Both Uses of
congeal
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry noticed that the contents proved difficult to empty into the Pensieve, as though they had congealed slightly; did memories go bad?†
Chpt 17 *
- There were winged catapults and Fanged Frisbees, some still with enough life in them to hover halfheartedly over the mountains of other forbidden items; there were chipped bottles of congealed potions, hats, jewels, cloaks; there were what looked like dragon eggshells, corked bottles whose contents still shimmered evilly, several rusting swords, and a heavy, bloodstained axe.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(congeal) transition from a liquid to a thicker liquid or solid
or:
the coming together of an idea or something with many parts