SOCKS and other presents

[amanitamuscaria1]

No: HPFGUIDX 78327

 From:   "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> 
Date:  Thu Aug 21, 2003  11:56 pm
Subject:  SOCKS: Was: Re: What Dumbledore saw in the Mirror of Erised

Does anyone else on list find the moment when Ron chucks his 
mother's hand-knitted sweater at Dobby for a Christmas present (GoF) 
*supremely* ungrateful?
*SNIP*
Dobby hand knits 
socks for Harry - showing that he has genuine affection for Harry. 
Pip!Squeak
[who will now wander off rather sheepishly]

 Now Me (AmanitaMuscaria)
Agreed the disturbing lack of thought in that scene - Ron throwing 
Dobby the jumper from his mother, but also previous to that, Harry 
fishing out a pair of Uncle Vernon's old socks to give Dobby, because 
he hadn't thought to get Dobby a present..
I'm sure it's been brought up before, but in the light of 
the 'protection', is that the reason the Dursleys(read Petunia here?) 
send Harry _something_, whether it's a coathanger, 50p, or a tissue, 
as a present? Is the 'present' a reinforcement of the protection in 
some way?
Chweers. AmanitaMuscaria