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{{Spell infobox
|name=Glisseo
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|name=''Glisseo''
|type=Charm
 
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|image=
|hand=Point wand at surface and say "Glisseo"
 
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|incantation=''Glisseo''<ref name="DH32">{{DH}} - Chapter 32 (''The Elder Wand'')</ref>
|effect=Temporarily turns a rough or rigid surface smooth and slippery
 
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|pronunciation=(GLIS-see-oh)
|}}
 
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|type=Charm<ref name="DH32"/>
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|hand=
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|light=None<ref name="DH32"/>
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|effect=Turns stairs into slides<ref name="DH32"/>
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|creator=
 
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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}}
'''Glisseo''' was a charm that turned rough or rigid surfaces temporarily smooth and slippery. [[Hermione Granger]] used it to turn a staircase flat and escape some [[Death Eaters]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
 
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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==
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This [[spell]]'s [[incantation]] originates from the [[France|French]] verb "''glisser''", meaning "''to slide''".
   
Glisseo ''French.'' Glide or landslide
 
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[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]]
{{stub}}
 
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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)