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{{dialogue a-b-c|Hermione|It's not going to work... You see this? This is an Age Line. Dumbledore drew it himself...a genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dim-witted as an Ageing Potion.|Fred|Ah, but that's why it's so brilliant!|George|Because it's so pathetically dim-witted.|[[Hermione Granger]] and [[Fred and George Weasley]] on the twins' attempt to fool the Age Line Spell|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
  
   
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{{dialogue a-b-c|Hermione|It's not going to work... You see this? This is an Age Line. Dumbledore drew it himself...a genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dim-witted as an Aging Potion.|Fred|Ah, but that's why it's so brilliant!|George|Because it's so pathetically dim-witted.|[[Hermione Granger]] and [[Fred and George Weasley]] on the twins' attempt to fool the Age Line|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
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The '''Age Line''' is a [[spell]] which creates a line that is impassable by people below a set age. The incantation is unknown.
  
   
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The '''Age Line''' (''incantation unknown'') was an [[Charm|enchantment]] used to prevent people above or below a certain age from accessing a specific object or place<ref name="PM"/>. It cannot be fooled or bypassed, even by a powerful brew like the [[Ageing Potion]] as proven by [[Fred and George Weasley]], [[Summers]] and [[S. Fawcett]]; subjects who were not at the preset age and attempted to breach the [[spell]] regardless were thrown backwards and sprouted long white beards, regardless of gender<ref name="GF16">{{GOF}} - Chapter 16 (''The Goblet of Fire'')</ref>.
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It was used by [[Albus Dumbledore]] to stop underage students from placing their names into the [[Goblet of Fire]] as potential candidates for the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. Subjects who attempt to breach the line are repelled, and grow long, white beards, regardless of gender. The Age Line is impassable even by users of an [[Ageing Potion]], which was proven when [[Fred and George Weasley]] attempted to bypass the Age Line to enter the Triwizard Tournament. Thus, it works for calendar age, not physical age. Others affected by the age line were [[Summers]] of [[Hufflepuff]] and [[S. Fawcett]] from [[Ravenclaw]].
  
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On [[30 October]], [[1994]], [[Headmaster]] [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this spell on the [[Goblet of Fire]] in the [[Great Hall]] of [[Hogwarts Castle]] to restrain underage [[Wizardkind|students]] from placing their names within the goblet for the [[Triwizard Tournament]]; anyone under the age of seventeen was forbidden from entering<ref name="GF16"/>. He then traced a thin golden line with a ten-foot diameter on the floor around the goblet to show how far out the enchantment reached<ref name="GF16"/>. [[Fred and George Weasley]] of [[Gryffindor]], [[Summers]] of [[Hufflepuff]] and [[S. Fawcett]] of [[Ravenclaw]] all used [[Ageing Potion]] to attempt to bypass this line, believing that it relied on physical age as opposed to calendar age, and were all proven wrong; they all ended up in the [[hospital wing]] with long, fine white beards, as witnessed by Dumbledore himself, who found the notion amusing<ref name="GF16"/>.
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*In the book, the thin golden line is a regular line and is gauged into the floor of the Hall; in the film, however, the line appears to be a mark of the spell itself, shimmering and glowing with a strange yellowish light.
   
 
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Hermione: "It's not going to work... You see this? This is an Age Line. Dumbledore drew it himself...a genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dim-witted as an Aging Potion."
Fred: "Ah, but that's why it's so brilliant!"
George: "Because it's so pathetically dim-witted."
— Hermione Granger and Fred and George Weasley on the twins' attempt to fool the Age Line[src]

The Age Line (incantation unknown) was an enchantment used to prevent people above or below a certain age from accessing a specific object or place[1]. It cannot be fooled or bypassed, even by a powerful brew like the Ageing Potion as proven by Fred and George Weasley, Summers and S. Fawcett; subjects who were not at the preset age and attempted to breach the spell regardless were thrown backwards and sprouted long white beards, regardless of gender[2].

On 30 October, 1994, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore used this spell on the Goblet of Fire in the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle to restrain underage students from placing their names within the goblet for the Triwizard Tournament; anyone under the age of seventeen was forbidden from entering[2]. He then traced a thin golden line with a ten-foot diameter on the floor around the goblet to show how far out the enchantment reached[2]. Fred and George Weasley of Gryffindor, Summers of Hufflepuff and S. Fawcett of Ravenclaw all used Ageing Potion to attempt to bypass this line, believing that it relied on physical age as opposed to calendar age, and were all proven wrong; they all ended up in the hospital wing with long, fine white beards, as witnessed by Dumbledore himself, who found the notion amusing[2].

Behind the scenes

  • In the book, the thin golden line is a regular line and is gauged into the floor of the Hall; in the film, however, the line appears to be a mark of the spell itself, shimmering and glowing with a strange yellowish light.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pottermore - From the Story: Age Line
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 16 (The Goblet of Fire)
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