At the end of BG, they filled a coffin and buried it in Harry's open grave.

My question is,  why was it still open?  Harry had been declared dead.  Per Butters, they had a funeral for him... so why was the grave still open during BG.  Why didn't they fill it when he "died"?

I understand that Bianca made special arrangements to have it waiting for his death, and that death took a lot longer than she'd anticipated.   But why not use it when he did die, officially.

That affected pregnant women and those who had recently given birth with dreams of dead children and the world in flames.  Too specific and unrelated to red court and what it was experiencing.
I don't buy it.

I'd disagree.

No one invited me to the Ministry meeting, in a private club in one of the gorgeous old stone buildings in Oldtown, so I did it myself.

Harry had to use the modified TigerBalm and he still would haven't found it

If I hadn’t known exactly where I was going and exactly what I was looking for, I’d have wandered right past the place.

And not all of the affected nations were included.  The WC was not included because they effectively represent humanity and the committee considered them as foes.

I think it was a secret,  they were "shocked silence" when Harry entered the room, they obviously didn't expect him to be there.
But he doesn't say how he knew about it...

It's all a Nemesis plot.

One of the main points of PT/BG was the desire by Nemesis to hasten the Apocalypse. Go back and reread the conversation between Harry and Justine. It explains Thomas's attack on Etri and how the whole Ethniu/Formor attack on Chicago was a diversion for another attack on Demonreach. Basically, Nemesis monologues to Harry that it has been behind almost everything he's encountered and that it is the overarching villain of the piece.

I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong.  I'd forgotten about that conversation.

I think it might have been cleaner to keep them separate...

We'll have to agree to disagree.

The BC, and I include Nemesis in that, wants dissension,  I agree, but the Accorded Nations are tighter together after fighting together,  that would have happened whether they won the battle or lost it.  Drakul, I don't see him working for anyone, he was just on a recruiting trip.

For now, I'll stand on my belief that Etri's attempted assassination and Ethniu's attack were separate plots by separate groups.   But others used it to pursue their own goals.

Unless or until we get additional evidence one way or the other.

Would Cowl know that Mouse could banish the Nemean Lion?  Maybe, but maybe not.  The necromancer would have had to gather some solid intel on Harry to learn that Mouse is a Foo Dog.  Perhaps he did, but we don't know with certainty

Cowl's working with Mouse's Shadow, he's going to know about Mouse and his capabilities. It's obvious that Cowl recognized him.

So was the Black Council caught off guard by Ethniu and Corb?
I believe that the general consensus was that Cristos was at least associated with,  if not a member of the BC.  But it appeared that he was fully committed during the Battle for Chicago.
OR
Do you think it's possible that Listen is BC and they wanted the Battle but wanted the outcome that occurred,  this could explain why he didn't give Ethniu an accurate vision of what took place at the Carpenters, there's no way he would have overlooked the absence of Mouse. It also gives them potential conflicts with humanity and that seems to be something they would strive for.

Curious on everyone's thoughts

Just a quick question,  doing a re-read and I'm in Changes. Harry and Bob are in the Nevernever across from his apartment.   What was the significance of the flowers being Primrose?  I assume that it in someway identifies Lea, but don't remember seeing that connection elsewhere.   Anyone else know?