Oh, of course you're familiar with the Parvati myth! I wasn't, but I quite like the idea of Parvati becoming important at some point. Even though I'm not sure what sort of self-adjustment she'd have to make to be worthy of Harry, the naked yogi.

And then there's the myth of Durga, the demon-killing warrior goddess, who's also another incarnation of Parvati...

Padma? Rowling would not have created identical twins for nothing...

Re: PS - Go on, grab Hermione and get her out of here! *g*