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| + | |name=Fiendfyre |
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| − | |image=[[File:fiendfyre.jpg|250px]] |
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| + | |image=[[File:Tumblr mlq0d7zOc01r3lpslo5 r1 250.gif|250px]] |
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| + | |type=[[Curse]]<ref name="DH31">{{DH}} - Chapter 31 (''The Battle of Hogwarts'')</ref> |
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| − | |light=Fire |
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| + | |hand=Hold [[wand]] aloft<ref name="DH2">{{DHF2}}</ref> |
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| − | |type=[[Curse]] ([[Dark magic|Dark]]) |
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| + | |light=Fire<ref name="DH31"/> |
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| − | |effect=Unleashes cursed fire |
+ | |effect=Unleashes cursed fire<ref name="DH31"/> |
| ⚫ | {{Quote|It was not normal fire; [[Vincent Crabbe|Crabbe]] had used a curse of which [[Harry Potter|Harry]] had no knowledge: As they turned a corner the flames chased them as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Now the fire was mutating, forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts: Flaming [[Snake|serpents]], [[chimaera]]s, and [[dragon]]s rose and fell and rose again, and the detritus of centuries on which they were feeding was thrown up in the air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on clawed feet, before being consumed by the inferno.|Description |
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| − | '''Fiendfyre''' is a type of fire made from [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]]. It is very powerful, as it cannot be put out by using the [[Aguamenti Charm]] (or any normal type of water), but is very difficult for the caster to control. The blaze is so potent that Fiendfyre is one of the very few substances that are capable of destroying a [[Horcrux]]. |
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| ⚫ | {{Quote|It was not normal fire; [[Vincent Crabbe|Crabbe]] had used a curse of which [[Harry Potter|Harry]] had no knowledge: As they turned a corner the flames chased them as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Now the fire was mutating, forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts: Flaming [[Snake|serpents]], [[chimaera]]s, and [[dragon]]s rose and fell and rose again, and the detritus of centuries on which they were feeding was thrown up in the air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on clawed feet, before being consumed by the inferno.|Description|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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| − | Fiendfyre initially appears as a "roaring, billowing noise" and gives its victims only a moment's warning. Its flames are of abnormal size and take the shape of fire-breathing monsters and beasts, such as [[Snake|serpents]], [[chimaera]]s, [[dragon]]s, and [[Eagle|raptors]], continuously mutating. It appears to have enough consciousness to actually follow its intended victims. The fire will pursue nearby lifeforms as if it were alive itself, sentient, even the one who conjured it if they lack control. The fire will also pursue anything it can burn for more fuel and seems to incinerate anything through mere contact. |
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| + | '''Fiendfyre''' (''incantation unknown'') was a [[Dark Arts|bewitched]] [[Fire|flame]] infused with dark magic, capable of seeking out targets despite being non-sentient.<ref name="DH31"/> |
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| − | Inexperienced casters will be able to conjure it, but will have virtually no control over the flames once they are unleashed, which would make the flames a potential deadly backfire, though an experienced [[Dark Wizard]] (like [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]) would be able to control it and manipulate it to great effect. When Fiendfyre (or any other magical fire) is allowed to burn unchecked for too long they can produce an [[Ashwinder]]. |
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| + | == Description and effects == |
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| − | ==Known uses== |
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| + | It is an immensely powerful fire that cannot be extinguished by normal or [[Water-Making Spell|enchanted]] [[water]],<ref name="DH31"/> It is also very difficult for the caster to control,<ref name="DH31"/> flowing from their wand in a continuous stream of flame.<ref name="DH2"/> If the [[Wizardkind|caster]] flicks their [[wand]] when the stream of flame is still running from it, a jet of fire will shoot off and become a flaming animal.<ref name="DH2"/> |
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| − | {{Quote|Like it hot, scum?|[[Vincent Crabbe]], as he conjures Fiendfyre in the [[Room of Requirement]] in an attempt to kill [[Harry Potter]], but accidently kills himself at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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| − | [[File:ImagesCA721YFD.jpg|thumb|Harry casting [[Aguamenti Charm|Aguamenti]] to protect themselves from Fiendfyre launched by [[Vincent Crabbe]] in [[Room of Requirement]] in [[1998]].]] |
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| − | In [[1998]], [[Vincent Crabbe]] learned how to cast Fiendfyre, presumably under the tutelage of [[Amycus Carrow]], a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] and professor of the [[Dark Arts]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] when it was under the control of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. He was either not paying attention when Carrow discussed how to control the curse or lacked the skill to do so. |
