socks

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 3210

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Peg Kerr <pkerr06 at a...> wrote:
> Joywitch wrote:
> 
> > Although the point Steve makes in the Lexicon that there seems to 
be
> > an awful lot of socks in the HP books really struck me.  Not only
> > Dobbys fascination with socks and the Dumbledore/Erised sock 
remark,
> > but also Uncle Vernon gives Harry an old pair of his socks for one
> > birthday; the pocket sneakoscope gets wrapped in socks.  Doesnt 
Harry
> > buy socks in Hogsmeade for Dobby? (or did I make that up?)  What 
is
> > it with the socks?
> >
> 

Maybe it's a thing about the British not having central heating
and their feet always being cold.

Also could be true (as was just suggested) that every one in a while 
Dumbledore gets tired of being the point person/great leader/greatest 
wizard in the world and longs for just a little bit of creature 
comfort.
If I could knit, I'd probably go start a pair for him, but instead
perhaps I'll send him some from L.L. Bean. I'll just send an owl, or 
a package addressed to Professor Dumbledore, Hogwarts, somewhere in 
England and see what happens.

Susan