《Harry Potter and the Prisoner o

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遇到的短语

• horn-rimmed glasses 角质镜架眼镜

• Deputy Headmistress 副校长

• an escaped convict 逃犯

• the filthy lay about ! Look at his hair!”
  lay about 英<口>游手好闲;

• Compared to the man on the television, however, whose gaunt face was surrounded by a matted, elbow-length tangle, Harry felt very well groomed indeed.
  matted adj.缠结的; 湿脏蓬乱的; v. 缠结成一团; 缠结;
  groomed 干净利落

• runner beans 红花菜豆(植物);

• Aunt Marge had whacked Harry around the shins with her walking stick
  whack vt. 重打；猛击；击败；削减n. 重击；尝试；份儿；机会
  shin n. 胫骨 vi. 攀；快步走

• we need to get a few things straight
  get the things straight 把东西整理好

• knocking the wind out of him 使他泄气

• He pines if he’s away from me.
  pine n. 松树；松木；凤梨，菠萝 v. 渴望；痛苦；憔悴；为……悲哀；哀悼

• “I won’t have this namby-pamby,wishy-washy nonsense about not hitting people who deserve it
  namby-pamby adj. 软弱的；矫饰的；n. 性格软弱的人
  wishy-washy (思想)不坚定的; 不清楚的

• so that she could boom out suggestions for his improvement
  boom out (人) 用低沉洪亮的声音说; （大炮或大鼓） 发隆隆声;

• The Hogsmeade form wasn’t the only thing at stake
  at stake 处于危险境地; 处于成败关头;

• if the Ministry got wind of any more magic in Privet Drive, Harry would face expulsion from Hogwarts.
  get wind of 听到…的风声；风闻

• mentally subnormal 智能低下

• and a bit more . . . that’s the ticket.”
  that’s the ticket 这就对了，这正是所需要的

• Excellent nosh, Petunia. It’s normally just a fry-up for me of an evening
  nosh vi. 吃点心 n. 点心，小吃 vt. 吃
  fry-up n. 简易油煎快菜

• I’ll have a spot more brandy, Vernon
  a spot more 多一点

• taking a huge swig of brandy
  swig v. 大口喝(酒等); n. 痛饮，大喝;

• “A no-account, good-for-nothing, lazy scrounger who —”
  no-account adj. 无价值的；不足道的 n. 不中用的人
  good-for-nothing adj. 无用的，无益的 n. 废物，无用的人
  scrounger n. 乞讨者；

• he had never been in a worse fix.
  fix n.（非正式）（难以脱身的）困境；

• to a triple-decker, violently purple bus, which had appeared out of thin air
  triple-decker 三层结构；
  out of thin air 无中生有地；凭空捏造

• you did flag us down, din cha?
  flag down 打信号使停下

• who nervously flattened his bangs again and sat down on his bed.
  bang n. 刘海；重击；突然巨响
  flattened his bangs 抚平刘海

• Anyway, when little ’Arry Potter got the better of You-Know-’Oo —”
  got the better of 打败；战胜

• “Yes,” said Fudge testily
  testily adv. 暴躁地，易怒地；恼火地，不耐烦地

• It was Tom, the wizened, toothless landlord
  wizened adj. 干瘪的；枯萎的；消瘦的 v. 枯萎（wizen的过去式和过去分词)

• Harry sat down, feeling goose bumps rising up his arms despite the glow of the fire.
  goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩

• you’ve had us all in a right flap
  in a flap 感到惊慌失措

• Eat, Harry, you look dead on your feet
  dead on ones feet 筋疲力尽

• But this didn’t tally at all with Harry’s past dealings with the Ministry of Magic.
  tally n. 计数器；标签；记账 vt. 使符合；计算；记录 vi. 一致；记分

• We have to take into account . . . in the present climate
  in the present climate 在当前形势下

• Well then, what’s all the fuss about?” laughed Fudge
  fuss about 大惊小怪；忙乱

• “Have you had any luck with Black yet?” Harry asked
  have luck with 有进展

• absentmindedly stroking Hedwig
  absentmindedly adv. 茫然地；精神不集中地
  strok 抚摸

• he was now facing three completely Dursley-free weeks.
  XXX-free 摆脱XXX的

• A loud ripping noise rent the air;
  rent the air 响彻云霄

• It’s been bedlam
  bedlam n. 混乱，骚乱；精神病院，疯人院

• Ron looking incredibly freckly, Hermione very brown, both waving frantically at him.
  freckly adj. 多雀斑的
  brown adj. 棕色的，褐色的；太阳晒黑的

