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9 Jan 06 - 15:04
I don't get how certain djinni can suddenly become afrits. If you recall the second book, Jessica Whitwell's demon was a djinni in a bear's form. But in the third, just before she was killed by Nouda, the book said that the same demon was her afrit. :blink:
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9 Jan 06 - 15:48
I think it was either a mistake or perhaps it was a different spirit...There're so many different demons, coincidence would be that a few of them might have similar tastes. :unsure:


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9 Jan 06 - 15:55
Lord Nouda, do you happen to know where in book 2 Whitwell's demon is mentioned? I wanted to see if it was really referred to as a djinni, but I can't find the quote. :(
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11 Jan 06 - 06:15
Happy Demon wrote: Lord Nouda, do you happen to know where in book 2 Whitwell's demon is mentioned? I wanted to see if it was really referred to as a djinni, but I can't find the quote. :(
That's becuase he isn't a Djinni.
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14 Jan 06 - 04:08
I think it's where Nathaniel, Whitwell and Talfoy? (sp) were in a room after the collapse of the London Museum. Then in the third book, you have to refer to the part when Whitwell was in front of Nouda when she suddenly summons her afrit to attack him while she escapes.
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5 Feb 06 - 19:30
they were two different spirits.
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6 Feb 06 - 11:39
Wow... ninja topic resurection! :ph43r:
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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6 Feb 06 - 17:56
No rule against necroposting. Especially on a tiny forum like this - it just isn't a problem.

This post has been ninja edited by Sentynel tomorrow at 07:27 PM
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Shadow 7 Foliot
9 Feb 06 - 23:32
is topic ressurection not allowed in some places? :blink:
'"That's right," I said "Me. What, did you think that I'd be all nice and quiet for you? Think again, sonny. There are two of us in this body now. Check this out."
To prove my point I lifted one of his fingers and methodically picked his nose. He uttered a squawk of protest. "Stop that!"'
I lowered the arm. "That's not all I can do if I put your mind to it"'

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10 Feb 06 - 11:12
In some large forums, you're not allowed to resurrect old threads (necroposting).
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10 Feb 06 - 11:54
I can see the logic in that...
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10 Feb 06 - 15:23
ok then, what is generally accepted as a 'dead' thread?
'"That's right," I said "Me. What, did you think that I'd be all nice and quiet for you? Think again, sonny. There are two of us in this body now. Check this out."
To prove my point I lifted one of his fingers and methodically picked his nose. He uttered a squawk of protest. "Stop that!"'
I lowered the arm. "That's not all I can do if I put your mind to it"'

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10 Feb 06 - 17:50
It varies from place to place, but it's often around two weeks to a month.
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Gladstone Golem
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12 Feb 06 - 21:50
back on topic :P

I think we can say, Djinn, or any form cannnot be "promoted"

they stay at the level that they are created at
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14 Feb 06 - 05:12
-William Gladstone- wrote: back on topic :P

I think we can say, Djinn, or any form cannnot be "promoted"

they stay at the level that they are created at
o_o

It's like coming into school with all "C"s automatically and no matter how hard you try you can't ever get a C+ XD
Durrn Imp
16 Feb 06 - 12:20
I dont think they can get promoted because its the least powerful spirits who get summoned the most. I know we kinda established this earlier but i just wanted to add another support to the theory.
I loved the Bartimaeus books but, like all trilogies, it was way too short.
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30 Apr 08 - 11:02
Lord Nouda wrote: I don't get how certain djinni can suddenly become afrits. If you recall the second book, Jessica Whitwell's demon was a djinni in a bear's form. But in the third, just before she was killed by Nouda, the book said that the same demon was her afrit. :blink:
i think theres a typo in one of the two books!
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30 Apr 08 - 16:33
The spirit was a Djinni by Majority.
The 1st and 2nd book call it a Djinni, "...while the woman uttered [something] to summon her djinni..." and then in Golem's Eye, respectively.
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22 May 08 - 15:22
Mightbe its a demi-afrit & can thus be called a djinni & an afrit?
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22 May 08 - 15:26
Kibblediggit wrote: It's like coming into school with all "C"s automatically and no matter how hard you try you can't ever get a C+ XD
That or trying to be someone you aren't like if you are a student you cant just automatically become a lawyer or something like that.
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