Pettigrew's silver hand and Book 7 (Was: My 7 book 7 predictions)

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 147941

Carol:
> However, let's say for the sake of argument (discussion) that you're
> right. What do you think is the purpose of Pettigrew's silver hand,
> which has not yet done more than crumble a stick to dust, and which is
> brought back to our attention in "Spinner's End," where Pettigrew
> caresses it lovingly (HBP Am. ed. 23)--surely a hint that there's more
> to come involving the hand. 
*(snip)* 
> Carol, asking opinions on this topic from anyone who's interested, not
> just exodusts

Ceridwen:
I did a search.  I knew about Nuada of the Silver Hand 
http://www.loggia.com/myth/nuada.html from Irish mythology, but did not 
know about Otto of the Silver Hand 
http://www.classicreader.com/booktoc.php/sid.1/bookid.1467/ by Howard 
Pyle.  I browsed through the Otto story, since I didn't know it, and 
now have a question:
Why do stories about people with silver hands always involve one-eyed 
warrior types?

Silver isn't the strongest metal, but it's stronger than gold.  Silver 
is associated with Slytherin House.  Silver is associated with the 
moon, and with water, to some.  Silver bullets can defeat a werewolf - 
distinction - silver bullets can wound or kill anyone, but only silver 
bullets, not ones of any other metal, can wound or kill a werewolf.

Silver is cheaper than gold.  Maybe Voldemort's a cheapskate?

But, going back to the other silver-handed people I could find on a 
search, both stories involve a major character with one eye.  Nuada is 
killed by the giant Baylor, who has a poisoned eye that he keeps closed 
until he is ready to aim it at someone; Otto's father has a one-
eyed 'man-at-arms' sort of character named Hans.  If this is a pattern, 
will JKR follow it?  If she does, who will be the one-eyed character?

Ceridwen, who feels like speculating about odd things tonight.