All 4 Uses of
mesmerize
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry paused to watch them, for the effect was quite mesmerizing.†
Chpt 13 *
- Ron!" he shouted, but the Riddle-Harry was now speaking with Voldemort's voice and Ron was gazing, mesmerized, into its face.†
Chpt 19
- He seemed simultaneously terrified and mesmerized.†
Chpt 20
- Voldemort did not speak, but prowled in a circle, and Harry knew that he kept him temporarily mesmerized at bay, held back by the faintest possibility that Harry might indeed know a final secret….†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(mesmerize) to completely hold someone's entire attention
or more rarely: to hypnotize