Changes: Fianto Duri

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"Protego Maxima. Fianto Duri. Repello Inimicum."

— Filius Flitwick conjures up magical defences prior to the Battle of Hogwarts.^[src]

Fianto Duri is a charm that, when cast in combination with Protego Maxima and Repello Inimicum, conjures up an almost impregnable magical protection barrier around the area the caster intended to protect.

Effects

Bodies crossing the boundaries of the barrier disintegrate on the spot, while spells cast at it (if not of enough power to break it) create large, resonating explosions. This spell's effect is most likely one that, when combined with the other two, bolsters the strength of the shield itself against extremely powerful spells; this is unlike minor shield spells, which only block weak hexes and curses. Given its etymology, it is likely this spell causes a solid barrier to be made out of spells such as Protego Maxima.

Known uses

DesintegrateSnatcher — Snatchers being disintegrated by the power of this spell combined with other protections.

This spell was cast by Charms Master Filius Flitwick to protect the boundaries of Hogwarts Castle from the Death Eater forces in the late hours of 1 May, 1998, prior to the Battle of Hogwarts that started at midnight the next day. The Death Eaters, on Voldemort's command, started bombarding the magical protection with spells, and it was ultimately brought down by a spell cast by Voldemort. In all probability, it is a spell calling for great power and expertise for its correct execution.

Known Casters

Etymology

The incantation is derived from the Latin "fiant", meaning "become" and "duri", nominative masculine plural of dūrus", meaning "hard" or "unyielding"; altogether the incantation means "become hard".

Behind the scenes

Although the spell's true effect is unknown (since it was used in combination with other spells in its debut), the spell may cause pre-existing magical barriers to become hard and solid, given its etymology.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the protective enchantments around the grounds were summoned by Filius Flitwick, and Flitwick alone. In the second part of the film adaptation, Flitwick is joined by Molly Weasley, Horace Slughorn, and Poppy Pomfrey to do so.
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 the protective enchantments around the ground are summoned by Filius Flitwick, Horace Slughorn and Minerva McGonagall .

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Indirect mention)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (First identified as Fianto Duri)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

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 {{Spell infobox
+|name=''Fianto Duri''
-|image=[[File:TwoProtego.JPG|250px]]
+|image=[[File:Protective enchatment1.gif|250px]]
-|name=Fianto Duri
+|incantation=''Fianto Duri''<br />(fee-AHN-toe DYOU-ree)
 |type=[[Charm]]
-|hand=Point skyward.
+|hand=Point skyward
+|light=Blueish white
-|effect=True effect unclear; protection
+|effect=Unclear; protection — hardens or strengthens magical barriers (most likely)
-|light=Blue, White
-|incantation=Fi-AN-to DU-ri
 }}
+{{Quote|Protego Maxima. Fianto Duri. Repello Inimicum.|[[Filius Flitwick]] conjures up magical defences prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2}}
+'''''Fianto Duri''''' is a [[charm]] that, when cast in combination with ''[[Protego Maxima]]'' and ''[[Repello Inimicum]]'', conjures up an almost impregnable magical protection barrier around the area the caster intended to protect.
+== Effects ==
-'''Fianto Duri''' is a powerful protective [[charm]] that was used along with [[Protego Maxima]] and [[Repello Inimigotum]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. Although the spell's true effect is unknown, the spell may simply cause pre-existing magical barriers to become hard and solid.
+Bodies crossing the boundaries of the barrier disintegrate on the spot, while spells cast at it (if not of enough power to break it) create large, resonating explosions. This spell's effect is most likely one that, when combined with the other two, bolsters the strength of the shield itself against extremely powerful spells; this is unlike minor shield spells, which only block weak hexes and curses. Given its etymology, it is likely this spell causes a solid barrier to be made out of spells such as ''[[Protego Maxima]]''.
 ==Known uses==
+[[File:DesintegrateSnatcher.JPG|thumb|left|220px|[[Snatchers]] being disintegrated by the power of this spell combined with other protections.]]
-[[File:PowerSlug.JPG|thumb|225px|[[Horace Slughorn]] casting Fianto Duri.]]
+This spell was cast by [[Charms Master]] [[Filius Flitwick]] to protect the boundaries of [[Hogwarts Castle]] from the [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] forces in the late hours of [[1 May]], [[1998]], prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] that started at midnight the [[2 May|next day]]. The [[Death Eaters]], on [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s command, started bombarding the magical protection with spells, and it was ultimately brought down by a [[Shield penetration spell|spell cast by Voldemort]]. In all probability, it is a spell calling for great power and expertise for its correct execution.
-*This spell was used by [[Professor]]s [[Filius Flitwick]] and [[Horace Slughorn]] along with [[Order of the Phoenix]] member [[Molly Weasley]] to protect Hogwarts Castle in [[1998]].
+==Known Casters==
+*[[Filius Flitwick]]
+*[[Molly Weasley]]
+*[[Horace Slughorn]]
+*[[Minerva McGonagall]]
 ==Etymology==
-Latin "''fiant''", meaning "become" and "''duri''", nominative masculine plural of ''dūrus''", meaning "hard" or "unyielding"; altogether the incantation reads "become hard".
+*The incantation is derived from the Latin "''fiant''", meaning "become" and "''duri''", nominative masculine plural of ''dūrus''", meaning "hard" or "unyielding"; altogether the incantation means "become hard".
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*[[File:OneProtego.JPG|thumb|left|225px|The spell fusioned with the others.]]Although the spell's true effect is unknown (since it was used in combination with other spells in its debut), the spell may cause pre-existing magical barriers to become hard and solid, given its etymology.
+*Although the spell's true effect is unknown (since it was used in combination with other spells in its debut), the spell may cause pre-existing magical barriers to become hard and solid, given its etymology.
+*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', the protective enchantments around the grounds were summoned by [[Filius Flitwick]], and Flitwick alone. In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|second part of the film adaptation]], Flitwick is joined by [[Molly Weasley]], [[Horace Slughorn]], and [[Poppy Pomfrey]] to do so.
-*This spell may be related to ''[[Harmonia Nectere Passus]]'', in that they both appear to strengthen existing magic.
+*In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 the protective enchantments around the ground are summoned by [[Filius Flitwick]], [[Horace Slughorn]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]] .
+<gallery orientation="landscape" position="center" columns="3" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
+FiantoDurihs.png|[[Horace Slughorn]] using this spell
+FiantoDurimw.png|[[Molly Weasley]] using this spell
+Fiantoduriff.png|[[Filius Flitwick]] using this spell
+</gallery>
 ==Appearances==
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Comment|Indirect mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' {{1st ID}}
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
+[[fr:Fianto Duri]]
 [[Category:Protective Spells]]
 [[Category:Spells]]
 [[Category:Charms]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
-[[Category:Magic]]
+[[Category:Spells of known incantation]]
+[[Category:Battle of Hogwarts]]