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The Leanansidhe, or Lea, is a faerie of the Winter Court and Harry Dresden's faerie godmother. She first appears in Grave Peril.
The Leanansidhe has reddish hair that curls down past her hips. She has flawless skin, high cheekbones, and lush, full, bloodred lips. Her eyes are golden and have vertical slits instead of pupils, like a cat. She is a high Sidhe within the Winter Court and held a position of power up until her imprisonment by Mab. She was considered by Aurora to be more powerful than Maeve and second in power only to Mab. She has made no objection to Harry Dresden calling her "Lea", although she has objected to being called a faerie rather than one of the Sidhe.
Biography
Back when Mab was originally the Winter Lady, the Leanansidhe was her equivalent to Jenny Greenteeth, her handmaiden and sidekick. So when Mab ascended as the Winter Queen, the Leanansidhe got promoted too.
The Leanansidhe made a deal with Harry Dresden when he fled from his adopted father, who had tried to coerce him into performing black magic at the age of 16. The Leanansidhe agreed to give Dresden the strength necessary to defeat DuMorne, in exchange for his life, fortune, and power. In actuality Dresden already had the strength he needed, so all Lea really gave him was confidence, probably saving his life and mind. This deal was reinforced by another similar deal made by Dresden in Grave Peril. The debt from these deals was sold to Queen Mab before Summer Knight.
The best thing about my faerie godmother is that the creepy just keeps on coming.
— Harry Dresden
The Leanansidhe has reddish hair that curls down past her hips. She has flawless skin, high cheekbones, and lush, full, bloodred lips. Her eyes are golden and have vertical slits instead of pupils, like a cat. She is a high Sidhe within the Winter Court and held a position of power up until her imprisonment by Mab. She was considered by Aurora to be more powerful than Maeve and second in power only to Mab. She has made no objection to Harry Dresden calling her "Lea", although she has objected to being called a faerie rather than one of the Sidhe.
Biography
"I don’t make metaphors, Harry. I’m too busy being one."
— The Leanansidhe
Back when Mab was originally the Winter Lady, the Leanansidhe was her equivalent to Jenny Greenteeth, her handmaiden and sidekick. So when Mab ascended as the Winter Queen, the Leanansidhe got promoted too.
The Leanansidhe made a deal with Harry Dresden when he fled from his adopted father, who had tried to coerce him into performing black magic at the age of 16. The Leanansidhe agreed to give Dresden the strength necessary to defeat DuMorne, in exchange for his life, fortune, and power. In actuality Dresden already had the strength he needed, so all Lea really gave him was confidence, probably saving his life and mind. This deal was reinforced by another similar deal made by Dresden in Grave Peril. The debt from these deals was sold to Queen Mab before Summer Knight.
