Okay then.

Also, I'm kind of impressed with the amount of questions you're asking, I'm probably the only one who's asked more. Which is kind of disappointing with the amount of veterans who should have years of questions stocked up on this board.

I think the reality is, we know that if JB has time to answer some questions, he's only going to have time to answer a few questions. The idea isn't to come up with a billion questions you'd like to know the answer to, but two or three really good ones that can give you a deep insight into Harry, the Dresdenverse, or a few of the important characters without getting an "I'm not gonna tell you." Think of it this way, Jim has time to answer five of your questions, come up with five good ones with out getting the dreaded "I'm not gonna tell you."

Along the last couple lines. Just like Harry didn't aim at the Scarecrow he couldn't hit but aimed at the ground beneath him (and Carlos did the same thing in the depths) Mab could manipulate the Air around the bullet's trajectory, so its composition becomes irrelevant.

As to Mab's precognitive ability; she's not the only player in the series that has it. Odin was well known for it, or at least obtained it through the crows depending on which version of the myth you have. Any number of the Mab's (and Harry's adversaries would have sufficient cognitive ability to have some measure of it to one degree or another. For that matter, we've been told and shown where it has been used by unnamed adversary in Changes. Shiro used it to save Harry.

Precognition is a power and tool used by mulitple players in the Dresden verse. The ones that determine how to use it to their greatest adavantage at the most strategically valuable times will be the ones to benefit the most from it. Mab's possession of the ability is not unique, so it doesn't unbalance the story. Even more, she doesn't use it in Harry's best interest, at least not completely.

I've often wondered what would be given away if Harry had an opportunity to "see" Rashid on Demonreach with his intellectus. At times I've fingered him for Black Council because of this. Not as certain of that now, but I don't believe his line about "having a history" with the island (or whatever he said). I don't think he wants Harry to get that look at him.

Is he missing the same eye as Vadderung? Could they be the same person? I doubt it myself, but the possibility has occured to me.

Good thread. Some stuff I'd like to throw in the pot.
 1) We're asking - Why did Mab kidnap Molly?, when Harry's spell mirrored the fetches back at the summoner shouldn't we be asking - Why did Mab kidnap anyone? I mean, how do we know that Molly was her primary target?
 2) We're assuming Justin was Black Circle/Council. Was he? He recruited two potential Outsiderbanes that appear to have been prepped for immediate entry into both Winter and Summer. I mean, not only did Harry have immediate easy access to Winter as soon as he dealt with HWWB, didn't Elaine have a quick pass into Summer? Who set that up? That is a very important question no one seems to be asking.

Reckon I'd be something like:

DV MartyTaylor v1.1 yr8 fr1 BK+++ JB- TH++ WG++ CL SW(+) BC+ SH[Elaine+++ Murhy- Ivy+(after she grows up, I'm not sick)]