And abruptly my body went numb and useless from my stomach down.
Seems crystal to me. If what you say is correct I assume it is misdirection. However if you happen to run it down, post it, I'd love to read it.
Somebody ...pointed out that that at one point when Harry crossed Mab and Mab took the mantle away from him, when he broke Winter Law, that his back collapsed too, but his back didn't collapse when he got pierced by iron, and I looked at him, and I said, "You're right! That seems like an inconsistency. Like maybe someone is lying or does not understand the exact situation of things or something like that. Huh," and then I said to him what I'll say to you: "Next question."