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* NoodleIncident: In ''Peace Talks,'' King Corb implies that there was some kind of relationship between him and [[spoiler: Mab]].



* PublicDomainCharacter: The famous [[Myth/{{Merlin}} wizard]] of Myth/ArthurianLegend.
* ShroudedInMyth: He is the magical version of Superman for the White Council and there are legends upon legends of his abilities. Most of the young generations (including Harry) believe that most are exaggerations or propaganda but from what we (and Harry) see in ''Cold Days'', if anything, the guy is underestimated.



* NoodleIncident: In ''Peace Talks,'' King Corb implies that there was some kind of relationship between him and [[spoiler: Mab]].
* ShroudedInMyth: He is the magical version of Superman for the White Council and there are legends upon legends of his abilities. Most of the young generations (including Harry) believe that most are exaggerations or propaganda but from what we (and Harry) see in ''Cold Days'', if anything, the guy is underestimated.
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*** Furthermore, in the same book, Harry [[spoiler:binds himself to Demonreach in order to secure a HomeFieldAdvantage as part of his plan to protect Morgan and prove his innocence at the same time]]. ''Cold Days'' would later reveal that [[spoiler:Demonreach is a massive prison strong enough to hold Skinwalkers, Titans and presumably much worse creatures, and by binding himself to it, Harry became the Warden of this prison -- as in '''The''' [[MeaningfulName Warden]] that apparently inspired the term for the enforcers of the White Council. This mean that Harry technically made himself Morgan's boss for the remainder of the book, and neither of them ever found out about it until later]].
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* TotallyTrustingLoveInterest: In the short story "Day Off", she finds him wearing just a towel, apparently kissing (actually, giving CPR to) his young, pretty, and half-naked apprentice on the day they were supposed to have a date. Instead of throwing a tantrum, she is amused to learn about the circumstances that led to such a situation and helps Harry clean up the mess before proceeding with their original date plans.
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Eb is the youngest Senior Council member. Also, let's leave the YMMV stuff on the YMMV page.


* CoolOldGuy: He's born sometime in the early 1800s or even further back. This doesn't stop him from sending a skinwalker running.

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* CoolOldGuy: He's at least somewhat older than Ebenezar, who was born sometime in at the early 1800s or even further back.beginning of the eighteenth century. This doesn't stop him from sending a skinwalker running.



* MagicalNativeAmerican: The most hardcore version ever. While not a follower of the Diné, he has enough magical power to make a skinwalker run in fear.

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* MagicalNativeAmerican: The most hardcore version ever. While not a follower of the Diné, he has enough magical power and skill to make a skinwalker run in fear.



* SternTeacher: Probably. Justin got his teaching methods from somewhere.

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* SternTeacher: Probably. Justin got his teaching methods from somewhere.somewhere, and from what Luccio and Morgan say, stern teaching is generally the norm for wizards.
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"Harry's friends" does not in any way, shape, or form make up the entire supernatural community.


* KickTheDog mixed with WhatWereYouThinking: On the inside, it make sense. The rogue wizard had dragged them into Multiple wars in less than a decade, surrounding himself with shady characters he should be avoiding. But this was pretty much everyone's reaction when they kicked Harry Dresden out after he literally saved the world defeating the last titan. With that move alone, the white council alienated, offended and confused most of the supernatural community. So far, only the decidedly alien Mab understands that someone scary, no matter how needed, is thrown out and treated like a threat.

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* KickTheDog mixed with WhatWereYouThinking: KickTheDog: On the inside, it make sense. The rogue wizard had dragged them into Multiple multiple wars in less than a decade, surrounding himself with shady characters he should be avoiding. But this was pretty much everyone's reaction when they kicked Harry Dresden out after he literally saved the world defeating the last titan. With that move alone, the white council alienated, offended and confused most some of the supernatural community. So far, only the decidedly alien Mab understands that someone scary, no matter how needed, is thrown out and treated his friends feel like a threat.this about the Council's decision to [[spoiler: boot him out]].
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* KickTheDog mixed with WhatWereYouThinking: On the inside, it make sense. The rogue wizard had dragged them into Multiple wars in less than a decade, surrounding himself with shady characters he should be avoiding. But this was pretty much everyone's reaction when they kicked Harry Dresden out after he literally saved the world defeating the last titan. With that move alone, the white council alienated, offended and confused most of the supernatural community. So far, only the decidedly alien Mab understands that someone scary, no matter how needed, is thrown out and treated like a threat.
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* HateSink: Justin [=DuMorne=] was not only a powerful warlock who consorted with [[EldritchAbomination Outsiders]] (a.k.a. the OmnicidalManiac {{Big Bad}}s of the whole franchise), but was a disgustingly realistic portrait of a horribly {{Abusive Parent|s}} to Harry and Elaine, with him even subjecting the latter to MindRape in order to control her and also hitting the two of them with ''baseballs'' in order to teach them how to make force shields. Seriously, ''[[DirtyCoward Rudolph]]'' is probably the only character in the whole series who is more despicable and unlikable than [=DuMorne=] is.

