Harry's eyes was Re: The colour "Purple"

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 91053

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sawsan_issa" 
<sawsan_issa at e...> wrote:
> Also, I have read that Harry's eyes are weak, and that JKR stresses
> the importance of his glasses. I wonder what is so important about
> ordinary, and probably cheap, muggle glasses. Why and how are they
> important? Why are Harry's eyes so weak? Is it just a normal muggle
> optometry problem? 

Jen: Here's the JKR interview qoute on Harry's glasses:

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?" 

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2000/1200-
readersdigest-boquet.htm

I favor the theory that Harry's weak eyes are somehow connected with 
dragons eyes,since they are also most vulnerable in this area.  The 
Conjunctivitis curse can wound a dragon--could it also wound Harry? 
But now he has the Impervious charm on them, thanks to Hermione, so 
perhaps as long as he has his glasses he's protected.

So, does that mean Harry has dragon blood? We're still waiting for 
the mystery of the 12 Uses of Dragon Blood. Since the dragons have 
such tough hides and are virtually inpenetrable, one use of their 
blood may be for defensive measures. Dragon blood could have been a 
component in the Charm Dumbledore placed on Harry that was separate 
from Lily's blood sacrifice.

Anyway, here's a TBAY from a few months back on this issue, where 
grannybat had some thoughts that Snape and Hagrid were involved in a 
potion containing dragon blood that might have protected Harry. 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/83354

Jen