Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase.

哈里怀疑波茨故意派他出去瞎找一番。

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In the Harry Potter movie, RON's Patronus is a Jack Russell terrier, which are known to chase otters - Hermoine's Patronus is an otter.

在《哈利·波特》电影中，罗恩的守护神是杰克·罗素梗，众所周知它会追逐水獭。而赫敏的守护神是一只水獭。

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Energy Minister Charles Hendry told Ms Lucas that she should continue to "harry the government... to chase us to do better".

BBC: Ministers need to do better on climate change - Lucas