Both Uses of
filibuster
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- Nor did it help that a number of Filibuster's Fabulous No-Heat, Wet-Start Fireworks went off unexpectedly when Fred's trunk sprang open, causing the driver carrying it to yell with fright and pain as Crookshanks clawed his way up the man's leg.†
Chpt 11 *
- There were mountains of cakes and flagons of pumpkin juice and butterbeer on every surface; Lee Jordan had let off some Filibuster's Fireworks, so that the air was thick with stars and sparks; and Dean Thomas, who was very good at drawing, had put up some impressive new banners, most of which depicted Harry zooming around the Horntail's head on his Firebolt, though a couple showed Cedric with his head on fire.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely (and in classic literature) filibuster can refer to a mercenary soldier.