[HPforGrownups] Red/Green in HP (was: Re: Chapter 34 Summary)

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Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer wrote:

> I think there must be some meaning with red & green in this series, but darn
> if I can come up with anything that makes much sense.  Harry has green eyes;
> Voldemort has red eyes (how weird is *that*!).  Green light seems to be
> associated with evil curses; red light/red things seem to emit frequently 
from
> Harry's wand.  The Dark Mark is a green skull.  Hmmm .....

Something I noticed in re-reading CoS today - this is (I believe) the first 
time we see  anyone cast Expelliarmus:

"Both of them swung their wands above their heads and pointed them at their 
opponent; Snape cried: "Expelliarmus!" There was a dazzling flash of scarlet 
light and Lockhart was blasted off his feet: He flew backward off the stage, 
smashed into the wall, and slid down it to sprawl on the floor." (Ch. 11, 
'The Dueling Club')

In this case, it's likely that the red light from Harry's wand in the duel 
with Voldemort was just a result of the spell he chose. Perhaps certain 
colors are just tied to certain spells - although, other than this and Avada 
Kedavra, I don't seem to remember any others associated with colors.

-chloe