Lily's Eyes & Blood

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 106207

Susan wrote
> > Don't you think that something must happen in Book 6 or 7 about 
> Harry 
> > having his mother's eyes? JKR hits us over the head with this 
> > observation several times in the first few books -- every time 
> > someone who knew Lily meets Harry -- but it remains undeveloped. 
> JKR 

Jen: I can't seem to pass up a thread on Lily's eyes! I'm so 
intrigued by the mystery of her eyes and why Harry's eyes are his 
most vulnerable area. (Relevant quotes from JKR are at the end of my 
post.)

JKR said we will find out something 'very significant' about Lily in 
Book 5 and something 'incredibly important' in Book 7. I tend to 
think Book 7 will finally reveal the mystery of her eyes.

As for the "very significant" thing in Book 5, my speculation is 
that Lily's blood has significance beyond her sacrifice and 
Dumbledore's subsequent charm. We already know her sacrifice gave 
Harry protection, but Dumbledore mentions the importance of her 
blood several times:

"I put my trust, therefore, in your mother's blood."
"He shed her blood, but it lives on in you and her sister."
"Her blood became your refuge." (OOTP, US, chap.37, p. 836)

Regarding the conenction between Blood & Eyes, JKR has already drawn 
an interesting parallel in her story: Dragons are powerfully 
magical, yet the key to their vulnerability is their eyes. We also 
know that there are twelve uses for dragon blood, and that dragon 
blood has 'highly magical properties' according to FBAWTFT. 

This leads me to believe there must be something special about 
Lily's blood.

After thinking about the new title, Half Blood Prince, another 
interesting parallel occurs to me: What if Lily descended from 
Godric Gryffindor, just as Riddle's mother descended from Slytherin? 
Even if Gryffindor isn't the half-blod prince of the title, a branch 
of his family could, over 1000 years, become Muggle. Until Lily was 
born. 

And that bloodline resides in Harry & in Dudley, and if their 
bloodline dies, as Slytherin's bloodline died with Tom 
Riddle....well somehow that would be significant for the entire WW. 

How's that for definitive? ;)

Jen R., thinking this little theory might also explain why Aunt 
Petunia kept Harry all these years, in exchange for Dudley's safety.

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Q: Do you know what Harry's parents look like? 

JKR: "Yes. I've even drawn a picture of how they look. Harry has his 
father and mother's good looks. But he has his mother's eyes and 
that's very important in a future book." Boston Globe, 1999.


"{JKR'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?"  Reader's Digest, 2000


Q: Hi, I really like the books and we already learned a lot about 
Harry's father and I was wondering `Are we going to learn a lot 
about his mother?'

JKR: Yeah, you will...Now the important thing about Harry's mother, 
the really, really significant thing, you're going to find out in 2 
parts. You'll find out a lot more about her in Book 5, or you'll 
find out something very significant about her in Book 5, then you'll 
find out something incredibly important about her in Book 7.