Significance of Harry's green eyes?

[daredevildiver13]

I wonder what color eyes the weasleys have?

[Moonlight]

allergic to contacts? They could've changed the colour with a computer..technology has developed...
I always imagined them with brown eyes...but blue wuld suite them aswell.

[daredevildiver13]

I saw a poster with digital eyes and they looked extremely fake. Freaky even.

[RonFan24]

If it's done corectly, any digital manipulation can look real, it's just time consuming.

[spuachi]

They really tried but it was very strange and looked really bad. Besides, Daniel has changing eye colours, from blue to green, so sometimes you can see he actually has green eyes.
I'd love to see the three of them making all the movies, but unless they stop growing at a normal rate it seems unlikely. They say GOF will be 2 movies because it's too long... imagine OOTP... In the end they would have to make ... at least 9 movies!!

[RonFan24]

I also heard Chris Columbus wants to do GoF at a two parter. I heard that when he comes back to direct GoF they will release one at the end of summer beginning of fall and make it a cliff hanger. Then have the conclusion released around Christmas. I think making it two parts is a good idea. There is just too much information to cram into one movie that wouold end up being four hours long and I'm not talking about the director's cut!!!

[spuachi]

You're right, it would be a too long movie (even if we love a long Harry Potter movie). And if they release both parts in the same year we won't have to wait long. I guess where are they going to cut the book, and how are they going to name the movies... Harry Potter and the goblet of fire part 1 doesn't sound too good.

(sorry for being a bit off topic)

[LadyofthePensieve]

What is sooo important with Harry´s green eyes? I really have no idea, I just know something about colours in general.

When I read the postings I suddenly remembered my art lessons when I was student at a german school.

Goethe created the theory of the colours.

First at all: green is a very common colour in the nature (plants, grass and so on) but it isn´t a basic colour! Green is a mix of blue and yellow.

Blue represents peace, air and depth (depression), but also eveness and equanimity.
Yellow represents light, fun but also indifference.

Green represents hope and life.

Green is the anti-colour to red!

Interesting fact red is a basic colour!
Red represents blood, heat and fire, aggression but also strength, bravery and power.

No coloures are so diffrent from each other than green and red. If you mix them you will not get any new colour just an ugly looking green or red.

Maybe therefore Harry´s or his mum´s eyes are so important, because they represent the opposite side of magical powers to Voldi´s magical powers?

Just an idea, hope it helps.

[daredevildiver13]

i think green is red's compliment or something like that. like orange is to blue and yellow is to purple.

[Mouthn of Merlin]

I think the color of his has someting to do with book 6, which is rumour to be called HP and the Green Flame Torch or something like that.

[spuachi]

that's only a rumour, but assuming it is true (which I doubt) then I also think you are right, we will know the significance of the green eyes in book 6.

[i wish i knew]

JK said it is important in book 5 and she is the bss who decides. Anyway it may not be important that HArry has green eyes, but that he has his mothers eyes. JK sais that the profession of the Potters is also important in book 5. MAybe she was a sere or somthing. I dot know.

[daredevildiver13]

i like that possibility but i was thinking something with charms

[Halo Demornay]

To reply to an earlier post, I think it's important to read too much into the subtle hints. JKR has proven that everything she puts in her books is there for a reason. Maybe Lily Potter is more a part of Harry than we know. Perhaps she transferred some part of her existence into Harry the moment she died, and that existence has yet to resurface. Or maybe there's something dreadful in her past that will greatly warp Harry's perception of her. Only time will tell...

June 21st, please hurry up!

[spuachi]

maybe he "really" has his mother's eyes

[RonFan24]

You know, I commented on the fact that red and green are opposites on the color wheel a few posts back. I don't think anyone read it...

Originally posted by RonFan24 (posted here)
First, to anyone who says that color doesn't mean anything, keep this in mind: it might not have to do with anything directly related to the plot, but authors often use color to depict emotion or a certain feeling something should have. I don't know how many of you have read it, but The Red Badge of Courage is a perfect example of using color in a sensory way.
The second thing I would like to add is maybe those who say color means nothing are right; maybe it simple means that Harry carries something of his mother's and that his parents are important to who he is. Get what I mean?
Lastly, I would like to say that maybe the connection between the green of Harry's eyes and the red of Voldemort's eyes is simply to do with contrast. Harry and Voldemort are foils to each other, therefore it could be a symbol. Red and green are opposites on the color wheel, so we can deduct that Harry and Voldemort are opposites as well....Unless John Woo was right and ever hero/villain duo is two sides of the same coin...but I digress.

No coloures are so diffrent from each other than green and red. If you mix them you will not get any new colour just an ugly looking green or red.

Acutally all complimentary colors make a mucky brown.

[spuachi]

I think we read it, but that had been already said by someone else, that's why anybody said anything about it. Sorry if we ignored you a little bit.

JK seems to give some importance to the colors in the books, so possibly it's not a coincidence that Harry has green eyes and Voldemort red ones. It could also mean that none of them is "pureblood" because they have the eyes of their enemy's colour (red-gryffindor, green-slytherin), or even that they are somehow related to that house. Maybe Voldemort is the heir of Gryffindor!! 8)

Sorry, it's too late and I'm sleepy...

[daredevildiver13]

i really doubt that voldemort is gryffindor related. but i do think that harry is the heir of gryffindor.

[spuachi]

I think that also, but I just keep thinking weird possibilities, you know, nobody knows how JK really thinks, so anything could be possible.

[daredevildiver13]

Yeah, you never know what JK will throw at you! It actually is a good thing to think up insane theories because remember the sirious black incident. i never thought of it.