Colour theory, eyes, and Gryffindor Voldemort (was: Re: Dobby's Sock Present)

[Sushi]

No: HPFGUIDX 48931

JCMinJapan: aka Jon wrote:

>hmmm, from what JKR says?  Could the socks mean something?
>Gryffindor is red and one sock is red....... Slytherin is green and
>one sock is green.  The sorting hat had problems placing him in
>either house.  Harrys eyes are green and so where his mothers.
>Voldemort had red eyes.... hmmmmmmmm could all of this lead up to
>something?

         Another thing to take into account, which has probably been 
mentioned, is that red and green are opposites on the solid pigment (not 
light-based, as in RGB) colour wheel.  This means, basically, they 
neutralise each other.  This could imply that Harry and Voldemort are more 
evenly matched than either of them thinks.  It makes a nice piece of 
symbolism in light of opposing wands, and H.'s and V.'s apparent inability 
to completely destroy the other.

         I do find it interesting that, while three of the Houses have 
primary colours, Slytherin, the "bad" House (bah, I'm Slytherin and proud 
of it!), is relegated to a secondary.  I don't think it was coincidence 
that it would be the opposite of the "best" House, Gryffindor (hotheaded, 
overemotional... *grumbles*grin*).  In a way, this is just another way to 
isolate Slytherin from the rest of the herd.  (I could also get into a 
spiel on the separation between warm-blooded and cold-blooded House 
mascots, and the corrosive nature of silver as opposed to gold, lead, and, 
to a slightly lesser degree, bronze, but that might be going a bit too far 
in the Slytherin vs. The World debate.)

         I do find it interesting that Harry's eyes are Slytherin, and 
Voldemort's are Gryffindor.  We already know Harry possesses some Slytherin 
traits.  Perhaps it's a comment on V.'s hidden nature?

         We know he's cunning, ruthless, and dangerous, but how much 
bravery does it take to approach the most wicked wizards in the world in 
order to ask them for lessons?  I don't know if LV would count as all that 
brave, but Tom Riddle might have.  He certainly took some major risks, 
confronting a beast that could have killed him with a glance (the Basilisk) 
and going to the effort of studying forbidden subjects.  Draco is as "pure" 
a Slytherin as we've seen, IMO, and his efforts to soothe a savage beast 
involve mocking it until it attacks him.  That's not a show of 
bravery.  (It's not one of cunning, either, unless his attempts to have 
Hagrid sacked were that far premeditated.)  He wouldn't have been able to 
walk into a Basilisk's lair whether they spoke the same language or 
not.  Riddle, on the other hand, had it within himself to walk into a 
Schrodinger's Cat situation - he could have died as easily as lived - in a 
place where he'd have never been found.  That, to me, implies that he and 
Harry have more in common than either would like to admit.

         It's 4:30am.  Talk amongst yourselves. :)

Sushi, nocturnal


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