What Dumbledore saw in the Mirror of Erised

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No: HPFGUIDX 77999

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kevin" <caradon_2000 at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "michaelkgidlow" 
> <Veritas771 at h...> wrote:
> > I can't help but think that Dumbledore's seeing socks in the 
Mirror 
> > of Erised is a clue to something important. We know that to a 
house 
> > elf a sock means freedom, so could it be that Dumbledore wants to 
> be 
> > freed from something? Any ideas?
> > 
> 
> > Michael Gidlow
> 
> 
> Freedom, perhaps, from the awesome responsibilities of being the 
> leader of the "good" faction in the Harry Potter universe? Freedom 
> from the constant scrutiny from his "peers" at the MoM?
> 
> At least, those are what came into my mind as I read that passage...
> 
> Kevin


Michael,

I think this is a great idea, but socks only mean freedom to Dobby, 
not all house elves. He loves socks (bless him) because thats how 
Harry set him free from the Malfoys in CoS (some time near the end, 
don't have my book on me!).

The fact that DD says he see's himself with lots of socks, IMO, is 
because he's lying to Harry about what he actually see's and this is 
the first thing that pops into his head. Now, is there any reason why 
its socks that come to mind? I can't see that its the freedom thing 
because the Mirror of Erised is in PS and the association with socks 
doesn't come until CoS, has JKR done that before?

Maybe DD does want some freedom from the facts Kevin mentioned, but I 
don't think it has anything to do with socks.

Rachel