All 10 Uses of
incredulous
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Scrimgeour turned slowly on the spot and exchanged an incredulous look with Fudge, who really did manage a smile this time as he said kindly, "The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister."†
Chpt 1
- Ginny asked Ron incredulously.†
Chpt 5
- Ron turned to stare incredulously at Harry as his mother hoisted the laundry basket and the teetering clock into her arms and stormed out of the room.†
Chpt 6
- Then he saw Harry's, and a look of incredulous delight spread over his face.†
Chpt 9
- "Not of great importance?" repeated Harry incredulously.†
Chpt 17
- 'What d'you mean, you don't care … don't you want to leam to Apparate?' said Ron incredulously.†
Chpt 18
- ...read it through looking increasingly incredulous.
Chpt 22 *incredulous = like it was unbelievable
- "What for?" demanded Ron incredulously.†
Chpt 22
- "And Dumbledore believed that?" said Lupin incredulously.†
Chpt 29
- "Rosmerta?" said Professor McGonagall incredulously, but before she could go on, there was a knock on the door behind them and Professors Sprout, Flitwick, and Slughorn traipsed into the room, followed by Hagrid, who was still weeping copiously, his huge frame trembling with grief.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(incredulous) unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected