All 50 Uses of
centaur
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Grouped around him were a beautiful witch, a centaur, a goblin and a house-elf.†
Chpt 7
- Glittering jets of water were flying from the ends of their wands, the point of the centaur's arrow, the tip of the goblins hat and each of the house-elf's ears, so that the tinkling hiss of falling water was added to the pops and cracks of the Apparators and the clatter of footsteps as hundreds of witches and wizards, most of whom were wearing glum, early-morning looks, strode towards a set of golden gates at the far end of the hall.†
Chpt 7
- The witch was wearing a vapid smile like a beauty contestant, and from what Harry knew of goblins and centaurs, they were most unlikely to be caught staring so soppily at humans of any description.†
Chpt 9
- — CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN — The Centaur and the Sneak Til bet you wish you hadn't given up Divination now, don't you, Hermione?' asked Parvati, smirking.†
Chpt 27
- 'He's not a horse, he's a centaur!' said Lavender, sounding shocked.†
Chpt 27
- 'A gorgeous centaur…' sighed Parvati.†
Chpt 27
- 'er — hi,' said Harry, shaking hands with the centaur, who surveyed him unblinkingly through those astonishingly blue eyes but did not smile.†
Chpt 27
- 'And you,' said the centaur, inclining his white-blond head.†
Chpt 27
- "Centaurs are not the servants or playthings of humans," said Firenze quietly.
Chpt 27 *centaurs = mythical beings that are half man and half horse
- Please, sir… why have the other centaurs banished you?†
Chpt 27
- Harry remembered how, nearly four years ago, the centaur Bane had shouted at Firenze for allowing Harry to ride to safety on his back; he had called him a 'common mule'.†
Chpt 27
- Centaurs have unravelled the mysteries of these movements over centuries.†
Chpt 27
- I, however, am here to explain the wisdom of centaurs, which is impersonal and impartial.†
Chpt 27
- How soon, centaurs may attempt to divine by the burning of certain herbs and leaves, by the observation of fume and flame…'†
Chpt 27
- …and mallowsweet there on the classroom floor, and Firenze told them to look for certain shapes and symbols in the pungent fumes, but he seemed perfectly unconcerned that not one of them could see any of the signs he described, telling them that humans were hardly ever good at this, that it took centaurs years and years to become competent, and finished by telling them that it was foolish to put too much faith in such things, anyway, because even centaurs sometimes read them wrongly.†
Chpt 27
- …and mallowsweet there on the classroom floor, and Firenze told them to look for certain shapes and symbols in the pungent fumes, but he seemed perfectly unconcerned that not one of them could see any of the signs he described, telling them that humans were hardly ever good at this, that it took centaurs years and years to become competent, and finished by telling them that it was foolish to put too much faith in such things, anyway, because even centaurs sometimes read them wrongly.†
Chpt 27
- His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even centaurs' knowledge, was foolproof.†
Chpt 27
- The centaur advanced a little towards him.†
Chpt 27
- 'Harry Potter, you are a friend of Hagrid's, are you not?' said the centaur.†
Chpt 27
- I would warn Hagrid myself, but I am banished — it would be unwise for me to go too near the Forest now — Hagrid has troubles enough, without a centaurs' battle.†
Chpt 27
- 'cause the other centaurs are good an' riled at me, tha's why,' said Hagrid quietly, glancing around.†
Chpt 30
- , 'Anyway,' he said, breathing a little more heavily than —usual, 'since then the other centaurs've bin livid with me, an' the trouble is they've got a lot of influence in the Forest… cleverest creatures in here.'†
Chpt 30
- The centaurs?†
Chpt 30
- This centaur had a proud, high-cheekboned face and long black hair.†
Chpt 30
- The trees behind the centaur rustled and four or five more centaurs emerged behind him.†
Chpt 30
- The trees behind the centaur rustled and four or five more centaurs emerged behind him.†
Chpt 30
- 'Firenze has entered into servitude to humans,' said a grey centaur with a hard, deeply lined face.†
Chpt 30
- You forfeited the friendship of the centaurs when you helped the traitor Firenze escape us.†
Chpt 30
- Hagrid,' said Hermione in a high-pitched and terrified voice, as both Bane and the grey centaur pawed at the ground, 'let's go, please let's go!†
Chpt 30
- Magorian called after them, as the centaurs slipped out of sight.†
Chpt 30
- 'Hagrid,' said Hermione breathlessly, skirting the patch of nettles they had passed on their way there, 'if the centaurs don't want humans in the Forest, it doesn't really look as though Harry and I will be able —'†
Chpt 30
- Always assuming, of course, we can get past the herd of murderous centaurs on the way in and out!†
Chpt 30
- Around fifty centaurs were emerging on every side, their bows raised and loaded, pointing at Harry Hermione and Umbridge.†
Chpt 33
- The chestnut-bodied centaur called Magorian was walking towards them out of the circle: his bow, like those of the others, was raised.†
Chpt 33
- On Harry's right, Umbridge was still whimpering, her wand trembling violently as she pointed it at the advancing centaur.†
Chpt 33
- 'You are from the Ministry of Magic?' said Magorian, as many of the centaurs in the surrounding circle shifted restlessly.†
Chpt 33
- 'What did you call us?' shouted a wild-looking black centaur, whom Harry recognised as Bane.†
Chpt 33
- 'What are you doing in our Forest?' bellowed the hard-faced grey centaur Harry and Hermione had seen on their last trip into the Forest.†
Chpt 33
- An arrow flew so close to her head that it caught at her mousy hair in passing: she let out an ear-splitting scream and threw her hands over her head, while some of the centaurs bellowed their approval and others laughed raucously.†
Chpt 33
- Ropes flew out of midair like thick snakes, wrapping themselves tightly around the centaur's torso and trapping his arms: he gave a cry of rage and reared on to his hind legs, attempting to free himself, while the other centaurs charged.†
Chpt 33
- Ropes flew out of midair like thick snakes, wrapping themselves tightly around the centaur's torso and trapping his arms: he gave a cry of rage and reared on to his hind legs, attempting to free himself, while the other centaurs charged.†
Chpt 33
- Harry grabbed Hermione and pulled her to the ground; face down on the Forest floor, he knew a moment of terror as hooves thundered around him, but the centaurs leapt over and around them, bellowing and screaming with rage.†
Chpt 33
- If he could just reach it — But as he stretched out a hand towards it, a centaur's hoof descended upon the wand and it broke cleanly in half.†
Chpt 33
- Over the plunging, many-coloured backs and heads of the centaurs, Harry saw Umbridge being borne away through the trees by Bane.†
Chpt 33
- 'And these?' said the hard-faced, grey centaur holding Hermione.†
Chpt 33
- They brought her here, Ronan,' replied the centaur who had such a firm grip on Harry.†
Chpt 33
- Harry knew at once, from the look on the face of the grey centaur holding Hermione, that she had made a terrible mistake in saying this.†
Chpt 33
- The grey centaur threw back his head, his back legs stamping furiously, and bellowed, 'You see, Ronan?†
Chpt 33
- 'We do not help humans!' snarled the centaur holding Harry, tightening his grip and rearing a little at the same time, so that Harry's feet left the ground momentarily.†
Chpt 33
- A bearded centaur towards the back of the crowd shouted, They came here unasked, they must pay the consequences!†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(centaur) a mythical being that is half man and half horse