All 4 Uses of
thwart
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- As it was, I saw only greedy and unworthy Quirrell attempting to steal the stone and, I admit, I did all I could to thwart him.†
Chpt 2 *
- He had been thwarted, both in his attempts to find out what Malfoy was doing, and in his efforts to start a conversation with Slughorn that might lead, somehow, to Slughorn hand-ing over the memory he had apparently suppressed for decades.†
Chpt 22
- In spite of all the temptation you have endured, all the suffering, you remain pure of heart, just as pure as you were at the age of eleven, when you stared into a mir-ror that reflected your heart's desire, and it showed you only the way to thwart Lord Voldemort, and not immortality or riches.†
Chpt 23
- What if your back-up has been thwarted by my guard?†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(thwart) to prevent something