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}}{{Quote|I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woollen socks.|Albus Dumbledore on what he sees in the [[Mirror of Erised]]}}'''Socks''' are short stockings that reach a point between the ankle and the knee.
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'''Socks''' are short stockings that reach a point between the ankle and the knee. Socks appear numerous times in the Harry Potter books. In [[1993]], [[Harry Potter]] tricked [[Lucius Malfoy]] into freeing his [[House-elf]] [[Dobby]] by placing one of his [[Harry Potter's sock|socks]] into the [[Tom Riddle's Diary|diary]] that he handed back to Malfoy. Dobby later tells Harry that socks are his favourite clothing. Because he was only given one sock, he thinks that they are worn mixed up. A pair of socks is placed in Dobby's grave after his death. The Dursleys often give Harry socks as birthday and [[Christmas]] gifts. One of the socks Harry was given held his [[sneakoscope]] until the sock was given to Dobby.
  
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== History ==
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On [[Harry Potter]]'s tenth birthday in [[1990]], he was given a pair of [[Vernon Dursley]]'s old socks, and a coat hanger.
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On [[Hallowe'en]] [[1991]], when [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley]] went to search for [[Hermione Granger]] to save her from the [[Quirinus Quirrell's first mountain troll|mountain troll]] that had been let into [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], Harry detected an odour that smelled like "a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean."<ref name="PS10">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 10 - (''Hallowe'en'')</ref>
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Not long after [[Christmas]] later that year, when Harry was caught staring at the [[Mirror of Erised]] by [[Albus Dumbledore]], he asked Dumbledore what he saw when he looked into the mirror. Dumbledore lied that he saw himself holding a pair of thick, woollen socks, noting that one can never have too many socks.<ref name="PS12">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 12 - (''The Mirror of Erised'')</ref>
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In [[1993]], Harry Potter tricked [[Lucius Malfoy]] into freeing his [[House-elf]] [[Dobby]] by placing one of his [[Harry Potter's sock|socks]] into the [[Tom Riddle's Diary|diary]] that he handed back to Malfoy. Because he was only given one sock, he thinks that they are worn mixed up. A pair of socks were placed on Dobby's grave after his death.
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The Dursleys often give Harry socks as birthday and [[Christmas]] gifts. One of the socks Harry was given held his [[sneakoscope]].
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On the [[Christmas]] of 1993, Ronald Weasley received a pair of maroon socks apparently knitted by [[Molly Weasley|his mother]] as a Christmas gift, even though he wasn't fond of the colour.<ref name="PA11">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', Chapter 11 - (''The Firebolt'')</ref>
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[[Fred and George Weasley]] once offered to attach Ron's [[Prefect Badge]] to his forehead with a [[Permanent Sticking Charm]], he wrapped it tenderly in his maroon socks and locked it in his trunk.<ref name="OP9">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 9 - (''The Woes of Mrs Weasley'')</ref>
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*[[Harry Potter's sock]]
   
 
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==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 20:25, 1 November 2015

"I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woollen socks."
— Albus Dumbledore on what he sees in the Mirror of Erised

Socks are short stockings that reach a point between the ankle and the knee.

History

On Harry Potter's tenth birthday in 1990, he was given a pair of Vernon Dursley's old socks, and a coat hanger.

On Hallowe'en 1991, when Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley went to search for Hermione Granger to save her from the mountain troll that had been let into Hogwarts, Harry detected an odour that smelled like "a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean."[1]

Not long after Christmas later that year, when Harry was caught staring at the Mirror of Erised by Albus Dumbledore, he asked Dumbledore what he saw when he looked into the mirror. Dumbledore lied that he saw himself holding a pair of thick, woollen socks, noting that one can never have too many socks.[2]

In 1993, Harry Potter tricked Lucius Malfoy into freeing his House-elf Dobby by placing one of his socks into the diary that he handed back to Malfoy. Because he was only given one sock, he thinks that they are worn mixed up. A pair of socks were placed on Dobby's grave after his death.

The Dursleys often give Harry socks as birthday and Christmas gifts. One of the socks Harry was given held his sneakoscope.

On the Christmas of 1993, Ronald Weasley received a pair of maroon socks apparently knitted by his mother as a Christmas gift, even though he wasn't fond of the colour.[3]

Fred and George Weasley once offered to attach Ron's Prefect Badge to his forehead with a Permanent Sticking Charm, he wrapped it tenderly in his maroon socks and locked it in his trunk.[4]

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 - (Hallowe'en)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 - (The Mirror of Erised)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11 - (The Firebolt)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 9 - (The Woes of Mrs Weasley)
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