[HPforGrownups] Black eyes?

[Marianna Lvovsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 21801


> 
> PS/SS 4:  "you could make out his eyes, glinting
> like black beetles 
> under all the hair."
> 
> PS/SS 8: "[Snape's] eyes were black like Hagrid's,
> but had none of 
> Hagrid's warmth."
> 
> PA 14:  "He didn't care that Snape's face had gone
> rigid, the black 
> eyes flashing dangerously."
> 
> Amy Z
> 

Very brown eyes look like black. I think it also
depends on the language, and use of it. In Russian,
for example, you can refer to someone having black
eyes, without people automaticaly thinking of
vampires. It just means very very dark brown eyes.

As to Hagrid: in addition to above-mentioned he is
half-giant. Maybe he got the eyes from Giantess-Mum?

Marsha,
unwilling to admit JKR used cliches :) 

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