Green eyes, green flash, scar on forehead...

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 96087

Kristen: 
Anyway, I was thinking about what else might be significant about 
the scar {besides the shape} that we don't already know, and I 
wonder if it is the position. That is, the position being near the 
eyes.

bboy_mn:
<snip>
> Having said that, I am not against Lily having some special magical
> power related to her eyes, and I am not against Harry also having 
that
> power. <snip> 
> I think your idea that the scar is near the eyes is important or
> likely to be important is correct, and I have several thoughts on 
this.

Jen: 
You do have to wonder about the scar placement. I've always assumed 
the scar is there because that's where the AK hit Harry. Lily was 
already dead, so there was nothing stopping LV from aiming right 
between the eyes, certain he was murdering his nemesis.

I do think the most important part of the scar is the mystery of why 
LV and Harry both survived and are now connected in some way. This 
connection, which JKR called the 'central and crucial question' 
sounds like the most significant point. After the World Book Day 
chat, I'm thinking this connection may have to do with the 
circumstances of Riddle's birth.

>bboy_mn: 
> 1.) The Harry having Lily's eyes, means not her actual eyes, but 
the
> unique magical power that Lily possessed. One possibility is that 
Lily
> could channel magic through her eyes the same way most wizards 
channel
> magic through a wand.

Jen: This seems the most likely scenario. Of course, it almost 
defies logic that none of the people who sagely comment on Harry's 
eyes don't also mention the special power as well! I know, I know 
Harry doesn't ask questions and Dumbledore witholds information-- 
*that's* why we don't know about the eyes yet ;). Those two sure 
keep it suspenseful, don't they?

Or perhaps not many people know about Lily's eyes. Maybe they are 
merely commenting on the likeness.

bboy_mn:
> 2.) What if it's the color? What if we soon discover that no one 
can
> hit Voldie in the face with a Stunning Spell and actually stun him.
> Why? Because Voldies eyes are red and the Stunning Spell is red. 
> 
> Stepping back to a more obvious example, maybe Voldie, among other
> reasons, couldn't kill Harry, because he was looking into those
> sparkling green eyes of Harry's when he cast the green Killing 
Curse
> that hit Harry in the face. 

Jen: Perhaps the color is tied up with the power. Of course, LV 
killed Lily even with her green eyes, so that would discount color 
being an impediment to the AK. 

Personally, I'm still holding out for the dragon blood theory--that 
Harry is somehow protected by dragon blood, making it near 
impossible to kill him. His eyes are his most vulnerable area, so if 
LV had only aimed into his eye rather than on his forehead, Harry 
would be toast ;).