[HPforGrownups] Re: Sweaters/ socks

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 45035

Kara wrote:

> That's funny, because it never mentions Ron's having a letter at all.
> But it really seems like George -was- talking to Ron.. because it
> never indicated his attention had left Ron to go to Harry. But why
> would Ron be the only one without a letter? Maybe Mrs. Weasley ran out
> of time? Hehe

I always thought it meant Harry's until I reread it.  And grammatically
speaking "yours" referring to "your sweater" should have been to the last
person he spoke to.  Which was Ron.

Now, back on the topic of sweaters, socks, and appreciating such things.
The reason Dobby has such a fascination with socks is because that was the
instrument of his freedom.  If Harry had wrapped the diary in a sweater and
done the same thing, and Dobby had caught it, he'd have a fascination with
sweaters.  But it's not, it's socks.

Now, consider Ron.  He clearly doesn't appreciate his sweaters his mom gives
him each year.  In GoF he immediately gives it (and the socks) away.  Yet it
was an expression of love.  Hold that thought.

Now to Dumbledore, who says (and some say it wouldn't be in there if it
weren't so) he saw himself holding a pair of thick woolen socks.  Now
suppose (and I believe this has been explored before) Dumbledore had a wife
who made him socks every Christmas.  And he never appreciated it.  Tossed
them aside, joking prehaps.  Then one year she dies, and the next Christmas,
of course, there are no socks.  And ever since then all he's really wanted
for Christmas were those socks.  Not meaning he truly wanted the socks, but
what they were symbolic of, his wife's love, and how he really just wanted
her back.

Back to Ron.  Often one never truly appreciates what they have until it's
gone.  Should Mrs. Weasley die (NO!) I'm sure Ron's mind would instantly go
to those sweaters he so carelessly tossed aside that she worked so hard to
make him, whether or not they were the same and he hated maroon.  She still
put a lot of effort into it.  Is there a connection there?  I know there are
a lot of "what ifs" but if there is something to the "Dumbledore saw socks"
thing, maybe it's on that line.  The house elf thing doesn't work for me
(he's got clothes, for goodness sake!).

Richelle

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