Post by Leia Sky on Jan 4, 2006 20:09:50 GMT -5
Accio (summoning charm) – Latin for “to summon.”
Avada Kedavra (killing curse, one of the three unforgivable curses) – Arameic phrase that means “may it be destroyed.”
Alohomora – will open any non-magical lock
Aparecium – will make invisible ink visible
Avis (spell that Ollivander used to make small, twittering birds fly out of Krum's wand) – Latin for “bird.”
Crucio (causes extreme pain, one of the three unforgivable curses) – Its name is the Cruciatus Curse, “Crucio” is Latin for “to torture.”
Cunjunctivitus Curse (spell that Krum used to “do something” to the eyes of the Chinese Fireball during the first task of the TWT) – Conjunctivitis is the scientific name for pink-eye -- the illness that children often get that makes eyelids crust together.
Deletrius (banishing spell, stopped Prior Incantato) – Latin for “to erase (delete).”
Densaugeo (spell that Malfoy used to make Hermione's front teeth grow huge, makes front teeth grow at an alarming rate) – “Dens” is Latin for “teeth.” “Augeo” is Latin for “to enlarge.”
Diffindo (spell Harry used to cause Cedric's bag to split apart) - In Latin, “Diffundo” means “scatter.”
Engorgio – enlarges objects; makes objects bigger
Ennervate (used to revive someone who has been stunned) – When spelled with two n's, as ennervate, it actually means to add nerve (daring or strength). With one n, as enervate, it means to weaken. The spell in the books is “ennervate,” so it makes perfect sense.
Expecto Patronum (Patronus, dementor defense spell) – “Patronus” is Latin for “protector.”
Expelliarmus (disarming spell) – Latin combination of “to expel” and “arma” (weapon).
Evanesco – makes objects disappear
Ferula – conjures a splint (used to prevent further injury of body part)
Finite Incantatem (will cease any spell) – Finite is the opposite of infinite (never ending)
Fidelius Charm – conceals a secret within a person
Furnunculus – will cause boils to form
Impedimenta (used to slow down attackers) – “Impedio” is Latin for “to hinder.”
Imperio (grants total control of other living things, is one of the three unforgivable curses) – Its name is the Imperius Curse, “Impero” is Latin for “to control” and “imperium” is Latin for “absolute control.”
Impidimenta – used to slow down an attacker
Impervius – when cast upon an object, the object will repel water
Imperio – an unforgivable curse used to take complete control of ones body and actions
Incarcerous – conjures ropes
Incendio – creates fire
Locomotor Mortis – the leg-locker curse, locks the victim’s legs
Lumos (used to make light emit from a wand) – “Lumen” is Latin for “light” and “luminous” means “emitting light” in English.
Mobiliarbus (moves trees) – “Mobili” means “to move”, and “arbus” means “tree”.
Mobilicorpus (moves bodies) – “Mobili” means “to move” and “corpus” means “corpse” (a body/dead body).
Morsmordre (makes the Dark Mark appear in the sky, conjures the dark mark) – Combination between “mors” (Latin for “death”) and “modere” (Latin for “to bite”.) Death bite? No – Death Eater.
Nox (cancels out Lumos) – “Nox” is Latin for “darkness.”
Obliviate – erases one’s memory
Orchideous (makes flowers spring out of the tip of a wand) – Orchid is a type of flower.
Peskipiksi Pesternomi – is supposed to stop pixies
Petrificus Totalus – the full body bind, makes one not able to move a single part of his or her body
Portus – turns an object into a portkey
Prior Incantato – when performed, a shadow of the last spell a wand carried out is displayed
Priori Incantatem – the Reverse Spell effect
Quietus (cancels out “Sonorus”; reduces the volume of a person’s voice back to it’s original state (volume); decreases the volume of one’s voice) – Obviously “quiet” means to be silent, and “quietus” in Latin means to be quiet.
Reducio (shrinking charm; ceases Engorgio; shrinks an object back to its original size; contracts the size of an object) – “Reduce” means “to make smaller” in English.
Reducto – will blast any solid object out of a person's way
Relashio – will burn the object that the spell is being used on; sends out sparks
Reparo – mends/repairs any broken object
Rictusempra – will tickle the object that it is cast on; tickling charm
Riddikulus (spell used to transform a scary Boggart in to a humorous shape) – “Ridiculous” means “absurd.”
Scourgify – cleans
Sectumsempra – a terrible dark arts spell, somehow makes blood fly profously from the victim
Serpensortia – conjures a serpent (snake)
Sonorus (spell used to magnify a voice like a loudspeaker) – “Sonorus” is Latin for “loud.”
Stupefy (spell used to make someone unconscious; stuns a person) – “Stupefy” in English means “dull the senses of; daze.”
Tanrantallegra – gives the appearance that the one this spell is cast on has eight legs, like that of a tarantula, because of how uncontrollably it causes the victim to dance
Verdimillious – allows a person to see invisible things
Vermillious – injures any non-magical animal
Waddiwasi – can make objects soar up one’s nose
Wingardium Leviosa – makes objects levitate (float)
Avada Kedavra (killing curse, one of the three unforgivable curses) – Arameic phrase that means “may it be destroyed.”
