Shadowing Practice: Harry Potter's Most Iconic Scenes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Make a wish, Harry.
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Who's there?
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No!
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Sorry about that.
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I demand that you leave at once, sir.
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You are breaking and entering.
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Dry up, Dursley, you great prune.
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Moen, I haven't seen you since you was a baby, Harry, but you're a bit more along than I would have expected, particularly round the middle.
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I'm not Harry.
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I am.
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Well, of course you are.
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I've got something for you.
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I'm afraid I may have sat on it at some point, but I imagine it'll taste fine just the same.
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Ah.
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Faked it myself, words and all.
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Thank you.
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It's not every day your young man turns 11 now, is it?
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Eh?
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Excuse me, but who are you?
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Rubius Hagrid, keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts.
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Of course, you'll know all about Hogwarts.
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Sorry, no. No?
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Blimey, Harry, didn't you ever wonder where your mum and dad learned it all?
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Learned what?
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You're a wizard, Harry.
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I'm a what? a wizard and a thumpin' goodin' I'd wager, once you trade up a little.
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Harry Potter?
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Harry Potter!
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No, no hurry, Todder!
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Come on, Harry.
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Harry, fucking just...
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He's a cheat!
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You're not even 17 yet.
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I protest!
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I protest!
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Harrod, you put your name in the Goblet of Fire.
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No, sir.
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You asked one of the oldest students to do it for you?
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No, sir.
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You're absolutely sure?
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Yes, sir.
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But of course he is lying.
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The hell he is!
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The Goblet of Fire is an exceptionally powerful magical object.
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Only an exceptionally powerful Confundus charm could have hoodwinked it.
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Magic way beyond the talents of a fourth year.
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You seem to have given this a fair bit of thought, Med-Eye.
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It was once my job to think as dark wizards do, Karkaroff.
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Perhaps you remembered.
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That doesn't help, Alasar!
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I'll leave this to you, Barty.
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The rules are absolute.
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The Goblet of Fire constitutes a binding magical contract.
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Mr. Potter has no choice.
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He is, as of tonight, a Tri-Wizard Champion.
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When I call your name, you will come forth.
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I shall place the sorting hat on your head and you will be sorted into your houses Hermione Granger
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Oh, no. Okay, relax.
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Mental that one.
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I'm telling you Right then Mmm, right.
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Okay.
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Gryffindor!
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Draco Malfoy.
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Slytherin!
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There's not a witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin.
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Susan Bones.
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Harry, what is it?
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Where shall I be?
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Nothing.
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Nothing, I'm fine.
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Let's see.
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I know Hufflepuff!
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Ronald Weasley!
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Ha!
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Another Weasley!
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I know just what to do with you!
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Gryffindor!
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Harry Potter?
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Hmm, difficult,
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very difficult.
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Plenty of courage, I see.
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Not a bad mind, either.
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There's talent, oh yes, and a thirst to prove yourself.
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But where to put you?
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Not Slytherin.
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Not Slytherin.
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Not Slytherin, eh?
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Are you sure?
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You could be great, you know.
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It's all here in your head.
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And Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness.
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There's no doubt about that.
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No?
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Please.
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Well, if you're sure, better be...
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Gryffindor!
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I can
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keep the hippogriff's head.
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I think I'll donate her to the Gryffindor's common.
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Wicked!
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Look who's here.
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Come to see the show you you foul a lady.
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I'm evil little cockroach Hermione.
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No He's not worth it Malfoy,
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okay, let's go That felt good.
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Not good.
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Brilliant.
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So when the time comes...
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...the boy must die?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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He must die.
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You've kept him alive so that he can die at the proper moment.
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You've been raising him like a pig for slaughter.
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Don't tell me now that you've grown to care for the boy.
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Except for trouble.
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Lily.
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Lily.
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After all this time.
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Always.
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She looks beautiful.
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Yeah, she does.
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The End
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I'm sorry.
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Oh!
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Thank you!
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What?
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Well, how do you feel?
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Excellent.
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Really excellent.
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Remember, Slughorn usually eats early, takes a walk, and then returns to his office.
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Right.
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I'm going down to Hagrid's.
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What?
