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  1. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    As others have said, its probably Lea being able to use magic in ways that mortals cannot. Whether its by experience or just Fae being able to do stuff humans cannot. Even if the magical energy is the same, there are obviously differences. For example, its been established that only mortal magic can summon outsiders, no matter how much more skilled the Fae might be. It should also be mentioned that Bob said that the the loss of personality is not instant, and that infact a strong...
    Post by: Datakim, Feb 22, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  2. Datakim
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    I seem to remember that the problem (according to Bob atleast) with transforming others was that it is basically a violation of the first law, that has been made its own law for clarity. That is to say, if you take a human, and transform them into a frog, then the body/brain of the frog cannot contain the human intellect/memories and as a result they are lost. The end result of transforming someone into a frog then, is that for all intents and purposes the person that was transformed is...
    Post by: Datakim, Feb 22, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  3. Datakim
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    Really? Where? I would really love to see it, considering that in a recent signing Butcher basically 95% confirmed it by saying that most had already guessed where Mother Winters walking stick is (and everyone on his forums thinks its the blackstaff).
    Post by: Datakim, Feb 15, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  4. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Odds are that the name for the "wizard police" of "Wardens" originally came from the White Council deciding to emulate the title of (true) Warden which is the title of the person in charge of Demonreach. However there is nothing so far to suggest that the position of Demonreach Warden is in any way linked to WC. Infact the position seems to have been vacant for who knows how long, until Harry proved himself to the island and got the job. So while the senior council atleast is likely...
    Post by: Datakim, Feb 15, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  5. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    According to Uriel in Changes, it would take 40-50 years for the wizard healing to restore Harry, and even then there is the chance that it won't work due to the severity of it. The books are not going to take 50 years. So either Harry will remain a Winter Knight, or he will find some other way of artificially healing himself faster than normal.
    Post by: Datakim, Jan 6, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  6. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Its a necromantic ritual that is specifically claimed by Mab to rend down and consume ghosts. I don't really see why an exception for Erlking would have to be placed, when the Erlking is not a ghost at all. The Wild Hunt brings up a lot of critters. We know Thomas took part so vampires. We know Odin occasionally joins in. We know humans play wolves. And so on. Ghosts do indeed form only a part of the Wild Hunt, and it is only that part that is eaten. To specify that the non-ghosts will not...
    Post by: Datakim, Jan 3, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  7. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Proof that Darkhallow does this? Does it say this anywhere in the book. I know Butcher mentioned Erlking In a WoG, but all he said was that Erlking himself got his power in a similar way and that he was necessary to summon the powerfull spirits, not that Erlking would actually be eaten by the ritual personally.
    Post by: Datakim, Jan 2, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  8. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    We don't truly know how the infection works in all cases, and especially in cases dealing with mortals. Its possible that souls or free will makes it more difficult to Nemesis to "assume direct control" as he did with Sith, and all he can do is manipulate things more subtly with mortals. Heck, even with Aurora it was less total control and more manipulation to convince Aurora that she was just doing the right thing all along. Only Maeve seemed to truly understand that she was infected and go...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  9. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    It was demonreach. Mab helped project it out of the island. This was directly confirmed by Butcher in the recent net QA just before Cold Days came out. And the girl was Mab, once again confirmed by Butcher. So, either Butcher directly lied, or Lash is unrelated to the girl or statue. I tend to think Butcher was being honest with his fans. Thats why everyone is so certain the Parasite is Lash. Because all the other possibilities are either impossible (Fallen who lied when Lash is just a...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  10. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Probably not true free will mortal style, but it does seem that influence by Nemesis allows beings to break free of things that would normally be binding to their nature. For example, Maeve cannot lie. It is literally in the very nature of the sidhe that this is so. Nemesis breaks this, and nemesis!Maeve CAN lie. Its possible this could extend to making decisions/choices with greater freedom than normal for a sidhe. I would expect however that the freedom could be an illusion and in...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  11. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    That would explain things, but there are problems. 