History Heartwarming / DeadBeat

** Not to mention that this moment leads directly to Morgan [[spoiler: Coming to Harry for help and practically admitting he knew Harry was never guilty a couple books later.]]

* When Harry hears about the Red Court's counterattack, his immediate concern is for Ebenezar. No matter how bad things have gotten between them, Harry will never stop caring about his ParentalSubstitue.

* Mouse happily playing along with Mister playing up his superiority.

* Harry could have simply forced Bob to tell him everything about Kemmler. Instead he respects just how much pain and anguish working for Kemmler did to his friend and allows Bob to keep his other self locked away. Bob isn't just a plot device or an object to Harry, they're genuine friends, and that scene proved it.

* When Harry is trying to convince an EMT to talk to him, the man is initially worried that Harry will think he's crazy for reporting it, and doesn't trust him... at least until he remembers where he'd seen Harry before, when he and Michael had been arrested for breaking into the maternity ward a few years back. He says the hospital they're in, Cook County, was suffering the highest rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the country, up until that night. Ever since then, they haven't lost a single baby - and he realizes that it was Harry and Michael who "did something" to stop it. It's a small but powerful scene that shows how what Harry has been doing has really been helping people and that his struggles aren't going unrecognized.

** Also, how shocked she was to learn how [[spoiler: the Merlin had Morgan try to set Harry up in ''Summer Knight'']]. Proof that some of them are more honorable than Harry's experiences have led him to assume.

* When Harry is trying to convince an EMT to talk to him, the man is initially worried that Harry will think he's crazy for reporting it, and doesn't trust him...at least until he remembers where he'd seen Harry before, when he and Michael had been arrested for breaking into the maternity ward a few years back. He says the hospital they're in, Cook County, was suffering the highest rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the country, up until that night. Ever since then, they haven't lost a single baby - and he realizes that it was Harry and Michael who "did something" to stop it. It's a small but powerful scene that shows how what Harry has been doing has really been helping people and that his struggles aren't going unrecognized.

* Luccio's choice: Save the world or save some kids trick-or-treating. The choice, without hesitation, was to protect the children. Proof the Wardens aren't above being human.

-->I stopped and blinked-first at the candles and then at my burned hand.
-->"What?" Butters asked.
-->"Nothing," I said, and opened the book to look over it. "You know, Butters, for a mortician you're a pretty good healer."
-->"You think so?"
-->I glanced at the warm, steady flame of the candles and smiled. "Yeah."

** Finally, there's a moment of fridge heartwarming when you find out Morgan was taking over from Butters on the drum in the latter part of the battle. While circumstances required it [[note]]Butters needed to heal Luccio, and the T-rex would go out of control if it stopped.[[/note]] it's still pretty impressive that Morgan supported Dresden in battle, by holding together a necromantic spell he had severe reservations about no less.

* Butters helping Harry rehabilitate his badly burned hand [[hottip:*:Harry burned it severely in a previous adventure, and has spent most of ''Dead Beat'' too traumatized to use his fire spells.]] by buying him a guitar and a copy of ''Guitar for Total Idiots''. Harry settles back to read it, and casually lights some candles using magic.

** Finally, there's a moment of fridge heartwarming when you find out Morgan was taking over from Butters on the drum in the latter part of the battle. While circumstances required it [[hottip:*:Butters needed to heal Luccio, and the T-rex would go out of control if it stopped.]] it's still pretty impressive that Morgan supported Dresden in battle, by holding together a necromantic spell he had severe reservations about no less.

** This great line, from the same conversation:

** There's a similar one on Harry's side where he realises Morgan isn't being personal, he's just a burnt out cop projecting all of his trauma and doing his utmost to stop it. He still dislikes him but feels some pity as well.
** Finally, there's a moment of fridge heartwarming when you find out Morgan was taking over from Butters on the drum in the latter part of the battle. While circumstances required it [[hottip:*:Butters needed to heal Luccio, and the T-rex would go out of control if it stopped.]] it's still pretty impressive that Morgan supported Dresden in battle, holding together a necromantic spell he had severe reservations about.

-->I glanced at the warm, steady flame of the candles and smiled. "Yeah."