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"As Harry got to his feet, he felt strangely lopsided. Taking a deep breath he looked down at his right side. What he saw nearly made him pass out again. Poking out of the end of his robes was what looked like a thick, fleshcoloured rubber glove. He tried to move his fingers. Nothing happened. Lockhart hadn't mended Harry's bones. He had removed them."
— Description of this spell's effects[src]

Brackium Emendo[1] was the incantation of a healing spell that could be used to remove bones.[2] It was unknown if this particular spell was a legitimate healing spell or just a variation of one.

Effect[]

"Lie back, Harry. It’s a simple charm I’ve used countless times —"
— Lockhart preparing to use this charm on Harry Potter[src]

If the spell was executed improperly, as was done by Gilderoy Lockhart in November of 1992, the targeted bones would be vanished rather than repaired.[2] If such an incident occurred, the potion Skele-Gro could be used to re-grow said bones.[2]

Known practitioners[]

Etymology[]

The word "brackium" is derived from Latin "bracchium" meaning "forearm" or "arm";[4] "emendo" is a Latin word meaning "mend" or "fix". Altogether, the incantation would read "mend the forearm".

Behind the scenes[]

  • In certain translations of the GBC version of Chamber of Secrets, Ossio Dispersimus is used instead.[5]
  • This may be quite a difficult, and therefore advanced healing spell, as Remus Lupin stated to Ron Weasley that he would probably be not as nearly successful in healing broken bones as Madam Poppy Pomfrey.
  • Given the etymology, it is possible this spell is meant to heal bones and not vanish them, but Gilderoy Lockhart's poor magical ability caused the spell to go wrong by vanishing the bones instead.

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