Silver lining and where to find it.

[sistermagpie]

> Martin
> I looked this up when I first read the book (I usually don't look anything 
> up while reading a book) because I was really not sure if the meaning I 
> remembered would fit. And I found different possible  meanings of "silver 
> lining" apart from the figure of speech I knew.
> 
> Ginny knows quite well that Harry won't forget her. But she fears he could 
> forget what she IS for him or better, what she could be for him. So, what 
> she was looking for was something special to not let him forget, by showing 
> or giving him something she obviously didn't give him before. She "enhances" 
> his memory by embroiding it with a special and precious lining fabric - of 
> silver.
> 
> Another idea could be to understand "line" as a cord (like in fishing line 
> or phone line) to establish or hold a connection - "silver" playing with the 
> Veela hair.
> 
> The native speakers can tell us whether JKR could have thought about these 
> or other meanings - my impression is, that there is not one answer to 
> zanooda's question, but many.

Magpie:
I doubt she would have thought of any of those things. "Silver lining" is a pretty common expression. She means what other people have said. Harry has said he won't have any time for dating while he's saving the world and she's calling that the silver lining in the dark cloud of his going away to be in danger.

-m