我觉得《哈利波特》系列书籍作为课外学习英语的材料也很不错，会用到一些句型，词汇量也很大。我看的时候觉得语法没什么问题，所以就没有总结里面比较好的句子。就是词汇有很多不太会，所以总结了一下，便于学习和思考。
..., it was nothing to how Harry left.
nothing to 没有困难；缺乏真实性；不是…所爱对象；与…比起来算不了什么
"In the lounge," said Aunt Petunia promptly, "waiting to welcome them graciously to our home."
lounge n.
In a hotel, club, or other public place, a lounge is a room where people can sit and relax. 休息厅
In a house, a lounge is a room where people sit and relax. 起居室 [英国英语]
graciously adv. 和蔼地；仁慈地；雅致地
"They'll love gun!" cried Aunt Petunia rapturously.
rapturously ['ræptʃərəsli] adv. 兴高采烈地；狂喜地
Harry had slipped through Veldemor's clutches for a second time, but it had been a narrow escape.
clutch n.
N-PLURAL If someone is in another person's clutches, that person has captured them or has power over them. 掌控
he said he'll chuck you out of the house.
chuck v. 驱逐
Harry knew he shouldn't have risen to Dudley's bait.
rise to a bait 上钩，上圈套
"S-sit down!" he wailed.
wail vi.
If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. 哀号
There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts.
plot n. & v.
N-COUNT A plot is a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government. 阴谋
V-T If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it. 密谋
But Dobby's eyes were wide and he seemed to be trying to give Harry a hint. Harry, however, was completely at sea.
at sea 在海上；茫然；感觉困惑
Ron's untidy scrawl and even a scribble that looked as though it was from the Hogwarts gamekeeper.
scrawl n. & v.
You can refer to writing that looks careless and messy as a scrawl. 潦草的字迹
scribble n. & v.
Scribble is something that has been written or drawn quickly and roughly. 潦草的字迹; 胡乱的涂画
"Read it!" he hissed evilly, brandishing the letter the owl had delivered.
brandish vt.
If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way. 挥舞 (尤指武器)
We have received intelligence that a Hover Charm was used at your place.
intelligence un.
Intelligence is information that is gathered by the government or the army about their country's enemies and their activities. 情报
"Stop gibbering," said Ron, "we've come to take you home with us."
gibber vi.
If you say that someone is gibbering, you mean that they are talking very fast and in a confused manner. 急促不清楚地说话 [非正式]
... and the fiasco of the violet pudding.
fiasco [fɪ'æskəʊ]
If you describe an event or attempt to do something as a fiasco, you are emphasizing that it fails completely. 彻底的失败 [强调]
All three of Mrs Weasley's sons were taller than she was, but they cowered as her rage broke over them.
cower vi.
If you cower, you bend forward and downward because you are very frightened. 畏缩; 蜷缩
There's a loophole in the law.
loophole n.
A loophole in the law is a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise be illegal. 漏洞
Mrs Weasley fussed over the state of his socks and tried to force him to eat fourth helpings at every meal.
fuss vi.
If you fuss, you worry or behave in a nervous, anxious way about unimportant matters or rush around doing unnecessary things. 瞎紧张; 瞎操心; 瞎忙乎
helping n.
A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving. (食物的)一份
... as Fred and George ambled in.
amble vi.
When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner. 漫步
... twelve O.W.Ls and he hardly gloated at all.
gloat vi.
If someone is gloating, they are showing pleasure at their own success or at other people's failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way. (对自己的成功) 洋洋得意; (对别人的失败) 幸灾乐祸 [表不满]
I hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a plunderer.
amount to
If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing. 等同于
They started to haggle.
haggle vi.
If you haggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something that you are buying. 争论 (尤指讨价还价)
"Potter, you've got yourself a girlfriend!" drawled Malfoy.
drawl v.
If someone drawls, they speak slowly and not very clearly, with long vowel sounds. 拉长声调说话,慢吞吞地说
"Not as surprised as I am to see you in a shop, Weasley." retorted Malfoy.
retort v.
To retort means to reply angrily to someone. 反驳 [书面]
... the crowd stampeded backwards.
stampede [stæm'piːd] v.
If a group of animals or people stampede or if something stampedesthem, they run in a wild, uncontrolled way. 使狂奔; 狂奔；蜂拥
... his eyes glittering with malice.
malice ['mælɪs] 恶意、怨恨
Mrs Weasley beside herself with fury.
If you are beside yourself with anger or excitement, you are extremely angry or excited. 发狂
fury n.
Fury is violent or very strong anger. 狂怒
Several uneventful hours later, however, Harry had to admit that some of the fun was wearing off.
uneventful adj.
If you describe a period of time as uneventful, you mean that nothing interesting, exciting, or important happened during it. 平静无事的
wears off
If a drug, sensation, or feeling wears off, it disappears slowly until it no longer exists or has any effect. (药性、感觉、感情等) 逐渐消失
The car, however, had reached the end of its tether.
at the end of one's tether
智尽技穷；（力量、智慧、忍耐等）已到最大限度
If you put another toe out of line we'll bring you straight back home.
out of line [俚语]不礼貌的，放肆的，出格的，越出常规的，冒昧的
That's the ticket.
（口语）那正好，正是如此，那很对
"Peeves!" Filch roared, flinging down his quill in a transport of rage.
in a transport of (怒)不可遏；(喜)不自胜；在…的激动情绪之中[亦作 in sports of]
He watched Harry on tenterhooks.
on tenterhooks 提心吊胆，如坐针毡，焦虑不安
Harry's sense of foreboding increased.
Foreboding is a strong feeling that something terrible is going to happen. (对不祥之事的)预感
A rift began to grow between Slytherin and the others.
A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them from having a good relationship. 不和
And within five minutes, the class had sunk back into its usual torpor.
Torpor is the state of being completely inactive mentally or physically, for example, because of illness or laziness. 麻木 [正式] [also 'a' N]
... then sat down to listen to Wood's usual pre-match pep talk.
A pep talk is a speech intended to encourage someone to make more effort or feel more confident. 鼓舞士气的讲话 [非正式]
"Don't be thick," said Fred. "It'll take your head off."
thick adj. [口语]迟钝的，愚笨的，愚蠢的
He turned on his heel and stormed out of the library.
storm vi.
If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry. 气冲冲地走
He was tired of people skirting around him in the corridors.
skirt vi.
If you skirt a problem or question, you avoid dealing with it. 回避 (问题等)，绕开
George pretended to ward Harry off with a large clove of garlic when they met.
To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you. 阻挡 (危险、疾病等)
They had hit dead ends everywhere.
If a street is a dead end, there is no way out at one end of it. 死胡同
There was a very pregnant pause.
pregnant adj.
A pregnant silence or moment has a special meaning that is not obvious but that people are aware of. 耐人寻味的 [ADJ n, v-link ADJ 'with' n]
Riddle's face contorted.
contort v.
If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position. (面部或身体) 扭曲; 使扭曲
"Ginny!" said Mr Weasley, flabbergasted.
flabbergasted ['flæbɚɡæstɪd] adj.
If you say that you are flabbergasted, you are emphasizing that you are extremely surprised. 目瞪口呆的 [强调]
This has been a terrible ordeal for her.
ordeal [ɔː'diːəl] n.
If you describe an experience or situation as an ordeal, you think it is difficult and stressful. 煎熬
I think all this merits a good feast.
merit vt.
If someone or something merits a particular action or treatment, they deserve it. 应受到，值得 [正式]
Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words.
eat one's words 食言