All 19 Uses of
accord
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- The place, according to the source, has been given every protection that the Order and Ministry together could provide.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1)
- It took another hour to empty it completely, throw away the useless items, and sort the remainder in piles according to whether or not he would need them from now on.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- The locket was accorded this place of honor not because it was valuable - in all usual senses it was worthless - but because of what it had cost to attain it.
Chpt 2 (definition 2) *accorded = giving special treatment
- "According to you," Vernon Dursley said, now resuming his pacing up and down the living room, "we — Petunia, Dudley, and I — are in danger.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- It was over: He could not see or hear where Voldemort was; he glimpsed another Death Eater swooping out of the way and heard, "Avada — " As the pain from Harry's scar forced his eyes shut, his wand acted of its own accord.†
Chpt 4 (definition 3)
- My wand acted of its own accord.
Chpt 5 (definition 3) *own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)
- The mangle turned of its own accord in a corner, wringing out what looked like one of Mr. Weasley's vests.†
Chpt 6 (definition 3)
- "According to reliable historical sources, the sword may present itself to any worthy Gryffindor," said Scrimgeour.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- According to Bathilda, Albus did not even defend himself, and that's odd enough in itself.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- "But according to you," said Ron, "Voldemort's got Ollivander locked up somewhere.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- Anyway, I'm Reg Cattermole, according to the label in the back.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- The theft had happened many years ago, according to Gregorovitch.†
Chpt 14 (definition 1)
- Accordingly Harry and Hermione spent fruitless hours trying to decide where they might find the other Horcruxes, and how to destroy the one they already got, their conversations becoming increasingly repetitive as they got no new information.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- Not according to you, anyways.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- Bathilda would be an extremely old woman by now, and according to Muriel, she was "gaga."†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- But according to Beedle the Bard, they wouldn't want to come back, would they?" said Harry, thinking about the tail they had just heard.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- Hermione, it fits of its own accord!†
Chpt 22 (definition 3)
- They settled to work in the smallest bedroom, which was kept, according to Griphook's preference, in semidarkness.
Chpt 25 (definition 1) *according to = in keeping with (based upon)
- McGonagall had replaced the House tables, but nobody was sitting according to House anymore: All were jumbled together, teachers and pupils, ghosts and parents, centaurs and house-elves, and Firenze lay recovering in the corner, and Grawp peered in through a smashed window, and people were throwing food into his laughing mouth.†
Chpt 36 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (accord as in: according to, or in accord with) in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity withThis meaning of accord is often seen in the form according to or accordingly where it can take on more specific meanings. For example:
- "According to Kim, ..." -- as stated by
- "To each according to her ability." -- based upon
- "Points are scored according to how well they perform." -- depending upon
- "The dose is calculated according to body weight." -- in proportion to
- "We got a flat tire. Accordingly, I pulled to the side of the road." -- because of what was just said; or as a result
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(2) (accord as in: accord her the respect deserved) to give someone special treatment -- especially respect
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(3) (accord as in: done of her own accord) mindeditor's notes: This sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.