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| + | When cast, the [[fire]] appears with a roaring, billowing noise and gives its victims only a split-second's warning to escape, quickly consuming anything in the vicinity of its caster.<ref name="DH31"/> The flames are of abnormally large size and take the shape of fiery monsters and beasts such as [[snake]]s, dragons, eagles and [[chimaera]]s, constantly mutating into other beasts as well as powerful, formless flames that destroy all things flammable around it.<ref name="DH31"/> The fire even possesses a sentience of its own, a continuous (though far from latent) desire to burn anything it can.<ref name="DH31"/> It will pursue any nearby lifeforms and anything that it can destroy, and is capable of incinerating anything through mere contact.<ref name="DH2"/> |
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| − | During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], [[Vincent Crabbe]], [[Gregory Goyle]], and [[Draco Malfoy]] cornered [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] in the [[Room of Requirement]] during the latter group's search for [[Rowena Ravenclaw]]'s [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|Diadem]]. Crabbe, who at the time rebelled against Malfoy's leadership, conjured Fiendfyre in an attempt to kill Harry and his friends, but he was unable to control it. Since the fire was used in an enclosed area, Crabbe perished in the cursed blaze. Harry, Ron, and Hermione narrowly rescued Malfoy and Goyle before barely managing to escape.[[File:LOL.gif|left|thumb]] |
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| + | Inexperienced casters will be able to conjure the flames but will have virtually no control over the [[curse]] once it has been unleashed, thereby making the fire a deadly backfire.<ref name="DH31"/> More experienced casters, such as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], may control the flaming beasts they create, even condensing it into a single, colossal animal of their desire<ref name="OPF">{{OOTPF}} - See [[:File:Firesnake.png|this image]]</ref>. There is also a [[charm]] to cease the flames as well as [[Partis Temporus|one to disperse them]], but unfortunately [[Vincent Crabbe]] never paid attention in class long enough to learn it, therefore costing him his life.<ref name="DH31"/> It is also possible that the fire may eventually burn off on its own, if it is unable to consume enough material to sustain it, and if so, the ash left behind may become [[Ashwinder]]s. |
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| − | [[File:Harry!!.jpg|thumb|Flying out of the room during the Battle of Hogwarts.]] |
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| − | When the diadem, having been exposed to the flames before its recovery, broke apart in Harry's hands upon their escape, Hermione realised it was Fiendfyre they had escaped from. She had known that it was capable of destroying [[Horcrux]]es, but claimed it was far too dangerous for her to attempt to use. |
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| + | ==Practitioners== |
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| + | {{Quote|He set the whole bloody room on fire!|[[Ronald Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2}} |
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| + | *[[Amycus Carrow]] |
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| + | *[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="HBPF">{{HBPF}} - See [[:File:Bellatrix Fiendfyre and destroying Burrow.JPG|this image]]</ref> |
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| + | *[[Tom Riddle]]<ref name="OPF"/> |
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| + | *[[Vincent Crabbe]] |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | The word "Fiendfyre" |
+ | * The word "Fiendfyre" is most likely derived from "fiend" (meaning an evil [[spirit]] or [[demon]], a representation of the flame's cursed properties and taking form of dark creatures). |
| + | * "Fyre" comes from the Old English word "fyr", which in turn is for "''fire''". Directly, "fyre" is just a single-letter corruption of "fire". Fire is the main effect of the curse. |
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| − | Fyre comes from the English word "''fire''" by the changing of a single letter. Fire is also the effect of the curse.[[File:Tumblr_loqygxjcrX1qf7klco1_500.gif|thumb|Harry escaping from the Fiendfyre]] |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | *In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'', [[Voldemort]] conjures a serpent made of fire during his duel with [[Albus Dumbledore]], who is able to divert it away from himself and re-direct it back towards Voldemort. The spell or curse is not explicitly named, but closely resembles the Fiendfyre spell depicted in the last film. |
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| − | [[File:Goyle_Falls_to_his_Death.jpg|thumb|Goyle dies in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''.]] |
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| ⚫ | * In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', [[Gregory Goyle]] uses Fiendfyre and dies instead of Crabbe. This is due to the fact that Crabbe has been cut from the film. Also, whereas Crabbe died because he could not run fast enough from the fire, Goyle is depicted as having been unable to stop the flame from pouring out of his wand, and dying from grabbing a loose chair. |
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| − | *Though the only confirmed use of this spell is by Crabbe in the Room of Requirement, there are numerous instances of living fire shown in [[Harry Potter (film series)|the films]] that may also be Fiendfyre, or variants of it. These include a fire spell used by a [[Durmstrang Institute|Durmstrang]] student by blowing on the tip of his wand in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Goblet of Fire]]'', a fiery snake utilized by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] during his duel with [[Albus Dumbledore]] in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', and the fire used to [[Burning of the Burrow|burn down]] [[the Burrow]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Half-Blood Prince]]'', the latter being described as "[embodying] ''some serpent-like creatures''" in ''[[Harry Potter Film Wizardry]]''. |
