All 7 Uses of
occupant
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- The blank picture on the wall was now breathing very slowly and deeply, as though its invisible occupant was asleep.†
Chpt 6 *
- The china, which bore the Black crest and motto, was all thrown unceremoniously into a sack by Sirius, and the same fate met a set of old photographs in tarnished silver frames, all of whose occupants squealed shrilly as the glass covering them smashed.†
Chpt 6
- He had known this office under three of its previous occupants.†
Chpt 13
- 'And what's that supposed to be?' he asked angrily, as the Healer pursued him through six more portraits, shoving the occupants out of the way.†
Chpt 23
- At the far end of the ward flowery curtains had been drawn around two beds to give the occupants and their visitors some privacy.†
Chpt 23
- 'Look, she's decorated it for Valentine's Day!' said Cho, indicating a number of golden cherubs that were hovering over each of the small, circular tables, occasionally throwing pink confetti over the occupants.†
Chpt 25
- Harry heard them whispering about it as they queued up outside classes, discussing it over lunch and in the back of lessons, while Hermione even reported that every occupant of the cubicles in the girls' toilets had been talking about it when she nipped in there before Ancient Runes.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(occupant) one who lives or habitually works in a specific place
or:
someone presently in a room, car, or seat
or:
someone currently holding a position