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* HateSink: Justin [=DuMorne=] was not only a powerful warlock who consorted with [[EldritchAbomination Outsiders]] (a.k.a. the OmnicidalManiac {{Big Bad}}s of the whole franchise), but was a disgustingly realistic portrait of a horribly {{Abusive Parent|s}} to Harry and Elaine, with him even subjecting the latter to MindRape in order to control her and also hitting the two of them with ''baseballs'' in order to teach them how to make force shields. Seriously, ''[[DirtyCoward Rudolph]]'' is and ''Lord Raith'' are probably the only character characters in the whole series who is are more despicable and unlikable than [=DuMorne=] is.



* TheCreon: Possibly. He's been nominated for the Senior Council twice, and both times turned down the offer. However, it's unknown whether or not he did want the seat the second time and Langtry persuaded him to turn it down.

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* TheCreon: Possibly.Somewhat, at least. He's been nominated for the Senior Council twice, and both times turned down the offer. However, it's unknown whether or not he did want the seat the second time and Langtry persuaded him to turn it down.
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* ColonyDrop: In ''Death Masks'', in response to a Red Court Duke who threatened Harry and his friends, he rips a decommissioned Soviet satellite out of orbit and drops it on top of a castle owned by said Duke, obliterating the vampire noble and his servants.

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* ColonyDrop: In ''Death Masks'', in response to a Red Court Duke who threatened Harry and his friends, he rips a decommissioned Soviet satellite out of orbit and drops it on top of a castle owned by said Duke, obliterating the vampire noble and his servants. Given that he claims responsibility for Tunguska, it's a fair bet that he's had some practice.

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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Although Harry [[spoiler: isn't actually sleeping with Lara]], Carlos is correct that he's been hanging out with monsters a lot and hasn't shown trust to his friends.

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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Although Harry [[spoiler: isn't [[spoiler:isn't actually sleeping with Lara]], Carlos is correct that he's been hanging out with monsters a lot and hasn't shown trust to his friends.


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* DirtyCop: The fantasy equivalent, at least, as he was a Warden who had gone full warlock & become a cruel, abusive monster. It is even strongly implied that he used his position of power to keep Elaine and Harry isolated from other members of the White Council who could have helped save them from his abusive treatment.
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** It's unclear why (Word of Jim is that it's not related to Demonreach's limp), but the island bears a grudge against him.

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* BeautifulDreamer: Not exactly beautiful, but the impression of him sleeping is less that of an utter {{Jerkass}} and more he has had a rough life.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Harry sarcastically implies that he's about to start watching porn, Morgan takes him seriously.
** The folder quote above comes from when Molly offers to find out information from a young PI. As it happens, her methods have nothing to do with BlackMagic, and everything to do with [[ShowSomeLeg another trope]].

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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When Harry sarcastically implies that he's about to start watching porn, Morgan takes him seriously.
** The folder quote above comes from when Molly offers to find out information from a young PI.PI, with some "black magic", to which Morgan replies that he would rather be dead than have someone use black magic on his behalf. As it happens, her methods have nothing to do with BlackMagic, and everything to do with [[ShowSomeLeg another trope]].



* SleepCute: [[invoked]] Well... not ''cute''. But the impression of him sleeping is less that of an utter {{Jerkass}} and more "[[JerkassWoobie Holy hell, this poor bastard has had a rough life.]]"
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** Harry finds it despicable that Ebenezar recommends keeping one's child safe and far away from their parent. This despite the fact that the entire TraumaCongaLine of ''Changes'' occurred due to Maggie being kidnapped from her home in the middle of Red Court territory. Then, less than two months ago in-universe, Nicodemus targeted the Carpenter household and nearly killed Charity in a deliberate attempt to murder Maggie, which only barely failed. And as he soon finds out in ''Peace Talks'', leaving her with the Svartalves isn't the best idea ever either. Granted, Harry's own abandonment issues are a clear factor here too - and as he bitterly points out, that approach didn't exactly work out very well with either him (ending up with Du Morne and thereby tied up with Nemesis and the Winter Court, which have caused him trouble and estranged him from the Council for his entire adult life) or, for that matter, his mother.

