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Malcolm's murder

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Mr. Death:

--- Quote from: Kindler on April 15, 2019, 06:23:06 PM ---It would be interesting if Justin offed Malcolm to get his hands on a Starborn. Yet I wonder why Justin waited so long to adopt Harry afterward; there's like a six or seven year gap where Harry's living in an orphanage.

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I have a theory on that that's two-fold.

1. Justin might have suspected, but couldn't have known, that Harry had inherited Maggie's magical talent. It'd make sense to wait until it manifests before making the commitment to grabbing him.

2. Leaving Harry in The System for several years means that Harry is starved for familial and paternal figures. Look at the way Young Harry's memories gush over the slightest bit of praise that Justin gives him.

So waiting serves two purposes, first in making sure that Justin is actually getting a magically-able Harry, and second, in priming Harry to be that much more receptive to Justin's "rescuing."

Kindler:
Okay, I can buy that.

KurtinStGeorge:

--- Quote from: Con on April 11, 2019, 03:03:40 AM ---There's a possibility it was Leanansidhe according to WOJ whatever the godmother deal was, it's something Harry will duel Leanansidhe for. Could be Malcolms murder.

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There is more than one plausible explanation to this WOJ that involves the Leanansidhe.  One is that Lea was aware that Malcolm was going to be murdered but did nothing to interfere with the crime because protecting Malcolm wasn't part of the deal she made with Margaret.  Had she determined that protecting Malcolm was necessary to protect Harry she would have done so.

Another, more sinister explanation, is that Lea herself is the murderer.  Perhaps part of deal Margaret made with Lea was to protect Harry from supernatural threats.  Being a practical member of the Winter Court, Lea would have realized that the best way to protect Harry was to see that he could eventually protect himself, at least from the most obvious threats.  In order to achieve this goal, Harry would need someone who could teach him how to use his magic.  Justin DuMorne would fulfill this role until the time when Lea would teach Harry to defend himself from Justin. 

Under this scenario it's likely that Lea made a side deal with Justin to remove Malcolm.  Lea didn't have any animosity towards Malcolm and because of her respect for Margaret she made Malcolm's death as peaceful as possible.

By the way, even under the first scenario where Lea isn't the killer, just an impassive viewer; Lea may have decided that should Harry develop magical ability, Justin would be be a good teacher.  Again being a practical sidhe, this decision saved Lea from the type of effort she had to put in to train Molly.  The fact that Harry is institutionalized during his childhood in either scenario was irrelevant to Lea.  in her eyes it may have helped protect Harry from more mundane threats he might have faced as he moved from place to place with his father.         

nadia.skylark:

--- Quote ---Another, more sinister explanation, is that Lea herself is the murderer.  Perhaps part of deal Margaret made with Lea was to protect Harry from supernatural threats.  Being a practical member of the Winter Court, Lea would have realized that the best way to protect Harry was to see that he could eventually protect himself, at least from the most obvious threats.  In order to achieve this goal, Harry would need someone who could teach him how to use his magic.  Justin DuMorne would fulfill this role until the time when Lea would teach Harry to defend himself from Justin.
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This makes a scary amount of sense. I really hope that this ends up being true now.

Bacchus:
I absolutely love this.
Justin does train Harry in exactly the style Lea seems to prefer when training molly.
 If Lea decided that  Malcolm staying alive would keep Harry from learning magic effectively, he fits all the criteria she would look for.
All it takes is overbroad wording on how Lea should protect harry from ANY threats from Maggie Sr

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