All 4 Uses of
deflect
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- Nothing would ever deflect Professor Binns, for example, from plowing on through his notes on goblin rebellions — as Binns hadn't let his own death stand in the way of continuing to teach, they supposed a small thing like Christmas wasn't going to put him off.†
Chpt 22
- The rest of the class was very eager to leave; Moody had given them such a rigorous test of hex-deflection that many of them were nursing small injuries.†
Chpt 28 *
- This was supposed to cast a temporary, invisible wall around himself that deflected minor curses; Hermione managed to shatter it with a well-placed Jelly-Legs Jinx, and Harry wobbled around the room for ten minutes afterward before she had looked up the counterjinx.†
Chpt 31
- My curse was deflected by the woman's foolish sacrifice, and it rebounded upon myself.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(deflect) turn aside from a fixed direction or line of interest