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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|name=Book transfiguring spell
 
 
|image=[[File:BookTransfiguringSpell.gif|250px]]
 
|image=[[File:BookTransfiguringSpell.gif|250px]]
 
|name=Book transfiguring spell
 
|incantation=
 
|incantation=
 
|type=[[Transfiguration]] [[Spell|spell]]
 
|type=[[Transfiguration]] [[Spell|spell]]
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|hand=Point wand at target, then spin counterclockwise
|hand=
 
 
|light=Blue
 
|light=Blue
 
|effect=[[Transfiguration|Transfigures]] book into another book
 
|effect=[[Transfiguration|Transfigures]] book into another book
 
}}
 
}}
This '''spell''' was a [[Transfiguration|transfiguration]] which turns books into other books.
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This '''spell''' is a [[transfiguration]] spell which turns books into other books.
   
In the [[1995–1996 school year]] when [[Dolores Umbridge]] saw [[Harry Potter]] and the other [[Dumbledore's Army]] members walking towards [[Hogwarts Castle]] from the [[Clock Tower Courtyard]] carrying defensive books, she used this spell to turn them into ''[[Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners]]''.
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In the [[1995–1996 school year]] when [[Dolores Umbridge]] saw [[Harry Potter]] and the other [[Dumbledore's Army]] members walking towards [[Hogwarts Castle]] from the [[Clock Tower Courtyard]] carrying [[Practical Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook|defensive books]], she used this spell to turn them into ''[[Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners]]''.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*While the existence of the spell can be considered canon, its use by Umbridge cannot, as there is no indication in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|the novel]] that Umbridge caught Dumbledore's Army at any of their activities prior to [[Marietta Edgecombe]]'s betrayal of the group.
 
*While the existence of the spell can be considered canon, its use by Umbridge cannot, as there is no indication in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|the novel]] that Umbridge caught Dumbledore's Army at any of their activities prior to [[Marietta Edgecombe]]'s betrayal of the group.
**Althrough she didn't use this spell or let's the members of the Army see her in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', she, along with [[Argus Filch]], sees them from the clock face of the [[Clock Tower]] and tells Filch to watch over them.
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**Although she didn't use this spell or let the members of the Army see her in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', she, along with [[Argus Filch]], sees them from the clock face of the [[Clock Tower]] and tells Filch to watch over them.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

Revision as of 05:23, 12 October 2015

This spell is a transfiguration spell which turns books into other books.

In the 1995–1996 school year when Dolores Umbridge saw Harry Potter and the other Dumbledore's Army members walking towards Hogwarts Castle from the Clock Tower Courtyard carrying defensive books, she used this spell to turn them into Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners.

Behind the scenes

  • While the existence of the spell can be considered canon, its use by Umbridge cannot, as there is no indication in the novel that Umbridge caught Dumbledore's Army at any of their activities prior to Marietta Edgecombe's betrayal of the group.
    • Although she didn't use this spell or let the members of the Army see her in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, she, along with Argus Filch, sees them from the clock face of the Clock Tower and tells Filch to watch over them.

Appearances