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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