History Fridge / TheDresdenFiles

* Perceptive readers would have guessed that Captain Murphy was lying the moment he told Harry about the deaths of his friends. The rules of Dresden verse is that someone who knows the future can't outright [[YouCantFightFate avert fate]] unless they are [[ForWantOfANail very oblique and indirect about it]]. An outright 'you must save these people' would destroy reality if it was true.

** The purple prose about women seems to fit in with the film noir influences (Pessimistic, snarky narrator with big coat and big revolver investigates, faces people trying to kill him and femme fatales.)

* We realize in ''Literature/SmallFavor'' that the Swords Of the Cross are one of the very few things Nick is afraid of, to the point where he is willing to risk a virtually guaranteed and extremely profitable scheme to get a shot at getting rid of one of them. The brilliance comes when you take a look at the RPG and note that the Sword's main power is the ability to ignore ''any'' Toughness or Healing power, including Nicodemus's immortality from the Judas Noose. They are practically the only thing in the world that could actually kill Nicodemus.
** Not only that, but the Swords elevate the wielder to the level of the enemies they're facing--Murph was able to go up against the Lords of the Red Court in ''Changes'', while Michael slew a Dragon. It's totally understandable that Nic worries that, no matter how personally and politically powerful he might become, it still won't be enough to stop the Knights.

* There's a minor mention that Harry has seen Chandler (the British wizard that looks like [[Series/TheAvengers1960s John Steed]]) making tea for the other Wardens. At the time, it just seemed like Harry was making the point that Chandler is one, nice, and two, [[QuintessentialBritishGentleman very British]]. Until you realize that that means all the other Wardens trust him enough to make them food. Think about that. ''Morgan'' let someone else make him a drink. Chandler suddenly becomes ten times more awesome.

* When you realize that the name of the Monoc corporation is [[spoiler: a kenning (Norse IncrediblyLamePun) for Odin. "Monoc" = "Mono Oculus" = "One Eye" = Odin. Also, the CEO is named Donner, which is the Germanic name for Thor]]. The CEO's name is itself a giveaway. [[spoiler: "Donar Vaderrung" translates to "Thor Father-king." Thor's father and king is, again, Odin. This is reinforced by the fact that Vaderrung is, indeed, one-eyed. Harry even says in ''Cold Days'' that Vaderrung's missing eye seems to see everything everywhere--which, given that Odin sacrificed that eye for wisdom, would make a lot of sense]].

* ''Everything'' about Nemesis. There's no way of knowing who's under it's thrall--it's explicitly stated that even the Gatekeeper at the height of his power can't be 100% sure someone's clean, and it seems the characters themselves don't know until it pulls a VillainOverride. And we don't know how the contagion spreads, either. Literally everyone not a Starborn (so, '''almost all the main cast''') is a potential sleeper agent.

* It seems a bit odd, if you think about it, that Harry is the only person in 2,000 years to figure out Nicodemus' LogicalWeakness. Thing is, though--he probably isn't. Surely others have figured it out. But we know that Nicodemus has purged the Church's records of him multiple times, so even if someone did write it down, most likely it's been lost. Plus, you would need to survive being within arm's range of Nicodemus for long enough to utilize it, which, given how powerful and dangerous he is, is not exactly an easy thing to begin with.

* Ivy tells Kincaid in ''Goodbye'' to [[spoiler: shoot Harry in the chest, which he notes is odd-he's more than good enough to pull off a headshot]]. However, she (being the Archive and all) no doubt has figured out that he's about to become the Winter Knight, she'll know from Ebenezar's diary at least that he's the Warden of Demonreach, and it wouldn't be surprising if she knows about (or at least has deduced the existence of) the "parasite." Put all that together, and you realize ''she was deliberately setting up the circumstances for Harry to survive.'' If [[spoiler: Harry gets shot in the chest]], he'll survive long enough to fall into the dark, cold waters of Lake Michigan, so that Mab, Demonreach, and the "parasite" can keep him alive.

* In the short story "Curses", it's said that the 'Billy Goat Curse' which prevented the Chicago Cubs from winning the World Series was cast by a Fae king named Gwynn ap Nudd. Since that story's publication, the Cubs finally went on to win the World Series (in the real world) [[spoiler:. And indeed, in this story, we learn that Gwynn ap Nudd was killed offscreen by the Fomor at some point... which would explain why the curse is no longer functioning and the Cubs are able to win]].

*** Except that God doesn't sacrifice Harry-He sent Butters to help out.

* Carlos' experience at the end of ''Cold Case'' is heartbreaking and humiliating enough as it is. But then you remember that, unless he had a girlfriend he was intimate with sometime in between ''White Night'' and ''Cold Case,'' that this was the first time he'd ever been intimate with someone...and then immediately the girl he's liked for a long time turns into a monster and attacks him viciously. No wonder he's so emotionally scarred in ''Peace Talks!''