“It’s — all — my — ruddy — fault!” he sobbed, his face in his hands.
“I told the evil git how ter get past Fluffy! I told him! It was the
only thing he didn’t know, an’ I told him! Yeh could’ve died! All fer
a dragon egg! I’ll never drink again! I should be chucked out an’ made
ter live as a Muggle!”
“Hagrid!” said Harry, shocked to see
Hagrid shaking with grief and remorse, great tears leaking down into
his beard. “Hagrid, he’d (1) have found out somehow, this is
Voldemort we’re talking about, he’d (2) have found out even if you
hadn’t told him.”
“Yeh could’ve (3) died!” sobbed Hagrid.
“An’ don’ say the name!”
(Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)In (1) and (2) are ‘would’ meaning OALD #3, I guess, unlike (3). But I’m not sure of that. Are they as what I’ve guessed or not?
Answer
You are correct, 1) and 2) are contractions for “he would have” and 3) is for “you could have”.
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Listenever , Answer Author : Hellion
