At its simplest level, the word pas means a step or pace. However, you may be more familiar with the word as a way to form a negative sentence or phrase. To negate a sentence (the equivalent of English don't, doesn't, didn't etc), the word pas is placed after the verb.
Character List. Hazel Grace Lancaster - The novelâs narrator and 16-year-old protagonist. An astute and remarkably conscientious girl, Hazel was diagnosed at age thirteen with a terminal form of thyroid cancer that has since spread to her lungs.
âHarry Potterâ Star John Hurt Undergoing Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer. Harry Potter star John Hurt, 75, has been diagnosed with and is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. The good news is that Hurtâs cancer is in its early stage, which often means a higher success rate in its treatment. In the Harry Potter franchise, Hurt plays magic-wand shop-owner Garrick Ollivander.