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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|name=Glisseo
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|name=''Glisseo''
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|type=Charm
 
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|incantation=''Glisseo''<ref name="DH32">{{DH}} - Chapter 32 (''The Elder Wand'')</ref>
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|pronunciation=(GLIS-see-oh)
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|type=Charm<ref name="DH32"/>
 
|hand=
 
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|light=None<ref name="DH32"/>
|incantation=GLISS-ee-oh or gliss-SAY-oh
 
|effect=Causes a surface to become slippery
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|effect=Turns stairs into slides<ref name="DH32"/>
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|creator=
 
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'''Glisseo''' is a charm that transfigures rough or rigid surfaces to become temporarily smooth and slippery. [[Hermione Granger]] used it to turn a staircase into a slide during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] so that she, [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ron Weasley]] could avoid attacking [[Death Eaters]].
 
   
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{{Quote|He was on the sixth stair when there was a loud, wailing, klaxon-like sound and the steps melted together to make a long, smooth stone slide like a helter-skelter.|Description|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
It may also be the spell that transforms the stairs of the girls dormitories at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to prevent boys from entering.
 
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'''''Glisseo''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[charm]] that can be used to transform a staircase into a smooth slide<ref name="DH32"/>. It is rather old, having been used in the medieval ages<ref name="OP17">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 17 (''Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four'')</ref>.
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==Practitioners==
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*[[Godric Gryffindor]]<ref name="OP17"/>
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*[[Helga Hufflepuff]]<ref name="OP17"/>
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*[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="DH32"/>
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*[[Rowena Ravenclaw]]<ref name="OP17"/>
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*[[Salazar Slytherin]]<ref name="OP17"/>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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This [[spell]]'s [[incantation]] originates from the [[France|French]] verb "''glisser''", meaning "''to slide''".
''Glisseo'' is French, meaning a glide or landslide.
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{possible}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st ID}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
[[Category:Charms]]
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[[fi:Glissadi]]
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[[fr:Glisseo]]
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[[pl:Glisseo]]
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[[Category:Spells]]

Revision as of 22:39, 8 May 2013

"He was on the sixth stair when there was a loud, wailing, klaxon-like sound and the steps melted together to make a long, smooth stone slide like a helter-skelter."
— Description[src]

Glisseo is the incantation of a charm that can be used to transform a staircase into a smooth slide[1]. It is rather old, having been used in the medieval ages[2].

Practitioners

Etymology

This spell's incantation originates from the French verb "glisser", meaning "to slide".

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 32 (The Elder Wand)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 17 (Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four)