All 3 Uses of
deluge
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- The giant let go of the top of the tree, which swayed alarmingly and deluged Hagrid with a rain of pine needles, and looked down.†
Chpt 30 *
- Harry, Hermione and Neville were all knocked backwards off their feet; Neville was thrown over the desk and disappeared from view; Hermione smashed into a bookcase and was promptly deluged in a cascade of heavy books; the back of Harry's head slammed into the stone wall behind him, tiny lights burst in front of his eyes and for a moment he was too dizzy and bewildered to react.†
Chpt 35
- Harry was deluged in the foul-smelling potion within: the brains slipped and slid over him and began spinning their long coloured tentacles, but he shouted, 'Wingardium Leviosa!' and they flew off him up into the air.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(deluge) a large amount of something -- especially water
or:
to overwhelm with a large amount of something -- especially water