Albus Dumbledore and the Socks in the Mirror (of Erised)

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No: HPFGUIDX 79989

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> A world in which Dumbledore could expect to receive something as 
> warm, fuzzy, and prosaic as socks for Christmas would be one which 
> did not hang in the balance.  It would be a world in which he would 
> not have to be wary of having his caring for others turned back on 
> him.  It would be a world in which he would not have to sacrifice 
the 
> happiness (or the very life) of "the boy who lived."
> 
> Sandy, aka "msbeadsley"

What a wonderful post! Yes. Dumbledore is expected to save the world, 
so who is going to give the saviour of the world something as simple 
as socks? And yet, have you noticed how very like Gandalf he is? Like 
Gandalf, despite all his power, he really likes simple things - in 
Gandalf's case, a nice relaxed smoke of his favourite pipeweed and a 
joke with friends. You can certainly imagine either of them playing a 
game of darts with friends in the pub and probably cheating
gleefully. We can only hope DD survives to enjoy this world and be 
given socks for Christmas in the last scene.

Sue B