All 8 Uses of
summon
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- He could not even summon the energy to get up and turn on his bedroom light.†
Chpt 3 *
- I can summon him here in an instant to give evidence if you wish.†
Chpt 8
- They then spent over an hour revising Summoning Charms, which according to Professor Flitwick were bound to come up in their OWL, and he rounded off the lesson by setting them their largest ever amount of Charms homework.†
Chpt 13
- Harry was too quick for Neville, whose wand went spinning out of his hand, hit the ceiling in a shower of sparks and landed with a clatter on top of a bookshelf, from which Harry retrieved it with a Summoning Charm.†
Chpt 18
- But Kreacher did not answer the summons.†
Chpt 22
- Snape had struck before Harry was ready, before he had even begun to summon any force of resistance.†
Chpt 24
- The upshot of it all was that Professor Umbridge spent her first afternoon as Headmistress running all over the school answering the summonses of the other teachers, none of whom seemed able to rid their rooms of the fireworks without her.†
Chpt 28
- 'Nothing to summon!†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(summon) to call forthThe exact meaning of summon can depend upon its context. For example:
- "summon to court" -- officially demand that someone appear in court (call them to court)
- "summon the team to a meeting" -- call upon the team members to attend a meeting
- "summon help" -- call others to come and help
- "summon her courage" -- call forth her courage from within