هری پاتر و زندانی آزکابان

Headmaster, you’ve got to stop them.

They’ve got the wrong man.

It’s true, sir.

Sirius is innocent.

Please believe us.

I do, Miss Granger.

But, I’m sorry to say, the word of three 13-year-old wizards will convince few others.

A child’s voice,  however honest and true, is meaningless to those who have forgotten how to listen.

Mysterious thing, time.

Powerful.

And when meddled with, dangerous.

Sirius Black is in the topmost cell of the Dark Tower.

You know the laws, Miss Granger.

You must not be seen.

And you would do well, I feel, to return before this last chime.

If not, the consequences are too ghastly to discuss.

If you succeed tonight, more than one innocent life may be spared.

Three turns should do it, I think.

Oh, by the way.

When in doubt, I find retracing my steps to be a wise place to being.

Good luck.

What the bloody hell was that all about?

Sorry, Ron, but seeing as you can’t walk.

What just happened?

Where’s Ron?

7:30.

Where were we at 7:30?

I don’t know.

Going to Hagrid’s?

Come on.

And we can’t be seen.

Headmaster, you’ve got to stop them.

They’ve got the wrong man.

It’s true, sir.

Sirius is innocent.

If you’ve watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, you should know that Harry’s godfather, Sirius Black, escapes prison and spends the whole movie begin searched for, as he was accused of committing very serious crimes years ago.

So later at the end of the movie, Harry and his friends learn that Sirius was not guilty-that is, he did not actually commit those crimes.

Headmaster, you’ve got to stop them.

They’ve got the wrong man.

So Hermione is telling Dumbledore that Sirius, who everyone’s been looking for,  is actually innocent.

She says that they’ve got the wrong man.

This is a common phrase used in these situations, when the police or any authority has caught the wrong person,  who was not responsible for the crime that was committed.

Example:

Stay out of my business.

You’re blaming the wrong guy.

Please believe us.

I do, Miss Granger.

Miss is a little used before the family name of a single woman, while Misses [Mrs.] is used to address a married woman.

Please believe us.

Did you listen to how Hermione  pronounced this phrase?

believe us

Word in English that end in the letter E normally have it as a silent E.

In the case of the verb belive, this is how you should pronounced it:

believe = buh-leev

Another common occurrence in spoken English is the linking of sounds in separate words, for example, with the verb and pronoun, believe us [buh-lee-vus].

Please buh-lee-vus. [believe us.]

This happens very often to these combinations of verb + personal pronouns such as us, you, or it.

Listen to these other examples.

Example:

Well, Ron’s tol-dus [told us] all about you, of course.

When did he get here?

Example:

You’re going to expeh-lus [expell us], aren’t you?

Not today, Mr . Wesley.

Example:

Come, Dobby.

Open-nit [Open it]

Please believe us.

I do, Miss Granger.

But, I’m sorry to say, the word of three 13-year-old wizards will convince few others.

A child’s voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who have forgotten how to listen.

Someone  who is honest always tells the truth or does not cheat or steal.

So if something, such as an opinion or message is said to be honest, that means it does not try to hide the truth or the facts about something.

Example:

Now, I’ll make you a deal.

I’ll tell you all about the Roosevelt riot.

if you tell me something honest about yourself.

Like, uh.

this brother you’re road-tripping with-

How do you feel about him?

A child’s voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who have forgotten how to listen.

If something is considered meaningless, it has no real value, purpose, or significant.

Example:

You are about to die at the hands of the children of Thanos.

Be thankful that your meaningless lives are now contributing to.

I’m sorry- Earth is closed today.

Example:

I’ve been working for 10 years now at the this meaningless, dead-end job.

And nobody here even knows that I exist.

Chandler?

Dumbledore is saying that although children are honest and speak the truth, they are considered irrelevant [not important] and ignored by people who have forgotten how to listen.

Mysterious thing, time.

Powerful.

And when meddled with, dangerous.

To meddle isto interfere;

To try to change or have an influence on things are your responsibility, especially without being welcome to do so.

Example:

I don’t want my parents meddling in my marriage.

Example:

Now, you listen to me.

All three of you.

You’re meddling in things that are not to be meddled in.

It’s dangerous.

So here, Dumbledore speaks in a poetic way about the notion of time, saying that it is a mysterious thing, and also powerful, but dangerous when people interfere with it.

If you’ve watched the movie, you know Dumbledore is referring to the Time-Turner.

