All 12 Uses of
nevertheless
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Nevertheless, it was quite galling to be told not to be rash by a man who had served twelve years in the wizard prison, Azkaban, escaped, attempted to commit the murder he had been convicted for in the first place, then gone on the run with a stolen Hippogriff.†
Chpt 1
- Nevertheless, he was smiling broadly at Harry, who tried to smile back despite his state of shock.†
Chpt 3 *
- It seemed that Kreacher did not dare disobey a direct order; nevertheless, the look he gave Sirius as he shuffled out past him was full of deepest loathing and he muttered all the way out of the room.†
Chpt 6
- Nevertheless, the golden thread with which it was embroidered still glinted brightly enough to show them a sprawling family tree dating back (as far as Harry could tell) to the Middle Ages.†
Chpt 6
- Nevertheless, he could not help watching the silhouettes of the horses moving beyond the window.†
Chpt 11
- She was ignoring the Slytherins, who had now set up a chant of 'Gryffindor are losers, Gryffindor are losers,' but there was a certain rigidity about her seat on the broom nevertheless.†
Chpt 14
- He spoke quite calmly; after all, he had seen Sirius's head in this very fire the previous year and talked to it, too; nevertheless, he could not be sure that he had really seen it this time… it had vanished so quickly… 'Sirius's head?'†
Chpt 14
- 'Nevertheless,' said Magorian calmly, 'the slaughter of foals is a terrible crime — we do not touch the innocent.†
Chpt 30
- Harry was no longer struggling against Lupin, who maintained a precautionary grip on his arm nevertheless.†
Chpt 36
- Nevertheless, you should never have believed for an instant that there was any necessity for you to go to the Department of Mysteries tonight.†
Chpt 37
- The curse Dolohov had used on her, though less effective than it would have been had he been able to say the incantation aloud, had nevertheless caused, in Madam Pomfrey's words, 'quite enough damage to be going on with'.†
Chpt 38
- A few rubies retreated into the upper bulb, leaving a respectable amount below nevertheless.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(nevertheless) in spite of that (Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nonetheless, all the same, still, and however.)