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Old 08-Nov-2004, 06:50
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Default On one's trunk

On her trunk = ?

From Harry Potter:
who was still sobbing and choking on her trunk, and said, "You are quite right, of course, Professor Umbridge..."
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I suppose that she is leaning upon her large suitcase, NH.
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