Rowling has told us that House-elves have their own kind of magic. For Christmas that year he made Harry a mis-matched pair: the left sock was bright red and had a pattern of broomsticks upon it the right sock was green with a pattern of Snitches. It is no wonder that in Goblet of Fire, Dobby begins knitting socks with wool purchased with his wages. Socks: Socks, of course, are extremely important to Dobby, symbolizing empowerment and freedom, the rewards for his service to Harry. high), scarves and socks that Hermione knitted for the house-elves (OOTP) because the others found Hermione’s attempts to free them “insulting.” Later that year Ron gives him a maroon sweater that his mom made (GOF), and in Book 5, Dobby began wearing all the hats (2-3 ft. One was the black one Harry had removed from his own foot, the other was covered in pink and orange stripes.” (GOF). He is quite short, like all house-elves, coming only up to Harry’s navel (GOF).Ĭlothing during slavery: an old pillowcase, with rips for arm- and leg-holes.Ĭlothing after independence: “a tea cozy for a hat, on which he had pinned a number of bright badges a tie patterned with horseshoes over a bare chest, a pair of what looked like children’s soccer shorts, and odd socks.
And there is no better way to kick this off then with our favorite House-Elf, Dobby, whose birthday is today, June 28th. We are going to feature a new character profile from the world of Harry Potter every other week on MuggleNet.
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