  We present a theoretical model that explains the high energy phenomenology of
the neighborhood of SNR IC 443, as observed with the Major Atmospheric Gamma
Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) telescope and the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment
Telescope (EGRET). We interpret MAGIC J0616+225 as delayed TeV emission of
cosmic-rays diffusing from IC 443 and interacting with a known cloud located at
a distance of about 20 pc in the foreground of the remnant. This scenario
naturally explains the displacement between EGRET and MAGIC sources, their
fluxes, and their spectra. We compare this model with others recently
presented, and discuss how it can be tested with observations by the Gamma-ray
Large Area Telescope (GLAST).
