Slytherin Sock Syndicate

 Kennilworthy Whisp was a renowned Quidditch expert best known for authoring Quidditch Through the Ages, a definitive guide to the sport and required reading at Hogwarts School. A passionate supporter of the Wigtown Wanderers, Whisp’s interests extended beyond the pitch—he enjoyed collecting vintage broomsticks, playing backgammon, and experimenting with vegetarian cooking. **Prompt** 2 Rounds on SOCK B. Use the colors of your favorite Quidditch team. Knit CHART  on SOCK B.

  Day 21 Umbridge Dolores Jane Umbridge, is a half-blood witch and a British Ministry of Magic bureaucrat who served as Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic under Ministers Cornelius Fudge, Rufus Scrimgeour, and Pius Thicknesse. In 1995 by order of the Ministry, she was installed as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and then later the Hogwarts High Inquisitor and finally Headmistress, after Professor Albus Dumbledore had been fired. In all three of these positions at Hogwarts, she had enormous power over the students, teachers, and the curriculum, which she wielded despotically. Her time at Hogwarts was characterised by her cruelty and abusive punishments against students. She became well known at the school for her interfering and condescending ways which caused her to be despised by students and teachers alike. After her suspension from these additional posts and the fall of the Ministry of Magic, Umbridge ran the...

Professor Sybill Trelawney served as Hogwarts’ Divination teacher, famous for her dramatic predictions—most of which never came true. Yet, during a cartomancy session, she unknowingly delivered one of the most accurate prophecies in wizarding history. Her cards revealed ominous signs: the Two of Spades (conflict), Seven of Spades (ill omen), Ten of Spades (violence), Knave of Spades (a dark young man), and finally the Lightning-Struck Tower. Though she didn’t realize it at the time, these symbols foretold the epic struggle between Harry and Voldemort, Dumbledore’s tragic death, and ultimately Voldemort’s downfall. **Prompt** 5 Rounds on SOCK A. Use black for the spades and an eccentric background color. Knit CHART  on Sock A.

  Day 18 Remus Professor Remus John Lupin, also known as Moony, is a half-blood wizard. He was attacked by werewolf Fenrir Greyback when he was a child, leaving Remus afflicted with lycanthropy for life. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1971 to 1978 and was Sorted into Gryffindor House. During his school years he was one of the Marauders, best friends with Sirius Black, James Potter, and Peter Pettigrew. Together, they created the Marauder's Map. After Hogwarts, Remus and his friends joined the original Order of the Phoenix and fought in the First Wizarding War. Remus taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts during the 1993–1994 school year. Remus was regarded by students to be the best Defense teacher they have had thus far, but resigned after Severus Snape revealed to the public that Remus was a werewolf. He fought against Death Eaters once more in the Second Wizarding War, during which he lost ...

 For such a pivotal character, surprisingly little is known about Professor Quirrell, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher during Harry’s first year. Before arriving at Hogwarts, he embarked on a “Grand Tour” of the world—a journey that ended in tragedy when he fell under the influence of Lord Voldemort. Behind his timid demeanor and nervous stutter lurked a chilling secret: Voldemort’s spirit concealed beneath his signature purple turban. Ultimately, Quirrell attempted to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, but his plan was thwarted by Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Prompt 8 Rounds on SOCK A. Use a purple background color for Quirrell’s turban and a red CC for the Philosopher’s Stone. Knit CHART  on SOCK A.

 DAY 15 Ollivander Garrick Ollivander was a half-blood wizard and the proprietor of Ollivanders in Diagon Alley during most of the 20th century. Ollivander was widely considered the best wandmaker in the world, with an immense knowledge of wandlore. He was very knowledgeable of the different magical properties possessed by different wands, in particular relation to their woods and cores. Many wizards and witches bought their wands from him. The Ollivander family had long been associated with the profession of wandcraft. The surname means 'he who owns the olive wand' which is of Mediterranean origin, although his wand was made of hornbeam wood, suggesting that the family emigrated to Britain from elsewhere, probably arriving in Britain with the Romans and set up a shop, to sell wands that were superior to the unreliable, poorly constructed ones fashioned by British wizards at the time. Ollivander had a professorial enthusiasm for wandlore and was immensely learned in it. A less ...