[HPforGrownups] Re: SOCKS and other presents

[T.M. Sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 78620

princesspeaette wrote:
>  AmanitaMuscaria wrote:
> 
>>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?
> 
> I think Ron just didn't want *another* maroon sweater.  He didn't 
> think about all the time his mum put into it, just he didn't really 
> want it (teenagers are like that).  And for someone who doesn't have 
> a lot of money to spend on things, the thanks he got from an 
> overjoyed Dobby were probably a very nice boost to his ego.

I don't think Ron really disregarded Molly's feelings that much.  I 
expect that if she knew what he did with the sweater, she would knit 
Dobby something of his very own for next Christmas.