Let me preface this by saying that I don't mean this in a rude or offensive way. It really is just a question.

I noticed on the post announcing WyrdCon that one of the Kickstarter incentives is dinner with Jim (pledge $2,525). For a pledge of that size is it safe to assume that the lucky guests choose the restaurant and the convention picks up the check?

Also 1 hour seems a little short to actually enjoy dinner and have time to have a meaningful conversation with Jim.

Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have the Dresdenverse's earliest Second Coming reference.

Either that or Harry read Yeats.

I wish I knew about this before. I've spent so much money at Amazon in the last 3-4 years that I think I financed the new NJ warehouse they are building (damn you Chris Christie, I don't wanna pay sales tax). Books, audio CDs, Christmas presents, Magic cards (please no jokes, we all have our guilty pleasures), DVDs, small appliances and so on (ad nauseam).

From now on I'll be ordering through the site.

I think this is all about Lea myself.

1) There was a special connection between Maggie Sr and Lea. Then Maggie Sr dies leaving Lea to play godmother to Harry.

2) I've had a theory that Harry's father was a retired Knight of the Cross. A stage magician would be an excellent cover for a retired Knight considering the church's views on magic. It would help to conceal him from both supernatural predators ad the church itself.

This makes Harry the son of a Knight and a wizard.

Lea assists Harry in overcoming Justin. But her bargain is for his life and he skips out on it. Then proceeds to keep as much distance from Lea as he can.

Fast forward to the party at Bianca's. Lea attempts to make a deal with Michael for Molly (the daughter of a Knight and a wizard). Obviously he says no. But she keeps her eyes on the situation and takes the opportunity to place one of her own agents (the SplatterCon coordinator) close to Molly at the shelter where she sometimes lives and helps out.

Forward again to Proven Guilty where Molly is recently come into her powers. The coordinator makes some suggestions to Molly giving her the idea to use her powers to help her friends with addiction. Probably the same ploy Lea used on Maggie Sr when she was a young girl. Appealing to her idealist nature about the role of the WC.

So now we sum up. Lea has appeared to Maggie Sr, Harry, and Molly (but not Elaine who sought refuge with the SUMMER court). She has influenced or attempted to influence each of them at about the same time in their lives. And along the way the BC gives her the athame. All of this to further her attempt to overthrow Mab.

But Mab has growing doubts about her top lieutenant and she sends the fetches to take Molly. So now Lea leads the attack on Arctis Tor to try an seize Molly for her own. And all the dead winter monsters were ones she had persuaded to join her in overthrowing Mab. Mab kicks all their a##$%. Then she confronts Lea, takes the athame, and freezes her in ice. Now Harry shows up and Mab conceals herself and watches Harry take back Molly. Mab wins.

I was just rereading book 3. So ....

Harry with plastic fangs and a cape with Michael next to him. Below type reading "I can't believe you came to a vampire ball dressed as a vampire"  "Not just a vampire ...... a CHEEEEESY vampire"

Ok so the quote isn't exact but you get the idea