… “In the end, he(Bagman) turned pretty nasty,” said Fred. “Told us we were too young to gamble, and he wasn't giving us anything.”
“So we asked for our money back,” said George glowering.
“He didn't refuse!” gasped Hermione.
“Right in one,” said Fred.
“But that was all your savings!” said Ron.
“Tell me about it,” said George. …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
What does "right in one" mean? Is it short for something? Maybe Fred meant Bagman just gave them one Galleon(the money in wizarding world)?
Best Answer
It's short for "you got it right after only one guess."
It's the equivalent of the phrase "a hole in one" in golf, meaning that you managed to get the ball into the hole after only one shot.
Fred could also have said:
In other words, Hermione was "right" in that she was indignant about the possibility that Bagman would have refused to give the money back.
This bit is tricky because the conversation reverses the literal meaning of her words.
Her response could also have been phrased as:
The extended dialogue could have gone like this: