Magical knitting

[toogoodforthisearth]

No: HPFGUIDX 30959

I can't remember the exact quote but when Harry asks Dumblebore what 
he sees in the Mirror doesn't he say something about getting socks 
and you can never have enough socks.

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "auroraalma" <amendels at l...> wrote:
> I was just thinking of A Tale of Two Cities with Madame Defarge 
knitting  a roster of dead people and it made me think, ....
> 
> In HP there are a lot of socks and sweaters . Could there be some 
kind of magic knit into the sweaters or socks, some kind of 
> protection. It would be really funny if that were a kind of armor 
in this story.
> 
> Mrs. Weasley knits all of her children and Harry sweaters, surely 
she wants to protect them. (Though Ron gives his away to Dobby- I 
> hope that does not spell doom for Ron-  I like Ron :)  )Maybe the 
protection wears off after a while, which is why they get new ones 
> every year. Or maybe the kids just outgrow them.
> 
> Dobby knits socks for Harry. Dobby, as an elf, has some pretty 
powerful magic available to him and certainly wants to protect Harry) 
> and that wouldn't be going against Dumldore's wishes)
> 
> 
> And now to the loonier theories:
> 
> 1) Maybe the sock that Harry gave to Dobby becomes magical somehow 
because of its role in the liberation of Dobby, now Dobby 
> has it so he would benifit from it.
> 
> 2) A combination of the "somehow staying the Dursleys ( blood 
relatives) protects Harry theory' and the 'maybe Petunia doesn't 
really 
> hate Harry after all' theory:
> 
> Harry wears Uncle Verenon's socks( and I am pretty sure he wears 
Dudley's as well) maybe they somehow protect him (if they were 
> made by Petunia)
> ________
> And on another note: a  while back we were talking about how 
Petunia might have some magical ability that she tries to supress. In 
> Cos Harry threatens a hedge with fake magic (hocus pocus etc) in 
from of Dudley. Dudley tattles and it says that Petunia knew he 
> hadn't realy done any magic. How could she know for sure, so 
quickly, without investigating?
> 
> I'd love to hear your thoughts,
>  Aurora who wishes her knitting could be protective or at least 
reasonably even