Celtic folklore/was and then there were none

[mclellyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 92991

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, BrwNeil at a... wrote:
> >  That leaves only Mr. Moony, our favorite DADA professor.
> > 
> > Will he be the only Marauder to live or will all four friends 
meet 
> death 
> > before the end of the series?

Greatelderone wrote: 
> I agree Lupin is going to buy it. Why else would one need a silver 
> hand for, but to kill werewolves. Furthermore lets add Snape to the 
> kill list though I for one want him to become Headmaster at the end.

Gadfly McLellyn:

I just started reading the Celtic section of "The Ultimate 
Encyclopedia of Mythology"  by Cotterell & Storm, Hermes House 
publishing (no I'm not kidding). These stories are very brief so if 
someone out there has more info -  please enlighten me. Anyway, I 
found more than a few of JKR's devices, my apologies if these have 
already been discussed (I'm in and out depending on how much overtime 
work requires):

Silver Hand - Nuada, the leader of the people of the Goddess Dana, 
lost his hand fighting Firbolg.  Kian Cecht, Irish God of healing, 
gave him a silver hand.  Later Dian Cicht's son Miach made him a new 
hand of flesh and blood.  Dian Cecht was jealous of his son's healing 
skills and killed him.  Will Wormtail get a flesh and blood hand 
later and is that person doomed?

Brain ball - made by Conall (foster brother of the Ulster hero 
Cuchulainn) out of the brains of a slain Leinster king. The "brain 
ball" was shot out of a sling shot against Ulster King Conchobhar Mac 
Nessa and it lodged in the king's skull.  The doctors advised him to 
avoid exercise or excitement.  Some years later he went into a rage 
and the "brain ball" caused his death.  Doesn't look so good for Ron 
does it?

Blood - Derbforgaille, daughter of a ruler of Lochlann, fell in love 
with Cuchulainn and in order to follow him turned herself into a 
swan.  Cuchulainn shot her with a sling shot and she returned to 
human form.  He sucked the stone out of her wound but now they were 
linked by blood and couldn't marry.  Now that Harry and Voldie are 
linked by blood what JKR device will be used?  Now they can't kill 
each other?

Bran's cauldron of Rebirth restored warriors to life, but without the 
power of speech.  Could Voldie be missing one of his powers?

ring of invisibility - Owain saved a lady by the name of Luned (who 
does that sound like?) who gave him a ring of invisibility. 

Camelot - Castle city whose mystique is its elusive location which 
has yet to be found.  Sound like Hogwarts?  Does this mean there is a 
chance Arthur could be a Hogwarts headmaster?

Sorry if this is a bit off topic - thought JKR's love of mythology is 
fairly well known - all in good fun.  Not done reading the Celtic 
section yet.  
P.S  recently saw a PBS series on Shakespeare by Michael Wood which 
revealled that William used to live on a road called Muggle.  Here, 
here to the Weird sisters (MacBeth).