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What does "sniffed" mean in this context?
“May I take you through to the dining room, Mrs. Mason?” said Dudley, offering his fat arm to an invisible woman. “My perfect little gentleman!” sniffed Aunt Petunia. “And you?” said Uncle Vernon ...
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Does "leading" here mean that Neville is coming with Professor McGonagall?
Neville and Professor McGonagall appear to be together here, or am I mistaken?
Had Harry thought that things couldn’t have been worse? He was wrong. When Professor McGonagall appeared, she was ...
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What does just "on" mean as a response to "where would it take me"?
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011), Dumbledore and Harry met at Limbo:
Dumbledore: We're in King's Cross, you say? I think, if you so
desired, you'd be able to board a train.
Harry:...
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Can someone explain this phrase about gambling stones?
All the same, he’d have gambled twelve Sorcerer’s Stones that
Snape had just left the room, and from what Harry had just heard,
Snape would be walking with a new spring in his step — Quirrell
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