History Literature / SummerKnight

** Harry insists he really had nothing to do with the [[Literature/StormFront broken elevator in his office]]. It certainly [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial wasn't because of a magical scorpion trying to kill him.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: Harry was very confident [[spoiler:he wouldn't be handed over to the Red Court as requested in their letter of appeasement; because the Council, while not liking him, wouldn't be willing to set a dangerous precedent of turning on their own wizards like that. But then [=LaFortier=] of the Senior council points out that Harry's status as a Wizard of the Council had originally been granted in ''ad hoc'' fashion, and calls the surrounding circumstances into question, suggesting they could retroactively invalidate that decision, revoking said status and clearing the way to hand him over in a way that couldn't be weaponized as a precedent against other Council members.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: Harry was very confident [[spoiler:he wouldn't be handed over to the Red Court as requested in their letter of appeasement; because the Council, while not liking him, wouldn't be willing to set a dangerous precedent of turning on their own wizards like that. But then [=LaFortier=] of the Senior council points out that Harry's status as a Wizard of the Council had originally been granted in ''ad hoc'' fashion, and calls the surrounding circumstances into question, suggesting they could retroactively invalidate that decision, revoking said status and clearing the way to hand him over in a way that couldn't be weaponized against the rest of the Council.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: Harry was very confident [[spoiler:he wouldn't be handed over to the Red Court as requested in their letter of appeasement; because the Council, while not liking him, wouldn't be willing to set a dangerous precedent of turning on their own wizards like that. But then [=LaFortier=] of the Senior council points out that Harry's status as a Wizard of the Council had originally been granted in ''ad hoc'' fashion, and calls the surrounding circumstances into question, suggesting they could retroactively invalidate that decision, revoking said status and clearing the way to hand him over in a way that couldn't be weaponized against those who'd attained their title via the traditional process.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: Harry was very confident [[spoiler:he wouldn't be handed over to the Red Court as requested in their letter of appeasement; because the Council, while not liking him, wouldn't be willing to set a dangerous precedent of turning on their own wizards like that. But then [=LaFortier=] of the Senior council points out that Harry's status as a Wizard of the Council had originally been granted in ''ad hoc'' fashion, and calls the surrounding circumstances into question, suggesting they could retroactively invalidate that decision, revoking said status and clearing the way to hand him over.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: Harry was very confident [[spoiler:he wouldn't be handed over to the Red Court as requested in their letter of appeasement; because the Council, while not liking him, wouldn't be willing to set a dangerous precedent of turning on their own wizards like that. But then [=LaFortier=] of the Senior council moves to strip Harry of his title of Wizard, thus meaning he no longer has the protection of the Council. If it happened, they could consider handing him over.]] Why adding one extra step to the process would reassure anyone that they couldn't do the same to them once the dangerous precedent is set, is unclear.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Had [[spoiler:Mab and Titania just talked with each other or their Mothers, the truth would have been realized]]. {{Justified}}, as it would have been against their nature to do so.

JustForFun/TheOneWith [[TheFairFolk the Fae]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Harry deciding to go ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight save Susan and violate the rules of hospitality kicks of a war with The Red Court and has him in the beginning of the book called before the Senoir Council to answer for it. It's only by the skin of his teeth through the aid of Ebenezar, The Gatekeeper, and Mab that he not thrown immediatley to the Reds in an attempt to stop the war.

** When Harry was talking with Queen Mab [[spoiler:about the Winter Knight , Mab mentions Slate was Maeve's pick and she "indulge[s] [Maeve] too much."]]

** The White Council meeting is protected by, in part, stone dogs which will come to life an attack any who have even hints of dark magic on them.

* ChainsawGood: [[spoiler:Being bound by steel, Karrin finds this weapon is very effective against the Ogre Grum and chlorofiend.]]

[[TheOneWith The one with]] [[TheFairFolk the Fae]].

* FamousLastWords: "I don't understand."- [[spoiler: Aurora]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Tigress, a ghoul assassin, bleeds red on the multiple occasions when she's injured. Later novels would establish that ghouls have brown, mucusy AlienBlood.

** During the battle in the clouds over Chicago, Harry briefly taps into the tempest underfoot to blast some hostile faeries with channeled lightning, just like he did against Shadowman's demon in ''Storm Front''.

* CrankyNeighbor: Ronald Reuel has (or had one). When Harry and a mook are causing a ruckus in his apartment, the Neighbor shouts for them to leave as she called the police. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be Lea keeping watch and helping protect Harry from the distance]].

* DidntSeeThatComing: Harry was very confident [[spoiler:he wouldn't be handed over to the Red Court as requested in their letter of appeasement; because the Council, while not liking him, wouldn't be willing to set a dangerous precedent of turning on their own wizards like that. But then [=LaFortier=] of the Senior council moves to strip Harry of his title of Wizard, thus meaning he no longer has the protection of the Council. If it happened, they could consider handing him over.]]

* FamousLastWords: "I don't understand."- [[spoiler: Aurora]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Aurora''':]] I will rip your throat with my own hands.\\

[[spoiler:'''Aurora''':]] What could you know that matters now?\\
'''Harry:''' ''Pizza Express' phone number.'' [[spoiler:At her, Toot!]]\\
''Out comes [[spoiler:Toot-Toot, carrying a '''[[ColdIron steel cutter]]''', closely followed by its equally armed fellow fairies.]]''