All 11 Uses of
deliberate
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- He extricated a piece of parchment from the pile before him, took a deep breath, and read out, The charges against the accused are as follows: That he did knowingly, deliberately and in full awareness of the illegality of his actions, having received a previous written warning from the Ministry of Magic on a similar charge, produce a Patronus Charm in a Muggle-inhabited area, in the presence of a Muggle, on the second of August at twenty-three minutes past nine, which constitutes an…†
Chpt 8
- His face felt hot; he deliberately dropped his fork and dived down to retrieve it.†
Chpt 12
- Harry deliberately circled around the back so that he ended up right next to Professor Grubbly-Plank.†
Chpt 13
- As they filed out of the classroom, Harry saw Professor Umbridge approach the teacher's desk; he nudged Ron, who nudged Hermione in turn, and the three of them deliberately fell back to eavesdrop.†
Chpt 15
- He went up to the bedroom he and Ron had shared over the last few weeks of summer, but while Ron crawled into bed and was asleep within minutes, Harry sat fully clothed, hunched against the cold metal bars of the bedstead, keeping himself deliberately uncomfortable, determined not to fall into a doze, terrified that he might become the serpent again in his sleep and wake to find that he had attacked Ron, or else slithered through the house after one of the others… When Ron woke up,…†
Chpt 22
- He wanted to talk to Sirius, to tell him he shouldn't listen to a word Snape said, that Snape was goading him deliberately and that the rest of them didn't think Sirius was a coward for doing as Dumbledore told him and remaining in Grimmauld Place.†
Chpt 24
- When he spoke again, it was slowly and deliberately, as though he weighed every word.†
Chpt 24
- Excitement exploded in the pit of his stomach: it was as though he was looking at himself but with deliberate mistakes.†
Chpt 28
- 'Well,' said James, appearing to deliberate the point, 'it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean…'†
Chpt 28
- He kept his face deliberately smooth and blank as footsteps were heard in the corridor outside and Draco Malfoy entered the room, closely followed by Snape.†
Chpt 32
- You are being deliberately unhelpful!†
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Definition:
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(deliberate as in: need to deliberate) to think about or discuss -- especially with great care