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| + | * In the film adaption, Fiendfyre was not used to completely destroy [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]]. Instead, Harry stabbed it with the [[Serpent of Slytherin]]'s fang to damage it, and then Ron kicked it into the Fiendfyre to finish the job. This led Voldemort's mangled [[soul]] to possess the flames briefly and screaming in pain before it was destroyed.<ref name="DH2"/> |
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| − | *In the film Goyle dies by falling into the inferno after grabbing a loose chair rather than having the curse backfire as it did to Crabbe in the book. |
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| − | *In the film Fiendfyre is not used to completely destroy [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]], instead a [[Basilisk]] fang is used to damage it, then Ron kicked it into the Fiendfyre. |
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| − | *It is unknown if it's possible to extinguish Fiendfyre, as the Auguamenti charm failed to douse the cursed fire. It's possible there is a counter-spell though, or it could just burn itself out naturally. |
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| − | ==Notes== |
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| − | Fiendfyre feeds off the caster's emotions when cast and those who do not have sufficiant control of their emotions often became a target of this [[Dark magic|dark]] curse. This occured when [[Gregory Goyle]] cast the spell and it devoured the [[Room of Requirement]] in an attempt to destroy everything including the caster. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]] ''{{1st}} |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]] ''{{1st}} |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]] |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''{{Flashback}} |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' |
| − | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' |
+ | * ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]'' |
| + | ==References== |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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Revision as of 07:00, 29 August 2014
- "It was not normal fire; Crabbe had used a curse of which Harry had no knowledge: As they turned a corner the flames chased them as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Now the fire was mutating, forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts: Flaming serpents, chimaeras, and dragons rose and fell and rose again, and the detritus of centuries on which they were feeding was thrown up in the air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on clawed feet, before being consumed by the inferno."
- — Description[src]
Fiendfyre (incantation unknown) was a bewitched flame infused with dark magic, capable of seeking out targets despite being non-sentient.[1]
Description and effects
It is an immensely powerful fire that cannot be extinguished by normal or enchanted water,[1] It is also very difficult for the caster to control,[1] flowing from their wand in a continuous stream of flame.[2] If the caster flicks their wand when the stream of flame is still running from it, a jet of fire will shoot off and become a flaming animal.[2]
When cast, the fire appears with a roaring, billowing noise and gives its victims only a split-second's warning to escape, quickly consuming anything in the vicinity of its caster.[1] The flames are of abnormally large size and take the shape of fiery monsters and beasts such as snakes, dragons, eagles and chimaeras, constantly mutating into other beasts as well as powerful, formless flames that destroy all things flammable around it.[1] The fire even possesses a sentience of its own, a continuous (though far from latent) desire to burn anything it can.[1] It will pursue any nearby lifeforms and anything that it can destroy, and is capable of incinerating anything through mere contact.[2]
Inexperienced casters will be able to conjure the flames but will have virtually no control over the curse once it has been unleashed, thereby making the fire a deadly backfire.[1] More experienced casters, such as Lord Voldemort, may control the flaming beasts they create, even condensing it into a single, colossal animal of their desire[3]. There is also a charm to cease the flames as well as one to disperse them, but unfortunately Vincent Crabbe never paid attention in class long enough to learn it, therefore costing him his life.[1] It is also possible that the fire may eventually burn off on its own, if it is unable to consume enough material to sustain it, and if so, the ash left behind may become Ashwinders.
Practitioners
- "He set the whole bloody room on fire!"
- — Ronald Weasley[src]
Etymology
- The word "Fiendfyre" is most likely derived from "fiend" (meaning an evil spirit or demon, a representation of the flame's cursed properties and taking form of dark creatures).
- "Fyre" comes from the Old English word "fyr", which in turn is for "fire". Directly, "fyre" is just a single-letter corruption of "fire". Fire is the main effect of the curse.
Behind the scenes
- In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), Voldemort conjures a serpent made of fire during his duel with Albus Dumbledore, who is able to divert it away from himself and re-direct it back towards Voldemort. The spell or curse is not explicitly named, but closely resembles the Fiendfyre spell depicted in the last film.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Gregory Goyle uses Fiendfyre and dies instead of Crabbe. This is due to the fact that Crabbe has been cut from the film. Also, whereas Crabbe died because he could not run fast enough from the fire, Goyle is depicted as having been unable to stop the flame from pouring out of his wand, and dying from grabbing a loose chair.
- In the film adaption, Fiendfyre was not used to completely destroy Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem. Instead, Harry stabbed it with the Serpent of Slytherin's fang to damage it, and then Ron kicked it into the Fiendfyre to finish the job. This led Voldemort's mangled soul to possess the flames briefly and screaming in pain before it was destroyed.[2]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter for Kinect
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) - See this image
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - See this image
