The significance of Harry having Lily's eyes

[Cindy L]

No: HPFGUIDX 138968

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> 
wrote:
> 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
<snip>

CINDY:
Yes, it is Gaelic, and is indeed pronounced as you said.  It 
means "joyful" - and thank you!


> 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.
<snip>

CINDY:
I have read very few of JKR's interviews, so I guess I am a little 
out of the loop.  I only based my theories on the books.  So I was 
unaware that Harry's eyes were supposed to be a vulnerability.  It 
doesn't seem to suggest that in the book....so I don't know. :-/

 
> Valky: 
> 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

CINDY:
Well, I just thought because everyone who mentioned Harry's eyes in 
the book seemed to indicate that he had "Lily's eyes".  I don't know 
why they would stress that if Lily had nothing to do with 
it......Could very well be another red herring. 
:-)

Cindy (aoibhneach)