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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|image=[[File:Flagrate_COS_1.gif|250px]]
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|name=''Flagrate''
 
|name=''Flagrate''
|incantation=fluh-GRAYT, FLAH-grayt, fluh-GRAH-tay
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|incantation=''Flagrate''<br/>(fla-GRA-tay)
|type=[[Conjuration]]
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|type=[[Charm]]
|hand=
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|hand=Draw in midair
|effect=Conjures a fiery rope
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|effect=Marks the air with a burning trail
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|light=None, except red/orange fiery writing
 
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'''''Flagrate''''' conjures a burning, fiery rope in the air, which can be directed in any shape or direction the caster chooses. A mark will linger as well and fade with time.
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{{quote|'Flagrate!' She drew with her wand in midair and a fiery 'X' appeared on the door.|Hermione's use in the Entrance Room of the Department of Mysteries|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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'''''Flagrate '''''is the [[Incantation|incantation]] for the [[Spell|spell]] that, when cast, causes a red and orange trail to emanate from the caster's [[Wands|wand]], which remains in the air and fades with time.
   
==Known uses==
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== Effects ==
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The fiery product of this [[Charm]] can be manipulated by the movements of the wand that created it, in an action similar to writing. The blaze can also be controlled or rearranged by a flick of the caster's wand, according to his/her intentions. As such, Flagrate can be used to form fiery messages or marks.
* In [[1993]], [[Tom Riddle]]'s memory used the spell [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbally]] when spelling his name to [[Harry Potter]] in the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. He can also rearrange the letters by waving his wand.
 
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==Known uses and practitioners==
* [[Hermione Granger]] used this spell to mark doors with an "X" in the [[Department of Mysteries]] in [[1996]].
 
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* In [[1993]], the portion [[Tom Riddle]]'s [[Soul|soul]] [[Horcrux|contained in his diary ]] used this spell [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbally]] in the [[Chamber of Secrets]] manipulating the trail to spell out his name-"Tom Marvolo Riddle", and rearranged the fiery letters with a flick of his wand into the message "I Am [[Lord Voldemort]]", thus revealing to [[Harry Potter]] his true identity as the infamous Dark Lord
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* [[Hermione Granger]] used this spell to mark the repeatedly changing doors that she, [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ron Weasley]] had entered with a fiery "X" in the [[Department of Mysteries Entrance Room|Entrance Room]] of the [[Department of Mysteries]], in [[1996]]. The usage of the spell allowed the group to continuously know which doors they had entered, and which ones they had not
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
The word Flagrate comes from the Latin words "flagro" meaning "glowing/blaze"
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The word Flagrate comes from the Latin words "flagro", meaning "glowing", or "blaze".
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==Behind the Scenes==
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''Flagrate'' may be related to the [[Flagrante Curse]] due to the similarity of their etymologies and their burning effects. It is debatable if they are variations of each other, or the same spell, as ''Flagrate'' and the Flagrante Curse are associated with different spell effects: ''Flagrate'' produces a burning trail, and Flagrante causes the target object to burn a person upon contact). However, it is still possible that they are the same curse, and that these different effects may be created based on the caster's intention, similar to the relationship between Geminio and the [[Geminio|Gemino Curse]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st ID}}
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[[Category:Charms]]
 
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[[fr:Flambios]]
 
[[Category:Fire-based magic]]
 
[[Category:Fire-based magic]]
[[Category:Conjurations]]
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[[Category:Spells]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
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[[Category:Plot to open the Chamber of Secrets]]
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[[Category:Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]
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[[Category:Articles related to Horcruxes]]

Revision as of 13:48, 11 December 2014

"'Flagrate!' She drew with her wand in midair and a fiery 'X' appeared on the door."
— Hermione's use in the Entrance Room of the Department of Mysteries[src]

Flagrate is the incantation for the spell that, when cast, causes a red and orange trail to emanate from the caster's wand, which remains in the air and fades with time.

Effects

The fiery product of this Charm can be manipulated by the movements of the wand that created it, in an action similar to writing. The blaze can also be controlled or rearranged by a flick of the caster's wand, according to his/her intentions. As such, Flagrate can be used to form fiery messages or marks.

Known uses and practitioners

Etymology

The word Flagrate comes from the Latin words "flagro", meaning "glowing", or "blaze".

Behind the Scenes

Flagrate may be related to the Flagrante Curse due to the similarity of their etymologies and their burning effects. It is debatable if they are variations of each other, or the same spell, as Flagrate and the Flagrante Curse are associated with different spell effects: Flagrate produces a burning trail, and Flagrante causes the target object to burn a person upon contact). However, it is still possible that they are the same curse, and that these different effects may be created based on the caster's intention, similar to the relationship between Geminio and the Gemino Curse.

Appearances