Sophie Accepts Her Inner Demon in Demonglass

          I'm currently reading Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins, which is the second book in the Hex Hall series. The main character, Sophie, is a demon. Her father is the head of the Council, and Sophie will become the next head when she's older. Until recently in the book, Sophie wanted to go through the Removal to get rid of her demon powers in case she accidentally goes all demon on someone and kills them, which is what happened to two of her ancestors. That was the reason she stayed at the Council Headquarters for the summer: because she wanted to go through the Removal. I think Sophie is finally learning to accept her demon powers and not look at herself as an evil monster just waiting to kill everyone she knows.

          When Sophie's dad explained to her why she shouldn't go through the Removal, at first Sophie didn't care about what her dad said and just didn't want to accidentally hurt someone. Her dad told her that if she went through the Removal, there was an extremely high chance she could die, and it's not just ripping her powers away, it's like ripping part of her out of her body. Sophie's dad said to her:

"It's not just that you won't be able to do magic anymore. You will be destroying a vital part of yourself. The Removal gets into your blood. It rips out something that's as much a part of you as the color of your eyes. You were meant to be a demon, Sophie, and your body and soul will fight to keep you that way (75)."

Sophie was convinced that there was a possibility she could kill someone, even if it was infinitesimally small. She didn't consider until later that her demon is part of her, and she shouldn't just rip it out of herself.

          Later, Sophie's dad realized how much power she had. He asked her to break one mirror in a room full of mirrors with her powers, and she accidentally broke every mirror in the room! Her dad taught her how to focus her power after that and said it would decrease the risk of Sophie going crazy and killing someone. I think Sophie realized after that that she wasn't ready to risk dying to lose her demon hood and she could control her powers so she wasn't likely to hurt anyone. Sophie doesn't consider herself a monster anymore, which is good. I think she finally learned to accept her inner demon.