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| − | |name=Deprimo |
+ | |name=''Deprimo'' |
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| − | |incantation=''Deprimo'' |
+ | |incantation=''Deprimo''<br/>(DEE-PRIM-oh) |
| − | |type=[[Transfiguration]] Charm |
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| + | |type=[[Charm]] |
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+ | |hand=Point wand at target |
| + | |light=None |
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| + | |effect=Blasts holes |
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| + | {{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}} |
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| + | '''''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. |
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| + | ==Practitioners== |
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| − | '''Deprimo''' is a [[spell]] which places immense downward pressure upon a target, which may cause the target to fracture. |
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| + | *[[Hermione Granger]] |
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| + | *[[Harry Potter]] |
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| − | [[Hermione Granger]] used this spell in [[1998]] to facilitate her, [[Harry Potter]], and [[Ron Weasley]]'s [[Ambush at the Lovegood House|escape]] 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. |
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| + | *[[Ronald Weasley]] |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | The incantation |
+ | The [[incantation]] is [[Latin]], meaning "''dig deep''" or "''press down''". |
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| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | *This may be related to the [[Gouging Spell]], which also blasts holes into things. |
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| + | *Based on the etymology, it would appear this [[charm]] was meant to force a thing downwards rather than blasting holes. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' |
+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}} |
| + | [[fr:Deprimo]] |
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Revision as of 18:00, 24 November 2014
- "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
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)