Changes: Descendo

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"With a whip-like movement, Crabbe pointed his wand at the fifty-foot mountain of old furniture, of broken trunks, of old books and robes and unidentifiable junk and shouted, "Descendo!" The wall began to totter, then crumbled into the aisle next door where Ron stood."

— Crabbe tries to kill Ron with this spell.^[src]

Descendo is a spell that likely causes any targeted object to move downwards.

Known practitioners

Etymology

Descendo is Latin for "I descend".

Behind the scenes

In the Nintendo DS version of the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, players can lower floating objects by tapping on them with the stylus. This is possibly a use of Descendo, though it is never explicitly identified as a spell at all.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Possible appearance) (Nintendo DS version only)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Handheld versions only)
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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+{{Title|''Descendo''}}
 {{Spell infobox
 |name=''Descendo''
+|image=[[File:Descendo.png|250px]]
-|incantation=deh-SEN-doh
+|incantation=''Descendo''<br/>(deh-SEHN-doh)
-|type=
+|type=[[Charm]]
-|hand=
+|hand=Point [[wand]] at target
-|effect=Causes something to desend or lower itself
+|light=Blue
+|effect=Lowers target
+|creator=
 }}
-'''''Descendo''''' is a spell that likely causes any targeted object to move downwards.
+{{Quote|With a whip-like movement, Crabbe pointed his wand at the fifty-foot mountain of old furniture, of broken trunks, of old books and robes and unidentifiable junk and shouted, "Descendo!" The wall began to totter, then crumbled into the aisle next door where Ron stood.|Crabbe tries to kill Ron with this spell.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
-==History==
-In [[1997]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] used this spell to lower the ceiling hatch and ladder leading to [[the Burrow]]'s attic. In [[1998]], it was used by [[Vincent Crabbe]], who cast this spell on a fifty-foot high pile of junk in the [[Room of Requirement]] in an attempt to make it fall over onto Ron.
+'''''Descendo''''' is a [[spell]] that likely causes any targeted object to move downwards.
 ==Known practitioners==
 *[[Draco Malfoy]]
+*[[Harry Potter]]
 *[[Ronald Weasley]]
 *[[Vincent Crabbe]]
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-*In the handheld versions of ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', [[Draco Malfoy]] uses this spell during his [[Duelling Club|duel]] with [[Harry Potter]] after being hit a few times with the [[Disarming Charm]]. He uses it to drop a statue in front of him for cover so that he can send in Crabbe and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] to fight Harry for him.
+*In the Nintendo DS version of the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', players can lower [[Levitation|floating]] objects by tapping on them with the stylus. This is possibly a use of ''Descendo'', though it is never explicitly identified as a spell at all.
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' {{Possible}} {{C|Nintendo DS version only}}
 *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{C|Handheld versions only}}
 *''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
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 [[fi:Alasjo]]
 [[fr:Descendo]]
+[[pl:Descendo]]
 [[Category:Spells]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]