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* SecurityCling: Just before Harry leaves to face [[spoiler:a band of pirates with a tame Kraken]], his worried daughter gives him a hug that "would have been rib crushing if it wasn’t instead obliterating my lower kidneys."

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** Lydia is sweet, friendly and ''very'' amoral, because she just doesn't ''get'' human morals. The Dresdens have to explicitly spell some points before she is able to understand their concerns.

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** Lydia is sweet, friendly and ''very'' amoral, because she just doesn't ''get'' human morals. The Dresdens have to explicitly spell out some points before she is able to understand their concerns. concerns.
---> Maggie said what I was thinking but lacked my characteristic tact. "Neither of us will be around in two thousand years." Lydia’s face sank for an instant but she rapidly recovered.\\
"Oh that’s not a problem Maggie, I can teach you how to drain the lives from your enemies and extend your own, it’s dead simple!" She finished her sentence with a smile, looking at us as if expecting a laugh at her wordplay and congratulations.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Viserys Targaryen is a great deal saner and nicer than in canon, which might be due to the fact that Iron Bank stepped in after Darry's death to take care of the Targaryens so he was never turned into a beggar.

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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Harry removes the blade from a hacksaw and replaces it with a spell that cuts things so cleanly that there's no visible change until the halves fall apart. Since there's no physical blade, just a handle, you can't ''see'' that it's ''sharp'', so he calls it the D Flat.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Viserys Targaryen is a great deal saner and nicer than in canon, which might be due to the fact that the Iron Bank stepped in after Darry's death to take care of the Targaryens so he was never turned into a beggar.

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* ArrangedMarriage: The canon contract between Viserys Targaryen and Ariane Martell is mentioned.
** Jon Arryn thinks about arranging Maggie's marriage to Edmure Tully to bind Harry's loyalty to Robert Baratheon.

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* ArrangedMarriage: ArrangedMarriage:
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The canon contract between Viserys Targaryen and Ariane Martell is mentioned.
** Jon Arryn thinks about arranging Maggie's marriage to Edmure Tully to bind Harry's loyalty to Robert Baratheon. Baratheon.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In a quiet moment, Harry finds it odd to have landed in a world of "fire breathing dragons, exiled royals and questionable real estate decisions."
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* NatureIsNotNice: Harry doesn't ''hate'' the sea lions on his island, but he recognises how dangerous they are and takes steps to drive them off.
--> Nature had its place and in this case it was way over there.
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* PlayingWithFire: Harry figures his expertise with fire magic may be needed if Daenerys is going ahead with trying to hatch dragons.

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* PlayingWithFire: Harry figures his expertise with fire magic may be needed if Daenerys Viserys is going ahead with trying to hatch dragons.
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* PlayingWithFire: Harry figures his expertise with fire magic may be needed if Daenerys is going ahead with trying to hatch dragons.
--> '''Harry:''' You may not be aware, but back home I was a bit of a champion at burning things. If you’re going to try to hatch some challengers to the title I think I’ll have to attend.
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!Warning: This story has its divergence point at the climax of ''Literature/{{Changes}}''. Unavoidable {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s ahead!

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!Warning: !!Warning: This story has its divergence point at the climax of ''Literature/{{Changes}}''. Unavoidable {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s ahead!




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** He is completely unaware of Varys' history with magic and his status as an eunuch.

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** He is He’s completely unaware of Varys' history with magic and his status as an a eunuch.
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* BlackMagicianGirl: Maggie is one now, though she is bound to turn into a LadyOfBlackMagic as she grows up.

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* BlackMagicianGirl: Maggie is one now, though she is she’s bound to turn into a LadyOfBlackMagic as she grows up.
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* TheMagicComesBack: The magic of Westeros and Essos experiences a resurgence when the story begins. Harry wonders briefly if his presence has somehow jumpstarted the worlds magic, but he cannot tell as he taps into a different magical source.