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** Harry finds it despicable that Ebenezar recommends keeping one's child safe and far away from their parent. This despite the fact that the entire TraumaCongaLine of ''Changes'' occurred due to Maggie being kidnapped from her home in the middle of Red Court territory. Then, less than two months ago in-universe, Nicodemus targeted the Carpenter household and nearly killed Charity in a deliberate attempt to murder Maggie, which only barely failed. And as he soon finds out in ''Peace Talks'', leaving her with the Svartalves isn't the best idea ever either. Granted, Harry's own abandonment issues are a clear factor here too - and as he bitterly points out, that approach didn't exactly work out very well with either him (ending up with Du Morne and thereby tied up with Nemesis and the Winter Court, which have caused him trouble and estranged him from the Council for his entire adult life) life--though Morgan states that Harry was hidden away only hours after Margaret died) or, for that matter, his mother.



* RedBaron: To those in the know, he is called simply "the Blackstaff". When Jared "Hellhound" Kincaid, who casually drops a threat to assassinate Harry, mows through a small army of Red Court vamps without breaking a sweat, and later hunts and slaughters ''multiple'' Denarians in an aquarium, outright states that a) he's been avoiding Ebenezar for the last century due to a promise from the latter to kill him if he ever saw him again, b) he'd be in another state and still running if he knew Ebenezar was anyway nearby, it says something about the man.

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* RedBaron: To those in the know, he is called simply "the Blackstaff". When Jared "Hellhound" Kincaid, who casually drops a threat to assassinate Harry, mows through a small army of Red Court vamps without breaking a sweat, and later hunts and slaughters ''multiple'' Denarians in an aquarium, outright states that a) he's been avoiding Ebenezar for the last century due to a promise from the latter to kill him if he ever saw him again, b) he'd be in another state and still running if he knew Ebenezar was anyway anywhere nearby, it says something about the man.
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* GenerationXerox: Just like her son Harry, Margaret [=LeFay=] was a RebelliousSpirit among the White Council, a major DeadpanSnarker, possessed a [[AllWomenAreLustful remarkably high]] [[MaleGaze libido]], make numerous dealings and "friendships" among TheFairFolk (after all, the Leansidhe is Harry's FairyGodmother thanks to Margaret), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and was]] [[StatuesqueStunner remarkably]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky tall]].

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* GenerationXerox: Just like her son Harry, Margaret [=LeFay=] was a RebelliousSpirit among the White Council, a major DeadpanSnarker, possessed a [[AllWomenAreLustful remarkably high]] [[MaleGaze libido]], make numerous dealings and "friendships" among TheFairFolk (after all, the Leansidhe is Harry's FairyGodmother thanks to Margaret), had a problem with thinking through the consequences of her actions (though she was even worse at it than Harry), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and was]] [[StatuesqueStunner remarkably]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky tall]].

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* StrongerWithAge: Very much applies to wizards. So much so that while seats on the Senior Council are awarded purely gerontocratically and only a simple vote as confirmation, Senior Council members are generally some of the strongest members of the Council.

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* StrongerWithAge: Very much applies to wizards. So much so that while seats on the Senior Council are awarded in a purely gerontocratically gerontocratic manner (at least officially) and with only a simple vote as confirmation, Senior Council members are generally some of the strongest members of the Council.



* WizardsLiveLonger: In multiple books, wizards are casually mentioned as being able to live for well over four centuries. Ebenezar [=McCoy=], for example, was born around 1700 and is still a OneManArmy.

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* WizardsLiveLonger: In multiple books, wizards are casually mentioned as being able to live for well over four centuries. Ebenezar [=McCoy=], for example, was born around 1700 and 1700, is still a OneManArmy.OneManArmy, and is even considered abnormally ''young'' for a Senior Council member.



-->"Egad Dresden, what gave you ''that'' idea?"

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-->"Egad -->'''The Merlin:''' ''[[[FascinatingEyebrow raises an eyebrow]]]'' Egad Dresden, what gave you ''that'' idea?"idea?



* VillainsOutShopping: More {{Jerkass}} than villain, but at one point Harry is a bit nonplussed by seeing the Merlin during a recess in a Council session, doing something as mundane as making himself a sandwich.

