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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|name=Diminuendo
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|name=''Diminuendo''
|image=[[File:Diminuendo 1.gif|250px]]
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|image=[[File:Diminuendo.gif]]
 
|type=[[Charm]]
 
|type=[[Charm]]
|incantation=Diminuendo
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|incantation=''Diminuendo''
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|pronunciation=(Di-Min-You-End-Oh)
|pronuncation=DI-mi-nu-EN-do
 
|hand=
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|hand=Point wand at target
 
|effect=Shrinks objects
 
|effect=Shrinks objects
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|light=White
 
}}
 
}}
'''''Diminuendo''''' is a [[charm]] that forces objects to shrink.
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'''''Diminuendo''''' is the [[incantation]] a [[charm]] that forces objects to shrink.
   
==History==
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==Known uses==
During the [[1995-1996 school year]], [[Nigel]] used this [[spell]] on a [[Death Eater]] dummy in the [[Room of Requirement]], during a [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] meeting.
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During the [[1995–1996 school year]], [[Nigel Wolpert]] used this [[spell]] on a [[mechanical Death Eater]] target in the [[Room of Requirement]] during a [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] meeting.
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
*In music, ''Diminuendo'' is a word indicating changes of dynamics; means "''getting gradually softer''".
 
*In music, ''Diminuendo'' is a word indicating changes of dynamics; means "''getting gradually softer''".
*In portuguese, diminuir means shrink.
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*In modern language Diminish means "''to shrink''" or to ''"become nonexistent''"
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==Behind the Scenes==
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*The effects of this spell bear great similarity to the Shrinking Charm, ''[[Reducio]]'', and the two spells may be variations of each other.
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*A possible difference between the effects of the spells may be that ''Diminuendo ''shrinks objects to be smaller than their original size, while ''Reducio'' acts as a counter-charm for ''[[Engorgio]]'', shrinking objects back to their original size after being enlarged by the [[Engorgement Charm]]. ''Reducio'' has always been coupled with ''Engorgio'' in the books (for cases where it is clear that ''Reducio'' is used and not other shrinking charms).
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==See also==
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*''[[Reducio]] ''
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*''[[Redactum Skullus]]''
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
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[[pl:Dimimuendo]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
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[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]

Revision as of 16:59, 1 September 2014

Diminuendo is the incantation a charm that forces objects to shrink.

Known uses

During the 1995–1996 school year, Nigel Wolpert used this spell on a mechanical Death Eater target in the Room of Requirement during a D.A. meeting.

Etymology

  • In music, Diminuendo is a word indicating changes of dynamics; means "getting gradually softer".
  • In modern language Diminish means "to shrink" or to "become nonexistent"

Behind the Scenes

  • The effects of this spell bear great similarity to the Shrinking Charm, Reducio, and the two spells may be variations of each other.
  • A possible difference between the effects of the spells may be that Diminuendo shrinks objects to be smaller than their original size, while Reducio acts as a counter-charm for Engorgio, shrinking objects back to their original size after being enlarged by the Engorgement Charm. Reducio has always been coupled with Engorgio in the books (for cases where it is clear that Reducio is used and not other shrinking charms).

See also

Appearances