Lily and eyes (was Re: Harry's eyes)

[Anne]

No: HPFGUIDX 78707

Margaret pointed out:
> 
> Interesting useless fact: There's a very important song in the 
> Broadway musical The Secret Garden called "Lily's Eyes".  I'm 
> thinking about a FILK. 

Funny that you should mention that song, Margaret!  I've been
thinking of it, also.  I heartily doubt that Rowling is borrowing ideas 
from this song (although it's possible, since the musical's been out 
since '91), but the parallels are interesting to look at.  For those 
who don't know the song, here's what it's about:

Two men (brothers, in this case) are in love with the same woman,
Lily.  She was married to one of the brothers.  Neither she nor her 
husband knew that the other man loved her, too--he simply longed for 
her from afar and tore himself up with jealousy and contempt for his 
brother, who he didn't think deserved Lily.  This was all in the past.  
Now,in the present time, Lily is dead, and her niece Mary has arrived 
to live with the two brothers.  They note that Mary has eyes exactly 
like Lily's, and it's disturbing to them.  All the emotions and 
memories of the past are being stirred up by this little girl's eyes.  
Their reaction to this is initially negative, especially for the "loved 
her from afar" brother, who treats her coldly.

Again, I think this is coincidence, but if it turns out that there
was once a James/Lily/Snape love triangle, it would be a fun 
coincidence, especially with the eye resemblance issue thrown in there.

--Anne