All 12 Uses of
bane
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- Harry remembered how, nearly four years ago, the centaur Bane had shouted at Firenze for allowing Harry to ride to safety on his back; he had called him a 'common mule'.†
Chpt 27
- He wondered whether it had been Bane who had kicked Firenze in the chest.†
Chpt 27
- Harry recognised the black-bodied and bearded Bane, whom he had met nearly four years ago on the same night he had met Firenze.†
Chpt 30
- Bane gave no sign that he had ever seen Harry before.†
Chpt 30
- 'As are you, human,' said Bane, 'coming back into our Forest when we warned you —'†
Chpt 30
- They're not his!' interrupted Bane contemptuously.†
Chpt 30
- Hagrid,' said Hermione in a high-pitched and terrified voice, as both Bane and the grey centaur pawed at the ground, 'let's go, please let's go!†
Chpt 30
- 'What did you call us?' shouted a wild-looking black centaur, whom Harry recognised as Bane.†
Chpt 33
- ' ' "Near-human intelligence"?' repeated Magorian, as Bane and several others roared with rage and pawed the ground.†
Chpt 33
- 'Whose Forest is it now, human?' bellowed Bane.†
Chpt 33 *
- Lifting his head a few inches, Harry saw that Umbridge had been seized from behind by Bane and lifted high into the air, wriggling and yelling with fright.†
Chpt 33
- Over the plunging, many-coloured backs and heads of the centaurs, Harry saw Umbridge being borne away through the trees by Bane.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely and archaically, "bane" references a poison -- often in combination with a plant name such as Wolfsbane.