All 35 Uses of
however
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- The most they could do, however, was to lock away Harry's spellbooks, wand, cauldron, and broomstick at the start of the summer break, and forbid him to talk to the neighbors.†
Chpt 1
- His jet-black hair, however, was just as it always had been — stubbornly untidy, whatever he did to it.†
Chpt 1
- Compared to the man on the television, however, whose gaunt face was surrounded by a matted, elbow-length tangle, Harry felt very well groomed indeed.†
Chpt 2
- There were, however, things that Harry needed to buy.†
Chpt 4
- Now that Scabbers was out of sight, however, the cat was purring contentedly in Hermione's arms.†
Chpt 4
- Percy, however, held out his hand solemnly as though he and Harry had never met and said, "Harry.†
Chpt 4
- However, I am delighted to say that his place will be filled by none other than Rubeus Hagrid, who has agreed to take on this teaching job in addition to his gamekeeping duties.†
Chpt 5
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione, however, were eager for it to finish so that they could talk to Hagrid.†
Chpt 5
- Not everyone was convinced, however.†
Chpt 6
- However, Hagrid strolled off around the edge of the trees, and five minutes later, they found themselves outside a kind of paddock.†
Chpt 6
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione, however, approached the fence cautiously.†
Chpt 6
- However, Peeves paid no attention to Professor Lupin's words, except to blow a loud wet raspberry.†
Chpt 7
- Professor Lupin, however, looked thoughtful.†
Chpt 7
- Harry, however, wasn't feeling cheerful.†
Chpt 7
- At the start of October, however, Harry had something else to occupy him, something so enjoyable it more than made up for his unsatisfactory classes.†
Chpt 8
- He was distracted, however, by a disturbance at the front of the line.†
Chpt 8
- Sir Cadogan, however, was the least of Harry's worries.†
Chpt 9
- The fact remained, however, that it had now appeared twice, and both appearances had been followed by near-fatal accidents; the first time, he had nearly been run over by the Knight Bus; the second, fallen fifty feet from his broomstick.†
Chpt 10
- Ron, however, cleared his throat significantly, and pointed to a notice pasted on the inside of the sweetshop door.†
Chpt 10
- However, we must register our concern about the hippogriff in question.†
Chpt 11
- Professor Trelawney, however, did not sit down; her enormous eyes had been roving around the table, and she suddenly uttered a kind of soft scream.†
Chpt 11
- Ron, however, rounded on Hermione.†
Chpt 11 *
- Two seconds later, however, he was interrupted again, this time by Wood.†
Chpt 12
- None of these punishments, however, came close to matching the one his grandmother had in store for him.†
Chpt 14
- Snape, however, remained, standing.†
Chpt 14
- I am, however, astounded that you didn't hand it in.†
Chpt 14
- She continued, however, as though she had not.†
Chpt 15
- One hopes, however, that one might have mistaken the Signs….†
Chpt 15
- Threequarters of the crowd was wearing scarlet rosettes, waving scarlet flags with the Gryffindor lion upon them, or brandishing banners with slogans like "GO GRYFFINDOR!" and "LIONS FOR THE CUK' Behind the Slytherin goal posts, however, two hundred people were wearing green; the silver serpent of Slytherin glittered on their flags, and Professor Snape sat in the very front row, wearing green like everyone else, and a very grim smile.†
Chpt 15
- Harry, however, thought Lee had a point.†
Chpt 15
- Over in the corner, however, sat Ron and Hermione.†
Chpt 16
- Hermione gasped in a petrified whisper; Ron, however, spoke to Black.†
Chpt 17
- Before the Wolfsbane Potion was discovered, however, I became a fully fledged monster once a month.†
Chpt 18
- Hermione, however, took an uncertain step toward Snape and said, in a very breathless voice, "Professor Snape — it it wouldn't hurt to hear what they've got to say, w — would it?"†
Chpt 19
- Neither Ron nor Hermione felt like going, however, so they and Harry wandered onto the grounds, still talking about the extraordinary events of the previous night and wondering where Sirius and Buckbeak were now.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(however as in: However, complications may...) though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)
(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrastand but.)