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Star Born (direct quotes compilation)
Conspiracy Theorist:
Nope Margaret figured curses etc weren’t working against Raith when targeted directly at him, she made her death curse surround him instead and anchored it in the blood of her children to keep it going to have time to work. That’s why STARVE, it wasn’t cruelty, it was the only way it would work to kill him.
I wonder in Next Book whether Papa Raith will still be around, he isn’t needed due to the alliance with Mab any longer to support Lara’s power.
Finding Malcolm was a boon for Margaret, but it could have as easily been Father Forthill Nick Angel. The White God is a big believer in Free Will, and will only intervene in the most indirect of ways. Therefore whilst TWG may have put Malcom in Margaret’s way, to have Harry was her decision. TWG only created the possibility of a Harry Dresden Starborn, that Malcolm just by being who he is convinced her that humanity needed a champion, that it should not just fall prey to the monsters and the end of time and she made that decision even knowing it would cost her life.
Mab came along later, Lea had already cut her own deal with Margaret, for the future Maggie and wasn’t interested in a Starborn. Although TWG is working with Mab, Odin and Hades, and has been for some time, they are not mortals and TWG doesn’t care about THEIR free will. Mab is constrained by the laws of Winter, Odin gave up his immortality to stay in the mortal world and Hades is restricted to the Never Never. Harry as a mortal is allowed to exercise free will for good or bad, and the battle inside his head is perhaps more important than the ones going on outside of it in the real world. Butters and Sanya were not in Chicago to defeat Ethnui, they were there to help Harry make a decision not to kill Rudy, not to become the monster he secretly feared.
morriswalters:
I think Butcher showed you how she attacked Raith and I'm pretty sure he told you who showed her how.
Mira:
--- Quote ---Nope Margaret figured curses etc weren’t working against Raith when targeted directly at him, she made her death curse surround him instead and anchored it in the blood of her children to keep it going to have time to work. That’s why STARVE, it wasn’t cruelty, it was the only way it would work to kill him.
--- End quote ---
Thank you for proving my point! You just underlined the fact that she had to think and work out what would work against Raith. That is something not done on the fly, as in the moment you are dying, it takes planning. I say she did have help from Mab or Lea or both in this, who in all of the
series showed they can control a vampire? I seem to recall Lea being able to shut that aspect of Susan off.
Harry's birth was planned out by Margaret, she tells Harry; page172 Blood Rites paperback,
--- Quote ---"I as so arrogant. I laid too great a burden upon you to bear alone. I hope you will forgive my mistake. But know that I am proud of what you have become."
--- End quote ---
His birth was no accident of just happening to be born at the right time in the right place.. Maybe that is true for 49,999 of the other babies born in that moment, but Harry's mother had a plan in place for him, it was no accident.
Conspiracy Theorist:
Margaret had the opportunity to examine Raith up close for a good period of time, and no doubt witnessed at least one major magical attack on him (for example Eb’s visit) slowing her to figure out how it was working. That doesn’t mean she needed Lea or Mab’s help, she easily could have done this on her own. What Lea did was shield Margaret from being located (not just by Raith) and protect her from harm until Harry was born.
I always thought Elaine cut a similar deal with Summer, in her case until the child reached its full majority, 21. Jim has said there is no third child, but things come in threes and Jim lies. Elaine has kept her distance from Harry for perhaps a good reason and any such child would have hit 22 by Battle Ground.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Blood Rites ---The Hunger hissed more words at Thomas. "What is it saying?" I asked.
"It's telling him to give up. That there's no point in fighting anymore. That it will never leave him in peace."
--- End quote ---
--- Quote from: Changes ---“I lulled their predator spirit to sleep,” she said calmly. “Poor lambs. They didn’t realize how much strength they drew from it. Mayhap this will prove a useful lesson.”
--- End quote ---
That pretty much covers it for me although your mileage may very. Margaret attacked Raith though Thomas's link to his demon. She can hear him speaking. She either came to it independently or she learned from the Fey.
I think this provides a hint as to how Harry will free Thomas from his Demon.
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