" Sir, " said Captain Speedy, who was now deeply interested in Mr. Fogg's project, " I really commiserate you. Everything is against you. We are only opposite Queenstown" .
He hesitated outside the crowded Great Hall, then ran up the marble staircase; whether Gryffindor had won or lost, the team usually celebrated or commiserated in their own common room.
Interesting stuff. She says when something goes wrong for someone, we have the ability to commiserate with them – that's the word for expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck.