What is the meaning of "middle fork" as in this sentence:
Harry tries to remember the way, left, right, middle fork, right, right, it was impossible.
The given sentence apparently means: from where we are, go straight ahead and turn left at the first left turn you come to, then go straight and turn right at the first rt. turn you come to, then go straight and you'll come to a three-way fork in the road - take the middle fork (that is, go straight rather than go to the lt. ), then go straight and turn rt.
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The given sentence apparently means: from where we are, go straight ahead and turn left at the first left turn you come to, then go straight and turn right at the first rt. turn you come to, then go straight and you'll come to a three-way fork in the road - take the middle fork (that is, go straight rather than go to the lt. or to the rt.), then go straight and turn rt. at the first rt. turn