[HPforGrownups] Re:The Deathly Hallows and the Dursleys

[Ronin_47]

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From: dragonkeeper 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:17 PM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re:The Deathly Hallows and the Dursleys

I was reading that Harry having Lily's eyes were important. With all the speculation about Snape and Lily, I was wondering if part of it was the reason for Snape's behavior since the first time he saw Harry. I wonder if Snape also noticed Lily's apeareance in Harry because he sure recognizes James's behavior in Harry.<<



--My comments--

This is exactly what I've been thinking. It seems that when Snape sees Harry, he loathes him for his similarities to James. Yet, he is always protecting him even when Harry assumes Snape is behind all of his woes.  (I.E. - In PS/SS, Harry assumed that Snape was after the stone when he was actually protecting it. Hermione assumed that Snape was jinxing Harry off his broom when he was actually working a counter jinx.) And likewise, when Harry saw Snape for the first time he didn't like Snape. I think it had a lot to do with his impression of Slytherin after meeting Draco Malfoy for the first time.
Harry having Lily's eyes is something I've wondered about for a long time. Lupin really seemed to make a big fuss about it. I'm pretty sure Hagrid mentioned it at the beginning as well. I just wonder whether it's not something more than a physical likeness. Like having her blood.

On a completely different note, I wonder if there will be any signifigance to the Phoenix and all of that symbolism or if it was all just to throw us off. What will become of Fawkes with Dumbledore gone?  It seems that there was a lot made of the phoenix's power to rise from the ashes and even the fact that the order takes it's name from the phoenix. There seem to be many other powers associated with it which Dumbledore put to use often, maybe even an entirely  different kind of magic.

In a way, I can't wait until July to get some of the questions answered. But on the other hand, I'd rather it weren't the end.

Cheers,
Ronin

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