1.Mab can cure those who want to be cured of Nemesis infection as she did with Lea, and Harry would want to be cured, no matter how unpleasant the process. 2.Mab would not trust Harry to deal with Maeve (Nemesis), if he had Nemesis in his own brain too. And she would know, since she was there when the Parasite was maintaining the bloodflow and would have to know of the things presence. 3.We know Lash was somewhere in Ghost Story,...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  12. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Butcher said both Demonreach and Mab had proxies present there. The Eternal Silence statue which nearly annihilated Harry by just talking, was a a proxy of Demonreach. The girl was Mab. Or so its believed. I am unsure if that has been confirmed by Butcher directly, but it seems likely given her words about Harry becoming a monster and the comparison to Mab at the end saying that she would make Harry into her monster. Either way Mab was there somewhere and I believe she fits the girl very...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  13. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    I checked and this is what happened as simply as possible. Harry starts to experience a headache that is caused by the parasite, Demonreach warns the parasite, the headache disappears. Demonreach cannot tell more, because the parasite made a bargain with Demonreach that it not tell Harry anything. Demonreach believes that without this bargain, the Parasite would have let Harry die. Harry asks if the Parasite is a danger to him (not if it will kill him, he asks if its a danger). Demonreach...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  14. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    But its done now, which means that anything after Small Favor has Harry as a soulfire user. I think it could be viewed as magic. Harry was born with strong magical abilities, while Murphy was not. Neither Harry nor Murphy was born with the ability to use soulfire. However in Small Favor, Uriel gives Harry the ability to use soulfire, and that ability is permanent as far as we can see, so its now an integral part of Harry. So when we are talking about Harry post-SF, soulfire is no...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  15. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    But it was something he had when he confronted RK's Will. Infact, now that I think of it, it was even mentioned in Changes that he was infusing Soulfire to his magic accidentally during the book, and even complained about it to Uriel who made it clear that Harry had chosen to use it (accidentally through lack of knowledge/skill I guess). Nothing like that ever happened in Cold Days. Harry's understanding and control of Soulfire has clearly increased significantly. When taken together with...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  16. Datakim
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    Pretty sure it was Harry, after he accidentally insults Uriel by giving him a nickname lacking the "el". Harry gets truly scared by Uriel, and invents the nickname Mr. Sunshine as a sort of apology. And Harry is a source we can trust to be only reasonably accurate. So more powerfull than Mab and the Mothers maybe, but universal level destruction? Less sure of that. However I should point out that one thing I do remember Butcher confirming is that the archangels are totally unable to...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  17. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Yeah. Like you say, the Soulfire trick is probably pretty unique to Harry. Uriel was only able to give it to a mortal to balance a direct interference by Lucifer, and even then he did it only because Harry had proven himself by resisting a shadow of a fallen. And Harry presumably only become so skilled at it and gained the full understanding of Soulfire thanks to his experience at being death. We are talking about pretty unique events here. Heck, its quite possible that in all of history...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  18. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Its certainly possible that she could have used more Willpower to hold Harry. I obviously have no idea how strong the Mothers truly are. The reason I tended to think Harry may have broken the bonds she created far more easily than she anticipated was because the breaking of those bonds was enough to physically throw her back as though she has been struck. If it was just an easy test and she was basically using only a tiny percentage of her power, would she not have been ready for the...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  19. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    I did infact read the whole scene. There is nothing to suggest Mother Winter was not serious in using her will to hold Harry down. Harry can focus his own will to sense the opposing strength, and is is clearly stated that the Will of MW is stronger and more focused than that of RK, which Harry was helpless against before. And Harry breaks free. A feat FAR beyond what he could do just a short time before in Changes. I guess it might be an exaggeration to say that Harry bitchslapped Mother...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  20. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    I doubt this would really result in an actual powerboost in pure magical energy. However it does occur to me that there may be something which might fit this kind of growth in wisdom or personal strength of character. There is a scene in changes, where the Red King apparently uses his Will(capital W) to chain Harry to place. Harry is basically helpless, and even with Bob shielding him, we get the remark that Harry is a child wrestling a weight lifter. There is another scene afterwards,...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 27, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  21. