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Who really killed Margaret McCoy Dresden

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morriswalters:
I'll go full tin hat mode here.  Set up the sequence.  If Maggie prepped Thomas, when she ran, to act as the conduit for her death curse, then it's arguable that she knew Raith could get at her and in fact she planned for it.  He might have had the ritual completed as soon as he was sure she had escaped. Knowing he would do this she went to someone who could hide her.  In Turn Coat Summer hides Morgan from the Senior Council, no mean feat.  So posit Lea as her benefactor.  With herself shielded, the curse just waited.  What was the payment?  Harry as a Starborn.  A possible weapon against the Outsiders.  The protection lasted until she produced the payment.  And at his birth the curse came home to roost.  Malcolm was collateral damage.  Taking Lea's tough love philosophy to their natural limits, she murdered Malcolm or caused him to be murdered and name dropped Harry to Justin, in a bid to temper her weapon.  Considering the smile on his face maybe Lea had Lara do Malcolm, that's pretty twisted.

kbrizzle:
@morriswalters
It makes sense except for a few things - the part where Maggie’s protection ends at childbirth (why?) & the part where Lea gives Harry to Justin for rearing - it just seems unlike her given how much she wants to control Harry in the series. It’s plausible for a few reasons, I’d just rather it not be that.

So basically my WAG in this whole thread is that Maggie disappears/ fakes her death when she leaves Raith sr. This is why he does not look for her & she is able to not only successfully hide - she is able to find a man, get married & have a kid (because Raith wasn’t looking for her).
However Nic is aware of a lot of what she is upto, vis a vis birthing a Starborn. Being a formidable witch, Nic needs to wait until she is most vulnerable - childbirth to point his entropy curse her way. 

@Bad Alias
I’m sure he would’ve wanted to get to kid Harry if he could - part of my WAG is that Harry is whisked away to a random orphanage by people seeking to not let this happen. Unfortunately they trust Justin to track Harry...

Con:
I mean there's the WOJ that if and when Harry finds out what the actual deal for Leansidhe being his Godmother, that it would be significant enough that Hary and Lea would duel. Can't seem to find the quote though.

Any help @Serack?

morriswalters:

--- Quote ---It’s plausible for a few reasons, I’d just rather it not be that.
--- End quote ---
Hard to argue with that.

Bad Alias:
@kbrizzle: For Harry to be hidden from Nic, I'd need an explanation for why Anduriel can't find him. Either Anduriel needs to know where someone is to watch them, but that's doesn't sound likely to me, or how Harry was hidden from him would work for me.

@Con: I do recall something like that. Also that Margaret "made a very bad deal" or something to that effect.

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