LOLLIPOPS, Lily's past, teeth

[Elizabeth Dalton]

No: HPFGUIDX 31163

Poor Tabouli.

It's not that I'm completely out of the torch-for-Lily camp, it's that I think
resentment of James for being a pig-head and getting himself killed because he
wouldn't listen to Snape would be enough of a source of resentment to get the
ball rolling, even without anything about Lily. I don't think these theories are
incompatable. (Though everytime I think about it, I recall the song "Lily's
Hazel Eyes" from the musical "The Secret Garden." Anyone else have this running
through their head, possibly influencing their thoughts?)

Has anyone else here read "Prince Ombra" by Roderick MacLeish? Bentley, the
child hero of that story, also has a mother who died when he was quite young,
whom he (and everyone else) seems to idealize. In the process of Bentley and his
teacher trying to figure out how the villain might try to attack him, they
realize that one of his weaknesses is his ideas about his mother. Suddenly
learning that she hadn't been so perfect would be quite a blow. So naturally,
there *is* something in the past that he has to confront. I'm wondering if what
we're going to learn about Lily might not be so pleasant after all. Harry
idolizes both his parents. They probably weren't that perfect in real life. How
well is he going to be able to deal with that?

BTW, tea can also stain teeth. And some people are born with a tendency toward
darker teeth. Mine were yellowish as a kid --people were always asking me if I'd
just had a glass of orange juice-- even when brushed. (Fortunately, my "adult"
teeth are lighter.) It does seem an odd thing to keep mentioning, but Rowling
mentions teeth in descriptions more often than I expect most authors to.

Elizabeth-the-Comparative-Magic-Professor-Wannabe