this may be nothing but in Christmas eve mab says to harryIts not a open declaration that he is a wizard in good standing but mab strikes me as a stickler for titles(click to show/hide)
First, I think that is probably reading too much into it.
That being said, if there is significance in her calling him that, I think it actually would indicate the reverse--a White Council Wizard would be a capital "W" wizard, like an official title. Wizard lowercase is just Mab calling him what he is, a wizard. There is of course nothing keeping Mab from referring to him as a "wizard" and having it mean nothing has changed with his WC status. I would tend to think it's her way of acknowledging he's a slight improvement over your generic "mortal".
I think he not only pulled everyone chestnuts out of the fire, I think he finally got one over on Mab as well. Her manipulations are to strengthen the Accords, and make Harry her pet monster by having him the new Black staff of the White Council, I think Harry uses his knowledge gained from Mother Summer and returns the Black Staff to Mother Winter, trumping Mab on this point and gaining a favour from Mother Winter, a favour which of course could affect and bind Mab. This is why Mab is playing nice in Christmas Eve. It may give Harry the power to relinquish the Winter Knight Mantle in the future, his daily fight against it is finite.
No, I actually think Mab was being sincere at Christmas and not at her usual manipulations, which is even more scary I think.I think there is old woj that implies that their working relationship will gradually improve over time. I see no reason not to take her at her word when she talks about obligations to her vassal. I think it is very important that Harry gets a better idea about what those obligations are so of course he won’t.
I think there is old woj that implies that their working relationship will gradually improve over time. I see no reason not to take her at her word when she talks about obligations to her vassal. I think it is very important that Harry gets a better idea about what those obligations are so of course he won’t.
Harry needs to get something over Mab to make it more of a partnership.
For a few moments, I saw the breadth and depth of Mab’s power—and for a fleeting instant, the barest, tiniest glimpse of her purpose, as well, as our entwined bodies thrashed toward completion. I was screaming. I had been for a while.
“You attempted to cheat the Queen of Air and Darkness,” Mab hissed. “You practiced a vile, wicked deception upon me, my knight.” Her inhuman eyes glittered. “I expected no less of you. Were you not strong enough to cast such defiance into my teeth, you would be useless to my purposes.” Her smile widened. “To our purposes now.”
It must be very important to her :)
Yeah, well the enemy of my enemy is my friend, Harry and Mab are at last on the same page.
Yes that page is in Battle Ground though.