All 37 Uses of

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Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix

They were bound to write back quickly; they couldn't possibly ignore a Dementor attack.†
Chpt 3

'What can I do, Molly?' said Tonks enthusiastically, bounding forwards.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *

'But if Voldemort's trying to recruit more Death Eaters it's bound to get out that he's come back, isn't it?' asked Harry desperately.†
Chpt 5

They were bound to clear you,' said Hermione, who had looked positively faint with anxiety when Harry had entered the kitchen and was now holding a shaking hand over her eyes, 'there was no case against you, none at all.'†
Chpt 9

'We thought Dumbledore was bound to pick you!' said George indignantly.†
Chpt 9

He stood up, straightened his glasses, and hitched a grin on to his face as Ron bounded back through the door.†
Chpt 9

Mrs Black's portrait was howling with rage but nobody was bothering to close the curtains over her; all the noise in the hall was bound to rouse her again, anyway.†
Chpt 10

The figures of Tonks, Lupin, Moody and Mr and Mrs Weasley shrank rapidly but the black dog was bounding alongside the window, wagging its tail; blurred people on the platform were laughing to see it chasing the train, then they rounded a bend, and Sirius was gone.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)

The Hat feels itself honour-bound to give the school due warning whenever il feels — But Professor McGonagall, who was waiting to read out the list of first-years' names, was giving the whispering students the sort of look that scorches.†
Chpt 11

First-years ought to know that the Forest in the grounds is out-of-bounds to students — and a few of our older students ought to know by now, too.†
Chpt 11 (definition 2) *

'Bound to be, isn't it?†
Chpt 12 *

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

'Well, it was only your first one,' she said consolingly, 'it's bound to take time to —'†
Chpt 14

'You thought I was bound to be rubbish?†
Chpt 14

Yes, I am sure you are surprised to hear this — no doubt you will say that Potter has always been Dumbledore's favourite — but I feel bound to tell you that Dumbledore may not be in charge at Hogwarts much longer and the people who count have a very different — and probably more accurate — view of Potter's behavior.†
Chpt 14

'Well, now he's back it's bound to hurt more often,' said Sirius.†
Chpt 14

What were they going to do if the great black dog came bounding up the street towards them in Hogsmeade, perhaps under the nose of Draco Malfoy?†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)

We're not out of bounds; I specifically asked Professor Flitwick whether students were allowed to come in the Hog's Head, and he said yes, but he advised me strongly to bring our own glasses.†
Chpt 16 (definition 2)

He bounded forwards, pulled open the door and set off up the spiral staircase.†
Chpt 17 *

'And just look at these books!' said Hermione excitedly, running a finger along the spines of the large leather-bound tomes.†
Chpt 18

He looked down at his watch and was shocked to see it was already ten past nine, which meant they needed to get back to their common rooms immediately or risk being caught and punished by Filch for being out of bounds.†
Chpt 18 (definition 2)

Partly 'cause they don' like wizards an' we didn' want ter put their backs up too soon, an' partly 'cause Dumbledore had warned us You-Know-Who was bound ter be after the giants an' all.†
Chpt 20

'Get away,' she snapped, waving her handbag at Fang, who had bounded up to her and was attempting to lick her face.†
Chpt 20

Please, Hagrid, teach us something dull that's bound to come up in our OWL.'†
Chpt 20

'We are honour-bound to give service to the present Headmaster of Hogwarts!' cried a frail-looking old wizard whom Harry recognised as Dumbledore's predecessor, Armando Dippet.†
Chpt 22

Harry could hear his voice echoing up through the floor in the cold drawing room where he was sitting alone, watching the sky growing whiter outside the windows, threatening snow, all the time feeling a savage pleasure that he was giving the others the opportunity to keep talking about him, as they were bound to be doing.†
Chpt 23

Snape was trying to get up, but the jinx was still operating on him; he was struggling, as though bound by invisible ropes.†
Chpt 28

Hermione said nothing at all for the rest of the lesson, but Harry had a shrewd suspicion that her self-restraint was bound to crack before long.†
Chpt 30

'We'll…' said Harry, already bound by his promise.†
Chpt 30

Now, we need to keep students right away from her office while we force entry, or some Slytherins bound to go and tip her off.†
Chpt 32

Something finally slid back into place in his brain; Sirius, captured, bound and tortured, and he was staring at this archway… He took several paces back from the dais and wrenched his eyes from the veil.†
Chpt 34

Bound to be!†
Chpt 34

…phoenix Fawkes croaking feebly on the floor Then Harry's scar burst open and he knew he was dead: it was pain beyond imagining, pain past endurance He was gone from the hall, he was locked in the coils of a creature with red eyes, so tightly bound that Harry did not know where his body ended and the creature's began: they were fused together, bound by pain, and there was no escape And when the creature spoke, it used Harry's mouth, so that in his agony he felt his jaw move 'Kill me…†
Chpt 36

…croaking feebly on the floor Then Harry's scar burst open and he knew he was dead: it was pain beyond imagining, pain past endurance He was gone from the hall, he was locked in the coils of a creature with red eyes, so tightly bound that Harry did not know where his body ended and the creature's began: they were fused together, bound by pain, and there was no escape And when the creature spoke, it used Harry's mouth, so that in his agony he felt his jaw move 'Kill me now, Dumbledore…'†
Chpt 36

…Dumbledore — apparently satisfied that Harry was all right, and walking forwards so that the newcomers realised he was there for the first time (a few of them raised their wands; others simply looked amazed; the statues of the elf and goblin applauded and Fudge jumped so much that his slipper-clad feet left the floor) — 'you will find several escaped Death Eaters contained in the Death Chamber, bound by an Anti-Disapparation Jinx and awaiting your decision as to what to do with them.'†
Chpt 36

He was bound by the enchantments of his kind, which is to say that he could not disobey a direct order from his master, Sirius.†
Chpt 37

There were no good hiding places nearby, she was bound to have heard his footsteps, and in any case, Harry could hardly muster the energy to avoid anyone at the moment.†
Chpt 38

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Definitions:

(1) (bound as in: The deer bound across the trail.)
to leap or jump

(2) (bound as in: out of bounds)
a boundary or limit

(bound as in: south-bound lanes)
traveling in a particular direction or to a specific location

(bound as in: bound together or bound by law)
constrained and/or held together or wrapped
The sense of constrained, can mean tied up or obligated depending upon the context. For example:
- "Her wrists were bound." -- tied up
- "I am bound by my word." -- required or obligated (in this case to keep a promise)
- "He is muscle bound." -- prevented from moving easily (due to having such large, tight muscles)
The exact meaning of the senses of held together or wrapped also depend upon context. For example:
- "The pages of the book are bound with glue." -- held together physically
- "The book is bound in leather." -- wrapped or covered
- "The United States and England are bound together by a common language." -- connected or united (tied together, figuratively)
- "She cleaned the wound and bound it with fresh bandages." -- wrapped
- "She is wheelchair-bound." -- connected (moves with a wheelchair because she is unable to walk)
- "The jacket has bound buttonholes." -- edges wrapped by fabric or trim rather than stitches

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