*Nods to Becoming An Anthropologist* Harry Dresden Takes Willow Rosenberg's Place

[greatmetropolitan]

Yep, and when you consider who he was legitimately threatening at the end of CD, the White Council shoud probably be s little more than terrified of Harry.

[The Watcher]

I think the most interesting thing is how does Dresden effect Buffy's relationships? Not saying he would get involved with her, but something tells his reaction to Angel would be similar to Xander's but with a lot more fire.

I'm not so sure about that. I could see him having a lot more empathy for Angel's situation due to having a brother who also is a vampire trying to be good. He also would have personal experience to appreciate Angel's attempts to fight the urges of his demon due to his own struggles against the temptation of black magic, his holding out against Lasciel when she was in his head and spoilers:

his current resistance against the urges that come with the Mantle of Winter Knight

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He definitely would try to keep Angel away from a relationship with Buffy though and would be willing to use both intimidation and guilt tripping to persuade him it would be a bad thing that would end in disaster.

[Surtur]

You mean to take their power? Heck, he can just open it up and let everything out.

This might not be a good idea simply because things like Naagloshii are among the weaker things in there and he has no way to control said entities so he'd probably wind up horribly killed if he released them.

Even if he did a spoilers:

Darkhallow

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Honestly Harry has enough power to make her wet herself even without the darkhallow. If a non-dark Willow can even cause her the slightest pain Harry would absolutely wreck her shit. She'd be wishing she could be permanently killed or that Harry would suffocate Ben in his sleep or something.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Still, if the White Council is anxious, Giles and the Watchers are going to be having fits around him.

But completely incapable of doing anything but have fits, really.

[Surtur]

But completely incapable of doing anything but have fits, really.

Well I guess they could hire a professional hitman to snipe Harry from a distance. Even Harry has admitted this would most likely work just fine and that was before someone did it to him and it worked just fine..also you wouldn't have to worry about a death curse either. Then again there is no reason they'd know about the death curse unless Harry told them.

EDIT: Ok this is going to get a bit off topic but I don't know where else to ask this: I've recently been re-reading the series and I just finished "Blood Rites". At the end He Who Walks behind is summoned and possesses a chick and then..says something to Harry and then basically goes away. Why didn't he try to attack or otherwise do anything? Did I miss something?

[Tami]

Well I guess they could hire a professional hitman to snipe Harry from a distance. Even Harry has admitted this would most likely work just fine and that was before someone did it to him and it worked just fine..also you wouldn't have to worry about a death curse either. Then again there is no reason they'd know about the death curse unless Harry told them.

EDIT: Ok this is going to get a bit off topic but I don't know where else to ask this: I've recently been re-reading the series and I just finished "Blood Rites". At the end He Who Walks behind is summoned and possesses a chick and then..says something to Harry and then basically goes away. Why didn't he try to attack or otherwise do anything? Did I miss something?

Off Topic: Probably should have asked this in the book forum, but this is as I understand it. spoilers:

The ritual spell that summoned it was disrupted, and there was no required sacrifice before it could manifest fully in the mortal world. It had enough power to take out the woman, but had nothing to hold onto to keep it there. To fulfill the ritual, they needed a blood sacrifice. Harry and Karrin stopped it before that happened. The spell backfired, took out the woman, but that was it.

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[Siriel]

Nope. He Who Walks Behind specifically says that he's back before vanishing.

I turned to leave, it suddenly sat up. Spines protruded from its skin, along with rivulets of slow, dead blood. Its face was ravaged shapeless, but it formed up into the features of the demon called He Who Walks Behind, and its mouth spoke in a honey-smooth, honey-sweet, inhuman voice. "I am returned, mortal man," the demon said through her dead lips. "And I remember thee. Thou and I, we have unfinished business between us."

Not really the words that would be used if the summoning ritual had failed.

[Surtur]

Nope. He Who Walks Behind specifically says that he's back before vanishing.



Not really the words that would be used if the summoning ritual had failed.

Yeah so that just makes me wonder why he didn't do anything or why we haven't heard from him. Though of course he could very well be on the Black Council.