Is Lily related to Slytherin?

[SunsetG|rl]

Maybe Lily isn't fully related to Harry. I don't know, Lily must somehow be connected to Slytherin.

Not fully realated to Harry? Being his mother is as related as they can get. And he does have her eyes, so you can't deny they are related...

[Asphodel]

Yeah, and it's the whole "Mother's Love" thing. But can't someone who isn't the biological mother have "Mother's Love"? There are lots of people with brilliant green eyes, so it's not like Lily is the only one.

[Nightcrawler]

Um... no. Lily is Harry's mother. It is stated several times that he has his mother's eyes. Yes other people have green eyes too, but JKR has said several times that his eyes are going to be a huge deal.

We are up to the seventh book. The final act of the overall story. All stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. We are almost at the very, very end. JKR is not going to introduce something huge like Lily not really being Harry's mother that at this point in the story.

Hary had to stay with the Dursley's because they were his only living reletives. They were Lily's familly. And none of them are in any way related to Voldermort or Slytherin.

[Asphodel]

I'm sticking with the theory of Lily having been adopted. Or perhaps the Dursleys really are related to Slytherin. J.K.R said we would learn something about the Dursleys too.

[Nightcrawler]

The only reason Harry is staying with the Dursleys is because they are his only living relatives. If the Dursleys are related to Slytherin then they are also related to Voldermort, and Voldermort is supposed to be Slytherin's only living decendant.

[Mistress Siana]

"Dudders, my darling, may I introduce you to Uncle Tom? He's been all around the world, and...no dear, I have no idea why his eyes are so red, maybe people smoked too much on the train...anyway, Harry, stop staring like that, bring the tea. Tom dear, excuse my nephew, he hasn't been in his right mind since his parents were blown up."

Can't really imagine that...*g*

But I wonder if maybe Lily's eyes are in some way connected to the fact that Voldemort didn't want to kill her? You know, when he went to Godric's Hollow to kill Harry, he killed James in an instant but told Lily to step aside. He only killed her when she refused to make way for him to get to Harry.

[Asphodel]

Perhaps it's one of those "look into my eyes" things. Maybe the fact that her eyes are green ment that she would one day be killed by Slytherin.

[darkcloak]

Maybe the fact that Harry has green eyes merely symbolises his mother's protection, whereas Voldemort's red glowing slits show that no-one would protect him and that he contains no love.

[Asphodel]

But how is green affiliated with protection? I thought that was large brown eyes.

[SunsetG|rl]

I've done a little search on the symbolism of both green and red.

Green is mostly the color of nature and envroment...Blabla...Don't think these are that important. But I also found that green seems to be asocietad with wisdom, eternal life and some sort of protection (Though the autor of that article said it more like: "protection from fears and anxieties connected with the demands of others"). On a site I also found this: "if you don't know what color to use anywhere use green."

Red is for courage, vitality, apeeal...blabla.... Red is also the color of Mars-which is asociated with War (Mars was the god of war). It's also the color of blood and fire (meaning danger). It also offers protection from fear and anxieties.

That's what I could dig up till my paitience and interest ran out.

[Asphodel]

Quite interesting. This makes me begin to question my theory to begin with ! I don't think my original theory was correct, but it still creeps me out that Lily's eyes are Slytherin's main color.

[KAD]

[quote="Mistress Siana"But I wonder if maybe Lily's eyes are in some way connected to the fact that Voldemort didn't want to kill her? You know, when he went to Godric's Hollow to kill Harry, he killed James in an instant but told Lily to step aside. He only killed her when she refused to make way for him to get to Harry.[/quote]

I'v been wondering about this - it's almost like LV knew Lilly? Perhaps she is not related, but a friend? I have also been wondering why lilly and james needed a secret keeper to hide their whereabouts - if it was indeed to hide them from LV (why) and why did he not just kill lilly like he did james if they were his enemies? i think they were hiding frrom something else?

[darkcloak]

But I wonder if maybe Lily's eyes are in some way connected to the fact that Voldemort didn't want to kill her? You know, when he went to Godric's Hollow to kill Harry, he killed James in an instant but told Lily to step aside. He only killed her when she refused to make way for him to get to Harry.

I'v been wondering about this - it's almost like LV knew Lilly? Perhaps she is not related, but a friend? I have also been wondering why lilly and james needed a secret keeper to hide their whereabouts - if it was indeed to hide them from LV (why) and why did he not just kill lilly like he did james if they were his enemies? i think they were hiding frrom something else?

I don't think they were friends.

Why did Voldemort pick Harry over Neville? Dumbledore reckons that it was because Harry reminded him of himself. Therefore Voldemort, having picked Harry and gone to Godric's Hollow to kill him, may have been reminded of his own mother when facing Lily.

I believe that this may have slowed his hand, but ultlmately did not stop him

[Asphodel]

I think ultimately that Harry is related to some Hogwarts... guy/girl. I may be wrong on the Slytherin thing, but I think it's safe to say that Harry is related to Gryffindor (father's side). But back on topic, I think that LV enjoyed seeing Lily trying to protect Harry. He had a sick mind, he was thinking about how broken she would be. He probably wanted to kill Harry in front of her, just to torture her, so he (she? was it really LV who did the killing of Lily?) told her to "stand aside".

[xXxFawkesSong]

I'm sticking with the theory of Lily having been adopted. Or perhaps the Dursleys really are related to Slytherin. J.K.R said we would learn something about the Dursleys too.

Far out theory, but perhaps Petunia is a squib?

Like someone had already said, how do people become wizards if they are muggle borns? Just wondering...

I don't think Lily was adopted, I just think she was like a regular muggle born and got married to James and was a sister to Petunia and that's how Harry was related to good ol' Petuny.

For some reason, I really don't want something major about the eyes, even though I know JKR said that... It just seems... Weird, I guess? A major secret about the -eyes- of Lily/Harry...

I agree with Barny The Barn about their idea of Slughorn. =D

And I think green is just a random color JKR picked...