Changes: Box Blasting Charm

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Riddle: "Stand aside, Hagrid!"

Hagrid: "No!"

Riddle: "Cistem aperio!"

— Riddle's use of the spell^[src]

Cistem Aperio is the incantation of a charm that is used to blast open a trunk, chest, box or crate with a burst of white light^[1].

Being more specific than other opening spells in that it works only on trunks, chests, boxes or crates, may increase the spell's potency against a warded target of the appropriate kind^[1].

Tom Riddle used this spell to blast open the chest in which Aragog, the pet-acromantula of Rubeus Hagrid, lived in during its time at Hogwarts Castle^[1].

Etymology

Aperio is Latin for open, uncover, to uncover, lay bare, reveal, or make clear, the source of the English "appear". Cistem is a corruption of cistam, a form of the Latin word for 'chest'.

Behind the scenes

Severus spell — Severus Snape possibly casting the spell.

This spell does not appear in the books.
It may be related to Alohomora, Annihilare, Dunamis, Emancipare, Liberare, Open Sesame and Portaberto.
Severus Snape may have used this spell to open Alastor Moody's trunk in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Appearances

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

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Chapter Twenty-Three - Tom Riddle)

[F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Chapter Twenty-Three - Tom Riddle)

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 ==Notes and references==
 {{Reflist}}
+[[pl:Cistem Aperio]]
 [[Category:Charms]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
 [[Category:Spells]]
 [[Category:Opening spells]]
+[[Category:Light-based magic]]