Harry Potter is most commonly described as someone who who looks exactly like James Potter, with Lily Potter's eyes and a lightning bolt scar. But most people don't know the truth. Most people can't be bothered to look past the surface. Most people accept everyone else's observations of him and focus solely on the scar. They never truly look at his eyes.

Everyone says that his eyes are his mother's. That is not entirely true. Sure, he might have the shape and framing of her eyes, but not necessarily the color. Sure, they're green, but people always forget that there are different shades of green.

Lily Potter's eyes were a shade of bright and pure green; a fresh, emerald lawn in the middle of springtime. They were happiness.

Harry Potter did not have these eyes.

Some people may argue that he did in fact have these eyes, they were just darkened by the horrors of his past. Yes, that is true. But, that is not the whole truth.

It is acknowledged that when Harry Potter was a baby, Voldemort fired the Killing Curse at him, he survived, and all that he was left with was a scar upon his forehead. Yet another untrue fact. That spell left him with one more thing.

An Avada Kedavra curse is a sickly, dark forest green. The exact same shade of Harry Potter's eyes. His eyes were not his mothers, they were a reminder. A reminder of the night he became an orphan and his life was shattered forever.

And Harry knows this. He has had the Killing Curse fired at him many times. He knows that the scar wasn't the only thing Voldemort gave him that night.

Harry Potter has faced Death, many, many times.

He faces it every time he looks in a mirror and sees the eyes, the same color as the spell that took away his happy ending.

In some ways, Harry might be the Master of Death, without completing the Hollows. After all, Harry Potter has mastered looking in a mirror without flinching at the sight of his "mother's" eyes.

A.N. - Hey guys! Its been a while since I uploaded an actual story! Anyway, I was rereading Harry Potter recently (because why not?) and realized J.K. Rowling never specified the color green that Harry's eyes were. And this plot bunny happened and it wouldn't let go until this was written. I hope you all enjoy! Oh! I own nothing except the idea, Harry Potter canon belongs to J.K. Rowling!

- The Blueberry Blonde