Still, I felt interested, in a sort of way.

尽管如此，我还是觉得有兴趣，以某种方式。

Ron opened his mouth to retort but nothing came out and, after a moment, he closed it again, and defeated it in a sort of way.

罗恩张了张嘴想反驳，但什么也没说出来，愣了一会儿，又把嘴合上了，一副垂头丧气的样子。