[HPforGrownups] Re: "Lily's Eyes"

Robert A. Rosenberg rarpsl at optonline.net
Thu Jul 10 19:07:15 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 69157

At 07:45 +0000 on 07/10/2003, ffimiles wrote about [HPforGrownups] 
Re: "Lily's Eyes":

>I agree - there are a great deal of mentions of Harry being without
>his glasses, needed them, his sight being blurred without them,
>taking them off, putting htem back on - surely, with the abilities to
>mend boneless arms and worse, the magical world could deal with a
>little short sightedness?  I think there is some significance, which
>is perhaps being masked by the wearing of glasses...

You are assuming that the spells can alter someone's DNA/etc as 
opposed to just regenerating body parts. All of the spells shown are 
just advanced growth/healing spells not alteration ones (as would be 
needed to correct vision).

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Bob Rosenberg




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