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    There are two obvious possibilities that occur to me. The first is that it would not actually work. Its possible that either not all creatures are immortal, even on halloween, or that they would indeed die but not permanently. Bob did imply that the summer mantle would eventually turn Lily INTO Aurora, so she would not truly have DIED died even though she perished at the stonetable which has the same effect as halloween. Now that may or may not be true in this case given that Mother...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 27, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  22. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    I am still waiting for the proof that Erlking was the goal, when the book clearly states that the Kemmlerites wanted the GHOSTS that Erlking would bring up rather than the guy himself. The purpose of the Darkhallow was to eat those specters Mab mentions, not Erlking himself. Erlkings only purpose was to awaken those ghosts, so they would be there for the eating, not get eaten himself. Without Erlking, the only ghosts available would have been the average ghosts in the city, which would...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 27, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  23. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Well, strictly speaking the creatures are imprisoned even for the Warden. The difference is, that the Warden can potentially release those creatures, so IF it was possible to use Darkhallow this way, it might be possible to order Demonreach to release the nasty thing just seconds before the Darkhallow completed. I suppose someone skilled enough to eat a god could also modify the ritual to eat them straight from the prison too. It should also be pointed out that the dark leyline which was...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 27, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  24. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    While this might be true, I believe the primary "diet" for the Darkhallow was dead spirits right? I mean it was a necromancy ritual designed to consume ghosts. In the book it was stated that the primary reason for summoning Erlking was NOT to eat Erlking himself, but rather to use his presence to bring forth spirits. The older the spirit, the more power it has. Erlkings presence automatically summons forth ancient hunter spirits that are countless centuries old. The kemmlerites could not...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 27, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  25. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Yeah. Butcher did mention recently that apparently there was a love triangle between Mab, Titania and Oberon and Oberon got ripped in two in the process, but I doubt thats the origin of it. In truth it may simply be that its something inherent to the whole Sidhe thing. I mean its been repeatedly stated that the only beings in Dresdenverse with Free Will are mortals. It may be that when the original Sidhe did their powergrab and "ascended" (or whatever), they were just somehow linked to...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 26, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  26. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Who is guilty here. I think this is an interesting question. I think your blaming of summer so badly is perhaps a bit unfair(though admittedly not entirely). We know there is an entity out there capable of infecting and corrupting people. Nemesis/Adversary. It infected Aurora and tried to use her to disrupt the balance of the world in order to gain an advantage. I am unsure how fair it is to blame Aurora for these events. Leanansidhe was directly said by Mab to be the most powerfull...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 26, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  27. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    I would very much want to see this quote. (Talking literally here, not doubting your word or anything, but want to analyze the quote) EDIT: To clarify, I want to see if Butcher clearly stated that Christians are right in Dresdenverse and the "White God" (as its called) is the true omnipotent creator. Or if he said that he would not prove them wrong. There is a big difference. So far, Butcher has remained quite neutral and speculation-friendly in this matter, and I truthfully expected that...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 25, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  28. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    I dunno. Erlking respects hunters, and Harry was basically hunting a major outsider at that point. I could well see Erlking deciding that seeing how that particular hunt goes is more important than his grudge. Not to mention that Erlking is presumably powerfull and aware enough to realise that if the outsiders wins, there will be no more hunts. Erlking respects strength and cunning, and has shown a form of honor before when he let Harry live post-darkallow due to Harry bringing back a...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 25, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  29. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Seems to me that the coin is summoned by the shadow. We already know that things that are similar or linked in dresdenverse have a connection. That is why for example a piece of a persons hair can be used to track said person down (a link between the hair and the head where the hair grows). However if a person shaves himself bald, the hair can no longer be used to track him since the connection is broken. This actually happened in one of the books (Harry cuts some hair from a badguy, who...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 17, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  30. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Cat Sith was also pretty pathetic when he was fully under the control of Nemesis, despite being hyped to be really powerfull earlier in the book. Odds are that those who are corrupted and changed against their natures (Maeve, Aurora) are the dangerous ones, while those like Cat Sith who have their minds crushed are basically just useless cannon fodder. Much like with the denarians, Nicodemus works with his fallen and is incredibly dangerous, while someone like Magog who does not, is...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 16, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  31. Datakim
