As a Brit, I can confirm what TAG says. The word is here pronounced “hiccup” and spelled either like that or as “hiccough”. I think “hiccough” is older, and I’m not sure how often it is currently used.
Do Americans write “hiccough” and pronounce it “hickoff”?
I, a non-native, simply assumed the author was mixing “hiccup” and “cough,” to express Hermione being so flabbergasted her body could not decide which reaction to take
As a Brit, I can confirm what TAG says. The word is here pronounced “hiccup” and spelled either like that or as “hiccough”. I think “hiccough” is older, and I’m not sure how often it is currently used.
Do Americans write “hiccough” and pronounce it “hickoff”?
I, a non-native, simply assumed the author was mixing “hiccup” and “cough,” to express Hermione being so flabbergasted her body could not decide which reaction to take