[HPforGrownups] Harry has TWO parents WAS Re: A midget in glasses,

[Falcon]

No: HPFGUIDX 51170


  pip.
  Why should we expect it? Harry looks like his father in the face, 
  but he has his mother's eyes [numerous references]. His father was 
  tall, but his mother's height was not described.


  It's quite likely that Harry is small for his age because he takes 
  after his mother in height. Interestingly, in the Mirror of Erised 
  Chapter [12, PS/SS] JKR doesn't mention his mother's height. She 
  mentions hair colour, eye colour, and the fact Lily was pretty; but 
  not height. Petunia, by the way, is described as 'thin' (like Harry) 
  in PS/SS.

  Harry is not just his father's son. This is a misleading impression; 
  possibly deliberate. It's given by the concentration of the first 
  three books on Harry's dead *father*. 


  Me: According to the HP Lexicon, Lily's build is tall and thin. Just like James. So, we have two tall parents. I don't know what the British consider tall for a woman though. My dad was 6'2" my mom is 5'7" I'm 6'3 3/4". But, I come from a long line of tall people. In the mirror of Erised drawn by JKR, it shows the men in Harry's family as tall. So, Harry may be tall, the next three books will tell.

  Falcon

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