The significance of Harry having Lily's eyes

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No: HPFGUIDX 138813

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:
> hg:
> >>Incidentally, that particular quote is in reference to 
> Harry's grandparents, not Lily's, and is about him being alone.  
> Slughorn being Harry's grandfather doesn't conflict with any of 
> that.  As far as I've seen, there's nothing that rules it out as a 
> possibility.
> 
> CathyD:
> "I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle.  They're *the only 
family* he has left now."  (PS pg 15 Can Ed)  I think that rules 
Slughorn out as a family member, don't you?
> 

hg:
Not if Dumbledore doesn't know.  There's been plenty he hasn't known 
about.  And if he did know, as Potioncat said, Dumbledore wouldn't 
have left him with the Dursleys.  I think that Dumbledore would think 
Slughorn should be the last person to raise Harry; after all, 
Dumbledore was relieved that Harry wasn't a "pampered little 
prince."  

Ah, well.

hg.