Margaret LeFay

, also known as Margaret Gwendolyn LeFay was a human wizard. She was the mother of Harry Dresden by her husband Malcolm Dresden.

Biography
Margaret was born a human wizard. She was apprenticed to her father, Ebenezar McCoy.

At some point  in her life, Margaret stayed with Lord Raith, and gave birth to his son Thomas. When her son was about five, she escaped Lord Raith, abandoning Thomas to the mercy of his father, who had killed all his other sons. The next year, she met Malcolm Dresden. They married, and had a son, Harry Dresden. She died just after giving birth to her son Harry; originally, Harry believed she died of complications from childbirth, but later learns that she was killed by Lord Raith's entropy curse. In turn, she cursed Lord Raith with her death curse. Margaret was over a hundred years old whenhttp://dresdenfiles.wikia.com/wiki/Special:MyContributions she gave birth to Harry and died.

She was renowned for her contacts within the Nevernever among the Fae—becoming known as Margaret LeFay.

Margaret knew more Ways through the Nevernever than perhaps any other mortal magic wielder. She recorded this knowledge in a red stone which was designed to rest inside the pentacle amulet Harry now possesses. The stone would impart the weilder with full knowledge of all the Ways Margaret herself knew, including their counterpoints in the mortal world. Harry acquired this stone in Changes from his godmother Leanansidhe, who was entrusted to give it to him when he was ready.

Margaret also strove for the Council to include more laws that would prevent injustices such and wizards bilking people out of their money, intimidating them, stealing property and wealth, or destroying property. According to Luccio, the consequence of changing the Laws of Magic is that the Council would end up intervening in human affairs and ultimately into political human affairs which would cause them to take the side of one country over another where there was percieved injustice. Seeing how the White Council had members in all countries, and that the wizards had no better idea of who was right or who was wrong then any other human, this would have been a disaster. And it would force members to turn on their own. The Council would descend into civil war and likely break apart. Then there'd be no protection for humanity against magic or the supernatutal world. The Laws are not about justice, they are about restraining power.

She consistently attempted to prove how limited the Laws of Magic were by skirting them and pointing out the areas of "Grey Magic" as she called them and questioning their legitamacy. The Wardens were tasked with keeping an eye on her. Luccio thinks she was shortsighted about the Laws.

About
She was called Margaret LeFay because she was renowned for her contacts among the Fae in the Nevernever. She knew more about the Ways than any mortal Practitioner, She could be in Beijing at breakfast, Rome at lunch, Seattle for supper and stop for coffee in Sydney. Even few of the Fae knew as much.

She disapeared for about four or five years and that was established as the time when she was with Lord Raith.

She was considered a threat to the Laws of Magic and the Wardens were ordered to keep an eye on her.

Character
When Harry confronted Lord Raith, Raith told him that he was every bit as insolent as Margaret was, implying that Harry inherited her nature as well.

Anastasia Luccio describes her as a complex woman: brilliant, erratic, passionate, committed, idealistic, talented, charming, insulting, bold, incaustious, arrogant—and shortsighted too—as in her attempts to change the Laws of Magic. She'd never been able to restrain her tongue.

Appearance
Harry sees his mother's portrait at the Raith Estate. She had dark hair, dark eyes and sharp features, attractive in a striking, intriguing sort of way. Her head had an arrogant tilt and she wore a self-amused smile.

Harry sees her again in the Soulgaze with Thomas: she is nearly six feet tall in flat shoes, and was more beautiful in motion than she could possibly be in a still image.

Blood Rites
In Blood Rites, right after Thomas Raith shows Harry the portrait of their mother, Margaret LeFay at the Raith Estate and tells him they have the same mother, and they're are brothers. Harry doesn't believe him and thinks it must be a con. Harry and Thomas Soulgaze. During that soulgaze, Margaret talks to her son Harry. First that Thomas will not surrender to his demon, he's of her blood. They hold hands. She gives Harry a gem of knowledge and touches his face, then says she loves him and to tell Thomas she loves him. Harry is overjoyed, he had seen his mother with his Sight, heard her voice, seen her smile and he'll never forget a detail.

Turn Coat
In Turn Coat, Anastasia Luccio discovers by accident that Thomas is Harry's brother. That Margaret had been involved with Lord Raith. Ana tells Harry that she knew his mother because the Wardens were tasked with keeping an eye due to her being considered a threat to the Laws of Magic. She tells Harry what she remembers about his mother.

Changes
In Changes, the Leanansidhe gave Harry Margaret’s jewel that holds all the information she knew of the Ways. Her knowledge was vast and envied even by the Sidhe. Margaret not only knew where the continually changing Ways were, but where they would be in the future.

Later, Martin reveals that she is the daughter of Ebenezar McCoy. He was not only her mentor, but also her father. This was the reason that Arianna Ortega targeted Maggie: kill the child, Harry and McCoy. It's likely that Ebenezar never told the Council that Margaret was his daughter—to protect her from his considerable number of powerful enemies.

Characters:

 * McCoy-Dresden family
 * Thomas Raith
 * Harry Dresden
 * Margaret Angelica
 * Ebenezar McCoy
 * Malcolm Dresden
 * Leanansidhe
 * Justin DuMorne
 * Lord Raith
 * Anastasia Luccio
 * Arianna Ortega
 * Paolo Ortega
 * Red King

Magic and Objects

 * Margaret’s jewel
 * Pentacle
 * Objects of faith
 * Magic
 * Laws of Magic
 * Bloodline Curse
 * Death Curse
 * Entropy Curse

Places and Groups

 * The Ways
 * Faeries
 * Faerie (land)
 * White Council
 * Wardens
 * Raith Estate
 * House Raith
 * Deeps
 * Grey Council
 * Wizard

External References

 * Margaret Lefay Timeline - The Dresden Files