Read it, my theory of the Nemean Lion was correct, as to who would make the most suitable host. And that Cowl really isn’t a cat person, he doesn’t understand them.
Maggies temporary baby sitter is I think Stheno the Gorgon and sister of slain Medusa.
We learn that as implied in Zoo Day My Shadow was taken by Cowl which confirms another theory on my read through of Blood Rites, that Cowl was responsible for the puppies abduction, and that he was based in Chicago even then and that MyShadow is called Ash (probably due to the building fire) and that he is a very bad boy.
There are four practitioners in Chicago capable of banishing the Lion we would certainly include Harry, and this would also be within Morts bailiwick and power set, he has the sheer will shown in Ghost Story. The other two? Molly but who is number four? Sarissa ? Was Cowl counting himself? An unnamed practitioner stationed by the White Council to keep an eye on Harry? Miss Laplander?
Maggie is currently staying in the school dorm, rather than with the Carpenters.
The Castle has been set to disperse illusions and veils in its vicinity. No Gargoyles, so would appear to be set before the Good People/Christmas Eve and as this is a personal attack by Cowl against Harry, I suspect it takes place after The Law, and Cowl call’s Harry by name a pain in the ass, suggesting a degree of familiarity not previously present in their relationship, which slightly advances my Cowl is Nameless theory as does his proximity to Chicago. One further new clue as to Cowls identity
“Cerberus let out a little growl. “When it escaped Hades, the Lion had help from the outside. And now there is a force at work against me. Not mortal magic, nor divine in the way I have come to know it.” Sounds very much like a Demi-God to me… and it took a Demi-god Heracles to subdue the Lion in the first place. Cerberus alludes to it being similar to Mouse but Cowl later claims he freed the Lion. Nameless, Mouse and MyShadow are all scions of gods/divine beings.
Oh and partial confirmation of my theory by Mouse that Ronald McDonald exists in the Dresdenverse as an entity. Wasn’t expecting that. Urgh this leads to the possibility Ronald McDonald is Cowl.