All 3 Uses of
mortal
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
- If Harry Potter goes back to Hogwarts, he will be in mortal danger.
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *mortal = extreme
- NO MORTAL OR GHOST IS SAFE!
Chpt 11 (definition 2) *mortal = human
- Spiders flee before the Basilisk, for it is their mortal enemy, and the Basilisk flees only from the crowing of the rooster, which is fatal to it.
Chpt 16 (definition 1)mortal = extreme
Definitions:
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(1) (mortal as in: felt mortal agony) extreme or intense
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(2) (mortal as in: mortal body) human (especially merely human); or subject to death