Molly Carpenter

Margaret Katherine Amanda Carpenter, called Molly, is a human wizard; she is the daughter of Michael and Charity Carpenter. She first appeared in Death Masks.

Biography
Molly is the first child of Michael and Charity Carpenter.

During Death Masks, Molly is fourteen years old. By this time she used to wear different clothes, piercings, and make-up when not at home, but changed back to conservative clothes in the treehouse before going home.

Molly first manifested her magical power about two years before the events of Proven Guilty, when she instinctually created a veil. After coming home from school she had entered the house while still wearing her Goth clothes, confident her mother was out. When Charity, who had stayed home sick, happened onto her in the living room, Molly, in shame, unconsciously veiled herself. Shocked to discover her mother did not acknowledge her, she went to her room to change her clothes, now aware that she might have magical talent.

Molly was arrested for possession of Marijuana and Ecstasy, which she was caught holding during a police raid at a party, and sentenced to community service. Her father thought her apparent repentance was enough, but her mother insisted on further actions and restrictions. In the spring before Proven Guilty the familial situation escalated, resulting in Molly leaving home and dropping out of school.

After attempting to help cure her friends, Rosanna Marcella and Nelson Lenhardt, of their addiction to drugs through magic, Molly was found guilty of breaking one of the Seven Laws of Magic by the White Council in Proven Guilty. Harry Dresden spoke in her defense and pleaded for the sentencing of the Doom of Damocles instead of an execution. Dresden accepted Molly as his apprentice, and both were placed under the Doom with Dresden being held responisble for the future actions of his new apprentice.

Abilities
Opposite to her mentor Harry Dresden, Molly's magical abilities are more sensitive, finely tuned and delicate, but less powerful. This makes various finer magical tasks easier for her, among them veils. But she has difficulty in combat due to her lesser magical power and sensitivity to magical energies.

Unlike her mother Charity, Molly has been noted to possess very poor cooking skills; however, she is very good at making coffee.

Spells
As of Changes, Molly has at least one named spell, Hireki, which is used to reveal anyone under a veil. She is also able to cast what she calls her "one woman rave," a display of dazzling light and sound.