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− | |name=Glisseo |
+ | |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"/> |
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+ | |light=None<ref name="DH32"/> |
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− | |incantation=GLISS-ee-oh or gliss-SAY-oh |
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+ | |effect=Turns stairs into slides<ref name="DH32"/> |
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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}} |
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− | 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"/> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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+ | This [[spell]]'s [[incantation]] originates from the [[France|French]] verb "''glisser''", meaning "''to slide''". |
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− | ''Glisseo'' is French, meaning a glide or landslide. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{ |
+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}} |
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' |
+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st ID}} |
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+ | ==Notes and references== |
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+ | {{Reflist}} |
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+ | [[fi:Glissadi]] |
+ | [[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
- Godric Gryffindor[2]
- Helga Hufflepuff[2]
- Hermione Granger[1]
- Rowena Ravenclaw[2]
- Salazar Slytherin[2]
Etymology
This spell's incantation originates from the French verb "glisser", meaning "to slide".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First identified as Sliding Spell)