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* TheMagicComesBack: The magic of Westeros and Essos experiences a resurgence when the story begins. Harry wonders briefly if his presence has somehow jumpstarted the worlds magic, but he cannot can’t tell as he taps into a different magical source.
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Euron Greyjoy is killed by Harry shortly after the Greyjoy Rebellion. In canon, he's still alive as of fifth book.]]

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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Euron Greyjoy is killed by Harry shortly after the Greyjoy Rebellion. In canon, he's still alive as of the fifth book.]]
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* LongGame: A fairly innocent one. The reason Harry shares his modern knowledge is to raise the standards of living, mostly so he can enjoy them in few decades.

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* LongGame: A fairly innocent one. The reason Harry shares his modern knowledge is to raise the standards of living, mostly so he can enjoy them in few decades.the coming centuries.
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** [[spoiler:To prepare for any dragons, Robert Baratheon orders restructuring of the defenses of King's Landing and construction of shelters for population. Which, incidentally, uncovers the hidden caches of wildfire.]]

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** [[spoiler:To prepare for any dragons, Robert Baratheon orders restructuring of the defenses of King's Landing and construction of shelters for the population. Which, incidentally, uncovers the hidden caches of wildfire.]]
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* WarIsHell: Harry's opinion about condlicts. Initially it causes a bit of tension with Obara since she wants [[WarIsGlorious fame and glory]].

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* WarIsHell: Harry's opinion about condlicts.violent conflict. Initially it causes a bit of tension with Obara since she wants [[WarIsGlorious fame and glory]].
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* DyeOrDie: The Tragaryen children dye their hair black after [[spoiler:Harry fakes their deaths]].

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* DyeOrDie: The Tragaryen Targaryen children dye their hair black after [[spoiler:Harry fakes their deaths]].



** Jon Arryn thinks that with Harry having a daughter of marrying age [[spoiler:and being involved with the Tragaryens]], he would be willing to arrange a political marriage for her.

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** Jon Arryn thinks that with Harry having a daughter of marrying age [[spoiler:and being involved with the Tragaryens]], Targaryens]], he would be willing to arrange a political marriage for her.
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''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-song-of-ice-and-fires-that-werent-all-my-fault-asoiaf-dresden-files.336499/ A Song of Ice and Fires That Weren't All My fault]]'' by Puzzle is a crossover fanfic between ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' and, as the name suggests, ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. It has also been reposted on [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7551730 Archive of Our Own]].

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''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-song-of-ice-and-fires-that-werent-all-my-fault-asoiaf-dresden-files.336499/ A Song of Ice and Fires That Weren't All My fault]]'' Fault]]'' by Puzzle is a crossover fanfic between ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' and, as the name suggests, ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. It has also been reposted on [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7551730 Archive of Our Own]].
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In Chicago, Harry often struggled with getting enough money to last month. In Braavos, his skills get him a relatively steady source of profits, which kind of turns magic into... well, ''a job''. His friends are both amused and mildly incredulous, remarking that he's the only man they know who could complain about making as much money in a morning as most do in a year.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In Chicago, Harry often struggled with getting enough money to last a month. In Braavos, his skills get him a relatively steady source of profits, which kind of turns magic into... well, ''a job''. His friends are both amused and mildly incredulous, remarking that he's the only man they know who could complain about making as much money in a morning as most do in a year.
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** When Harry admires the Great Hall in Red Keep, he wonders what the workers worked on next.

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** When Harry admires the Great Hall in Red Keep, [[ShootTheBuilder he wonders what the workers worked on next. next]].
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** [[spoiler:In the Sorrows, he destroys the Bridge of Dreams and a large part of Palace of Love.]]

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** [[spoiler:In the Sorrows, he destroys the Bridge of Dreams and a large part of the Palace of Love.]]
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** Maggie and Harry's friends when they learn about [[spoiler:[[FalseFlagOperation Faceless Men's ultimatum]]]].

