[HPforGrownups] Re: "Seeing" the Invisible

[Laura Lynn Walsh]

No: HPFGUIDX 138639

>Steve:
>>  The short version of my interpretation is that Dumbledore is an old
>>  and wise man. He is not distracted by the moment, and see and hears
>>  things that others simply block out as unimportant. In other words,
>>  Dumbledore is an extremely preceptive person.
>
>Jen: While I completely agree, it would still be fun to find out
>there's a magical power involved, something connecting Harry with
>Lily. Dumbledore probably learned the skill, but perhaps it will be
>innate for Harry.

This reminds me of more of Hermione in PS/SS than
of Harry.  After they were in the room with Fluffy
for the first time, she upbraids the boys for not
using their eyes and noticing that the "dog" was
sitting on a trap door.  Also, in PoA, she notices
R J Lupin on the traveling case - immediately.  She
often seems surprised that others don't notice some
details.  I think Hermione could be another "extremely
perceptive person", if her abilities in that direction
were cultivated.  But, alas, we don't hear anything
special about her eyes, so it doesn't seem to be the
same quality as that alluded to for Harry and Lily's
eyes. 

Long ago, I was wondering if the bright green eyes
might be an indication that the person had been
either possessed by an evil wizard or could use
those green eyes against an evil wizard.  Green
seems to be the color often reserved for evil.  At
one point, I was even convinced that I read that
Ginny's eyes flashed green after she had been
possessed by LV in CoS, but I never found the canon
reference, so I must have just imagined it.  From
a scientific point of view, the reason something
looks green is that the object absorbs all of the
colors except green and reflects the green back to
be seen.  That would be a nice allegory for the
green eyes.  They see/absorb all of the world, but
reject the evil part.

Laura Walsh   lwalsh at acsalaska.net