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+ | {{Quote|Severed heads, unidentifiable stumps, terrifying frog-rabbit mutations — all have been created, to the dismay of those who made them...|On the side-effects of the spell.|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}}This spell was used by [[Garrick Ollivander]] when testing the four [[Triwizard Tournament]] Champions' [[wand]]s before their First Task of the Triwizard Tournament, in [[1994]]. This is also possibly the spell that the [[Sixth year]] [[Charms (class)|Charms]] students were learning to perform [[nonverbal spell|non-verbally]] in [[1996]]. [[Hermione Granger]] also conjured a flock of birds that same year, most likely using this spell, and [[Oppugno Jinx|made them attack]] [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], after seeing him kiss Lavender Brown.<ref name= "HBP14">{{HBP}} - Chapter 14 (''Felix Felicis'')</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:50, 16 April 2014
- "Most of the class had already left, although several twittering yellow birds were still zooming around the room, all of Hermione's creation; nobody else had succeeded in conjuring so much as a feather from thin air."
- — Harry looking to talk to Dean alone after Transfiguration class.[src]
The Bird-Conjuring Charm[1] (Avis) is a spell that conjures a flock of birds. The birds are shot from the caster's wand tip, accompanied by a loud blast that sounds like a gun being fired and smoke.
History
- "Severed heads, unidentifiable stumps, terrifying frog-rabbit mutations — all have been created, to the dismay of those who made them..."
- — On the side-effects of the spell.[src]
This spell was used by Garrick Ollivander when testing the four Triwizard Tournament Champions' wands before their First Task of the Triwizard Tournament, in 1994. This is also possibly the spell that the Sixth year Charms students were learning to perform non-verbally in 1996. Hermione Granger also conjured a flock of birds that same year, most likely using this spell, and made them attack Ron Weasley, after seeing him kiss Lavender Brown.[2]
Known practitioners
Etymology
The Latin words avis or aves, meaning "bird".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells (First identified as Bird-Conjuring Charm)
- Pottermore (Mentioned as username element)
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ "Wonderbook: Book of Spells - Birds and Pumpkins Floor Demo" from GameSpot Gameplay
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 14 (Felix Felicis)