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{{Spell infobox
|name=Glacius
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|name=Freezing Spell
 
|image=[[File:Glacius.jpg|250px]]
 
|image=[[File:Glacius.jpg|250px]]
|incantation=Glacius'' (GLAY-see-us)''
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|incantation=''Glacius''<br/>(GLAY-see-us)
 
|type=[[Charm]]
 
|type=[[Charm]]
|hand=
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|hand=Point [[wand]]
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|light=Blue
|light=None, but the air generated is so cold it turns mosture in the air into white frost
 
|effect=Conjures freezing cold air
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|effect=Conjures ice
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'''''Glacius''''' is a freezing charm used to put out fires and create ice blocks. The [[Spell|spell]] is described as a "charm that conjures a blast of freezing cold air from the end of the [[Wand|wand]]"<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]'' - GBA version only</ref>. The air is so cold it can freeze several inches of water solid within seconds, making it solid enough for at least an average-sized thirteen-year-old to walk across.
 
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{{Quote|A charm that conjures a blast of freezing cold air from the end of the wand.|Description in ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 3]]''|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)}}
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The '''Freezing Spell''' (''Glacius'') is a [[Freezing charms|freezing charm]] that [[Conjuration|conjures]] [[Water|ice]] from the tip of the [[wand]], which in turn can extinguish [[fire]]s, create ice blocks and cool off [[salamander]]s.
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The [[spell]] is capable of freezing several inches of [[water]] solid within seconds, making it durable enough for a [[Third year|thirteen-year old]] to walk across without falling through or injuring themselves.
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== History ==
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[[Professor]] [[Remus Lupin]] taught this [[spell]] to his [[third year]] class by hiding a [[Glacius spellbook|spellbook]] somewhere behind a secret passageway in the [[Classroom 3C|classroom]] and having students find and read it. Later on that year, [[Professor]] [[Filius Flitwick]] included it in the [[third year exams]] for [[Charms (class)|charms class]].
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==Effect==
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This [[charm]] has the unfortunate side-effect of making the [[Oxygen|breath]] of [[Human|anyone]] nearby turn into thick white mist due to the extreme frigidity caused by the [[spell]]'s casting.
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==Known practitioners==
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*[[Harry Potter]]
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*[[Hermione Granger]]
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*[[Aurora Sinistra]]<ref name="fact">In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', if the player disturbs any of the teachers, they will cast Glacius at them.</ref>
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*[[Septima Vector]]<ref name="fact"/>
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*[[Filius Flitwick]]<ref name="fact"/>
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*[[Minerva McGonagall]]<ref name="fact"/>
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*[[Severus Snape]]<ref name="fact"/>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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The [[incantation]] is [[Latin]] for "ice"<ref name="googletranslate">See [http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&tab=wT#la/en/glacius this translation] on [http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&tab=TT Google Translate]</ref>
From obsolete French glacieux, from Latin glaciēs (“ice”). It could also be from Latin ''glaciās,'' meaning "you freeze".
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*It can be bought at [[Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment]] in [[Diagon Alley]] in ''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]].''
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*This [[charm]] can be bought at [[Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment]] in [[Diagon Alley]] in ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]].''
*During the [[Lumos]] lesson in ''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' if the player irritates [[Filius Flitwick]] he will cast Glacius at the player and put him/her into a block of ice.
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*During the lessons in ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' if the player irritates the [[Professor]] he/she will cast Glacius at the player and put him/her into a block of ice.
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*In the console version, Glacius is an Hermione-exclusive spell, while in the PC version the spell is Harry-exclusive.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]'' {{Comment|GBA version only}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]'' {{Comment|GBA version only}}
*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' {{C|Nintendo DS only}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]

Revision as of 02:58, 23 April 2015

"A charm that conjures a blast of freezing cold air from the end of the wand."
— Description in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 3[src]

The Freezing Spell (Glacius) is a freezing charm that conjures ice from the tip of the wand, which in turn can extinguish fires, create ice blocks and cool off salamanders.

The spell is capable of freezing several inches of water solid within seconds, making it durable enough for a thirteen-year old to walk across without falling through or injuring themselves.

History

Professor Remus Lupin taught this spell to his third year class by hiding a spellbook somewhere behind a secret passageway in the classroom and having students find and read it. Later on that year, Professor Filius Flitwick included it in the third year exams for charms class.

Effect

This charm has the unfortunate side-effect of making the breath of anyone nearby turn into thick white mist due to the extreme frigidity caused by the spell's casting.

Known practitioners

Etymology

The incantation is Latin for "ice"[2]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, if the player disturbs any of the teachers, they will cast Glacius at them.
  2. See this translation on Google Translate
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Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
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Professors
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Textbooks
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Creatures studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
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