Puddin' Head Wilson was Re: Celtic Mythology/Cernunnos - prophecy implications?

[A.J.]

No: HPFGUIDX 99982

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> Now, having read Puddin Head myself... 

> I don't quite get the 
> connection.
> 
> Here is what I recall of the plot:
> A slave mother switches her son (most likely her owner's son) for 
> the owner's legitimate son and raises them together. Her son now 
the 
> young master and the other now a slave.  The switch is discovered 

> Other than a possible mistaken identity, how would this compare? 

That's what I've been wondering, since it seems that small elements 
from many different sources are referenced through canon. The things 
that stick out to me are: a) the two boys are named Tom and Chamber!  
b) as you mention, the intentional switch by the mother for the good 
of her son as she saw it, and the other one being discovered as the 
true heir... c) there are also more twins in the story, oddly, two 
young men everyone likes... (they get framed)   Odd...  Lotta twins 
in the HP story too (Patil, Weasley, Tom/Harry comparisons, 
Neville/Harry comparisons, etc.)

Probably just snippets of what makes up canon... ??

aj