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My only argument is that the children are magic, too. So why weren't they outside wandering around the whole time? I think they were just waiting for anyone trying to come or go, rather than being dormant.
There's been a theory that the 3 eyed raven and the CotF is the real "great other" and that is the real antagonist to AA. The CotF were driven to near extinction by the Andals which is most of the southern houses(including the Boltons), so it stands to reason they would be in conflict with the AA(being an Andal god). In the books they also cut down the weirwood trees they come across including dragonstone. There's also a contrast of light and darkness like this quote:
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"'There he sat, listening to the hoarse whispers of his teacher. 'Never fear the darkness, Bran.' The lord's words were accompanied by a faint rustling of wood and leaf, a slight twisting of his head. "The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.""
You can see the contrast to the Red Priestess and the "night is dark and full of terrors".
Therefore it is entirely possible that the WW are a separate faction/threat entirely.
Also seeing as how the Night's King lived after the wall was completed(to prevent another attack like the 1st WW invasion), so he couldn't have been in charge during the first invasion. Who do ya'll think is in charge of the WW, or are they merely a "force of nature" of sorts?