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No, Harry, you've got to go and speak to Slughorn.
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We have a plan.
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I know but I've got a really good feeling about Hagrid's.
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I feel it's it's the place to be tonight Do you know what I mean?
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No, but trust me.
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I know what I'm doing or Felix does Hi
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Oh, I'm sorry sir.
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I should have announced myself.
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Clever throat coughed.
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You probably I feared I was Professor Sprout.
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Yes, I did actually.
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What makes you think?
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Just the general behaviour, sir.
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The sneaking around, the jumping when you saw me.
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Are those tentacular leaves, sir?
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They're very valuable, aren't they?
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Ten galleons a leaf to the right, Meyer.
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Not that I'm familiar with any such back alley transactions, but one does hear rumours my own interests are purely academic, of course.
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Personally, these plants always kind of freak me out.
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Mmm.
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Exactly how did you get out of the castle, Harry?
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Through the front door, sir.
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I'm off to Hagrid's, you see.
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He's a very dear friend and I just fancy paying him a visit.
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So if you don't mind, I will be going now.
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Harry!
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Sir!
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It's nearly nightfall.
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Surely you realise I can't allow you to go roaming the ground by yourself?
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Well, then by all means, come along, sir.
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Harry, I must insist you accompany me back to the castle immediately.
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That would be counterproductive, sir.
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But what makes you say that?
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No idea.
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Horace.
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Merlin's beard?
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Is that an actual acromantula?
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A dead one, I think, sir.
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Good God.
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Dear fellow, however did you manage to kill it?
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Kill it?
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The oldest friend he was.
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I'm so sorry, I didn't...
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Oh, don't worry yourself, you're not alone.
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Seriously misunderstood creatures, spiders are.
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The eyes I reckon they unnerve some folk.
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Not to mention the pincers.
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Yeah, I reckon that too.
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Not my daughter, you bitch!
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Oh, shit!
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Oh no!
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Look everyone!
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Weasley's got himself a howler.
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Go on Ron, I ignored one from my gran once.
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It was horrible.
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Ronald Weasley!
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How dare you steal that car!
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I am absolutely disgusted!
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Your father's now facing an inquiry at work and it's entirely your fault!
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If you put another two out of line, we'll bring you straight home!
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Oh, and Ginny dear, congratulations on making Gryffindor.
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Your father and I are so proud.
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Doesn't matter that Harry's gone.
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Stand down, Neville.
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People die every day.
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Friends.
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Family.
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Yeah.
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We lost Harry tonight.
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He's still with us. And here...
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So's Fred.
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Remus.
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Tonks.
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All of them.
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They didn't die in vain. But you will.
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Because you're wrong.
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Harry's heart did beat for us.
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For all of us.
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This is not over.
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It was foolish of you to come here tonight, Tom.
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The orders are on their way.
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By which time I shall be gone. And you... shall be dead.
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I'm not
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going to die.
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Oh, shit.
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No!
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Hurry!
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Expecto patronum! So
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 224 sentences and 1145 words to shadow. The speech runs for 21:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 53 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- wizard /ˈwɪzɚd/ (noun) — Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- castle /ˈkɑːsəl/ (noun) — A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
- protest /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/ (noun) — A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- leaf /lif/ (noun) — The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- magical /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (adjective) — Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
- hurry /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ (verb) — To do things quickly.
- reckon /ˈɹɛkən/ (verb) — To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
- exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/ (adverb) — To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
- ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (verb) — To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ (adjective) — Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
- wage /weɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
- steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ — Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
- behaviour (noun) — British standard spelling of behavior.
- fancy /ˈfæn.si/ (noun) — The imagination.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- care for (verb) — To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
- come along (verb) — To accompany.
- come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
- do with (verb) — Only used in to do with
- dry up (verb) — To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
- get out of (verb) — To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
- go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
- sit on (verb) — To block, suppress, restrain (something).
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 48 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, thirst /θɝst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/, accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/, counterproductive /ˌkaʊntəpɹəˈdʌktɪv/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like wizard, castle, protest.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if you don't mind, I will be |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't seen · You've kept · you've grown |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the oldest |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | it'll taste · you'll know · I'll leave |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.