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[Arjan]

She left Thomas who was five at the time with Raith , and by doing so made him a vampire.  She made Thomas the anchor for the spell  knowing that if Papa found out Thomas would get eaten by a demon. Pretty callous.

She probably could not have taken Thomas with her and it probably would not have been a good idea. She probably thought it was incurable anyway and true love, if she even knew about that one, is not something you can arrange.

The spell was also the only thing that kept Raith under control and gave Thomas a chance.

The timeline is hot and tight. Give or take, the timeline suggests that the events happened quickly.  Some things become at least plausible.  First that Malcolm was always the designated daddy. Picked by the conspirators. Margaret was pregnant when she ran.  That she could run because she fell in love with Malcolm and that fact broke the enthrallment put on by Raith.

I do not think Margaret was pregnant when she ran. That would mean she had a relation with Malcolm while staying with Raith which is unlikely.

I think she met him soon after.

[Mira]

I think she met him soon after.

No, according to Lash, Margaret found a reason to find the courage to leave Lord Raith.  That reason was Malcolm, whom she fell in love with, marriage and her pregnancy came later.

[Arjan]

No, according to Lash, Margaret found a reason to find the courage to leave Lord Raith.  That reason was Malcolm, whom she fell in love with, marriage and her pregnancy came later.

It was never stated that the reason was Malcolm. Maybe they met before she escaped but a relationship under Raith nose resulting in a pregnancy seems unlikely.

[Mira]

It was never stated that the reason was Malcolm. Maybe they met before she escaped but a relationship under Raith nose resulting in a pregnancy seems unlikely.

Not stated outright perhaps, but hinted at enough.. Eb eluded to it in Blood Rites.  Chauncy says something made her change and they lost her.  He also hinted that both parents were murdered. Nothing short of true love would induce her to escape Raith's clutches... Oh hold on to your tin hat, just a thought, that kind of true love felt by a powerful wizard, perhaps for an archangel disguised as a mortal man, or just  a man, would wound Lord Raith's vanity/ego in the extreme... I can see a scene where he catches Margaret fleeing, it totally pisses him off, he attempts to rape her, then feed on her until she is dead... Only Margaret has true love's protection now, in spades, and it backfires big time on Lord Raith..  He is injured so severely, he cannot feed, his Hunger demon begins to feed upon him..  Until now he is only a shell, if it weren't for his deal with the Outsiders giving him some protection, he'd be dead by now. There is your death curse, and it actually makes sense.

[seanham]

If Harry is the Scorn of an angel, then maybe his father is Mac. Mac and Malcolm have similar letters, and Mac is in every book(?). It would make sense why Mac now a somewhat mortal man. He sacrificed his angelicness for the sake of the future, but he still looks after his son as much as he can. In Cold Days after the Outsider attack, Mac can't help Harry because, as Mac said, "He's out," but what have we seen in the past with angles, balancing the scales. If Mac would have told Harry too much information, then the scales would not have been in balance. But he was able to help Harry a little because he does care for him. When Sharkface attached Mac's pub, wasn't he particularly angry with Mac? If so, it could be because he knew what Mac had done (helped create Harry) and was pissed about it.