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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
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|name=''Cantis''
|name = Armour-Bewitching Spell
 
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|image=[[File:Cantis.png|255px]]
|type = [[Spell]]
 
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|incantation=''Cantis''<br/>(CAN-tis)
|effect = Causes suits of armour to sing carols
 
 
|type=[[Jinx]]
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|effect=Makes things<ref name="GOF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> and people<ref name="LEGO">''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''</ref> sing
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|light=White<ref name="LEGO"/>
 
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{{Quote|...and the suits of armour had all been bewitched to sing carols whenever anyone passed them.|Mention.|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
This '''spell''' was used by the staff at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to bewitch [[suit of armour|suits of armour]] so that they sang [[Christmas]] carols whenever someone walked past during the Christmas season in [[1994]]. However, the spell did not always function well, as, on at least one occasion, a suit of armour was heard attempting to sing "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" when it knew only half the lyrics. [[Peeves]] took to hiding inside the enchanted armour, filling in the gaps in the lyrics with his own crude additions, until he was found and removed by [[Argus Filch]]. The incantation is ''Demento Ornatus''.
 
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'''''Cantis'''''<ref name="LEGO"/> is the [[incantation]] of a [[jinx]]<ref name="LEGO"/> used to make the target sing.
   
==Known Practitioners==
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==Known uses==
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*The [[Professor]]s of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] used this spell to enchant [[Suits of Armour]] in the [[1994–1995 school year]] to make them sing [[Christmas]] carols. It did not seem to work well, perhaps suggesting it was only meant for human use, as one suit attempted to sing "[[O Come, All Ye Faithful]]" when it knew only half the lyrics. [[Peeves]] took to hiding inside the enchanted armour and filling in the gaps with crude and inappropriate lyrics.<ref name="GOF"/>
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts']] Staff
 
   
== Appearances ==
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==Etymology==
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The word ''cantare'' is [[Latin]] for "to sing".<ref name="GT">See [http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&tab=wT#la/en/cantare this].</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*This [[jinx]] is available in the ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7#5 Spell Pack|5 Spell Pack]]'' [[Wikipedia:Downloadable content|DLC]] for ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''.
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==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' {{C|By incantation only.}}
[[Category:Spells]]
 
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[[Category:Unidentified spells]]
 
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[fr:Cantis]]
 
[[Category:Jinxes]]
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[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]

Revision as of 06:10, 21 July 2015

"...and the suits of armour had all been bewitched to sing carols whenever anyone passed them."
— Mention.[src]

Cantis[2] is the incantation of a jinx[2] used to make the target sing.

Known uses

Etymology

The word cantare is Latin for "to sing".[3]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references