forget he split PT. BG was not in the plan as an independent book.
Regenbogen:
--- Quote from: Fox on June 25, 2024, 01:29:23 AM ---I think it was Dead Beat and Proven Guilty.
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That's it! Molly and Sue. I cannot imagine how the story would have been, hadn't they've been switched. How would Molly as an apprentice have fit in Dead Beat?
And there wouldn't have been that much time passing since Harry took up the coin and stopping to see Michael, thus not being around the Carpenters to notice Molly developing her magic. Maybe that's why he switched them. Molly's situation was the indirect result of Harry's absence in her life.
Mira:
--- Quote ---. Maybe that's why he switched them. Molly's situation was the indirect result of Harry's absence in her life.
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I know Mab likes to lay that as a guilt trip on Harry, and he is willing to let himself be guilted. However I think Molly's situation had more to do with Charity willingly blinding herself to her daughter's awakening talent. Further complicated by her believing that if she just kept Molly away from Harry her talent would just fade away and not become an issue. I think if she and Michael had sat down with Harry and tell him what they observed when Molly was maybe twelve or thirteen, even if Harry didn't feel he was qualified to be her master, he may have been able to suggest someone who could.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on June 25, 2024, 09:03:53 PM --- I know Mab likes to lay that as a guilt trip on Harry, and he is willing to let himself be guilted. However I think Molly's situation had more to do with Charity willingly blinding herself to her daughter's awakening talent ...
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I'm pretty sure Mab tasked Lea (whose schtick is abusively "inspiring" the talented) with making sure Molly went down the Left-Hand path.
We can be absolutely certain that Mab knew of Michael & Harry's close friendship, and would therefore educate herself about Michael's family; realized one or more of the early-born Carpenter kids would have a decent shot at being gifted. Mab may have had ways to make that more-likely, or even certain.
Whatever: she wanted levers upon Harry, and she got them. Levers of obligation, of guilt, of covert desire (and thus more guilt).
Mira:
--- Quote ---I'm pretty sure Mab tasked Lea (whose schtick is abusively "inspiring" the talented) with making sure Molly went down the Left-Hand path.
We can be absolutely certain that Mab knew of Michael & Harry's close friendship, and would therefore educate herself about Michael's family; realized one or more of the early-born Carpenter kids would have a decent shot at being gifted. Mab may have had ways to make that more-likely, or even certain.
Whatever: she wanted levers upon Harry, and she got them. Levers of obligation, of guilt, of covert desire (and thus more guilt).
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I am not saying that any or all of what you are saying isn't true. Actually I think a lot of it is very true, however I still think a lot, I mean A LOT, of this could have been avoided if Charity faced up to what she was, and that that power could be passed on. She chose to ignore it when it awakened in her daughter, kept Molly from someone who'd recognize it, nor did she talk to Harry about it or her own past, thinking it would just go away like hers did.. While its true that Charity's power faded over time from lack of use, she ignored the facts that almost sent her down the warlock path until Michael saved her from that dragon.. When the power awakened, Charity had to experiment with it, like most kids would. With no master wizard guidance, like most unguided kids, she started down the slippery slope to warlockhood, only luck or Providence saved her.. Her unwillingness to admit that to herself nearly cost her daughter her head.
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