Red vs. Green

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., lily_solstar at h... wrote:
> I've noticed some interesting color wars throughout the books, 
> particularly with the color red verses the color green.  I can 
think 
> of three examples right off the top of my head.
> 
> The first, the obvious one, is Gryffendor verses Slytherin
> 
> The second is in GoF, Ireland verses Bulgaria (Bulgaria actually 
> might have been orange, but I'm pretty sure it was red)
> 
> The third is the red of Voldemort's eyes verses the green of 
Harry's 
> eyes.  JKR herself said that eyes were important.
> 
> I wonder if there is any significance to any of this, or if it's 
> coincidence.  Can anyone think of any other examples?
> 
> --Lily Solstar


An interesting theory.  Except that Bulgaria's colors are GREEN, red 
and white...

The other two examples are good.  But I don't know what they mean.  
Gryffindor is red, but Harry is green.  So in Gryffindor vs. 
Slytherin red=good and green=bad.  But in Harry vs. Voldemort the 
opposite is true.

Joshua Dyal