Alarte Ascendare is a spell used to launch an object up into the air. Gilderoy Lockhart used this spell to try to get rid of a snake which Draco Malfoy conjured during a Duelling Club meeting in 1992, but instead launched it into midair, which angered it.
Known Practitioners
Etymology
- Ascendare is a Latin verb meaning 'to climb' or 'to ascend'.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First identified as Alarte Ascendare)