All 6 Uses of
earnest
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- "This is different, pretending to be me — " "Well, none of us really fancy it, Harry," said Fred earnestly.†
Chpt 4 *
- The jinx hit the middle Death Eater in the chest; For a moment the man was absurdly spread-eagled in midair as though he had hit an invisible barrier: One of his fellows almost collided with him — Then the sidecar began to fall in earnest, and the remaining Death Eater shot a curse so close to Harry that he had to duck below the rim of the car, knocking out a tooth on the edge of his seat — "I'm comin', Harry, I'm comin'!"†
Chpt 4
- Harry looked into Doge's earnest, pained face, and felt, not reas-sured, but frustrated.†
Chpt 8
- I'm sure this is important!" said Hermione earnestly.†
Chpt 20
- It cantered forward, and now the dementors scattered in earnest, and immediately the night was mild again, but the sounds of the surrounding battle were loud in his ears.†
Chpt 32
- Dumbledore gave a little gasp and began to cry in earnest.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
-
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined