Hanna had been behaving oddly for days, moody and peremptory, and the same time palpably under some kind of pressure that was absolutely tormenting her and left her acutely sensitive and vulnerable.
Happiness seemed to radiate from Dumbledore like light, like fire: Harry had never seen the man so utterly, so palpably content.
THERE is a palpably sour mood in France these days.
In the shambolic early weeks of the Clinton administration he was a reassuring figure, older, tidier and palpably wiser than the cocky young baby-boomers then overrunning the White House.
Of Sunday's contestants, the Dutch have the greater pedigree, having twice lost the final (in 1974 and 1978) to palpably inferior sides (Germany and Argentina respectively).
In the next year spending cuts and tax rises will be felt palpably by many more voters, the economy will probably grow slowly and coalition squabbles will continue.