{{Youmay|the charm that makes objects change colour|[[Flashing paint charm|the charm that makes objects flash different colours]]}}
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{{Youmay|the charm that makes an object change colour|[[Flashing paint charm|the charm that makes an object flash different colours]]}}
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{{Spell infobox
{{Spell infobox
|name=Colour Change Charm
|name=Colour Change Charm
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|image=[[File:Colovaria.png|250px]]
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|incantation=Unknown
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|incantation=''Colovaria''
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|pronunciation=(co-loh-VA-ree-ah)
|type=[[Charm]]
|type=[[Charm]]
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|hand=
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|hand=Point [[wand]] at target
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|light=
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|light=Red
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|effect=Causes a target to change colour}}
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|effect=Changes colour
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{{quote|...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 mistakens the Growth Charm for this spell in his OWLs.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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{{Quote|...he wished he had not mixed up the [[incantation]]s 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|Harry]] mistakes the Growth Charm for this [[spell]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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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 their hair, for instance.
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The '''Colour Change Charm''' (''incantation unknown'') is a spell that causes an object or animal to change colours.
==History==
==History==
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===Prior to 1991===
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[[File:BlueWig.jpg|thumb|The teacher's blue wig]]
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[[Harry Potter]] used this [[charm]] to change the wig of his [[Unidentified teacher at St. Grogory's Primary School|teacher]] at [[St. Grogory's Primary School]] a vivid blue colour.
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===1991===
===1991===
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{{quote|Sunshine, daisies,<br />butter mellow,<br />turn this stupid,<br />fat rat yellow.|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] trying to perform a Colour-Change Charm.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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{{Quote|Sunshine, daisies,<br />butter mellow,<br />turn this stupid,<br />fat rat yellow.|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] trying to perform a Colour-Change Charm.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] 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>
When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] 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>
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Later that year, [[Headmaster]] [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this [[charm]] to change the banners in the [[Great Hall]] at the [[End-of-Term Feast]] from the green and silver of [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]] to the crimson and gold of [[Gryffindor]].
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===1996===
===1996===
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>
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>
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===1997===
===1997===
[[Harry Potter]] 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>
[[Harry Potter]] 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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==Etymology==
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The incantation for this [[charm]] comes from the [[England|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).
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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*In''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'',asimilar spell used,''[[Multicorfors]]'', changes the colour and style of the player's minifigure. That spelland this one may be similar, but due to the "-fors" ending in ''Multicorfors'', they are probably different spells. However, ''[[Colovaria]]'' is a [[charm]] as well, anditsincantation would make sense usedto the effectofthisspell.
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*As [[Harry Potter]] confusedthe [[Growth Charm]] with this [[spell]], itisprobablethat the two[[incantation]]saresimilar.
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*HarryPottermayhave used this charm as a child to turn his teacherswigblue,whenheunknowinglyperformed[[Underagemagic|underage magic]]. However, assuchwashumantransfiguration,and it is known that ''Multicorfors'' is used to changethecolourand style of a human, itmayhavebeenthatcharminsteadofthisonethatHarry used.
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*Itispossiblethat [[Harry Potter]] used this to turn his eyebrowyellowin''[[HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince]]''. However, the[[-forssuffix]]inthe[[incantation]] ''[[Multicorfors]]'' seems to indicatethat[[spell]]is a [[transfiguration]], andHarrywaspracticing[[Transfiguration(class)|transfigurations]]thatday.Therefore,itseemslikely he used "''Multicorfors''".
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*It is possible that Harry may have accidentally used this charm on his eyebrow in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''. However, it is more likely that this was ''Multicorfors'', as it was performed in [[Transfiguration (class)|the class about transfiguration]].
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*It is possible that [[Albus Dumbledore]] uses this to change the house colours in the [[Great Hall]] at the [[End-of-Term Feast]].
==See Also==
==See Also==
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*''[[Colovaria]]''
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*''[[Crinus Muto]]''
*''[[Multicorfors]]''
*''[[Multicorfors]]''
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*[[Flashing paint charm|Flashing-Paint Charm]]
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
"...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."
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 their hair, for instance.
When Ron Weasley 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.[1]
During Harry Potter's CharmsO.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.[2]
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).
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