Lily Evans Potter

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No: HPFGUIDX 161937

In http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/23098
jenny from ravenclaw <meboriqua at ...> wrote:
> I've been reading the posts about Harry's eyes and I
> started thinking.
> First, the idea about Lily being a Seer is great.  I've
> been convinced for quite a while that Harry is a Seer
> (and Ron is NOT), and his Seer-ness being inherited
> along with his green eyes is a brilliant idea.  <snip>
>
> On another note, in SS, Ollivander remembers Lily's wand
> and remarks that it was a nice wand for charm work. That
> leads me to believe that it was Lily who cast the Fidelius
> Charm, which also makes her one hell of a witch. I also
> have to wonder if, along with her love for Harry, she
> charmed him. <snip>
>
> Now, as far as what Lily and James were doing that caused
> Voldie to come after them, it is possible that, while they
> were working together to help defeat him, they may not have
> working on the same things.  What I mean by that is perhaps
> only Lily was an Unspeakable or maybe James was and Lily
> was working on a secret charm to use against Voldie.


Hi,

This is my first post here, so please bear with me.

I don't like the idea of Lily working on a charm to defeat
Voldemort, because if it was completed that implies to me
that Harry was used as a weapon and I can't see any parent
wanting to do such a thing.  I wouldn't mind as much if the
trio came upon her notes and found research to a spell that
was not yet completed I suppose.  It could give Hermione a
more concrete role in the defeat of Voldemort, but could
also complicate things on their quest.  If they don't return
to school how much time and opportunity for additional
research would they have?

As far a being a seer goes Harry has shown no sign so far
of possessing any future insight, at least none that I can
recall.  I think it would be a lot to throw on him in the
last book with everything else he's going to have to deal
with.  I can imagine that talent coming to one of his
friends, though.  I like to think that fate might give his
friends some extra tools to help in is quest.  We also
don't know as many details of his friends' activities in
the books, so I think it could be fit in more easily.  It
could also help to re-enforce his need for friends and co-
operation instead of being the solitary hero.

JKR did state in one of her interview that Petunia was not
a squib - "she is not a squib, although that is a very good
guess."  I'm more inclined to believe that one of their
parents came from a magical family.  Perhaps her mother was
a squib.  Didn't Petunia say that her mother "was so proud
to have a witch in the family."

I'd be more inclined to believe that the eyes were a link
to Harry's heritage as we have learned very little about
his family and have been told that we will learn more of
his family in the final book.

Wishing our US neighbours a happy Thanksgiving.

lp