Petunia's Eyes

[anne_t_squires]

No: HPFGUIDX 169871


Karen wrote:

<snip> 
> 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.
> 
<snip>

Anne Squires now:

I have seen this quote before.  I have always assumed that JKR was
referring to Legilimency in this statement.  At that point, 2000,
Legilimancy was "something, maybe, coming."

Anne