Both Uses of
surreptitious
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- They joined the stream of witches and wizards moving toward the golden gates at the end of the hall, looking around as surreptitiously as possible, but there was no sign of the distinctive figure of Dolores Umbridge.
Chpt 12 *surreptitiously = secretly or in a manner not to be noticed
- It was therefore a full week later — once they had surreptitiously obtained hairs from innocent Muggles who were Christmas shopping, and had practiced Apparating and Disapparating while underneath the Invisibility Cloak together — that Hermione agreed to make the journey.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(surreptitious) done secretly or in a manner that avoids notice