All 8 Uses of
contempt
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- "He lives here?" asked Bella in a voice of contempt.†
Chpt 2
- "You're right, Draco," said Narcissa, with a contemptuous glance at Hermione, "now I know the kind of scum that shops here..."
Chpt 6 *contemptuous = showing disgust and a lack of respect
- Zabini merely looked contemptuous.†
Chpt 7
- "Ah yes, I am already aware that Mundungus has been treating your inheritance with light-fingered contempt," said Dumbledore, frowning a little.†
Chpt 13
- There he showed his contempt for anything that tied him to other people, anything that made him ordinary.†
Chpt 13
- Chapter 18: Birthday Surprises The next day Harry confided in both Ron and Hermione the task that Dumbledore had set him, though separately, for Hermione still refused to remain in Ron's presence longer than it took to give him a contemptuous look.†
Chpt 18
- "Right, Professor," said Harry, with as much contempt as he could put into the last three syllables.†
Chpt 24
- "Kill me then," panted Harry, who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt.†
Chpt 28