Lydia

Lydia is a a human female practitioner and a client of Harry Dresden's in Grave Peril.

Story
Lydia stops Harry as he's leaving his office pleading that he's the only one who can help her. She claims to have Cassandras Tears. She has had three vision of a spirit coming for her. She has seen fire, wind, dark things and dark war, and Harry in the middle of it. Harry is the one who can make the path go different ways. She asks Dresden for a talisman, something for protection against the spirit. Harry gives her his Dead Man's Talisman. He tells her to go to Saint Mary of the Angels Church.

The next day, Father Forthill tells Harry and Michael that Lydia came to him, and had a seisure. Soon afterward, a frightening spirit rampaged outside the church all night demading Lydia. Lydia fell into despair and tried to go out to it in order to spare Forthill. He forbade her and continued to read to her from the bible. She fell asleep. She left w soon after while Forthill checked the doors and windows.

Harry tracks her with a spell using his shield bracelet and a tuning fork. He finds her unconscious in a van inside of a warehouse. The Red Court Vampires, Kyle and Kelly Hamilton come out from the shadows attack Dresden. Kelly poisons Harry with her spittle, the fire he started brought down the wall letting the sun in. They left with Lydia in the van. Harry thinks it's possible that she went Micky Malone's and that's how the Nightmare go to him, by posessing her. Harry wonders why Bianca wants her and what is her connection to Malone.

Description
Lydia has Cassandras Tears, prophetc seizures: visions of hte future.

Lydia was a slight girl, wore black dress, combat boots, her hair was dyed matte black. She had a soft, sweet face, pale skin, sunken eyes, and an alley cat awareness.

Forthill describes her as: