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The mysteries of Maggie, Sr.

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Arjan:
She probably had but she also had knowledge about vampires.

Mira:

--- Quote from: Arjan on November 15, 2017, 05:10:58 PM ---I do not think Margaret could have saved Thomas from vampirism, the only cure we know is unpredictable an impossible to plan.

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I don't think she could have either, that may have been one of the reasons she left him behind when she left Lord Raith.  For starters she may have felt that given his slim chance to beat the Hunger he was better off being raised with those who understand it far better than she ever could.  Secondly she may have felt if she had taken Thomas with her she'd had no chance with Malcolm..  Lastly but not least, Thomas might be her secret weapon for ultimate revenge against Lord Raith.  It may not be just because he was male that Lord Raith has tried to kill him all these years.

the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on November 15, 2017, 11:51:47 AM ---2. She is well-known among many of the nastier supernatural elements. Nico spoke of her with familiarity. She had frequent and extended associations with various vampire courts. Maggie dealt with Lea and made her Harry's godmother. But, something occurred that troubled Maggie to such a degree that she fled Lord Raitth's control. What was it?
3. Creating a star-born seems to be not an easy task. It reguires a lot of unique conditions and unknown preparations to be met. Yet, Maggie achieved these necessary measures in order for Harry to be born with its potential. Why did she do this and how?

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I think question 3 could go a long way to answer question 2.

Maggie dying as Harry was born, quite likely of a curse that had a Walker involved in it like the one the witches were using in BR would certainly be part of a unique and powerful set of circumstances that directly connected Outsiders to Harry's birth.  That it could be an ingredient in making a starborn seems plausible to me.  And that Maggie actually broke free of Lord Raith would mean she'd have to be enthralled by him in the first place, which seems a fairly pointless thing for him to do given that it would blunt her ability to do magic; her death being a willing sacrifice to give the world a starborn because she has some information about the scale of the Outsider threat (since she knew Lea well, or possibly via Cowl being part of her set of dubious comrades back in the span where she was shading from frustrated reformer within the White Council to willing to break the Laws, as Eb reports in BR) works for me.

wardenferry419:
I hate to speak ill of the dead; but, what if Maggie needed Thomas to be a vampire as part of long-term plans? I would not be surprised if the pentagram left for him wasn't invested with a little magical mother's love in order to assist him in resisting the influence of his vampire nature.
I believe that question 2 and question 3 are linked.

wardenferry419:
Are there any elements of Maggie or actions around her that others have questioned?

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