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Socks - A Comedy Item

CannonsKara View Member Profile	Jul 30 2007, 09:08 AM Post #1
Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 134 Joined: 9:52am July 18, 2007 Location: shedding light in the Luminous Loft	Many of us have speculated as to the importance of socks in the series. Dobby is freed with a sock and develops an unnatural obsession with them. Dumbledore claims to see himself holding a pair of socks in the Mirror of Erised. And now, in her Bloomsbury chat, JKR admits that the socks were only a comedy item. Why socks? I'm very interested in the fact that she planted a subtle comedic prop that so many of us took to be a deeper symbol, especially now that we know it wasn't... --------------------

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moony_lupin View Member Profile	Jul 30 2007, 04:03 PM Post #2
Galleries Official Grape-peeler Posts: 5,450 Joined: 10:36am April 5, 2007 Location: Trying to sneak into Leavesden studios.	Maybe there is a personal reason for JKR using socks as a comedy factor in the series. I suppose we created all these wild theories about socks because Jo would not reveal much details pertaining to them before the release of DH. I myself took part in the socks thread in Unfogging Deathly Hallows. My theory was that the picture on the US cover shows Harry reaching out for a pair of socks (was actually the Elder Wand as we now know), and that Harry would use them like a pair of nunchucks and throw Voldemort a belter, finally killing him by chucking the socks into his mouth and Voldemort exploding. Alas, it was not to be. BTW I like your siggy avatars. This post has been edited by moony_lupin: Jul 30 2007, 04:05 PM -------------------- Siggie avatar by Hagiographer13

CannonsKara View Member Profile	Jul 30 2007, 04:36 PM Post #3
Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 134 Joined: 9:52am July 18, 2007 Location: shedding light in the Luminous Loft	Now, had she actually done that, they would seriously have been a comedy item! I happen to find the use of socks very amusing in the Dobby context... especially as I happen to have a love of odd socks like Dobby. If only I could find ones with snitches or broomsticks... And since it seems like a "weirdo" obsession, I wonder if Luna ever had a thing for socks. I don't recall anything in the books. --------------------

rlo View Member Profile	Jul 30 2007, 08:10 PM Post #4
Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 84 Joined: 7:15pm July 24, 2007	Now that you mentioned it, there was also a socks scene in DH where Mrs. Weasly cornered Harry trying to get info on what they were upto, and why they were quitting school.

LightningScar View Member Profile	Jul 31 2007, 05:55 AM Post #5
Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 219 Joined: 8:31pm March 15, 2007 Location: Mourning the loss of the fallen warrior.	Jo's a mom, I mean she wrote about U no poo, puking pastiles and all of the experimentation by Fred and George while she was pregnant! I never thought of socks as being anything more (although while doing the laundry I do tend to think of them as sentient and I do let my imagination run off as I contemplate where exactly it is that they get to!) This post has been edited by LightningScar: Jul 31 2007, 06:06 AM -------------------- sigh now to go do the things I'm supposed to be doing instead of staring into this blasted mirror....

CannonsKara View Member Profile	Jul 31 2007, 08:38 AM Post #6
Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 134 Joined: 9:52am July 18, 2007 Location: shedding light in the Luminous Loft	QUOTE(LightningScar @ Jul 31 2007, 06:55 AM) [snapback]1364021[/snapback] I never thought of socks as being anything more Awww... But socks can be so much more fun than that! Just take a look at my sock drawer, and perhaps you'll understand. I do think I'm a bit like Dobby when it comes to socks... QUOTE(rlo @ Jul 30 2007, 09:10 PM) [snapback]1363400[/snapback] Now that you mentioned it, there was also a socks scene in DH where Mrs. Weasly cornered Harry trying to get info on what they were upto, and why they were quitting school. Oh, yeah, I'd forgotten about that one! Thanks for reminding me. Any other brilliant sock references? In undergarment-related news... the Lovegood's house smelled like burning underpants! Now that's comedy! This post has been edited by CannonsKara: Jul 31 2007, 08:38 AM --------------------

souptin View Member Profile	Sep 28 2007, 03:38 PM Post #7
Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 111 Joined: 9:15pm July 22, 2005 Location: Mooning about the greenhouses with Luna...	harry wrapped up the sneakoscope in uncle vernons old knobbly socks didnt he? and that was terribly important as otherwise he might have noticed sooner moodys murderous intentions... yes i think we can safely say that socks were crucial throughout the books and almost certainly have a profound importance. if only we could unlock this, we might understand so much more... -------------------- Joel: That's the movies, Ed. Try reality. Ed: No thanks.

luna_sparkle View Member Profile	Sep 30 2007, 04:24 PM Post #8
Gringott's Security Goblin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 3:19pm November 27, 2006 Location: UK	Dumbledore told Harry he saw himself holding socks in the Mirror of Erised. I also never saw socks being anything more than an comedy item. -------------------- The signature pic is credit to theonlysong and given to me by Ioli.

-loony-lovegood- View Member Profile	Sep 30 2007, 04:35 PM Post #9
Monster Book Stacker Posts: 360 Joined: 7:50pm May 21, 2007	I think socks were a better choise than shoes or gloves...

lupinwandcaster View Member Profile	Oct 5 2007, 08:50 PM Post #10
Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 594 Joined: 10:05pm August 1, 2007 Location: Having a Butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks	QUOTE(-loony-lovegood- @ Sep 30 2007, 05:35 PM) I think socks were a better choise than shoes or gloves... Ive thought the same thing all along! -------------------- LUPIN FAN FOR LIFE Harry- "Death's got an invisibility cloak?" Ron - "So he can sneak up on people. He gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking."

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