Throughout the entire series , Harry sports his father 's perpetually untidy black hair , his mother 's green eyes , and a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead because of his encounter with Lord Voldemort and round , thick eyeglasses . Throughout the series , Harry is described as having his father 's perpetually untidy black hair , his mother 's bright green eyes , and carries a lightning bolt-shaped scar on the right side of his forehead .