– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

What's going on?

Probably Neville's forgotten

the password again.

Hey!

Oh!

You're there.

[Percy] Uh, let me through, please.

Excuse me, I'm Head Boy.

Get back, all of you.

No one is to enter this dormitory

until it has been fully searched.

The Fat Lady, she's gone!

[Ron] Serves her right.

She was a terrible singer.

It's not funny, Ron.

[Percy] Keep calm, everyone.

Ravenclaws, back to your common room.

Be quiet, the headmaster's here.

[Dumbledore] Come on, move.

You heard! Move!

Mr Filch.

Round up the ghosts.

Tell them to search

every painting in the castle,

and find the Fat Lady.

There's no need for ghosts, Professor.

The Fat Lady's there.

[Percy] Hey, mind where you're going!

Slow down!

Listen! I'm Head Boy!

Dear Lady.

Who did this to you?

Eyes like the devil, he's got.

And a soul as dark as his name.

It's him, Headmaster.

The one they all talk about.

He's here, somewhere in the castle.

Sirius Black!

Secure the castle, Mr Filch.

The rest of you, to the Great Hall.

[Percy] Keep going.

I've searched the Astronomy Tower

and the Owlery, sir.

There was nothing there.

Smart gentleman.

Yes, the third floor's clear too, sir.

Very good.

I've done the dungeons, Headmaster,

no sign of Black.

Nor anywhere else in the castle.

I didn't really expect him to linger.

Remarkable feat,

don't you think?

To enter Hogwarts castle, on one's own,

completely undetected.

Quite remarkable, yes.

Any theories on how he might have managed.

Many. Each as unlikely as the next.

You may recall,

prior to the start of term

I expressed concerns

about your appointment of Professor Lu—

There's not a single

professor inside this castle

that would help Sirius Black to enter it.

Oh, I'm quite convinced the castle is safe.

And I'm more than willing

to send the students

back to their houses.

What about Potter?

Should he be warned?

Perhaps. But for now, let him sleep.

For, in dreams we enter a world

that's entirely our own.

Let him swim in the deepest ocean,

or glide over the highest clouds.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dormitory /ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/ B2	noun - A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution
searched /sɜːrtʃt/ A2	verb - To examine thoroughly in order to find something
headmaster /ˈhedˌmæstər/ B2	noun - The principal of a school
painting /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ A1	noun - A picture made with paint
devil /ˈdevəl/ B2	noun - A person or thing regarded as wicked or cruel
secure /sɪˈkjʊr/ B2	verb - To make safe or protect
dungeons /ˈdʌnʤənz/ C1	noun - A strong underground prison cell
linger /ˈlɪŋɡər/ C1	verb - To stay in a place longer than necessary
remarkable /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/ B2	adjective - Worthy of attention; striking
feat /fiːt/ C1	noun - An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength
undetected /ˌʌndɪˈtektɪd/ C1	adjective - Not discovered or identified
theories /ˈθiːriz/ B2	noun - A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something
recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ B2	verb - To bring back into one's mind; remember
appointment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ B1	noun - The act of assigning a job or position to someone
convinced /kənˈvɪnst/ B2	adjective - Completely certain about something
glide /ɡlaɪd/ C1	verb - To move with a smooth, continuous motion

Key Grammar Structures

• Probably Neville's forgotten the password again.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The contraction "'s" represents "has" followed by the past participle "forgotten" to indicate an action that happened in the recent past with present relevance.

• No one is to enter this dormitory until it has been fully searched.

  ➔ Passive Voice with Modal Infinitive ("is to")

  ➔ The structure "is to" expresses an official order or instruction, and "has been searched" is the passive voice indicating an action done to the room.

• There's no need for ghosts, Professor.

  ➔ Existential "There is"

  ➔ Used to introduce the existence of something; here, it asserts that the necessity for ghosts does not exist.

• Eyes like the devil, he's got.

  ➔ Fronting / Topicalization

  ➔ The object "Eyes like the devil" is moved to the front of the sentence to place extra emphasis on the subject's appearance.

• I didn't really expect him to linger.

  ➔ Verb + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "expect" is followed by the object "him" and the infinitive "to linger" to describe an unfulfilled prediction.

• Remarkable feat, don't you think?

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ A short question added at the end of a statement to seek confirmation or agreement from the listener.

• Any theories on how he might have managed?

  ➔ Modal Perfect ("might have managed")

  ➔ Used to speculate about a past possibility or an event that may have happened.

• For, in dreams we enter a world that's entirely our own.

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The clause "that's entirely our own" describes "a world", providing extra information about the noun.