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* VillainsOutShopping: More Well, more {{Jerkass}} than villain, but at one point Harry is a bit nonplussed by seeing the Merlin during a recess in a Council session, doing something as mundane as making himself a sandwich.



* AllWomenAreLustful: Apparently Harry and Thomas came by their libidos honestly, with WordOfGod stating that her motive for shacking up with Lord Raith was [[VampiresAreSexGods "awesome vampire sex."]] Needless to say, ''that'' backfired.

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* AllWomenAreLustful: Apparently [[invoked]] Amusingly, it seems that Harry and Thomas apparently came by their libidos honestly, what with WordOfGod stating that her motive for shacking up with Lord Raith was [[VampiresAreSexGods "awesome vampire sex."]] Needless to say, ''that'' royally backfired.



* DeadPersonConversation: She appears to her sons postmortem through a soulgaze she'd previously set up.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Seems that way at first, but further books have revealed that she was far from a saint.
* DeathByChildbirth: Though it was actually due to an entropy curse caused by Lord Raith - but not before she laid a ''brutal'' Death Curse on him.

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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Given how much Ebenezar despises White Court vampires, it's heavily implied that at least part of why Margaret shacked up with Lord Raith was her trying to get back at her father.
* DeadPersonConversation: She appears Using some carefully applied mental magic she had previously set up, she manages to appear to her sons postmortem through a soulgaze she'd previously set up.
between the two.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Seems ''Seems'' that way at first, but further books have revealed that she was far from a saint.
* DeathByChildbirth: Though it was actually due to an entropy curse caused by Lord Raith - -- but not before she laid a ''brutal'' Death Curse death curse on him.him.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: This was basically her FatalFlaw, as while she was an incredibly powerful and clever wizard, she was pretty terrible at long-term planning and reasoning the consequences of her actions, with it being mentioned that she fell in love with Malcolm Dresden while on the lam fleeing from her numerous enemies that were finally coming after her after she screwed someone over one too many times.



* FatalFlaw: Her [[InsufferableGenius brilliance isolating her from reality]]. [=LeFay=] was insanely clever, but often wasn't that good at logically thinking through the consequences of her actions. For instance, she advocated for the White Council to become more active in the non-magical world because their immense power [[ComesGreatResponsibility could be used for so much better causes]], but Luccio later points out to Harry how she was incredibly shortsighted in this viewpoint and didn't realize that the Council primarily exists just to keep warlocks in check, ''not'' police the world (which would be a completely impossible and self-destructive endeavor). It's notable that Harry, despite being in his early 30s at most when this subject comes up, instantly works it through once Luccio points him in the right direction, whereas his mother - who lived for over a century - either never did or didn't until the last years of her life.

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* FatalFlaw: Her [[InsufferableGenius brilliance isolating brilliance]] [[DidNotThinkThisThrough blinding her from reality]]. [=LeFay=] was insanely clever, but often wasn't that good at logically thinking through the consequences of her actions.
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For instance, she advocated for the White Council to become more active in the non-magical world because their immense power [[ComesGreatResponsibility could be used for so much better causes]], but Luccio later points out to Harry how she was incredibly shortsighted in this viewpoint and didn't realize that the Council primarily exists [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen just to keep wizards and warlocks in check, check]], ''not'' police the world (which would be a completely impossible and self-destructive endeavor). It's notable that Harry, despite being in his early 30s thirties at most when this subject comes up, instantly works it through once Luccio points him in the right direction, whereas his mother - -- who lived for over a century - -- either never did or didn't until the last years of her life.



* GenerationXerox: Just like her son Harry, Margaret [=LeFay=] was a RebelliousSpirit among the White Council, a major DeadpanSnarker, possessed a [[AllWomenAreLustful remarkably high]] [[MaleGaze libido]], make numerous dealings and "friendships" among TheFairFolk (after all, the Leansidhe is Harry's FairyGodmother thanks to Margaret), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and was]] [[StatuesqueStunner remarkably]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky tall]].



* MementoMacguffin: Is the source of one to her son Harry. At first, he wears a pentacle-shaped pendant on a necklace that he'd had since birth that he uses sometimes as a ritual focus but otherwise has no magical properties. That changes when Harry also receives a gem meant to fit inside the pendant that is Margaret's self-made map of [[PortalNetwork the Ways]]. Given that the Ways constantly change, this is exceptionally important, because she figured out the pattern, meaning that it also functions as a predictive algorithm.

