Race in HP/name origins + Allusions?

[catlady_de_los_angeles]

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From: catlady_de_los_angeles
Subject: Re: Race in HP/name origins + Allusions?
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5178] Re: Race in HP/name origins + Allusions?
Date: 7/27/00 11:39 pm  (ET)

> Furthermore, on the subject of the Patil twins, I had always assumed
that Parvati's name was an allusion to the character of Parvati, a witch
in Salman Rushdie's excellent Midnight's Children, which is set in India
and Pakistan. Any thoughts?

Parvati is the name of a major Hindu goddess. Parvati (called Gauri,
the Golden) and Kali (who is black) are two aspects of Shiva's
consort. Parvati is not an uncommon given name for girls.