It can be easy to forget amid all the battles and intrigue, but the world of Game of Thrones is full of magic, from smoke monster assassins to literal resurrections. But so far in House of the Dragon, the prequel set at the height of the Targaryens’ reign, there’s barely been any magic mentioned, just the odd prophecy passed down from generations or mumbled by Helaena, who has prophetic dreams.
The big exceptions have occurred at Harrenhal, the supposedly haunted castle where Daemon spent most of Season 2 confronting eerie visions. Now, in an action-packed Season 3 premiere, one of the seemingly most mundane storylines actually contains a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo by a mysterious character with ties to Harrenhal and a forgotten element of Game of Thrones.
