Does Harry LITERALLY have his mother's eyes? (her eyeballs...)

cmz1213 christinazimpfer at hotmail.com
Sat Jul 14 14:40:25 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 171732

Long time fan, occasional lurker, so speak up if this has been discussed...  Maybe Lily's 
eyes are literally in Harry's head (if anyone has read Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicals, you 
see where I get the idea).  A bit gruesome for JKR, but not out of her league.  Not sure who 
did it, when it was done and the motive, and you folks are much smarter than I, but here's 
a few scenarios.....

1.  Lily knew her eyes had a magical property and switched them with Harry's before she 
was killed, giving him protection when LV AK'd him.

2.  LV was especially smitten with Lily's eyes, because he loved her, or loved the green 
Slytherin-y color, or whatever, and placed them into Harry's head right before he AK'd him 
(thought it would make a better Horcrux that way, with 2 generations?).

3.  Lily was a Horcrux, and when you make a person a Horcrux, it's the eyes that hold the 
soul, so someone put the Horcrux eyes into Harry for safe keeping (not sure if it would be 
a good guy or a bad guy).

4.  Dumbledore placed them into Harry after he was AK'd, knowing Lily's eyes were 
especially magical and they could help him along the way.

So, that's what has been bouncing around in my head as I wait for Book 7.  Comments/ 
ideas please!

Lupin Lover





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