Harry
Strike
Strike verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Usage example: we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us
Common collocations
| target | harry target | strike target |
Both words in one sentence
- Harry Potter is no stranger to breaking the school's rules, thanks to having some kind of terrible danger strike the castle every year.
- Harry himself apparently believes this trope, as he refers to his barbarian PC's attack as a "perfect heart strike" — two inches under a Mook's left nipple — while role-playing in the short story "Day Off".
Source: Heart in the Wrong Place - Tempting Fate: At the end, Harry dares Michael to have God strike him with lightning.
Source: Fanfic / The Prayer Warriors
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