Dresden spells and would you change them

[EBRIEN]

I've had a few moments when I've thought, "Gee, I think Infriga would've been better than Fozare in this scene." Ever have those moments? I'm sure there are reasons for each--Fire isn't best here, could hurt bystanders...Force is better...As we see Dresden develop a bit more finesse with magic along the way, I think it would be cool to see his spell-casting become even more nuanced.

When he and Asher go to the party to get Valmont, I thing Infriga would've been cool instead of Fozare in dealing with the initial appearance of the Fomor and the octokongs.

[Cats_are_evil]

I don't know about spell. But I feel like using more potions or that bear buckle thing ( life of me can't remember what book or what's it called ) is called for.

[g33k]

I don't know about spell. But I feel like using more potions or that bear buckle thing ( life of me can't remember what book or what's it called ) is called for. 

FWIW, Jim is on record as saying that most magic items -- and in particular potions -- are regarded as  kinda "training wheels" by senior magi.  Except for a staff, of  course.

But specialized items like the force-rings, bear-buckle, &c ... these are what young wizards use when they haven't developed the focus and willpower needed to use their power effectively and efficiently without such crutches.

And of course Mab's training-regimen for Harry was very-heavily focused on not having any tools at all, even a staff.

So I'm expecting to see less and less of these, going forward.

[TrueMonk]

 I think Man's training regimen was primarily focused on getting him ready for fighting in inside the islands circle. So I am not sure if it will have as much of a long term impact.

[g33k]

I think Man's training regimen was primarily focused on getting him ready for fighting in inside the islands circle. So I am not sure if it will have as much of a long term impact.

I'm... not sure why you'd think that.  She was training him at Arctis Tor (i.e. not on the island).

On the island itself, Harry is The Warden, with orders of magnitude more power than his WC wizard-training, because of his near-omniscient Genius Loci, and his command of the forces of the Island itself.  He could probably stand off any of the Senior Council, even Ebenzer or the Merlin.
 
Or do you mean that you believe she was training him specifically for the fight at the end of Cold Days?  Mab almost never does anything with just a "single purpose" like that.

[Talby16]

I've always thought that different spells draw energy from Harry at different rates. For instance, Fozare is a projection of force in the form of a blast of wind. Harry is taking air that is already present and moving it. Infriga is taking the water vapor in the air and cooling it down to the point that it freezes. I would hazard a guess that Infriga takes more out of Harry to do since it is doing more than just moving air around. Harry may choose which spells to use based upon how much energy he has or how much he is wanting to conserve. To me, it makes sense that in most fights, Harry had no idea how much fighting he would have to do so he started with a more conservative spell in case he had to pull out something bigger later or go through a prolonged fight.