The significance of Harry having Lily's eyes

[Cindy L]

No: HPFGUIDX 138842

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "redwooddawn"
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wrote:

> redwooddawn:
> 
> For all of you who have discussed the Snape/Lily romantic 
> possibilities, I think Harry having Lily's eyes would definitely be
a 
> constant and anguishing reminder to Snape of what he did towards 
> causing Lily's death.  Slughorn has made it clear that anyone who 
> admired or loved Lily cannot help but be moved in seeing those eyes 
> in her son.  Has the list already discussed how those eyes could
help 
> Harry in his fight, or who else they could motivate to help Harry?
> 
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I had an idea that Snape hated Harry from the get-go not only because 
he hated James, but because every time he looked at Harry, he saw 
Lily's eyes.  I get a hint from HBP that there was more to Snape and 
Lily than simply being classmates.  For instance, Lily was good at 
potions.  Could she and Snape have studied together, with Snape 
secretly having feelings for her that she could not reciprocate?  (I 
think that has been mentioned before (?).  

Lily was good at charms.  Could she have put a charm on Harry that 
saved him from Voldemort, the catalyst putting it into action being
her death, and the subsequent blood-protection?  The fact that she 
died for Harry may have touched Snape in a negative way?  So that, 
when he looks at Harry, he sees Lily, sees her sacrifice, resents 
Harry for that, and to make matters worse, Harry was the son of the 
man who Lily loved.

I think whatever the situation was between Lily and Snape, the focus 
on Harry's eyes has something to do with it.

Cindy (aoibhneach1)