• “He’s been a bit off-color ever since I brought him back from Egypt.”
  off-color adj. 脸色不好的；颜色不佳的；下流的

• Bang him on the counter 往柜台上砰地一掷

• He’s been through the mill, this one,” she said.
  through the mill 历尽沧桑

• you mark my words.”
  mark my words 听我说;记住我的话

• Ginny, who had always been very taken with Harry
  be taken with 被…迷住；对…很喜爱

• How really corking to see you —”
  corking adj. 很好的 adv. 非常地 v. 用瓶塞塞住；克制（cork 的现在分词）

• I want to put him on his guard
  put sb on his guard 使某人提防，警惕

• no one’s seen hide nor hair of him
  hide n. 躲藏；兽皮；躲藏处
  neither hide nor hair 没有皮也没有毛,就是甚么形迹都不见了,「踪影全无」的意思

• he’s had twelve years alone in Azkaban to brood on that
  brood on 计较; 耿耿于怀; 念念不忘;

• Go away, Ginny,” said Ron. “Oh, that’s nice,” said Ginny huffily, and she .
  huffily adv. 发怒地；暴躁的
  stalk off 扬长而去

• He looks like one good hex would finish him off, doesn’t he
  hex n. 十六进制；妖法；巫婆 vi. 施魔法 vt. 施魔法于
  finish off 结束，完成；毁灭；吃完

• said Ron in an offhand sort of way
  offhand adj. 随便的；即时的；无准备的；即席的 adv. 随便地；即席地；即时地

• “I’m not going to take any crap from Malfoy this year,”
  crap n. 废话；废物；屎；拉屎 vi. 掷骰子；拉屎

• “I thought you were having a fit or something
  having a fit 大发脾气；大吃一惊

• Professor Flitwick, who was a tiny little wizard with a shock of white hair
  a shock of hair 一头白发;

• before you become befuddled by our excellent feast. .
  befuddled adj. 昏沉的，糊里糊涂的 v. 使…迷惑；使…烂醉（befuddle的过去分词）

• our school is presently playing host to some of the dementors of Azkaban
  play host to v. 招待

• but even Harry, who hated Snape, was startled at the expression twisting his thin, sallow face.
  sallow adj. 气色不好的；灰黄色的 n. 黄华柳；黄华柳细枝 vt. 成土色 vi. 使……变成土色

• “That little git,” he said calmly. “He wasn’t so cocky last night
  cocky adj. 自大的；骄傲的；过于自信的

• I find that descending too often into the hustle and bustle of the main school clouds my Inner Eye.”
  hustle and bustle 熙熙攘攘，忙碌

• That oaf teaching classes, my father’ll have a fit when I tell him —”
  oaf n. 呆子；白痴；畸形儿

• Trust Malfoy to milk it for all it’s worth.”
  milk 挤奶; 趁机牟利; 捞一把; 捞好处

• Neville regularly went to pieces in Potions lessons
  went to pieces 瓦解;神经错乱

• Tell me, boy, does anything penetrate that thick skull of yours?
  有什么东西能进到你脑子里吗?

• Maybe you’d rather not risk your neck
  risk your neck 冒生命危险

• bobbing up and down on the balls of her feet with her hand in the air, was very off-putting
  bobbing up and down 上下跳动
  off-putting 令人讨厌的，惹人不快的，让人避而远之的

• Not remotely frightening
  remotely adv. 微弱地;细微地;程度很低地;远程地;在偏僻地方
  Not remotely 远远不够…

• Snape was bearing down upon him, reaching inside his robes.
  bearing down upon 逼来

• she was treated with respect bordering on reverence by many of the class.
  bordering on 近乎

• I’ve thought the thing was in the bag
  in the bag 囊中之物; 稳操胜券; 十拿九稳

• He’s skin and bone!
  skin and bone 瘦得皮包骨头;瘦骨嶙峋

• That cat’s got it in for Scabbers
  got it in for 针对……对谁有出入

• Hermione and Ron were looking daggers at each other
  looking daggers at 怒目而视;

• Harry said, while Ron egged him on with vigorous nods
  egged him on 怂恿他去

• Ron called Professor McGonagall a lot of names that greatly annoyed Hermione
  call one names 辱骂某人

