Red and Green [was Re: Dumbledore's Gleam Revisited]

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 59552


> 
> Jaimee rambled:
> 
> There seem to be so many factors linking Harry and Voldemort: wand 
> cores, hair color, unfortunate lack of loving guardians, a curse 
that 
> failed...and now blood and protection from an ultimate sacrifce.
> 
> But what about eye color? 
> 
> The colors red and green have been analyzed several times on this 
> site, and I apologize ahead of times for mentioning them 
again....but 
> I just can't get over how JKR uses the colors red and green to 
> indicate "good" and "evil," respectively. 
> 
> We have red Gryffindor and green Slytherin. We have red sparks 
issued 
> from Harry's, Dumbledore's, most good wizard's wands...but green 
from 
> Voldemort's and Crouch!Moody for the Unforgivables. We even have 
the 
> red phoenix and the green snake.
> 
> But with eye color, everything's reversed. Voldemort has *red* 
eyes, 
> and Harry has *green* eyes. I mean...it would have been a little on 
> the freaky side for Harry to keep with trend of good=red and have 
the 
> red eyes...but even so, the fact that their eyes are red (for the 
bad 
> guy) and green (for the good guy) has always left me feeling 
> unsettled.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Jaimee--who is still smiling, as she wonders if it is signifcant 
that 
> the Quidditch World Cup teams are red (Bulgaria) and green 
(Ireland) 
> as well. Does the fact that Crum played for the red team give us 
> reason to suspect him be on the good side in future books??

Well, the colours can have different meanings.
Green: life, poison... And Slytherin.. The green in the Slytherin 
Crest may represent grass, in which I'd except to find a snake hiding.
That Avada Kedavra comes out as green light - it takes a life. Also, 
Harry's green eyes represent his being a survivor. Nature, envy...

Red: blood, heart, love, hate, anger, fire, warmth, iron, war...

I wouldn't see it as evil/good, but if they are, it could be that the 
eyes reflect that other away, witholding the opposite within.

--- Finwitch