SS/PS question

zanooda2 zanooda2 at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 4 21:55:28 UTC 2008


Hi, guys! I need help with one sentence in SS/PS. Could some English-
speaking person explain to me how they understand the following 
sentence: "He caught that thing in his hand after a fifty-foot dive" 
(Ch. 9, "The Midnight Duel", p.151 Am.ed. or p.113 Br.ed.). It's 
something that McGonagall says to Wood, after witnessing Harry's dive 
for the Remembrall. 

Does "in his hand" define the word "thing" here or does it define the 
word "caught"? Does the first part of the sentence mean something 
like "He caught the thing that he is holding now in his hand 
[Remembrall]", or does it mean "He caught that thing with his hand/into 
his hand/using his hand"?

I will really appreciate your help (off-list is also OK :-)), I'm kind 
of in the middle of an argument about this sentence, LOL! 





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