[HPforGrownups] Harry, Voldemort, eyes

[Lisa G]

No: HPFGUIDX 75082

--- marosifig <marosifig at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I noticed a strange thing: Harry has green eyes, (Slytherins
> colour) 
> and Voldemort has red eyes, which is Gryffindors colour.
> Didnt JKR 
> say that the colour of eyes would play a large part in later
> plots?
> What do you think?
> Marosifig

What stood out for me is the mention that Harry has Lily's eyes
- one of the main themes of the musical "The Secret Garden" (by
Lucy Simon) is that Mary, the orphaned girl, has the eyes of her
aunt Lily. (Brief synopsis: Mary's mother, Rose, her father, and
all their friends are wiped out by cholera. Mary, alone, goes to
live with her only remaining family, her uncle Archibald [uncle
through marriage]. Her aunt Lily died some years ago, after
giving birth to a disabled child named Colin. Lily's
relationship with her husband, Archibald, was scorned -
Archibald was a cranky old hunchback, and his brother Neville
thought he was MUCH better suited for Lily. Neville stayed in
the shadows as Colin's doctor, keeping close to the situation
and trying to convince Archibald he should leave the country and
find somewhere he won't be tormented by Lily's memory.) The
impact of the eyes is chronicled in a very moving duet called
"Lily's Eyes," where Archibald and Neville sing about how
they're both haunted by Mary's presence.

Anyhow, it might be entirely unintentional, but whenever I hear
the comment about how Harry has his mothers' eyes, that song
won't stop playing in my head for hours.

Lisa G, on a tangent and enjoying it

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