In the wizarding world, a Time-Turner is a magical device used for time travel,

Hourglass

Necklace

that resembles an hourglass on a necklace.

Sirius Black is in the topmost cell of the Dark Tower.

In this context, a cell is a small, empty room where prisoners are kept.

The “topmost something” is something that is at the highest position somewhere.

The topmost cell of the Dark Tower is the highest cell located in the Dark Tower.

You know the laws, Miss Granger.

You must not be seen.

He’s referring to the rules established for the use of the time-turner, and also the natural laws of time existing in the universe of Harry Potter.

And you would do well, I feel, to return before this last chime.

If you say that somebody would do well to do something, you mean that it would be good for them, and that you recommend them to do it.

This is a rather formal collocation.

You would do well to hire a lawyer now in case this becomes a lawsuit.

Example:

• Alastor.

We never use transfiguration as a punishment!

Surely, Dumbledore told you that.

He might have mentioned it.

You will do well to remember it.

Away.

So Dumbledore is recommending Hermione use the time-turner and return to this room before the last bell sound (the chime), which they just heard.

If not, the consequences are too ghastly to discuss.

Ghastly is an adjective meaning unpleasant, in a way that causes great horror or fear.

This is not a very common word.

Now, in a different, more usual application, if you say that someone looks ghastly, they look very ill or very shocked, especially with a very pale face.

Example:

You look ghastly-are you okay?

Prof.Dumbledore: If you succeed tonight, more than one innocent life may be spared.

The word spare generally describes something that is extra; additional. (Spare tire)

It may have different meanings as a noun, a verb, or an adjective.

In the collection used by Dumbledore, to spare a life, it means to save a life, especially of someone who has been sentenced to death, such as Sirius.

Example:

Harry!

James wouldn’t have wanted me killed.

You dad.

Your dad would have spared me.

He would have shown me mercy.

You should have realized,  Peter, that if Voldemort wouldn’t kill you, that we would-together!

No!

Three turns should do it, I think.

A turn, as a noun, refers to a movie in a circular direction around an axis or point.

If you say to someone that something should (or will) do it, you are informally telling them that thing will be enough.

Example:

Would you like anything else?

No, that will do it.

Example:

That should do it.

Blow.

Feel better?

Much. Thank you.

Dumbledore is saying that three turns of the time-turner should be enough, to accomplish their goal.

Oh, by the way.

When in doubt, I find retracing my steps to be a wise place to being.

By the way is a polite way to add extra information, used in both formal and informal contexts.

Example:

Excuse me!

Do you mind?

Everywhere els is full.

Not at all.

I’m Ron, by the way. Ron Weasley.

I’m Harry, Harry Potter.

To retrace somebody’s steps is to discover and follow a route or course taken by someone.

Example:

The detective is investigating the crime while trying to retrace the victim’s steps.

Wise, in this case, means prudent [carefully though].

Oh, by the way.

When in doubt, I find retracing my steps to be a wise place to being.

So Dumbledore is telling them that if they’re not sure [are in doubt] of where to start, they should follow their own steps (from earlier), as that would be an intelligent and safe way to get started.

What the bloody hell was that all about?

This is an interesting example of two informal collections being used in the same sentence.

To put in a simple way,  Ron basically just asked, “What was that all about? “

However,  he used the informal expressions “the hell” and “bloody” together to add a sense of shock and surprise to his question.

Example:

What the hell are you doing?

You can’t come in here!

Example:

Ah!

Wipe it! Wipe it! Get it off!

How the hell is this dude still alive?

What the bloody hell was that all about?

In British English, the adjective bloody (when used as slang like done here) adds intensity and emotion to a sentence, emphasizing what you are saying in a slightly rude way.

Example:

This computer’s bloody useless!

It’s always breaking down.

Example:

Besides, if Uncle Vernon.

Harry Potter!

I’m warning you -if you can’t control that bloody bird, it’ll have to go.

What just happened?

Where’s Ron?

7:30.

Where were we at 7:30?

I don’t know. Going to Hagrid’s?

Here,  Harry means “going to Hagrid’s house.”

When you see somebody refer to a place as a person’s name + ‘s, it means the person’s home.

(Paul- Paul’s).

Example:

Joey. sorry!

Aw, it’s all right.

Don’t worry about it.

No, but look!

Oh, that’s going to leave a stain [mark]!

Rach-hey! It’s fine, you’re at Joey’s [Joey’s place].

Really!

Yeah! Look.