Alohomora – will open any non-magical lock
Aparecium – will make invisible ink visible
Avis (spell that Ollivander used to make small, twittering birds fly out of Krum's wand) – Latin for “bird.”
Crucio (causes extreme pain, one of the three unforgivable curses) – Its name is the Cruciatus Curse, “Crucio” is Latin for “to torture.”
Cunjunctivitus Curse (spell that Krum used to “do something” to the eyes of the Chinese Fireball during the first task of the TWT) – Conjunctivitis is the scientific name for pink-eye -- the illness that children often get that makes eyelids crust together.
Deletrius (banishing spell, stopped Prior Incantato) – Latin for “to erase (delete).”
Densaugeo (spell that Malfoy used to make Hermione's front teeth grow huge, makes front teeth grow at an alarming rate) – “Dens” is Latin for “teeth.” “Augeo” is Latin for “to enlarge.”
Diffindo (spell Harry used to cause Cedric's bag to split apart) - In Latin, “Diffundo” means “scatter.”
Engorgio – enlarges objects; makes objects bigger
Ennervate (used to revive someone who has been stunned) – When spelled with two n's, as ennervate, it actually means to add nerve (daring or strength). With one n, as enervate, it means to weaken. The spell in the books is “ennervate,” so it makes perfect sense.
Expecto Patronum (Patronus, dementor defense spell) – “Patronus” is Latin for “protector.”
Expelliarmus (disarming spell) – Latin combination of “to expel” and “arma” (weapon).
Evanesco – makes objects disappear
Ferula – conjures a splint (used to prevent further injury of body part)
Finite Incantatem (will cease any spell) – Finite is the opposite of infinite (never ending)
Fidelius Charm – conceals a secret within a person
Furnunculus – will cause boils to form
Impedimenta (used to slow down attackers) – “Impedio” is Latin for “to hinder.”
Imperio (grants total control of other living things, is one of the three unforgivable curses) – Its name is the Imperius Curse, “Impero” is Latin for “to control” and “imperium” is Latin for “absolute control.”
Impidimenta – used to slow down an attacker
Impervius – when cast upon an object, the object will repel water
Imperio – an unforgivable curse used to take complete control of ones body and actions
Incarcerous – conjures ropes
Incendio – creates fire
Locomotor Mortis – the leg-locker curse, locks the victim’s legs
Lumos (used to make light emit from a wand) – “Lumen” is Latin for “light” and “luminous” means “emitting light” in English.
Mobiliarbus (moves trees) – “Mobili” means “to move”, and “arbus” means “tree”.
Mobilicorpus (moves bodies) – “Mobili” means “to move” and “corpus” means “corpse” (a body/dead body).
Morsmordre (makes the Dark Mark appear in the sky, conjures the dark mark) – Combination between “mors” (Latin for “death”) and “modere” (Latin for “to bite”.) Death bite? No – Death Eater.
Nox (cancels out Lumos) – “Nox” is Latin for “darkness.”
Obliviate – erases one’s memory
Orchideous (makes flowers spring out of the tip of a wand) – Orchid is a type of flower.
Peskipiksi Pesternomi – is supposed to stop pixies
Petrificus Totalus – the full body bind, makes one not able to move a single part of his or her body
Portus – turns an object into a portkey
Prior Incantato – when performed, a shadow of the last spell a wand carried out is displayed
Priori Incantatem – the Reverse Spell effect
Quietus (cancels out “Sonorus”; reduces the volume of a person’s voice back to it’s original state (volume); decreases the volume of one’s voice) – Obviously “quiet” means to be silent, and “quietus” in Latin means to be quiet.
Reducio (shrinking charm; ceases Engorgio; shrinks an object back to its original size; contracts the size of an object) – “Reduce” means “to make smaller” in English.
Reducto – will blast any solid object out of a person's way
Relashio – will burn the object that the spell is being used on; sends out sparks
Reparo – mends/repairs any broken object
Rictusempra – will tickle the object that it is cast on; tickling charm
Riddikulus (spell used to transform a scary Boggart in to a humorous shape) – “Ridiculous” means “absurd.”
Scourgify – cleans
Sectumsempra – a terrible dark arts spell, somehow makes blood fly profously from the victim
Serpensortia – conjures a serpent (snake)
Sonorus (spell used to magnify a voice like a loudspeaker) – “Sonorus” is Latin for “loud.”
Stupefy (spell used to make someone unconscious; stuns a person) – “Stupefy” in English means “dull the senses of; daze.”
Tanrantallegra – gives the appearance that the one this spell is cast on has eight legs, like that of a tarantula, because of how uncontrollably it causes the victim to dance
Verdimillious – allows a person to see invisible things
Vermillious – injures any non-magical animal
Waddiwasi – can make objects soar up one’s nose
Wingardium Leviosa – makes objects levitate (float)