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    Theres a WOJ that states that Mother Winter is the original one, and Mab has always been the queen. However sometime in the past, the original Mother Summer died/ascended/something?, and the summer queen (at that time) was presumably promoted to become the new Mother Summer (which we have seen in the books). Titania was presumably a Summer Lady when this happened, and with the Summer Queen taking the place of the now vanished Mother Summer, Titania ascended from being a lady to being a...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 9, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  32. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    Where was it stated that they would succeed? Did Harry state it? His lack of knowledge on Demonreach and the island was made very clear in the book. In this instance, he cannot be trusted to be right. Have you considered the possibility that plan A was for Nemesis to manipulate Maeve and Lily into attacking Demonreach and promptly being blown to pieces or permanently locked up by the far more powerfull entity. This ofcourse would have meant that Winter and Summer both would have lost a...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  33. Datakim
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    You sure? I thought WoJ said that both Fix and Lily made their choices when they got their respective mantles. Both were changelings with the potential to choose to be either mortal or sidhe. Fix, upon becoming a knight, chose to be mortal. And Lily, upon becoming lady chose to be sidhe. I seem to remember Jim even saying that Lily was in denial in SK, when she claimed she had not yet made a choice. So basically, Lily made the choice to be a sidhe when she became lady, even if she did not...
    Post by: Datakim, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  34. Datakim
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    Well, we don't know how that works exactly or what outsiders are capable of. Maybe all walkers have the ability to enter the bodies of other beings for example, and hide in them. One of their major powers seems to be psychic assault for example. So maybe it might be possible for a walker to basically transfer their mind into some sidhe soldier in the field, and then hide inside that soldier post-fight when said soldier returns home. And then basically just burst out from that soldier...
    Post by: Datakim, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  35. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    I actually wonder if this might be somewhat similar to the situation with denarians? I mean we know there are two types of denarians. There are the mindless thugs, which have been totally mind-controlled into being mindless drones, and these guys are explained (both in the books and I think in WOJ) to be pretty pathetic. And then we have guys like Nicodemus, who still has his mind and is actually working together with his fallen in a symbiotic relationship, and this balanced union...
    Post by: Datakim, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  36. Datakim
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    I think this is almost a certainty. Its likely also why the winter lady mantle went to Molly, rather than Harry who was the winter knight and far more entangled with the sidhe than Molly. I have read many remark that the whole lady/queen/mother thing mirrors the maiden/mother/crone thing. I think this means that a male cannot get one of the queen mantles, not even for temporary storage. This is a good point. It could be a retcon, or maybe the Gatekeeper was simply not up to date on the...
    Post by: Datakim, Nov 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  37. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    If you read what mother summer said, it was implied that while really difficult, it is possible for a holder of mantle to resist its influence. The way Mother Summer spoke about it being both about Harry and not about Harry, and the way it was implied that she had atleast some ability to see the future, strongly implies to me that she was aware of the possibility of Molly becoming the next lady and basically told Harry that both Molly and him could remain themselves, if they were strong...
    Post by: Datakim, Nov 28, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  38. Datakim
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    Cold Days [SPOILERS]

    You are assuming the head bursting is intentional. It could be that Lash has somehow changed and grown to the point where she can no longer fit inside Harrys brain, and the head bursting is less an attack and more an accident. It is interesting that we learned that Dresden is going to be working on creating a new magical container for Bob. Maybe thats foreshadowing, and we will end up with Harry creating another container for Lash, and then him and Molly transferring Lash from Harrys brain...
    Post by: Datakim, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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