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[[File:Albus Dumbledore HBP.JPG|thumb|200px|left|[[Albus Dumbledore]], who wore half-moon spectacles]] |
[[File:Albus Dumbledore HBP.JPG|thumb|200px|left|[[Albus Dumbledore]], who wore half-moon spectacles]] |
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'''Spectacles''' (also called '''eyeglasses''' or '''glasses''') are composed of two lenses set inside of a frame. They are worn in front of the eyes in order to correct vision disorders. |
'''Spectacles''' (also called '''eyeglasses''' or '''glasses''') are composed of two lenses set inside of a frame. They are worn in front of the eyes in order to correct vision disorders. |
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There are [[spell]]s which can mend broken glasses. [[Arthur Weasley]] repaired Harry's glasses in [[1992]], but the incantation he used is unknown, as he performed the spell non-verbally.<ref>''Chamber of Secrets'', Ch. 4</ref> |
There are [[spell]]s which can mend broken glasses. [[Arthur Weasley]] repaired Harry's glasses in [[1992]], but the incantation he used is unknown, as he performed the spell non-verbally.<ref>''Chamber of Secrets'', Ch. 4</ref> |
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+ | [[File:Mcgonagall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Minerva McGonagall]] wore her spectacles.]] |
[[File:RSkeeter.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Rita Skeeter]].]] |
[[File:RSkeeter.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Rita Skeeter]].]] |
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[[Animagus|Animagi]] who wear glasses may have distinctive markings in the same shape as the glasses they wear in human form. The physical location of these markings seems to depend on the type of animal one's Animagus form takes: [[Minerva McGonagall]], a cat Animagus, had markings around the eyes,<ref>''Philosopher's Stone'', Ch. 1</ref> and [[Rita Skeeter]], a beetle Animagus, had markings around the antennae.<ref>''Goblet of Fire'', Ch. 37</ref> |
[[Animagus|Animagi]] who wear glasses may have distinctive markings in the same shape as the glasses they wear in human form. The physical location of these markings seems to depend on the type of animal one's Animagus form takes: [[Minerva McGonagall]], a cat Animagus, had markings around the eyes,<ref>''Philosopher's Stone'', Ch. 1</ref> and [[Rita Skeeter]], a beetle Animagus, had markings around the antennae.<ref>''Goblet of Fire'', Ch. 37</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:36, 5 February 2010
Harry Potter wears round spectacles, like his father, James.
Albus Dumbledore, who wore half-moon spectacles
Spectacles (also called eyeglasses or glasses) are composed of two lenses set inside of a frame. They are worn in front of the eyes in order to correct vision disorders.
Glasses in the wizarding world
Many wizards and witches wear glasses, so it seems that magic is unable to cure myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (far-sightedness), or astigmatism like Muggle laser surgery. However, a lost eye can be replaced with a magical prosthesis like that of "Mad-Eye" Moody, which not only restored vision, but had advantages over a normal eye.
There are spells which can mend broken glasses. Arthur Weasley repaired Harry's glasses in 1992, but the incantation he used is unknown, as he performed the spell non-verbally.[1]
Minerva McGonagall wore her spectacles.
Animagi who wear glasses may have distinctive markings in the same shape as the glasses they wear in human form. The physical location of these markings seems to depend on the type of animal one's Animagus form takes: Minerva McGonagall, a cat Animagus, had markings around the eyes,[2] and Rita Skeeter, a beetle Animagus, had markings around the antennae.[3]
Wearing glasses will not protect a person from the fatal effect of the Basilisk's Stare, because glasses still allow their line of vision to connect directly and clearly with the serpent's eyes, unlike looking in a mirror or through a camera.[4]
Known wearers
- Amelia Bones (monocle)
- Aberforth Dumbledore
- Albus Dumbledore (half-moon)
- Mafalda Hopkirk
- Minerva McGonagall (square)
- Moaning Myrtle (thick lenses)
- Bob Ogden (thick lenses)
- James Potter (round)
- Harry Potter (round)
- Ernie Prang (thick lenses)
- Rufus Scrimgeour (wire-rimmed)
- Rita Skeeter (rhinestone)
- Tofty (pince-nez)
- Sybill Trelawney (thick lenses)
- Arthur Weasley (horn-rimmed)
- Percy Weasley (horn-rimmed)
- Eldred Worple
Behind the scenes
- Hermione Granger fixes Harry Potter's damaged glasses with the spell Oculus Reparo in the film versions of both Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- J. K. Rowling stated in an interview that the reason she gave Harry glasses was that she wore them herself as a child and was fed up with reading books in which the bespectacled character was the "brainy one." She said she wished to read about a hero who wore glasses.[4]