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** Maggie and Harry's friends when they learn about [[spoiler:[[FalseFlagOperation the Faceless Men's ultimatum]]]].
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* MoreThanMindControl: The Winter Mantle has this effect on Harry, playing on his temper,temperatura and desire to protect Maggie so that he's not willing to bind it again.

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* MoreThanMindControl: The Winter Mantle has this effect on Harry, playing on his temper,temperatura temper, and desire to protect Maggie so that he's not willing to bind it again.
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: It's hard to hide that Viserys hatched dragons nearly decade before canon while discussing later developments.

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* LateArrivalSpoiler: It's hard to hide that Viserys hatched dragons nearly a decade before canon while discussing later developments.
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** Varys asks Harry to locate certain ship for him. [[spoiler:The ship belonged to Euron, it was sunk near Harry's island, and soon after Harry finds three ships waiting in ambush for his return.]]

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** Varys asks Harry to locate a certain ship for him. [[spoiler:The ship belonged to Euron, it was sunk near Harry's island, and soon after Harry finds three ships waiting in ambush for his return.]]
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** Evolves into Harry vs. [[spoiler: Stone Men of Chroyane. [[AllOfThem All of them.]] ]]

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** Evolves into Harry vs. [[spoiler: [[spoiler:the Stone Men of Chroyane. [[AllOfThem All of them.]] ]]
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** [[spoiler:The shadowbinder]] says that Syrio Forell will die to a snow-cloaked man. Canonicaly, he died fighting a member of Kingsguard.

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** [[spoiler:The shadowbinder]] says that Syrio Forell will die to a snow-cloaked man. Canonicaly, Canonically, he died fighting a member of Kingsguard.
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** Dragons absolutely have ice and cold magic, presumably because they are similar to fire elementals. They will viciously attack anyone who uses those spells near them.

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** Dragons absolutely have hate ice and cold magic, presumably because they are similar to fire elementals. They will viciously attack anyone who uses those spells near them.

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* DoesNotLikeMagic: Variously present:
** Faceless Men are against necromancy and anything that keeps people from naturally dying, but have no problem with other forms of magic, since they themselve are practitioners.
** Dragons absolutely have ice and cold magic, presumably because they are similar to fire elementals. They will viciously attack anyone who uses those spells near them.



** He is completely unaware of Varys' history with magic and his status as an eunuch.



* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Prince Garin of Chroyane, who survived as one of Stone Men.]]

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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Prince Garin of Chroyane, who survived as one of Stone Men.]]]] Harry makes sure to rectify that error.


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* PlaceOfProtection: Dresdens' house has some very impressive wards, which get further upgraded once Harry gets conformation that there are other practitioners around.
** Their island house is also protected, with power being drawn from a magma pocket beneath the island.
** Dragonstone's wards are still up and running, despite nobody (presumably) maintaining them for many years if not even centuries. The nearby Dragonmount volcano might be responsible for it.

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* AnimalisticAbomination: Dragons. In addition to everything mentioned in canon, they hate anything and anyone connected to ice magic.
** Later Harry notes that Ancalagon's roar seems to be a vector for psychic attack.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In Chicago, Harry often struggled with getting enough money to last month. In Braavos, his skills get him a relatively steady source of profits, which kind of turns magic into... well, a job. His friends are both amused and mildly incredulous, remarking that he's the only man they know who could complain about making as much money in a morning as most do in a year.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In Chicago, Harry often struggled with getting enough money to last month. In Braavos, his skills get him a relatively steady source of profits, which kind of turns magic into... well, a job.''a job''. His friends are both amused and mildly incredulous, remarking that he's the only man they know who could complain about making as much money in a morning as most do in a year.



** During the fortnight he was preparing for a fight with [[spoiler:kraken-controlling pirates]], Harry and Maggie made four enchanted weapons, a lightning-attuned spell foci and enough escape potions to fly from Braavos to his island, among others.



* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Obara. First she tried to win glory in battle, then [[spoiler:tame Ancalagon against Harry's advice]].
* InSpiteOfNail: Some thing still happen, mostly because Harry didn't do anything that could reasonably butterfly them away.

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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Obara. First she tried to win glory in battle, and then [[spoiler:tame [[spoiler:to tame Ancalagon against Harry's advice]].
* InSpiteOfNail: InSpiteOfANail: Some thing still happen, mostly because Harry didn't do anything that could reasonably butterfly them away.



** [[spoiler:The shadowbinder]] says that Syrio Forell will die to a snow-cloaked man. Canonically, he died fighting a member of Kingsguard.

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** [[spoiler:The shadowbinder]] says that Syrio Forell will die to a snow-cloaked man. Canonically, Canonicaly, he died fighting a member of Kingsguard.



** Harry, when the Winter Mantle resurfaces [[spoiler:after he spooked the Earthsingers]].



* PsychicDreamsForEveryone: In true ASOIAF tradition, Harry dreams of ravens, white branches and shadows in the trees during his first night in White Harbour.

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* PsychicDreamsForEveryone: In true ASOIAF Planetos' tradition, Harry dreams of ravens, white branches and shadows in the trees during his first night in White Harbour.Harbour.
* RagsToRiches: Thanks to his magical compasses and some other inventions, Harry becomes comfortably rich in rather short time. Of course, he muses that what passes for rich living in Braavos is not that different from his old life in Chicago.



* ScrewDestiny: Harry's attitude when it comes to prophecies. He outright tells [[spoiler:Quaite]] he doesn't believe in destiny.

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* ScrewDestiny: Harry's attitude when it comes to prophecies. He outright tells [[spoiler:Quaite]] [[spoiler:Quaithe]] he doesn't believe in destiny.



* TookALevelInBadass: Slowly going but Harry and Maggie both increased they skill in magic over the course of the story.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Slowly going but Harry and Maggie both increased they their skill in magic over the course of the story.

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* BlackMagicianGirl: Maggie is one now, though she is bound to turn into a LadyOfBlackMagic as she grows up.



* InSpiteOfNail: Some thing still happen, mostly because Harry didn't do anything that could reasonably butterfly them away.
** Ser Darry dies shortly before the start of the story.
** Viserys loses his mother's crown [[spoiler:though the circumstances are completely different]].
** Willas Tyrell is still accidentally crippled by Oberyn Martell.
** The Greyjoy Rebellion still happens.



* LongGame: A fairly innocent one. The reason Harry shares his modern knowledge is to raise the standards of living, mostly so he can enjoy them in few decades.



* RevengeByProxy: Refreshingly Averted. Oberyn Martell doesn't hate the Starks, Jon Arryn or even Robert Baratheon. They fought for their friends and family, and weren't even in King's Landing when Elia died. He only wants Tywin Lannister and his thugs.



* ShroudedInMyth: Harry is slowly getting to this point due to his accomplishments. At one point ser Davis Seaworth lists various rumours about him.
* SmokyGentlemensClub: Braavos has one, which is mostly visited by bankers and rich merchants. Harry got an invitation from one of his friends.

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* ShroudedInMyth: Harry is slowly getting to this point due to his accomplishments. At one point ser Davis Seaworth lists various rumours about him.
him, with Jon Arryn noting that it sounds like something from a drunken sailor's tales.
* SmokyGentlemensClub: Braavos has one, the Voyagers' Club, which is mostly visited by bankers and rich merchants. Harry got an invitation from one of his friends.



* TemptingFate: The black dragon is named Ancalagon. [[spoiler:The Targaryens have severe difficulties with controlling him and, eventually, he just flies away to sounthern Essos.]]

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* TemptingFate: TemptingFate: The black dragon is named Ancalagon. [[spoiler:The Targaryens have severe difficulties with controlling him and, eventually, he just flies away to sounthern Essos.]] ]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Slowly going but Harry and Maggie both increased they skill in magic over the course of the story.

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