• it’s not all it’s cracked up to be
  cracked up to be （非正式）断定（指对某人某事某物的优点夸大地宣扬）

• said Harry listlessly 没精打采地;无精打采地

• who was deeply in awe of Harry
  in awe of 敬畏

• who wasn’t in the mood to have a lot of people staring avidly at the scar on his forehead.
  not in the mood 没心情

• as though they’d had the time of their lives
  the time of one's life 一生中的美好时光;

• Otherwise he’d have come bursting in here
  bursting in 闯入；突然出现；打断

• said Hermione crossly to Harry and Ron
  crossly adv. 横地；故意为难地；相反地；发怒地

• To cap it all, Professor McGonagall summoned Harry into her office
  to cap/top it all最糟糕的是；最倒霉的是

• Professor McGonagall seemed very taken aback
  taken aback 吃了一惊; 大吃一惊; 惊讶; 吃惊; 吓了一跳;

• Slytherin is trying to wrong-foot us 使措手不及;使窘态毕露

• Lupin is hardly overtaxing you
  overtaxing v. 使用过度;(使)超负荷工作;(对人或机构)课税过重，多收税款 overtax的现在分词

• Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all.”
  insufferable know-it-all 难以容忍的万事通

• The class knew instantly he’d gone too far
  he’d gone too far 过火

• Snape held them back. 压制，忍住

• Harry knew better than to think the match would be canceled
  Know better (things) than to do 知道做……是错的；最好避免做……

• Harry whiled away the hours
  whiled away 消磨；消磨时间

• Was he going to spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder for the beast?
  looking over his shoulder 小心翼翼

• Harry dozed fitfully adv. 断断续续地；发作地

• Psst — Harry!” int. （为引起人的注意时所发的声音）嘶，嘘

• said George. “We bequeath it to you. We don’t really need it anymore.”
  bequeath sth to sb vt. 遗赠；把…遗赠给；把…传下去

• and we couldn’t help noticing a drawer in one of his filing cabinets marked Confiscated and Highly Dangerous.
  Confiscated v. 充公，没收（confiscate的过去分词）

• You’re winding me up,” said Harry, looking at the ragged old bit of parchment.
  winding me up 愚弄我的情感；戏弄我

• So, what brings you to this neck of the woods, Minister?”
  neck of the woods 附近一带（一般指乡村地区）

• said Madam Rosmerta, a slight edge to her voice 声音尖锐

• Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter
  double act 双人表演，双簧，联袂演出

• Black and Potter. Ringleaders of their little gang
  ringleader n. 罪魁祸首；元凶

• Fred and George Weasley could give ’em a run fer their money.”
  To give somebody a run for their money 意思是用尽全力对某人构成威胁

• Black was best man when James married Lily. Then they named him godfather to Harry.
  best man 男傧相

• One of them tipped him off
  tip sb off 给某人通风报信

• Never quite in their league, talent-wise. I was often rather sharp with him.
  sharp with 对…严厉的

• Blew Pettigrew to smithereens 把彼得击成碎片

• it was to find Fred and George had set off half a dozen Dungbombs in a fit of end-of-term high spirits
  in a fit of 一阵…

• Get a grip. Malfoy’s just hoping you’ll get yourself killed
  Get a grip （使自己） 镇定下来; 控制住（自己）;

• Eat the lot, or Madam Pomfrey will be after my blood.
  after (one's) blood 向某人寻仇

• You’d better get a grip on yourself if you want that Quidditch Cup.”
  Get a grip on yourself 镇定下来

• Hermione, whose immense workload finally seemed to be getting to her.
  课程的重负终于在她身上显露出来了

• Every night, without fail, Hermione was to be seen in a corner of the common room
  without fail 务必；必定，无疑

• you will be able to keep them at bay long enough to get back to the ground.”
  at bay 陷入绝境

• grinning from ear to ear. 咧嘴大笑

• Dumbledore’d go ballistic
  ballistic adj. 弹道的；射击的
  go ballistic 非常生气；狂怒

• George Weasley vented his feelings by hitting the second Bludger directly at the offending Beater
  vented his feelings 发泄情绪，尤指愤怒

• If anything could have set the seal on Gryffindor’s victory, it was this.
  set the seal on 使生效；使确定下来；认可

