Both Uses of
divert
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry looked up, diverted.†
Chpt 7 *
- …they wove and ducked around him, unable to finish him — Bellatrix was still fighting too, fifty yards away from Voldemort, and like her master she dueled three at once: Hermione, Ginny and Luna, all battling their hardest, but Bellatrix was equal to them, and Harry's attention was diverted as a Killing Curse shot so close to Ginny that she missed death by an inch — He changed course, running at Bellatrix rather than Voldemort, but before he had gone a few steps he was knocked sideways.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(divert as in: divert the traffic or funds) to change the direction of something, or the purpose for which it is used