Changes: Ascension Charm

Revision as of 20:57, 3 April 2015

"Underwater he casts a spell which propels him towards the surface, he flies out and lands on the decking where the crowd are."

— Description^[src]

Ascendio is a charm used to lift the caster high into the air or propel them to the surface should they be underwater at the time.

Behind the scenes

Harry Potter only uses this spell in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; in the book he manages to swim to the surface without using a spell, though just barely.

Etymology

"Ascendio" comes from the Latin word "ascendo", meaning "to climb".

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (First appearance)

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 {{Spell infobox
-|image=[[File:Ascendio GOF 2.gif|250px]]
+|name=''Ascendio''
+|image=[[File:Tumblr lvya0rfkNa1qgt0vro8 r1 250.gif|250px]]
-|name=Ascendio
-|incantation=Ah-SEN-dee-oh
+|incantation=''Ascendio''<br/>(ah-SEN-dee-oh)
 |type=[[Charm]]
+|hand=Point wand upward
-|effect=Lifts caster high into the air
+|light=None
-|hand = Point wand in the air above you
+|effect=Lifts caster
 }}
+{{Quote|Underwater he casts a spell which propels him towards the surface, he flies out and lands on the decking where the crowd are.|Description|Steve Kloves}}
-'''Ascendio''' is a [[charm]] used to lift the caster high into the air, or if the user is submerged then it will propel them to the surface.
+'''''Ascendio''''' is a [[charm]] used to lift the caster high into the air or propel them to the surface should they be underwater at the time.
-==Possible uses==
-*On [[4 June]], [[1992]], [[Quirinus Quirrell]] may have used a [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbal]], [[Wandless spell|wandless]] version of this spell when he flew across the [[Mirror of Erised]] [[Philosopher's Stone Chambers|Chamber]] to [[Harry Potter]], and then held him down to the floor. He also may have learned [[Voldemort]]'s ability to [[flying|fly]].
-==Known practitioners==
-*[[Harry Potter]]
-*[[Quirinus Quirrell]] (possibly)
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*[[Harry Potter]] only uses this spell in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', in the book he manages to swim to the surface without using a spell, only just barely.
+*[[Harry Potter]] only uses this spell in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''; in the book he manages to swim to the surface without using a spell, though just barely.
-*Ascendio may be closely related to the spell [[Alarte Ascendare]] which was used in the film adaptation of [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] . Both spells lift their targets high up into the air, with main difference being the target - Ascendio launches the caster into the air while Alarte Ascendare launches a target directed at by the wand.
 ==Etymology==
 "''Ascendio''" comes from the Latin word "''ascendo''", meaning "''to climb''".
 ==See also==
-*''[[Alarte Ascendare]] ''
+*''[[Alarte Ascendare]]''
+*''[[Levitation Spell|Levioso]]''
+*''[[Levicorpus]]''
+*''[[Levitation Charm|Wingardium Leviosa]]''
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{comment|Possible appearance}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{1st}}
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 [[Category:Charms]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
+[[Category:Levitation]]
+[[Category:Triwizard Tournament]]
+[[Category:Water]]