Eyes, Hair, and Socks ?

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 106298

charme:

I have what might be an unpopular, albeit wild, theory; hopefully you folks
will bear with me whilst I explain :)

I've seen numerous posts lately WRT eye color, hair color, and color in
general in reference to the Potters and the Weasleys.  I think (hope)
everyone will agree the Weasleys all have red hair because it's hereditary
in their family. The Malfoy parents have blonde hair and, of course, Draco
has inherited that, too. JKR focuses a great deal on these descriptive terms
in all her books, right?  I started paging through PS/SS, and the Mirror of
Erised caught my eye. (I love how JK used "Erised" instead of "Desire" -
spelling words backwards is one of my favorite ways to develop passwords,
but of course I digress) The portion of it most interesting to me was the
description of a "little old man who looked as though he had Harry's knobby
knees" and "other pairs of green eyes like his."  Green eyes, I said to
myself like the obsessed loon, I am...where have I seen other descriptions
of green eyes?  CoS has it:  Dobby. "Bulging green eyes like tennis balls,"
it says.  And in nearly every interaction with Dobby, his eye color is
mentioned. Hm. All the other elves described, don't have the same eye color
or are not mentioned.  In the words of one of my favorite comics, "What does
this MEAN?" I asked myself.   Then there's socks.  Socks, socks, and more
socks. Harry socks, Dudley socks, Dobby socks Dumbledore socks. Giving,
recieving, using, finding socks.  So many socks I think I know where those
"lost" ones from the laundry went. And what is the most important sock in
CoS signify? Freedom.  How very interesting, yes?

 Lily's family may have the touch of the elves in their blood. Weird and
freaky, but why does JKR only point out Dobby, Harry, and Lily particularly
having green eyes? And a mention of a little old man with knobby knees?
Seems too coincidental to me....

charme, practicing thinking outside the box or just lost her marbles and
needs a sock to put them in :)