• wondering whether he was in a good enough mood to bury the hatchet
  hatchet n. 短柄小斧 vt. 用短柄小斧砍伐；扼杀
  bury the hatchet 言归于好

• “which abysmally foolish person wrote down this week’s passwords and left them lying around?”
  abysmally [ə'bizməli] adv. 极度地；深不可测地

• boarding up everything from tiny cracks in the walls to mouse holes
  boarding up 盖住

• “Oh,” said Ron, looking slightly put out.
  put out 生气的; 心烦的

• Then he turned tail and ran, at breakneck speed,
  at breakneck speed 以惊人的速度

• Your father didn’t set much store by rules either
  set store by 尊重; 珍视; 重视;

• that would have resulted in my death if your father hadn’t got cold feet at the last moment
  get cold feet 沮丧；临阵退缩

• Right on cue, Ron came bursting into the office.
  on cue 恰好在这个时候

• clutching the stitch in his chest and trying to speak
  用手抓住胸前的衣缝

• Or have you just been to tell on us?
  tell on 告发；对…产生效果

• Crabbe, and Goyle stood flabbergasted
  flabbergasted adj. 目瞪口呆的，大吃一惊的 v. 使……大吃一惊（flabbergast 的过去式和过去分词）

• “I reckon you’re cracking up
  Cracking Up 精神崩溃；赞扬

• Harry had somehow wormed his way out of punishment
  wormed his way out of 金蝉脱壳

• with leeks sprouting out of their ears
  leeks 韭菜

• Locker rooms,” said Wood tersely.
  Locker room 更衣室

• Words failed them 难以言表

• He was becoming increasingly edgy
  edgy adj. 尖利的；紧张的，烦躁不安的；(电影、书籍等）激动人心的；

• They had Potions that afternoon, which was an unqualified disaster
  unqualified adj. 不合格的；无资格的；不胜任的；不受限制的；无条件的；绝对的

• Harry gathered that they were representatives of the Committee
  gathered 搜集，收集(情报)

• said Ron, who was staring out the window in a glazed sort of way
  glazed adj. 光滑的；像玻璃的；上过釉的；呆滞无神的

• he keeled over backward in a whirl of hair;
  a whirl of hair 一股风卷起了头发

• but his head and torso were slipping out of sight
  torso n. 躯干

• She had raised herself off the floor and was pointing at Lupin, wild-eyed
  wild-eyed adj. 怒目而视的；狂热的

• You’re going to hear me out, Ron,”
  hear me out 听我说完

• Then Hermione spoke, in a trembling, would-be calm sort of voice, as though trying to will Professor Lupin to talk sensibly.
  would-be adj. 想要成为的；自称的；冒充的

• The bedroom door had opened of its own accord
  of its own accord 自动地；自愿地；自然而然

• I became a fully fledged monster once a month.
  fledged adj. 成熟的；快会飞的；羽毛丰满的
  fully fledged 完全或全面发展的

• they were able to keep a werewolf in check
  in check 受控制的；受抑制的

• Black made a derisive noise.
  derisive adj. 嘲笑的，嘲弄的；可付之一笑的

• For once in your life, hold your tongue
  hold your tongue 闭嘴

• If I hadn’t been here to save your skin —”
  save your skin 帮你度过难关

• Like father, like son, Potter 有其父必有其子

• But Peter got wind of what was going on and ran for it. . . .
  get wind of 听到…的风声；风闻

• These words jolted Harry to his senses. 把哈利震醒了

• There are still plenty out here, biding their time, pretending they’ve seen the error of their ways
  biding their time 等待时机

• This cringing bit of filth would have seen you die too, without turning a hair
  cringing adj. 谄媚的，奉承的 v. 畏缩，怯退；尴尬不安（cringe 的现在分词）
  turn a hair 面不改色

• looking down at Snape’s prone figure
  prone figure 趴在地上的人影

• out cold 失去了知觉

• by thunder, it was lucky you were there, Snape. .
  by thunder 岂有此理

• Order of Merlin, Second Class, I’d say. First Class, if I can wangle it!”
  Order of Merlin 梅林爵士团（Order of Merlin）由 中世纪著名的巫师梅林于11世纪中期创立，是魔法界成立最早的魔法组织，极负盛誉。
  wangle v. 设法获得，骗取；设法脱身 n. 欺诈行为

