All 3 Uses of
firsthand
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- On the contrary, it was as though they were hoping he would get angry and start shouting again, so that they could hear his story first-hand.†
Chpt 13 *
- He thought most of them — had turned up in the hopes of hearing Harry's story firsthand.†
Chpt 16
- Everybody knew, for instance, that Harry and Marietta were the only students to have witnessed the scene in Dumbledore's office and, as Marietta was now in the hospital wing, Harry found himself besieged with requests to give a first-hand account.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(firsthand) received directly from the original source; or experienced in person