eye colour and other queries

sistermagpie sistermagpie at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 6 15:42:19 UTC 2007


Sharon:

> 1.  Harry's eye colour is always described as a deep green (or 
jade or emerald etc). I 
> remember them being described as 'green' but where did this 
unusual 'absinthe in flames' 
> kind of colour come from?  That doesn't even seem like a 'real' 
eye colour to me.

Magpie:
Bright green in canon. Fanfic authors take it from there.

Sharon:
> 
> 2. Draco's eyes are always descibed as grey (my favourite is 'full-
moon-over-the-water' 
> LOL). I don't remember Draco's eyes ever being described in canon 
at all, though I possibly 
> wasn't paying attention.

Magpie:
Definitely grey in canon, though I can't remember the quote. They're 
cold and grey like Lucius' eyes.

Sharon: 
> 3. Many of the fics talk about 'glamour spells'--are they fanfic-
created or in canon?  I 
> cannot remember ever reading about a glamour spell.. though they 
sounds like a brilliant 
> idea of course.s

Magpie:
Glamour spells come from outside canon. As I've always understood 
and used it it's not a spell that makes you glamourous (in case 
that's what you thought) it's a spell that changes your appearance. 
It can make you more beautiful--make-up was I think sometimes put 
down as witchcraft because it was "glamoury." But originally the 
word I think just meant "enchantment" or "witchery."

Sharon:
> 
> 4. They also talk about 'wards' being around premises -- kind of 
like protective spells to 
> keep others out.  I KNOW there are such spells in canon but where 
are they described as 
> 'wards'?

Magpie:
Nope. Nobody says wards in canon, surprisingly. It comes from other 
sources.

-m






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