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Originally Posted by Bodeanicus
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Is that why he told Tyrion he hates magicians and sorcerers after one castrated him when he was a child? It could be argued he just said that to throw off suspicion, but nothing has be written that even hints of Varys being a sorcerer of any type. He's an expert actor, and intelligence gatherer. In short, he's a master spy, and supports whoever he thinks will be the best ruler. I won't go so far to say he's altruistic. His end game is to bring Aegon Targaryen back from exile to rule. With Varys as councilor, of course. He loves power as much as Littlefinger, but I think he's arguable more concerned for the kingdom as a whole. Littlefinger just wants to be king.
This theory is arguable as far fetched as the Tyrion is a Targaryen theory. Highly improbable.
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Varys knows that sorcery exists from his experience becoming a eunuch. Varys knows that dragons increase the power of magic in the world. Varys is obsessed with magical powers because of what happened to him. He has gained some measure of it, and uses it to supplement his spying abilities via the children. He "knows things that he shouldn't possibly be able to know."
If Varys hates magic so much, he wouldn't be doing everything in his power to place Daenerys on the Iron Throne, because he knows that dragons are magic made flesh. It's subtle but it's all there, just as Johanna and Aerys II = Tyrion, which there is more than enough evidence for.