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* MementoMacguffin: Is the source of one to her son Harry. sons Harry and Thomas. At first, he Harry wears a pentacle-shaped pendant on a necklace that he'd had since birth that he uses sometimes as a ritual focus but otherwise has no magical properties. That changes when Harry also receives a gem meant to fit inside the pendant that is Margaret's self-made map of [[PortalNetwork the Ways]]. Given that the Ways constantly change, this is exceptionally ''exceptionally'' important, because she figured out the pattern, meaning pattern (meaning that it also functions as a predictive algorithm.algorithm). Additionally, the identical silver pentacles she gave both of her sons help serve as one of the main factors from which Thomas is able to convince Harry that he's his elder half-brother.



* PosthumousCharacter: She died before the series began, but her choices and actions still affect both her children, and she makes an appearance via an impression she left on both her sons that allows her to talk to them when they Gaze each other.

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* PosthumousCharacter: She died before the series began, but her choices and actions still affect both her children, and she makes an appearance via an impression she left on both her sons that allows her to talk to them when they Gaze soulgaze each other.



* SpiritAdvisor: Briefly, when Thomas and Harry Soulgaze each other, as she left an impression for both of them to talk to, one that was somehow up to date on current events (such as Justine's believed death) and able to observe both sides of the Soulgaze. We don't know what she said to Thomas, but she gave Harry the insight into what she did to Lord Raith.

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* SoProudOfYou: In what's easily one of the most touching moments out of the entire series, she specifically tells Harry that she's ''so'' proud of him and the man he grew up to become during his and Thomas' soulgaze.
* SpiritAdvisor: Briefly, when Thomas and Harry Soulgaze soulgaze each other, as she left an impression for both of them to talk to, one that was somehow up to date on current events (such as Justine's believed death) and able to observe both sides of the Soulgaze.soulgaze. We don't know what she said to Thomas, but she gave Harry the insight into what she did to Lord Raith.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Edinburgh stronghold]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Edinburgh stronghold]][[caption-width-right:350:A group of White Council wizards in their current headquarters, the Edinburgh stronghold.]]



* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Their current base of operations is in a series of complex tunnels (heavily implied to have been originally created by TheFairFolk millennia ago) running under Edinburgh, Scotland.



* BaitTheDog: Him giving Harry a baseball glove and playing catch with him during a flashback in ''Ghost Story'' is actually just a depressing CallForward to how he supposedly taught Harry how to use a shield according to ''Small Favor''.

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* BaitTheDog: Him giving Harry a baseball glove and playing catch with him during a flashback in ''Ghost Story'' is ''isn't'' an act of genuine kindness -- it's actually just a depressing CallForward to how he supposedly taught Harry how to use a shield according to ''Small Favor''.



* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: One of the more tragic elements of Justin's character is that, despite him having been a despicable and abhorrent HateSink, he was still the first caregiver to show Harry seemingly genuine affection since the death of his father. As such, even into the present day, Harry is clearly holding onto a slight hope that Justin ''did'' sincerely care about him to at least some degree despite all evidence to the contrary. Notably, '''[[BlueAndOrangeMorality Lea]]''' actually comes across as the OnlySaneMan in ''Ghost Story'' when she gives some BrutalHonesty to Harry in how he's viewing Justin with rose-tinted glasses, attempting to ascribe some potentially good qualities to someone he loved when the truth of the matter is that Justin viewed him and Elaine only as potentially useful weapons to discard if they proved useless/dangerous.
** To a slightly lesser degree, the same can also be said for Elaine; as Harry muses in ''White Night'' when Elaine is discussing the "laundry list" of mental health disorders she's been struggling with since escaping from Justin's MindRape, the mere fact that her surrogate father had turned on her before dying in a fire is in and of itself more than enough reason for her mental state having gotten so screwed up.



* MindRape: Used [[MindControl mental magic]] to subject this to Elaine and also planned to do to Harry so he could have his own little army of Starborn at his beck and call.
* MysteriousPast: Not only did he help in the White Council's fight against Heinrich Kemmler, but he also knew a ''lot'' about Outsiders and was a contact of Margaret [=LeFay=] (Harry's mother).
* ObviouslyEvil: In the RPG, Harry sheepishly admits that [=DuMorne=] only dressed in [[EvilWearsBlack black silk]] and [[HellBentForLeather leather]] and carved the end of his staff into a [[SnakesAreSinister cobra]] should have rung an alarm bell or two.

