Glasses

[mcdee1980]

No: HPFGUIDX 95058

In reading the through the Reader's Digest link Pippin left for us, I 
discovered this quote:
She's thrilled with Stephen Fry's taped version of the books, 
outraged that an Italian dust jacket shows Harry minus his 
glasses. "Don't they understand that they are the clue to his 
vulnerability?"

Hmmm . . . and here we are back at the eyes problem.
 
I'm not sure if this has been hashed through already, but it would 
seem to me that perhaps its not Harry's eyes that are so important, 
but rather that he sees the world imperfectly through those eyes.  He 
needs glasses to see properly.  It sounds like a metaphor for 
idealism.  Harry sees the world through his rose colored glasses and 
his belief that there is good in everyone will ultimately be his 
downfall.  Saving Wormtail is a prime example of his idealism.  
Anyone else care to comment?

Lady Mcbeth