[HPforGrownups] Re: Lilly being blind

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 129077

 Chys:
> 
> Cool. Thanks for finding that! It WAS just a whim. #1 shows what 
> Harry wants most, he wouldn't know to think that she wouldn't be 
that 
> way so if that were the case, it wouldn't matter. Although I do 
agree 
> with you that #2 is disturbing but it wouldn't have that much 
weight 
> on her not actually being blind. Maybe they were just pointing out 
> the fact that he looked like her, and it were something that 
happened 
> to her later towards the end of her life, as I previously 
suggested, 
> then it could be mentioned in that sad sort of way. 
> 
> On another note, you don't have to wear sunglasses if you're blind, 
> it's not a rule. ^_^  Besides maybe they had a potion to fix that 
> blindness, eh? Doesn't mean Harry was born with it.
> 
> All in fun. ^_^
> Chys

I'd never thought of this theory, and when I first started reading 
this post I thought that JKR wouldn't make Lily blind because she 
would see it as a sort of symbolism of turning a blind eye to the bad 
things in the world. But then I thought, it could be symbolism for 
not being racist or biggoted in anyway. Because as she is blind, 
she 'sees' people for who they really are, not what they look like, 
or their background. 

But, I'm probably waaaaayyyy over thinking this lol.

Tamara

Sherry Now:

oh, I really intended to stay out of this discussion, precisely because I am
blind.  I don't think anyone has said or done anything to indicate that Lily
was blind.  And I can't for one minute believe that nobody would have
mentioned it.  Especially with all the talk of her eyes.  And no, most blind
people don't wear dark glasses anymore, because we aren't ashamed of our
eyes in the ways blind people of many years ago were taught to be.  Well, if
we go in the sun and have some remaining vision, we might wear sun glasses.

But I particular wanted to respond to the last comment about if Lilly was
blind she wouldn't be bigoted or prejudice.  I've been blind since I was
five.  My parents taught me not to be prejudice.  But believe me, I know
many blind people who are very bigoted.  I think it's how we are raised, not
our physical sight or lack thereof, that determines if we accept others for
who they are inside and not for the externals that can't be changed.

all I hope is that if lily does turn out to have been blind, the blindness
is not a vehicle to make her super girl in some sickening way.  That would
make me want to puke! i like her much more as a woman making a terrible
sacrifice for the life of her son.

Ah, and soon, hopefully, we will know!

sherry