Lily's physical description, and a bit more apparently :-)

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 125766


Jen wrote:
<snip>
> But back to the Pensieve scene. I've never found a satisfactory 
> answer for what important information we find out about Lily in 
Book 
> 5. JKR said: "We will find out the significant information about 
> Harry's mother in two parts: books 5 and 7. Both are "very 
important 
> in what Harry ends up having to do." [Read the exact quote from 
WBUR 
> interview, 1999, Quick Quill Quotes].
> 
> So we already knew Lily had red hair and green eyes from the 
Mirror of Erised. We guessed she was a powerful witch from what 
happened at  Godric's Hollow. She's always been portrayed as a good 
person and an  almost saint-like mother. Check, check, check. All 
these traits are  present in the Pensieve scene. What's new? The 
only thing left is  standing up for Snape, I guess. 
<snip>
 
Hannah now: This puzzles me as well.  I was waiting right up till 
the last page for the significant information, and it never seemed 
to come.  I did read in a not 100% reliable source reported on 
Mugglenet that there is 'something huge about Lily Potter' in HBP, 
so maybe JKR moved the revelation intended for book 5 into book 6?  

> Beth wrote:
> > I always try to keep in mind, however, that JKR insists that we 
> > should all be trying to figure out why LV didn't die.  One 
thought  that keeps popping into my head is that since Lily's love 
saved  Harry, and that love was in Harry's blood protecting him, 
perhaps  LV also had some of the Evans/Potter blood in him thus 
protecting  him from the rebound.  
 
Hannah now:  I like this theory.  Lily could be related to LV 
through his Muggle father's side.  That may also explain his slight 
reluctance to kill her (telling her to stand aside rather than just 
zapping her outright).  Such a revelation would explain a lot of 
mysteries, and we know something significant is coming up about 
her.  And maybe that also explains the glint in DD's eyes?  In 
destroying Lily's direct blood protection on Harry so that LV can 
touch him, he has also destroyed his own indirect blood protection 
that prevented him dying in the first place?

> Beth wrote:
> > Anyway, just some thought, but enough of my late night 
ramblings -- have I written too much for a newcomer? :)  

Hannah:  They're very good thoughts, write as much as you want!  
Welcome to HPfGU!

Hannah