Lily's eyes another let down

[BKinney]

No: HPFGUIDX 173796

Donna <djmitt at pa.net> wrote:
  So what was the big deal about Harry having his mother's eyes??? I
thought we would find out that the Evan's were descendents of
Slytherin because of the "greenness" of their eyes?? The only
reference that came close to that was in Snape's memory when her eyes
were described as green "slits" but we don't know for sure and I
thought we would find out. I did notice that in the final show down
their eye color were reversed and JK made reference to that .. Voldy
has red eyes (griffindor color) while Harry has bright green color
(Slytherin color)

It might mean something or nothing we never found out

BUMMER

Brianna:
  I never paid much attention to that remark...it was like saying to someone you look just like your father or mother.  Generally, what is meant is that there's a keen resemblance in appearance between offspring and parent.  But here we discover that Harry's eyes are literally the same color and shape as his mother's, and for all of Snape's unpleasantness throughout Harry's time at Hogwarts, he had to take notice of Lily’s eyes from the moment Harry arrived.  Everyone else did, and Lily's eyes had more significance to Snape than anyone with the possible exception of James.  So, finally discovering that Harry indeed had his mother's eyes--and that these very same eyes reminded Snape of the woman who had been lost and the promise he made to DD every day--was a wonderful revelation in my opinion. I loved the simplicity and elegance of it.



Brianna