Magic Detection/ Ron and the dress robes/ Socks and Celebrity (and sweaters)

marephraim htfulcher at comcast.net
Sat Oct 5 19:13:30 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 45018

Be prepared for perhaps the silliest thread-provoking comment of the 
new millennium

> Richelle said:
> 
> <<< While it's all a good theory, we still have only
> Dumbledore's word for what he saw in the mirror.  Even
> Harry doubted he'd told the truth, it was extremely
> personal. >>>
> 
> Me:
> I don't understand why JKR would throw in such a
> strange and symbolically loaded comment if it didn't
> mean something. Particularly when it's Dumbledore
> doing the talking. And -- if Dumbledore's desire for
> socks .....[snip, snip, snip]

Why had I never noticed it before. The socks! The SOCKS! 

Could there be a connection between Dumbledore wanting socks and the 
sock that freed Dobby? Note also Dobby's preoccupation with socks.

Who does Dumbledore wish to give him socks to free him!

MarEphraim (who obviously spent way too much time yesterday reading 
the entire catalogue of posts to this site)






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