Petunia's Eyes

[karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 169869

This thread as discussed a variety of topics as it's evolved through 
various disucssions however it started by myself noticing that there 
was a lot of emphasis on the fact that lily's and petunia's eyes were 
very different (book 5).  JKR also stated:

"you might have got the impression that there is a little bit more to
Aunt Petunia than meets the eye, and you will find out what it is.
She is not a squib, although that is a very good guess. Oh, I am
giving a lot away here. I am being shockingly indiscreet."
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#book:7

JKR puts a lot of emphasis on eyes it seems and has also said it was 
important that harry's eyes were like his mother's.  Now here's a bit 
I found online today from a 2000 BBC Newsround interview that I just 
wanted to add to the discussion.

Now, can I ask you: are there any special wizarding powers in your 
world that depend on the wizard using their eyes to do something? Bit 
like ... 

JK: Why do you want to know this?

I just vaguely wondered.

JK: Why?

Well because everyone always goes on about how Harry's got Lily 
Potter's eyes.

JK: Aren't you smart? There is something, maybe, coming about that. 
I'm going to say no more, very clever.

And I'm going to ask one other question which you'll say isn't clever 
at all. The significance of the place where Harry and his parents 
lived, the first name -- Godric Gryffindor. 

JK:Very good, you're a bit good you are, aren't you?

Thank you.

JK:I'm impressed. My editor didn't notice, I said to her haven't you 
noticed any connection between where Harry's parents were born, not 
born, where they lived, and one of the Hogwarts houses and she's 
sitting there going erm... I'm not being rude about Emma she's a 
brilliant editor, the best I've ever [had]. But no she didn't pick 
that up either. You're a bit good you are.