Magical Eyes

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ftah3" <ftah3 at y...> wrote:
> > Ffi wrote: 
>I came across an interview with JKR where she hints that there's 
significant importance to Harry's eyes - that they have some great 
power in them.  We are told many times about how bright green his  
eyes are, and that he is rarely without his glasses - could the  
glasses be stopping his eyes power?  A shield between his eyes  and 
others, and that's why their magical qualities haven't come through 
yet?  Just a thought whilst at work!

> And Cassie wrote:
 Hmmm, interesting thought. I've been thinking that maybe it has 
something to do with the fact that he has his mother's bright green 
eyes. Maybe  Lily had this 'eye-power' and it's been passed on to her 
son. ^^ 
> 
> And then Mahoney wrote:
> Could Harry's eyes have the same sort of *natural* magical 
> properties?  I would speculate that he's not of the same ilk as the 
> basilisk & phoenix, because if his eyes *did* have some sort of 
> inherent magical properties I think we'd have seen some signs by 
> now.  Even if the magic was interrupted by his glasses, I think 
there would be some indication that without his glasses magical 
things happen.  
> 

Now me:
I think Harry's eyes are going to be a major part of the plot, 
possibly even in Voldemort's defeat...  After all, we know that Harry 
can't use his wand in the usual way in a duel against Voldie now.  
Which means he'll have to focus his magic using a less traditional 
device--why not his eyes?  

We already know that Harry can cause some pretty serious stuff to 
happen without using a wand.  (Aunt Marge, for ex)  Is there 
reference to any other student using magic to this degree w/o a 
wand?  I can't think of one, which makes me think this is Pretty 
Unusual.  

On to mythology--supposedly, the alchemists believed that a green 
light could pierce all secrets.  That it could either heal OR kill 
depending on how used. (Combo of basilisk & phoenix powers, 
perhaps???)

Caroline
(stopping before she gets too excited about alchemical symbolism)