Bonea

[trango]

Does anyone else think it's kind of messed up that Dresden pretty much ignores his second daughter?

Maggie gets a short story in Brief Cases, A short story at the end of Battle Ground, and is Harry's motivation and inspiration throughout the last two books.

Bonea makes pancakes at the beginning of Peace Talks, is thrown in a bag several chapters later, and then is not thought of or mentioned again.

[Mira]

Does anyone else think it's kind of messed up that Dresden pretty much ignores his second daughter?

Maggie gets a short story in Brief Cases, A short story at the end of Battle Ground, and is Harry's motivation and inspiration throughout the last two books.

Bonea makes pancakes at the beginning of Peace Talks, is thrown in a bag several chapters later, and then is not thought of or mentioned again.

Here is a possible reason, remember what Luccio said about Bob back in Small Favor?  If the Council knew about him, they'd destroy him.  Also Bonea is half fallen angel, if Harry thought about her in a place not shielded and Andriel might find out.  Wouldn't Nic like to get a hold of her?  So I think he may have kept her out of his thoughts to keep her safe.

[TheCuriousFan]

Does anyone else think it's kind of messed up that Dresden pretty much ignores his second daughter?

Maggie gets a short story in Brief Cases, A short story at the end of Battle Ground, and is Harry's motivation and inspiration throughout the last two books.

Bonea makes pancakes at the beginning of Peace Talks, is thrown in a bag several chapters later, and then is not thought of or mentioned again.

It is kind of fucked up, hopefully she gets a better treatment in Mirror Mirror.

Here is a possible reason, remember what Luccio said about Bob back in Small Favor?  If the Council knew about him, they'd destroy him.  Also Bonea is half fallen angel, if Harry thought about her in a place not shielded and Andriel might find out.  Wouldn't Nic like to get a hold of her?  So I think he may have kept her out of his thoughts to keep her safe.

That ship has sailed, he told Murphy about Bonea when he knew Anduriel was listening in Skin Game.

[Snark Knight]

Here is a possible reason, remember what Luccio said about Bob back in Small Favor?  If the Council knew about him, they'd destroy him.  Also Bonea is half fallen angel, if Harry thought about her in a place not shielded and Andriel might find out.  Wouldn't Nic like to get a hold of her?  So I think he may have kept her out of his thoughts to keep her safe.

I get hiding her from the Council. But Anduriel's thing is watching and listening, not reading minds. Otherwise the whole code for communicating with Grey under everyone's noses is SG would have been useless.

I'm not sure who he was worried about reading his mind about the knife, but it had to be someone else.

[Arjan]

I get hiding her from the Council. But Anduriel's thing is watching and listening, not reading minds. Otherwise the whole code for communicating with Grey under everyone's noses is SG would have been useless.

I'm not sure who he was worried about reading his mind about the knife, but it had to be someone else.

Ethniu most probably.

[Rigil Kent]

He was also consciously not thinking about the knife ...

Pretty sure someone asked about Bonnie in one of those recent interviews and Jim said yeah, Harry was actively trying not to think about her? Would have to track those down again...

[Mira]

He was also consciously not thinking about the knife ...

Pretty sure someone asked about Bonnie in one of those recent interviews and Jim said yeah, Harry was actively trying not to think about her? Would have to track those down again...

Yes, the point was made several times in the book, Harry's desire not to give anything away to the enemy or enemies about the Spear.  And we have the wonderful example of the Corpsetaker to know there are begins who don't mind waltzing through your mind for information without your permission.  Very few know about Bonea, not thinking about her would help to keep her safe.

[StrayDog]

Yes, the point was made several times in the book, Harry's desire not to give anything away to the enemy or enemies about the Spear.  And we have the wonderful example of the Corpsetaker to know there are begins who don't mind waltzing through your mind for information without your permission.  Very few know about Bonea, not thinking about her would help to keep her safe.

Also remember that Lashiel openly talked about killing Harry then taking Bonea out of Harry's head in front of Nic/Andurial while in Hades vault.

[trango]

The narration is first person past tense. We get multiple exposition about how he's consciously making an effort not to think of the knife. But a sentence or two can't be spared to clarify he's doing the same about his other daughter? Doesn't really hold water.

[StrayDog]

The narration is first person past tense. We get multiple exposition about how he's consciously making an effort not to think of the knife. But a sentence or two can't be spared to clarify he's doing the same about his other daughter? Doesn't really hold water.

Author giving himself wiggle room for later maybe?

[Mira]

The narration is first person past tense. We get multiple exposition about how he's consciously making an effort not to think of the knife. But a sentence or two can't be spared to clarify he's doing the same about his other daughter? Doesn't really hold water.

Well, in the beginning of Peace Talks when Eb arrives at the apartment, Harry makes sure that Bonea is hidden away along with Maggie.  He also makes sure she is safe with him when he heads for Michael's place with kids and animals in tow.  So he knows she is safe, unlike little Maggie, if she stays in her wooden skull, unless an intruder knew what they were looking for, chances are she'd be over looked.  Usually no one ever noticed Bob and he lives in a real skull.  So hiding in plain sight, she is pretty safe.

[TrueMonk]

Speaking of hiding in plain sight. Maybe he could do something to it to look more like a normal kids accessory? Maybe hide it in a teddy bear?

[Avernite]

Speaking of hiding in plain sight. Maybe he could do something to it to look more like a normal kids accessory? Maybe hide it in a teddy bear?

Or a wooden dinosaur skull.

[StrayDog]

Or a wooden dinosaur skull.

Halloween decoration

[Arjan]

Halloween decoration

Not really usable the whole year round.

It is time Maggie gets her own wizard staff. Bones can live in there.