In every book someone mentions that Harry looks like his father...

[mooseming]

No: HPFGUIDX 100990

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> vmonte here:
> 
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> Why would JKR continuously tell us this? We already know that Harry 
> looks like James, so why beat us over the head with it?  Has JKR 
> added this bit of info into every book so that we don't forget?  

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> vivian

She repeatedly tells us he looks like his father and, by omission,
that he doesn't look like his mother (except the eyes of course!).

Now 'someone' who hated James but liked Lily would find their
offspring somewhat disconcerting, ambivalence would be the most likely
reaction.

Unless, of course, only the hated parent was discerned. In this case
the observer would be doubly incensed, firstly by the reincarnation of
the hated James and secondly by the constant reminder that Lily is no
more.

It is possibly to speculate that the 'someone' would be especially
unsympathetic to Harry in these circumstances.

Who could that be? (stops, thinks, sucks on lollipop reflectively)

Nah, no idea.

Regards
Jo