The significance of Harry having Lily's eyes

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 138864

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> > 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.  
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> Cindy (aoibhneach1)
> 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.  

Valky:

Can I first ask Cindy, is that name gaelic? It's beautiful. If tis
Gael then twuld be pronounced eevneeyah-ch yes? Anyhow I like it very
much and it says nice things about you :D


On to Harry's eyes. I don't mean to shoot down this line of reasoning.
(I *really* don't), but I distinctly remember a quote from JKR
(pertaining to some artworks of Harry without his glasses on) in which
Jo implies that Harry's eyes are a weakness rather than a strength.   

I think the actual quote reads "...don't they understand that they are
his [Harry's] vulnerability." Paraphrase.

I wonder how this looks in the light of considering Snape and Harry's
relationship to be the plot point here.

I haven't really got an answer as to the significance of Harry's eyes,
as a vulnerability. But he certainly gets blinded a lot in the books.
I have speculated on that before and got nowhere but it's the only
specific eye vulnerability I found in Harry. and it doesn't seem to
have much to do with Lily. So I'll leave it with you, maybe something
will turn up this time :D

Valky