Basic Physics - was [all eyes]

[pickle_jimmy]

No: HPFGUIDX 58715

> 
> I was just pondering the same thing.  Harry's eyes are green, V.'s 
are red.  Harry's wand shoots red sparks, V.'s shoots green (during 
the AK curse, anyway).  When the two color streams join, they become 
gold, which doesn't follow color theory either in light or painting --
 red and green are complimentary colors (opposite each other on the 
color wheel), but the rest of the color theories are beyond my 
knowledge (all colors of light combined creates white light, all 
colors of paint combined creates mud, a nearly black brown).  I've 
been intrigued with this concept for a while now, that Harry and V 
have "complimentary" (opposite) color eyes, and their wands shoot 
colors the opposite of their eye color.  Maybe it's just an author's 
story-telling device, or maybe, given JKR's tendency to plant clues, 
it's important.  I'll be interested to read what those of you who are 
better theorists than I think of this idea.
> 
> Lynda

This may be a little OT, but I just wanted to clear up the Red + 
Green sparks concern...

When I went to primary school, I was taught the "primary colours" 
were Red, Yellow, and Blue...
Which when combined gave 
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Blue + Red = Purple

When I did my first Physics class, I was horrified to learn that they 
had lied to me... What I thought of as Red, Yellow and Blue were 
actually Magenta (a "type" of Red), Yellow, and Cyan (a "type" of 
blue)*
These are actually the resultant colours when the actual primary 
colours (Red, Green, and Blue) are combined** (like on a tv screen)
Red + Green = Yellow (who would have thought)
Red + Blue = Magenta
Blue + Green = Cyan

So, back to the topic at hand... If Voldemort's green sparks met 
Harry's red sparks, the resultant colour would be yellow, which could 
be said to be gold :-)

And who would have thought JK would give us all a physics lesson

Regards

Pickle Jimmy


*
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
us/icm/icm_9ek3.asp

**
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
us/icm/icm_6uer.asp