• His limbs felt like lead 四肢像铅一样

• Buckbeak broke into a grudging trot
  trot 慢跑；马小跑的步态；

• They watched Hagrid meander tipsily up to the castle
  meander 蜿蜒，曲折前行；漫步，闲逛，徘徊；
  tipsily adv. 倾斜地；微醺地

• Peeves seemed to be bouncing along the corridor in boisterous good spirits, laughing his head off.
  laughing his head off 放声大笑

• But Snape was beside himself.
  beside himself 发狂

• The Daily Prophet’s going to have a field day
  have a field day 大显身手;感到心满意足

• it kept tumbling over in the air, buffeted this way and that in the train’s slipstream.
  buffet n. 自助餐；小卖部；打击；猛烈冲击 vt. 与…搏斗；连续猛击 vi. 斗争；奋勇前进
  slipstream n. 气流；冲流

• I am enclosing something else for you
  enclose v.(用墙、篱笆等)把…围起来;围住;附入;随函(或包裹等)附上

经典片段

对角巷开启方法

• After breakfast Harry would go out into the backyard, take out his wand, tap the third brick from the left above the trash bin, and stand back as the archway into Diagon Alley opened in the wall.

找不到的隐形书

• I thought we’d seen the worst when we bought two hundred copies of the Invisible Book of Invisibility — cost a fortune, and we never found them.

基本预言法——手相，水晶球，鸟类内脏

• basic fortune-telling methods — palmistry, crystal balls, bird entrails

一年级新生入学路径

• “Firs’ years this way!” called a familiar voice. Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned and saw the gigantic outline of Hagrid at the other end of the platform, beckoning the terrified-looking new students forward for their traditional journey across the lake.

读茶叶（一种占卜术）

• The first term will be devoted to reading the tea leaves. Next term we shall progress to palmistry.

塞德里克初次露面

• They’ve got a new Captain and Seeker, Cedric Diggory —”

• “He’s that tall, good-looking one, isn’t he?” said Angelina. “Strong and silent,” said Katie, and they started to giggle again.

摄魂怪

• Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they can’t see them. Get too near a dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself . . . soulless and evil. You’ll be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life.

你最恐惧的是恐惧本身

• He smiled slightly at the look of surprise on Harry’s face. “That suggests that what you fear most of all is — fear. Very wise, Harry.”

活点地图

• He took out his wand, touched the parchment lightly, and said, “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”

• Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and ProngsPurveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makersare proud to present THE MARAUDER’S MAP

• “Just tap it again and say, ‘Mischief managed!’ And it’ll go blank.”

• His little ink self appeared to be tapping the witch with his minute wand. Harry quickly took out his real wand and tapped the statue. Nothing happened. He looked back at the map. The tiniest speech bubble had appeared next to his figure. The word inside said, “Dissendium.” “Dissendium!” Harry whispered, tapping the stone witch again. At once, the statue’s hump opened wide enough to admit a fairly thin person.

• As though an invisible hand were writing upon it, words appeared on the smooth surface of the map. “Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people’s business.” Snape froze. Harry stared, dumbstruck, at the message. But the map didn’t stop there. More writing was appearing beneath the first. “Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git.” It would have been very funny if the situation hadn’t been so serious. And there was more. . . . “Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor.” Harry closed his eyes in horror. When he’d opened them, the map had had its last word. “Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slimeball.”

永远不要信任会自己思考的东西

• something Harry had once heard Mr. Weasley say came floating out of his memory. Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.

海格摩托车来自小天狼星

• Black argued, but in the end he gave in. Told me ter take his motorbike ter get Harry there. ‘I won’t need it anymore,’ he says

Hit Wizards 巫师警官

• Nobody but trained Hit Wizards from the Magical Law Enforcement Squad would have stood a chance against Black once he was cornered.

特里劳尼教授寓言

• Professor Trelawney, however, did not sit down; her enormous eyes had been roving around the table, and she suddenly uttered a kind of soft scream. “I dare not, Headmaster! If I join the table, we shall be thirteen! Nothing could be more unlucky! Never forget that when thirteen dine together, the first to rise will be the first to die!”

• Harry and Ron got up first from the table and she shrieked loudly. “My dears! Which of you left his seat first? Which?” “Dunno,” said Ron, looking uneasily at Harry. “I doubt it will make much difference,” said Professor McGonagall coldly, “unless a mad axe-man is waiting outside the doors to slaughter the first into the entrance hall.”

• Professor Trelawney was now teaching them palmistry, and she lost no time in informing Harry that he had the shortest life line she had ever seen.

