History NightmareFuel / ProvenGuilty

* The very beginning of the book has the execution of a sixteen year old warlock by beheading. And when Murphy learns of this and is accordingly outraged, Harry reluctantly agrees with the White Council that killing the boy was the only thing that ''could'' have been done to stop him; he was too far gone to rehabilitate and it would be too dangerous to even attempt it. What follows is a very creepy description of how so many young people who discover they have magic powers inevitably get DrunkOnTheDarkSide, by using their abilities to manipulate the minds of their parents, their crushes, etc. The warlock the Council just executed had mind raped most of his family into being his slaves, and had forced four of them to commit suicide and who knows how many to commit murder. The Merlin hazards that one or two of the survivors ''might'' eventually recover their sanity.

* This one is coming from the Tabletop books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person - [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the Tabletop RPG books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared without a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Molly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

* This one is coming from the Tabletop books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person - [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the Tabletop RPG books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared without a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Motabletoplly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

* The sheer power and carnage displayed by [[spoiler: the unknown villain who blasted into Arctis Tor and slaughtered all soldiers there via HellFire. Even more disturbing is the possibility suggestion the later books that they was powered by either Lucifer or an Outsider]]

* The sheer power and carnage displayed by [[spoiler: the unknown villain who blasted into Arctis Tor and slaughtered all soldiers there via HellFire. Even more disturbing is the possibility suggestion the later books that he/she was powered by either Lucifer or an Outsider]]

* This one is coming from the Tabletop books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person - [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the Tabletop RPG books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared with out a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Motabletoplly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

* This one is coming from the table top books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person - [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the Tabletop RPG books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared with out a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Motabletoplly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

* At [[spoiler:Molly's trial]], the Merlin shows he is ''not'' a runner for the ReasonableAuthorityFigure he's been building himself up to be. When Harry finishes his speech and beat the Merlin at his own game, the Merlin moves to have [[spoiler:Molly]] executed immediately, ''just to spite Harry''. Thank God, literally, that TheCavalry showed up in time.

*** What's worse? He's right. This isn't the Merlin being a Jerkass or a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. This is honestly the best choice he could make under normal circumstances. Harry has a reputation for pulling off the impossible, and it's well deserved. If this had been any one else asking, sparing [[spoiler: Molly]] would have been a horrible, ''horrible'' decision. Warlocks don't recover. And the excuses he uses? They aren't. They are 100% legitimate reasons not to spare [[spoiler: Molly]]. What happened a few moments later wasn't a WhatTheHellHero from [[spoiler: God himself]], it was just an sign that for once, the entirety reasonable course of action can be avoided, or at least postponed. Yeah. BlackMagic is that bad. The Council doesn't execute teenager for funzies, it does it because that's the best way to keep the world safe. [[spoiler: Molly herself becomes living proof after Changes.]]
* This one is coming from the table top books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person - [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the Tabletop RPG books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared with out a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Molly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

* This one is coming from the table top books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the Tabletop RPG books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared with out a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Molly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

* The sheer power and carnage displayed by [[spoiler: the unknown villain who blasted into Arctis Tor and slaughtered all soldiers there via HellFire. Even moee disturbing is the possibility suggsin the later books that he/she was powered by either Lucifer or an Outsider]]

* This one is coming from the table top books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the Tabletop RPG books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared with out a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Molly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

* The very beginning of the book has the execution of a sixteen year old boy by beheading. And when Murphy learns of this and is accordingly outraged, Harry reluctantly agrees with the White Council that killing the boy was the only thing that ''could'' have been done to stop him; he was too far gone to rehabilitate and it would be too dangerous to even attempt it. What follows is a very creepy description of how so many young people who discover they have magic powers inevitably get DrunkOnTheDarkSide, by using their abilities to manipulate the minds of their parents, their crushes, etc. The warlock the Council just executed had mind raped most of his family into being his slaves, and had forced four of them to commit suicide and who knows how many to commit murder. The Merlin hazards that one or two of the survivors ''might'' eventually recover their sanity.

* The very beginning of the book has the execution of a sixteen year old boy by beheading -- and when Murphy learns of this and is accordingly outraged, Harry reluctantly agrees with the White Council that killing the boy was the only thing that ''could'' have been done to stop him. What follows is a very creepy description of how so many young people who discover they have magic powers inevitably get DrunkOnTheDarkSide, by using their abilities to manipulate the minds of their parents, their crushes, etc. The warlock the Council just executed had mind raped most of his family into being his slaves, and had forced four of them to commit suicide and who knows how many to commit murder. The Merlin hazards that one or two of the survivors ''might'' eventually recover their sanity.

