Changes: Deprimo Spell

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"She had blasted a hole in the sitting-room floor. They fell like boulders, Harry still holding onto her hand for dear life, there as a scream from below and he glimpsed two men trying to get out of the way as vast quantities of rubble and broken furniture rained all around them from the shattered ceiling."

— Hermione Granger's use in 1998^[src]

Deprimo is a charm which blasts holes in things; it is strong enough to shatter the floor of an entire room in a matter of seconds.

Practitioners

Hermione Granger
Harry Potter
Ronnald Weasley

Etymology

The incantation is Latin, meaning "dig deep" or "press down".

Behind the scenes

This may be related to the Gouging Spell, which also blasts holes into things.
Based on the etymology, it would appear this charm was meant to force a thing downwards rather than blasting holes.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)

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+{{Title|''{{PAGENAME}}''}}
 {{Spell infobox
-|name=Deprimo
+|name=''Deprimo''
+|image=
-|incantation=''Deprimo'' (DEE-prih-moh)
+|incantation=''Deprimo''<br/>(DEE-PRIM-oh)
 |type=[[Charm]]
-|hand=Point wand at ground
+|hand=Point wand at target
+|light=None
-|effect=Forces a target to the ground.}}
+|effect=Blasts holes
-'''Deprimo''' is a [[charm]] which places immense downward pressure upon a target, which may cause the target to fracture.
+}}
+{{Quote|[[Hermione Granger|She]] had blasted a hole in the [[Lovegood house|sitting-room floor]]. They fell like boulders, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] still holding onto her hand for dear life, there as a scream from below and he glimpsed [[Selwyn|two]] [[Travers|men]] trying to get out of the way as vast quantities of rubble and broken furniture rained all around them from the shattered ceiling.|[[Hermione Granger]]'s use in [[1998]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
+'''''Deprimo''''' is a [[charm]] which blasts holes in things; it is strong enough to shatter the floor of an entire room in a matter of seconds.
+==Practitioners==
-[[Hermione Granger]] used this spell in [[1998]] to facilitate the [[Ambush at the Lovegood House|escape]] of [[Harry Potter]], and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and herself from the [[Lovegood House]]. She blasted through a floor so that she, Harry, and Ron fell through, and then [[Apparition|Disapparated]] them in the air.
+*[[Hermione Granger]]
-[[Lord Voldemort]] also used a silent incantation on [[Harry Potter]] in [[Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire]] (1994) during their duel in the graveyard to make Harry bow.
+*[[Harry Potter]]
+*[[Ronnald Weasley]]
 ==Etymology==
-The incantation for this spell is most likely derived from the Latin ''deprimo'', meaning "I press down" or "dig deep"
+The [[incantation]] is [[Latin]], meaning "''dig deep''" or "''press down''".
+==Behind the scenes==
-==Appearances==
+*This may be related to the [[Gouging Spell]], which also blasts holes into things.
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
+*Based on the etymology, it would appear this [[charm]] was meant to force a thing downwards rather than blasting holes.
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
 [[fr:Deprimo]]
 [[Category:Charms]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
+[[Category:Spells of known incantation]]