Amato Animo Animato Animagus (Animagus Spell) Type: Transfiguration Pronunciation: ah-MAH-toh ah-NEE-moh ah-nee-MAH-toh an-a-MAY-jus Description: Spell used as part of the process of becoming an Animagus. Etymology: The incantation is derived from the West African Sidiki dialect used in geomancy it means "friendly to thieves". Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1991 to allow her and her friends to access the Third-floor corridor at her school, which was at the time forbidden she used it again two years later to free Sirius's cell in her teacher's prison room. It can also unlock doors that have been sealed with a Locking Spell, although it is possible to bewitch doors to become unaffected by this spell. Alohomora (Unlocking Charm) Type: Charm Pronunciation: ah-LOH-ho-MOR-ah Description: Unlocks doors and other locked objects. Seen/Mentioned: It was used by Dumbledore in the Ministry of Magic, immediately following the Battle of the Department of Mysteries on 17 June, 1996, while he duelled Voldemort. ( Albus Dumbledore's forceful spell) Type: Spell Description: This spell was, supposedly, quite powerful as when it was cast, the opponent was forced to conjure a silver shield to deflect it. Seen/Mentioned: Used by Gilderoy Lockhart in 1992 to send a snake high into the air during the first and last meeting of the Duelling Club.Įtymology: Ascendere is a Latin infinitive meaning "to go up,""to climb," "to embark," "to rise(figuratively) " this is the origin of the English word "ascend". Įtymology: Possibly a hybrid of Latin words aqua, which means "water", and menti, which means "for the mind".ĭescription: Shoots the target high into the air. Harry used this spell twice in 1997, both on the same night once to attempt to provide a drink for Dumbledore, then again to help douse Hagrid's hut after it was set aflame by Thorfinn Rowle, who used the Fire-Making Spell. Seen/Mentioned: Used by Fleur Delacour in 1994 to extinguish her skirt, which had caught flame during a fight against a dragon. Aguamenti (Water-Making Spell) Type: Charm, Conjurationĭescription: Produces a clean, drinkable jet of water from the wand tip. When Fred and George Weasley attempted to circumvent it with Ageing Potions, and ended up in the Hospital Wing with fine white beards, along with other students who tried similar tactics. Seen/Mentioned: Used by Albus Dumbledore to stop underage students from entering their names into the Goblet of Fire. ( Age Line) Type: Charm Description: Prevents people above or below a certain age from access to a target. It is also possible to bewitch items to become unaffected from this charm, as is the case with most bought goods. It is, however, possible to move a creature by summoning things they are wearing or holding. It is also unable to summon Horcruxes as they have protective enchantments placed on them. Notes: The Summoning Charm is unable to directly summon exceptionally large targets such as buildings, or living creatures (except for Flobberworms which aren't considered to be worth summoning). The twins used it to summon their brooms from Dolores Umbridge's officeĮtymology: The Latin word accio means "I call" or "I summon". Molly Weasley used it to get the twins' candy. Also, in the Battle of the Seven Potters Harry summoned Hagrid when he fell. Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter summoned his broom to complete the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994, and to summon the Portkey to escape Voldemort and the Death Eaters in the Little Hangleton graveyard in 1995. The caster doesn't necessarily need to know the location of the target as long as they say the name of the object to be summoned, such as when Hermione Granger summoned some books from Dumbledore's office simply by saying "Accio Horcrux books!" while in Gryffindor Tower. This spell needs thought behind it, and the object must be clear in the caster's mind before trying to summon it. It is able to summon objects in direct line of sight of the caster, as well as things out of view, by calling the object aloud after the incantation (unless the spell is casted nonverbally). Pronunciation: Various, including: AK-ee-oh or AK-see-oh, AK-see-oh, AS-see-oh (US), and AT-chee-oh (Anglo-Catholic pronunciation)ĭescription: Summons an object towards the caster. A Aberto (Opening Charm) Type: Charm Pronunciation: Ah-bare-toh Description: A spell used to open doors it is probably related to Alohamora.
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