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WAG McCoy [SPOILERS PT Ch4 + mf "Journal"]
g33k:
Don't forget that Susan made the same exact choice, based on what she knew -- to bury Maggie in obscurity with a foster-family, rather than put her at risk in Harry's life. If not for Martin's betrayal, that may even have worked out well!
And when Luccio learned of Maggie, she cautioned Harry that the secret needed to be buried incredibly deep.
So it's not just Eb having this impulse... So I conclude it's a pretty common / common-sensical approach in the Dresdenverse. (I grant you: maybe not just ward-of-the-state rando-fostercare-placement).
123Chikadee:
I think Eb's ideas of safety for his family was just on the supernatural side of things and it's just shows how out of touch wizards' society is when all the mortal/'vanilla' dangers aren't considered. I think that's the big reason why he's having so hard a time with what Harry's saying to him. Or at least it's a big factor in it.
Correct if I'm wrong, but wasn't Harry's falling into the cracks at least a little magical, or is that just an impression I got from 'Journal'?
Mira:
--- Quote ---Don't forget that Susan made the same exact choice, based on what she knew -- to bury Maggie in obscurity with a foster-family, rather than put her at risk in Harry's life. If not for Martin's betrayal, that may even have worked out well!
--- End quote ---
I am not totally convinced that was Susan's real reason. Given what she was and what she was doing, it was pretty dangerous for her to have little Maggie around. I am not sure she could get a baby sitter either on a moment's notice. Given her bitterness towards Harry when they first meet up again in Changes, it was more to punish Harry by not telling him than a motive to keep little Maggie safe in my opinion. If keeping her safe was Susan's real motive, she would have put her up for a blind adoption when she was born, then little Maggie would have been safely out of both their lives.
123Chikadee:
@Mira: Yeah, it seems really weird Susan would keep Harry out of Maggie's life but not do the same thing herself.
Course the real reason is b/c if she did that then the plot wouldn't happen.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: 123Chikadee on June 29, 2020, 07:59:08 PM ---@Mira: Yeah, it seems really weird Susan would keep Harry out of Maggie's life but not do the same thing herself.
Course the real reason is b/c if she did that then the plot wouldn't happen.
--- End quote ---
She couldn't. It is maybe not rational or safe but very human.
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