[HPforGrownups] Harry's tears, a new twist

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 43192

Well, I've actually had to think on this one a while before I could blurt
out a reply, had to take a shower and everything.  I think better in the
shower, so after a nice hot one, here I go:

Mike Zitzmann writes:

> That now brings us to the heir of Gryffindor.  I think we can safely
> assume that Harry is the heir to Gryffindor.  What special power
> would be passed down for Harry to use?
>
> I think this is it, Harry's eyes.  The healing powers are not for
> Harry to mend his sole from crying.  Healing powers, tears from his
> eyes, might be just what JK has in store for him.  The ability to
> heal others with his tears the same as Fawkes can.

One problem with this.  The general assumption, I believe, is that Harry is
the heir of Gryffindor on his father's side.  The "pure blood" side.  Yet he
has his mother's green eyes, as we are so constantly reminded.  So this
would mean one of two things.  a) Lily is not really a Muggle born and we're
constantly misled OR b) only the *color* of the eyes comes from her and
doesn't really matter.  Though I like to think the whole green eye thing is
what is magical about them, which presents a bit of a problem with this
theory, unless Lily was the heir of Gryffindor.  If James was the heir of
Gryffindor, he hasn't got the green eyes if they *come* from Gryffindor.
Okay, enough of that, I'm getting confused.

> Just think of this scene, or a similar one, Hermione dying as she
> saved Harry from Voldermort or Nigina, allowing Harry to finish off
> Voldermort with blind rage seeing Hermione fall to the ground.  Then
> just watching Harry go to his knees, finally crying on Hermione.
> His soon finds out the unexpected twist, she is healed by his
> tears.  Just a though.

Hmm, well, I don't know that Harry's actual tears will heal anyone, however,
perhaps it is through his tears that he will discover the powers hidden
within?  A sort of emotional triggering of a hidden magical power in his
eyes that he never knew he had? Don't know that this goes along with the
Gryffindor theory laid out earlier, but it would make sense.  An emotional
cleansing that allowed Harry's magical powers to flow freely.

Richelle