History YMMV / GravePeril

* HarsherInHindsight: Even if at the time it was only a classic fairy offer, with what later happens with her, Leanansidhe's offer to return Amoracchius to Michael in exchange for his eldest child becomes this.

* HarsherInHindsight: Even if at the time it was only a classic fairy offer, with what later happens with her, Leanansidhe's offer to return Amoracchius to Michael in exchange for his eldest child becomes this.
* WhatAnIdiot: Susan gatecrashing Bianca's ball wasn't her best decision. Although granted, Dresden himself explicitly admits he did not properly warn her as was a reoccurring problem with him and people in his life.

%%* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Susan. Because of her own stupid decision and refusal to heed Harry's warnings, she ends up becoming a half-vampire, Harry is tortured - in ways that he never really elaborates upon, though there are pretty clear hints that he was gang-raped by Bianca's cronies - and technically dies, though he's able to come back. What's worse, although the Red Court were probably gearing up for war for years, they're able to use the incidents of the book to declare it proper, causing years of suffering, misery and death. All because Susan 'had to get the story'.
%%** Susan can hardly be blamed for the war itself. In later books it's actually explained that the Red Court was going to find any excuse to go to war regardless. In fact, they would've actually preferred to gather more strength first.
* WhatAnIdiot: Susan gatecrashing Bianca's ball. Not only does she ignore Harry, who ''' ''repeatedly'' ''' told her that it was too dangerous for her to attend, she also thinks a fake invitation will hide the fact that she wasn't invited. Or, that if she ''does'' get discovered, no one will care.

* ForWantOfANail: It seems 80%-95% of all the troubles in the Dresdenverse and for Harry personally seem to all come back to Susan decision to crash a party.

* HarsherInHindsight: Leanansidhe's offer to return Amoracchius to Michael in exchange for the soul of his eldest child. For a first time reader, this just seems like a typical faerie deal. However, later books make it clear Lea and Mab have been interested in grooming Molly for some time.
** WordOfGod states that this was just your classic "trade me your eldest child" offer that the Fae are famous for. Their later interest in Molly is unrelated.

* WhatAnIdiot: Susan gatecrashing Bianca's ball. Not only does she ignore Harry, who ''' ''repeatedly'' ''' told her that it was too dangerous for her to attend, she also thinks a fake invitation will hide the fact that she wasn't invited. Or, that if she ''does'' get discovered, no one will care.
** Though, to be fair, part of the problem is that Harry doesn't explain the situation, the stakes, and how serious this kind of thing is - she's thinking that it's more along the lines of where, if she gets caught, she gets chucked out, rather than gets eaten.

** Susan can hardly be blamed for the war itself. In later books it's actually explained that the Red Court was going to find any excuse to go to war regardless. In fact, they would've actually preferred to gather more strength first.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Susan. Because of her own stupid decision and refusal to heed Harry's warnings, she ends up becoming a half-vampire, Harry is tortured - in ways that he never really elaborates upon, though there are pretty clear hints that he was gang-raped by Bianca's cronies - and technically dies, though he's able to come back. What's worse, although the Red Court were probably gearing up for war for years, they're able to use the incidents of the book to declare it proper, causing years of suffering, misery and death. All because Susan 'had to get the story'.

** WordofGod states that this was just your classic "trade me your eldest child" offer that the Fae are famous for. Their later interest in Molly is unrelated.

* HarsherInHindsight: Leanansidhe's offer to return Amoracchius to Michael in exchange for the soul of his eldest child, given Molly's later involvement with the Fae - particularly Lea, and through her, Mab.

* HarsherInHindsight: Leanansidhe's offer to return Amoracchius to Michael in exchange for the soul of his eldest child, given Molly's later involvement with the Fae.

* WhatAnIdiot: Susan gatecrashing Bianca's ball. Not only does she ignore Harry, who ''' ''repeatedly'' ''' told her that it was too dangerous for her to attend, she also thinks a fake invitation will hide the fact that she wasn't invited. Or, that if she ''does'' get discovered, no one will care.

* CrazyAwesome: Harry defeats [[spoiler:Kravos]] by [[spoiler:getting himself clinically dead before being brought back through [[CleanPrettyReliable CPR]], creating in the process a ghost of himself which he then teams up with to fight Kravos.]]

* WhatAnIdiot: Susan gatecrashing Bianca's ball. Not only does she ignore Harry, who has ''' ''repeatedly'' ''' told her that it's too dangerous for her to attend, she also thinks a fake invitation will hide the fact that she wasn't invited. Or, that if she ''does'' get discovered, no one will care.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Susan. Because of her own stupid decision and refusal to heed Harry's warnings, she ends up becoming a half-vampire, Harry is tortured - in ways that he never really elaborates upon, though there are pretty clear hints that he was gang-raped by Bianca's cronies - and technically dies, though he's able to come back. What's worse, although the Red Court were probably gearing for war for years, they're able to use the incidents of the book to declare it proper, causing years of suffering, misery and death. All because Susan 'had to get the story'.
** Susan can hardly be blamed for the war itself. In later books it's actually explained that the Red Court was going to find any excuse to go to war regardless. In fact, they would've actually preferred to gather more strength first.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Susan. Because of her own stupid decision and refusal to heed Harry's warnings, she ends up becoming a vampire, Harry is tortured - in ways that he never really elaborates upon, though there are pretty clear hints that he was gang-raped by Bianca's cronies - and technically dies, though he's able to come back. What's worse, although the Red Court were probably gearing for war for years, they're able to use the incidents of the book to declare it proper, causing years of suffering, misery and death. All because Susan 'had to get the story'.

* CrazyAwesome: Harry defeats [[spoiler:Kravos]] by [[spoiler:getting himself clinically dead before being brought back through PCR, creating in the process a ghost of himself which he then teams up with to fight Kravos.]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: For the above reason, it can be very hard to sympathize with Susan. Because of her own stupid decision and refusal to heed Harry's warnings, she ends up becoming a vampire, Harry is tortured - in ways that he never really elaborates upon, though there are pretty clear hints that he was gang-raped by Bianca's cronies - and technically dies, though he's able to come back. What's worse, although the Red Court were probably gearing for war for years, they're able to use the incidents of the book to declare it proper, causing years of suffering, misery and death. All because Susan 'had to get the story'.

* WhatAnIdiot: Susan gatecrashing Bianca's ball. Not only does she ignore Harry, who has ''repeatedly'' told her that it's too dangerous for her to attend, but she also thinks a fake invitation will hide the fact that she wasn't invited, or if she ''does'' get discovered, no one will care.