small thing in COS

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 97899

Julie wrote:
>>It is about a small thing JKR mentioned
was in the movie and the book because it had plot value.<<

HunterGreen:
I think it was something about 'giving "it all" away' or something 
along those lines (not sure what interview it came from though).

Julie continued:
>>First, when Dobby meets Harry in Privet Drive, Harry hides him in
the closet when Uncle Vernon comes upstairs. When Dobby walks out
of the wardrobe, he has one of Harry's socks on his ear that he
simply discards. Knowing JKR and socks, I thought that was
interesting.

Second, in the Chamber, I noticed Tom's robe had the Hogwart's
crest, not the Slytherin crest. [snip]

So, I wanted to offer this as perhaps of getting this thread going
again to see if the Hand has the consensus vote or what other
speculations there may be.<<

HunterGreen:
What about Hagrid being in Knockturn Alley? Not that I think there's 
any reason to be suscipcious of Hagrid (since he's the LEAST 
suscipsious of all the adult characters), but its rather odd that 
something as mundune as flesh-eating-slug repellent wouldn't be sold 
in Diagon Alley. (I've also always found it odd that Tom Riddle and 
Hagrid knew each other personally when they were several years apart 
and presumably in different houses, although Tom could just have seen 
him as an easy patsy).
Of course, the more obvious important information in CoS is Voldemort 
transferring Harry some of his power and all the background 
information about him.