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| − | '''''Aresto Momentum''''' is a [[spell]] that slows down or stops the movement of an object. [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this [[charm]] [[Wandless spell|wandlessly]] to slow [[Harry Potter]]'s fall during a [[Quidditch]] match in [[1993]], when he was overcome by [[Dementor]]s. |
+ | '''''Aresto Momentum''''' is a [[spell]] that slows down or stops the movement of an object. [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this [[charm]] [[Wandless spell|wandlessly]] to slow [[Harry Potter]]'s fall during a [[Quidditch]] match in [[1993]], when he was overcome by [[Dementor]]s.<ref name="PAf">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''</ref> |
''Aresto Momentum'' is taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], as part of the [[second year|second-years]]' [[Charms (class)|Charms]] curriculum.<ref name="LHP1-4">''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' - NDS version</ref> |
''Aresto Momentum'' is taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], as part of the [[second year|second-years]]' [[Charms (class)|Charms]] curriculum.<ref name="LHP1-4">''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' - NDS version</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:03, 29 October 2011
Aresto Momentum is a spell that slows down or stops the movement of an object. Albus Dumbledore used this charm wandlessly to slow Harry Potter's fall during a Quidditch match in 1993, when he was overcome by Dementors.[1]
Aresto Momentum is taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as part of the second-years' Charms curriculum.[2]
Known practitioners
Etymology
Dumbledore casting Aresto Momentum wandlessly.
- Likely the combination of two words; the Anglo-French "arester", meaning "to bring to a stop", and the Latin "Momentum", meaning "the force or strength gained whilst moving". Literal translation: "bring its momentum to a stop".
Behind the scenes
- In the second part of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hermione Granger cast this spell when she, Harry, Ron, Griphook and Bogrod fell from the Thief's Downfall to halt them down before they hit the ground below, thus saving their lives. [4]
- Given its usage in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, this spell may be the Cushioning Charm mentioned in the novels. However, this is as of yet unconfirmed.
- This may also be the spell used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when the Dumbledore's Army fell into the Death Chamber in the headquarters of the Ministry of Magic.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First identified as Slowing Charm)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
