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|name=Colour Change Charm |
|name=Colour Change Charm |
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|incantation=''Colovaria''<br/>(co-loh-VA-ree-ah) |
|incantation=''Colovaria''<br/>(co-loh-VA-ree-ah) |
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+ | {{Quote| ''[...]'' he wished he had not mixed up the incantations for Colour Change and [[Growth Charm]]s, so that the rat he was supposed to be turning orange swelled shockingly and was the size of a badger before Harry could [[Shrinking Charm|rectify his mistake]].|Harry Potter mistakes the Growth Charm for this spell|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
The '''Colour Change Charm''' (''Colovaria'') is a [[charm]] that causes an object or animal to change its colour; a [[Wizardkind|witch or wizard]] can use it to change the colour of walls and banners, for instance. |
The '''Colour Change Charm''' (''Colovaria'') is a [[charm]] that causes an object or animal to change its colour; a [[Wizardkind|witch or wizard]] can use it to change the colour of walls and banners, for instance. |
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{{Quote|Sunshine, daisies,<br />butter mellow,<br />turn this stupid,<br />fat rat yellow.|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
{{Quote|Sunshine, daisies,<br />butter mellow,<br />turn this stupid,<br />fat rat yellow.|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
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− | [[File:BlueWig.jpg|thumb|left|The teacher's blue wig]] |
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+ | ! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s) |
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+ | | colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[Harry Potter]] |
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+ | |Pre. [[1991]] |
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⚫ | |During Harry Potter's [[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] in [[1996]], he accidentally switched the incantations for this and the [[Growth Charm]], so that instead of turning the rat orange it grew to the size of a badger before he could reverse his mistake.<ref name="OP31">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref>[[Harry Potter| ]] |
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+ | |[[31 July]], [[1997]] |
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+ | |Used this charm when he came of age to change the robes of the [[Chudley Cannons]] posters in Ron's bedroom to bright blue.<ref name="DH7">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 7 (''The Will of Albus Dumbledore'')</ref> |
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+ | |[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] (failed) |
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+ | |[[1 September]], 1991 |
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⚫ | |When he was eleven years old, his brothers [[Fred and George Weasley|Fred and George]] convinced him to believe that a nonsense poem was this particular [[charm]]. The incantation was supposed to turn Ron's rat [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] yellow, but being a fake incantation, it caused no change whatsoever. <ref name="PS6">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 6 (''The Journey From Platform Nine and Three-Quarters'')</ref> It could also be because Scabbers was an animagus, not an actual rat. |
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+ | |[[Albus Dumbledore]] |
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+ | |June [[1992]] |
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+ | == Known practitioners == |
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+ | *[[Harry Potter]] |
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+ | *[[Albus Dumbledore]] |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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[[fr:Colovaria]] |
[[fr:Colovaria]] |
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[[es:Encantamiento cambiador del color]] |
[[es:Encantamiento cambiador del color]] |
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[[Category:Charms]] |
[[Category:Charms]] |
Revision as of 18:11, 29 December 2015
- " [...] he wished he had not mixed up the incantations for Colour Change and Growth Charms, so that the rat he was supposed to be turning orange swelled shockingly and was the size of a badger before Harry could rectify his mistake."
- — Harry Potter mistakes the Growth Charm for this spell[src]
The Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) is a charm that causes an object or animal to change its colour; a witch or wizard can use it to change the colour of walls and banners, for instance.
Uses
- "Sunshine, daisies,
butter mellow,
turn this stupid,
fat rat yellow." - — Ron Weasley[src]
Caster(s) | Dates | Notes |
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Harry Potter | Pre. 1991 | Used this charm to change the wig of his teacher at St. Grogory's Primary School a vivid blue colour. |
June 1996 | During Harry Potter's Charms O.W.L. in 1996, he accidentally switched the incantations for this and the Growth Charm, so that instead of turning the rat orange it grew to the size of a badger before he could reverse his mistake.[1] | |
31 July, 1997 | Used this charm when he came of age to change the robes of the Chudley Cannons posters in Ron's bedroom to bright blue.[2] | |
Ron Weasley (failed) | 1 September, 1991 | When he was eleven years old, his brothers Fred and George convinced him to believe that a nonsense poem was this particular charm. The incantation was supposed to turn Ron's rat Scabbers yellow, but being a fake incantation, it caused no change whatsoever. [3] It could also be because Scabbers was an animagus, not an actual rat. |
Albus Dumbledore | June 1992 | Used this charm to change the banners in the Great Hall at the End-of-Term Feast from the green and silver of Slytherin House to the crimson and gold of Gryffindor. |
Known practitioners
Etymology
The incantation for this charm comes from the English words colour (the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, blue, yellow, green and others) and vary (to make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter).
Behind the scenes
- As Harry Potter confused the Growth Charm with this spell, it is probable that the two incantations are similar.
See Also
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 7 (The Will of Albus Dumbledore)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 6 (The Journey From Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)