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* MindRape: Used [[MindControl mental magic]] to subject this to Elaine and also planned to do to Harry so he could have his own little army cadre of Starborn at his beck and call.
* MysteriousPast: Not only did he help aid in the White Council's fight against Heinrich Kemmler, but he also knew a ''lot'' about Outsiders and was a contact of Margaret [=LeFay=] (Harry's mother).
* ObviouslyEvil: In the RPG, Harry sheepishly admits that [=DuMorne=] only dressed dressing in [[EvilWearsBlack black silk]] and [[HellBentForLeather leather]] and carved along with carving the end of his staff into a [[SnakesAreSinister cobra]] should have rung an alarm bell or two.



* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: It get played for laughs more often than not, but this is one of the more thought out and cruel aspects of [=DuMorne's=] training of Harry and Elaine. The point of a LanguageOfMagic in the Dresdenverse is to insulate the caster's mind against the raw forces of magic they command. It has to be a language not used in other circumstances so a wizard doesn't cast spells accidentally, fluency in the language is generally a downside, and it seems to be almost impossible to change once you start using it. The language [=DuMorne=] chose to teach them in? Latin. The common language of the White Council, used in literally every formal interaction between capital-W Wizards? Also Latin. From the very start, he was trying to isolate his pet enforcers from other wizards.

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* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: It get played for laughs PlayedForLaughs more often than not, but this is one of the more thought out carefully thought-out and cruel aspects of [=DuMorne's=] training of Harry and Elaine. The point of a LanguageOfMagic in the Dresdenverse is to insulate the caster's mind against the raw forces of magic they command. It has to be a language not used in other circumstances so a wizard doesn't cast spells accidentally, fluency in the language is generally a downside, and it seems to be almost impossible to change once you start using it. The language [=DuMorne=] chose to teach them in? Latin. The common language of the White Council, used in literally every formal interaction between capital-W Wizards? Also ''Also'' Latin. From the very start, he was trying to isolate his pet enforcers from other wizards.



** Additionally, as noted above, her main reason for hooking up with Lord Raith was the "awesome vampire sex." Apparently, she didn't consider the negative aspects of hooking up with the king of the succubi very well.

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** Additionally, Similarly, as noted above, her main reason for hooking up with Lord Raith was the "awesome vampire sex." Apparently, she didn't consider the negative aspects of hooking up with the king of the succubi very well.



* InsufferableGenius: By all accounts, she was ''almost'' as brilliant a wizard as she was a ''chore'' to hang out with. Goodman Grey, in ''Skin Game'', ruefully calls her a "piece of work", and directly compares her to his father, a ''skinwalker''.
* LoopholeAbuse: According to Lucio, this was the biggest reason for Margaret being the black sheep of the White Council. She frequently skirted around the laws of magic to show how wizards could still cause plenty of harm and take advantage of people in order to goad the White Council into updating their laws and enforcement. For reasons both good and bad, it did not win her many friends.

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* InsufferableGenius: By all accounts, she was ''almost'' as brilliant a wizard as she was a ''chore'' to hang out with. Goodman Grey, in ''Skin Game'', ruefully calls her a "piece of work", and directly compares her to his father, a ''skinwalker''.
'''[[FallenAngel skinwalker]]'''.
* LoopholeAbuse: According to Lucio, Luccio, this was the biggest reason for Margaret being the black sheep of the White Council. She frequently skirted around the laws Laws of magic Magic to show how wizards could still cause plenty of harm and take advantage of people in order to goad the White Council into updating their laws and enforcement. For reasons both good and bad, it did not win her many friends.



* MayflyDecemberRomance: As a [[WizardsLiveLonger magical practitioner]], her relationship with Harry's father Malcolm had shades of this, and she's suggested to have been over a century old when she had Harry (though given how much time she spent in the Nevernever, it's unclear how old she was physically). Somewhat ironically, he ended up outliving her.

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* MayflyDecemberRomance: As a [[WizardsLiveLonger magical practitioner]], her relationship with Harry's father Malcolm had shades of this, and she's suggested to have been over a century old when she had Harry (though given how much time she spent in the Nevernever, it's unclear how old she was physically). Somewhat ironically, In a bit of tragic irony, he ended up outliving her.



* RageAgainstTheMentor: Towards [=McCoy=].

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* RageAgainstTheMentor: Towards [=McCoy=].[=McCoy=], her own father.

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