Ok, I know that there is a topic on this over in the 'Forthcoming books' section. Its over here.
http://www.youngwizards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=611. It's a bit of thread necromancy to bring it back (the last post was in 2006), so I thought that I would re-initiate discussion somewhere fresh (feel free to merge if its a problem).
I've been reading W@W again, and it seems to me more than ever, that part of the story is Carmela's ordeal. There are mentions in the other books that she is too old for it; even in Wizards at War itself:
However, there are other things later in the book, and just with Carmela's character itself, that lend me to think that events of W@W has led to the late onset Ordeal that Kit says she is too old for. Carmela is good with languages, and has picked the Speech up, merely by being around Kit and his Wizardly 'leakage' and has been "pushing chocolate" and speaking with other species. The thing that twigged my thoughts on this though, was when Carmela arrives in time to save Nita and Sker'ret.
The TV showed her how to make a worldgate (which she put in her closet). To me that sounds a lot like a manual. She also manages to remove the safety feature that Kit puts on her laser dissociator.
I know that she leads Kit on, with the whole "television manual" thing, but could it be possible that she has actually found a "Television Manual"? As in her TV is her manual? It did show her how to build a worldgate, which to me seems like a pretty decent effort for someone who is not a wizard. Could the effects of the Pullulus have raised the age at which the ordeal is offered, especially if Carmela is the person for the job. After all, "there are no accidents". How old is Carmela, anyway? I always got the impression that she was about the same age as Ronan; how old is"too old" for one to be offered an Ordeal?
What do you guys think?
http://www.youngwizards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=611. It's a bit of thread necromancy to bring it back (the last post was in 2006), so I thought that I would re-initiate discussion somewhere fresh (feel free to merge if its a problem).
I've been reading W@W again, and it seems to me more than ever, that part of the story is Carmela's ordeal. There are mentions in the other books that she is too old for it; even in Wizards at War itself:
W@W; US Hardcover First Edition pp264
Nita suddenly looked concerned. "You don't think she's going to pull a late onset Ordeal on us?"
Kit shook his head. "She's too old. But even if she is getting good with the Speech, you won't find me complaining. I'd rather have her the way she is than like my other sister."
Nita suddenly looked concerned. "You don't think she's going to pull a late onset Ordeal on us?"
Kit shook his head. "She's too old. But even if she is getting good with the Speech, you won't find me complaining. I'd rather have her the way she is than like my other sister."
W@W US Hardcover, First Edition, pp. 306
"Well, when you left, the TV and DVD player were still in sync with Spot," [Carmela] said. "While I was changing channels, I found where the two of them were storing the coordinates of all the places you were passing through. And since I didn't feel like just sitting around after you guys utterly ditched me, I started using the TV's browser to look up where you'd been. There's a lot about the Crossings. I thought 'Hey, I could go there! I know the address now.' and the TV showed me how --"
"Well, when you left, the TV and DVD player were still in sync with Spot," [Carmela] said. "While I was changing channels, I found where the two of them were storing the coordinates of all the places you were passing through. And since I didn't feel like just sitting around after you guys utterly ditched me, I started using the TV's browser to look up where you'd been. There's a lot about the Crossings. I thought 'Hey, I could go there! I know the address now.' and the TV showed me how --"
I know that she leads Kit on, with the whole "television manual" thing, but could it be possible that she has actually found a "Television Manual"? As in her TV is her manual? It did show her how to build a worldgate, which to me seems like a pretty decent effort for someone who is not a wizard. Could the effects of the Pullulus have raised the age at which the ordeal is offered, especially if Carmela is the person for the job. After all, "there are no accidents". How old is Carmela, anyway? I always got the impression that she was about the same age as Ronan; how old is"too old" for one to be offered an Ordeal?
What do you guys think?
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