* The very beginning of the book has the execution of a teenage boy by beheading -- and when Murphy learns of this and is accrodingly outraged, Harry reluctantly agrees with the White Council that killing the boy was the only thing that ''could'' be done to stop him. What follows is a very creepy description of how so many young people who discover they have magic powers inevitably get DrunkOnTheDarkSide, by using their abilities to manipulate the minds of their parents, their crushes, etc. The warlock the Council just executed had mind raped most of his family into being his slaves, and had forced four of them to commit suicide and who knows how many to commit murder. The
Merlin hazards that one or two of the survivors ''might'' eventually recover their sanity.

** And even worse that that? Think about who this is. Just for a few moments. This is the Merlin, leader of the White Council, the closest thing to actual 'good guys' the Dresdenverse has to offer, at least on a large-scale. He's the wizard who once [[spoiler: holds off the entire Red Court with a single, improvised ward.]] And he's the kind of guy who'll execute a [[spoiler: young girl for trying to use black magic to HELP PEOPLE, when she couldn't have known better]], during a War when he's in desperate need of soldiers, just to spite someone who really hasn't earned his ire, and has been doing everything in his power to stay the Hell away from him and his politics ever since. Yes, he started said War, but that's no reason to take it out on [[spoiler: Molly]]. And he's the leader of the good guys.

* This one is coming from the table top books, but Darby showing up, Molly's idea for using fear as motivating factor all from the same person [[spoiler:Sandra Marling]]. And if you take some of the banter in the books as applicable to the books [[spoiler:she disappeared with out a trace after Splattercon!!!]] They could have pulled an elaborate plan on Dresden and Molly that racked up a huge body count and manage to get out with Dresden noticing until he was writing down his case files and could have been working for anyone and are still out there.

*** What's worse? He's right. This isn't the Merlin being a Jerkass or a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. This is honestly the best choice he could make under normal circumstances. Harry has a reputation for pulling off the impossible, and it's well deserved. If this had been any one else asking, sparing [[spoiler: Molly]] would have been a horrible, ''horrible'' decision. Warlocks don't recover. And the excuses be uses? They aren't. They are 100% legitimate reasons not to spare [[spoiler: Molly]]. What happened a few moments later wasn't a WhatTheHellHero from [[spoiler: God himself]], it was just an sign that for once, the entirety reasonable course of action can be avoided, or at least postponed. Yeah. BlackMagic is that bad. The Council doesn't execute teenager for funzies, it does it because that's the best way to keep the world safe. [[spoiler: Molly herself becomes living proof after Changes.]]

** And even worse that that? Think about who this is. Just for a few moments. This is the Merlin, leader of the White Council, the closest thing to actual 'good guys' the Dresdenverse has to offer, at least on a large-scale. He's the wizard who later [[spoiler: holds off the entire Red Court with a single, improvised ward.]] And he's the kind of guy who'll execute a [[spoiler: young girl for trying to use black magic to HELP PEOPLE, when she couldn't have known better]], during a War when he's in desperate need of soldiers, just to spite someone who really hasn't earned his ire, and has been doing everything in his power to stay the Hell away from him and his politics ever since. Yes, he started said War, but that's no reason to take it out on [[spoiler: Molly]]. And he's the leader of the good guys.

** And even worse that that? Think about who this is. Just for a few moments. This is the Merlin, leader of the White Council, the closest thing to actual 'good guys' the Dresdenverse has to offer, at least on a large-scale. He's the wizard who later [[spoiler: holds of the entire Red Court with a single, improvised ward.]] And he's the kind of guy who'll execute a [[spoiler: young girl for trying to use black magic to HELP PEOPLE, when she couldn't have known better]], during a War when he's in desperate need of soldiers, just to spite someone who really hasn't earned his ire, and has been doing everything in his power to stay the Hell away from him and his politics ever since. Yes, he started said War, but that's no reason to take it out on [[spoiler: Molly]]. And he's the leader of the good guys.

* At [[spoiler:Molly's trial]], the Merlin shows he is ''not'' a runner for the ReasonableAuthorityFigure he's been building himself up to be. When Harry finishes his speech and beat the Merlin at his own game, the Merlin moves to have [[spoiler:Molly]] executed immediately, ''just to spite Harry''. Thank God, literally, that TheCavalry showed up in time.

* Murphy gets taken off the Splattercon!!! investigation as punishment for disappearing all day into the Nevernever, so she isn't on hand to spin things in a way that could exonerate Nelson. Considering he went crazy in the wake of [[spoiler: Molly's mind-tampering]] and wandered away from the convention in a fit of paranoia, he probably doesn't have an alibi for the other attacks either, so may have wound up blamed for the murders as well as the theater-owner's beating.

* When Harry looks at a heroin addict with the Sight, her addiction manifests as green-black veins under her skin ending at dozens of tiny, hungry mouths opening and closing where her needle tracks were in the real world.

* Lloyd Slate's fate. He was a bastard, but nobody deserves that.