• “The fates have informed me that your examination in June will concern the Orb, and I am anxious to give you sufficient practice.” Hermione snorted. “Well, honestly . . . ‘the fates have informed her’ . . . who sets the exam? She does! What an amazing prediction!”

• Relieved, Harry got up, picked up his bag and turned to go, but then a loud, harsh voice spoke behind him. “IT WILL HAPPEN TONIGHT.” Harry wheeled around. Professor Trelawney had gone rigid in her armchair; her eyes were unfocused and her mouth sagging. “S-sorry?” said Harry. But Professor Trelawney didn’t seem to hear him. Her eyes started to roll. Harry stood there in a panic. She looked as though she was about to have some sort of seizure. He hesitated, thinking of running to the hospital wing — and then Professor Trelawney spoke again, in the same harsh voice, quite unlike her own: “THE DARK LORD LIES ALONE AND FRIENDLESS, ABANDONED BY HIS FOLLOWERS. HIS SERVANT HAS BEEN CHAINED THESE TWELVE YEARS. TONIGHT, BEFORE MIDNIGHT . . . THE SERVANT WILL BREAK FREE AND SET OUT TO REJOIN HIS MASTER. THE DARK LORD WILL RISE AGAIN WITH HIS SERVANT’S AID, GREATER AND MORE TERRIBLE THAN EVER BEFORE. TONIGHT . . . BEFORE MIDNIGHT . . . THE SERVANT . . . WILL SET OUT . . . TO REJOIN . . . HIS MASTER. . . .”

• Professor Dumbledore — yesterday, when I was having my Divination exam, Professor Trelawney went very — very strange.” “Indeed?” said Dumbledore. “Er — stranger than usual, you mean?” “Yes . . . her voice went all deep and her eyes rolled and she said . . . she said Voldemort’s servant was going to set out to return to him before midnight. . . . She said the servant would help him come back to power.” Harry stared up at Dumbledore. “And then she sort of became normal again, and she couldn’t remember anything she’d said. Was it — was she making a real prediction?”

• Do you know, Harry, I think she might have been,” he said thoughtfully. “Who’d have thought it? That brings her total of real predictions up to two. I should offer her a pay raise. . . .”

• It does not,” said Dumbledore quietly. “Hasn’t your experience with the Time-Turner taught you anything, Harry? The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed. . . . Professor Trelawney, bless her, is living proof of that. . . . You did a very noble thing, in saving Pettigrew’s life.”

呼神守卫

• “What does a Patronus look like?” said Harry curiously. “Each one is unique to the wizard who conjures it.” “And how do you conjure it?” “With an incantation, which will work only if you are concentrating, with all your might, on a single, very happy memory.”

• “Did anyone see you?” “Yes, haven’t you been listening? I saw me but I thought I was my dad! It’s okay!” “Harry, I can’t believe it. . . . You conjured up a Patronus that drove away all those dementors! That’s very, very advanced magic. . . .” “I knew I could do it this time,” said Harry, “because I’d already done it. . . . Does that make sense?”

兽化者

• the Ministry of Magic keeps tabs on witches and wizards who can become animals; there’s a register showing what animal they become, and their markings and things . . . and I went and looked Professor McGonagall up on the register, and there have been only seven Animagi this century, and Pettigrew’s name wasn’t on the list —

• when Lupin started to laugh. “Right again, Hermione!” he said. “But the Ministry never knew that there used to be three unregistered Animagi running around Hogwarts.”

打人柳的由来

• “I told you, months ago, that the Whomping Willow was planted the year I came to Hogwarts. The truth is that it was planted because I came to Hogwarts. This house” — Lupin looked miserably around the room — “the tunnel that leads to it — they were built for my use.

时间规则

• “No!” said Hermione in a terrified whisper. “Don’t you understand? We’re breaking one of the most important Wizarding laws! Nobody’s supposed to change time, nobody!

羁绊

• Pettigrew owes his life to you. You have sent Voldemort a deputy who is in your debt. When one wizard saves another wizard’s life, it creates a certain bond between them . . . and I’m much mistaken if Voldemort wants his servant in the debt of Harry Potter.” “I don’t want a bond with Pettigrew!” said Harry. “He betrayed my parents!” “This is magic at its deepest, its most impenetrable, Harry. But trust me . . . the time may come when you will be very glad you saved Pettigrew’s life.”