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| + | |image=[[File:GougingSpell.png|250px]] |
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|name=Gouging Spell |
|name=Gouging Spell |
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| + | |incantation=''Defodio''<br/>(deh-FOH-dee-oh) |
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| − | |type=Transfiguration charm |
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| + | |type=[[Charm]] |
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+ | |hand=[[File:Defodio.png|70px]] |
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+ | |effect=Blasts gouges into the target |
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| + | {{quote|The Gouging Spell enables a witch or wizard to carve through earth and stone with ease. From budding [[Herbologist]]s digging for [[Snargaluff]] seedlings to treasure-hunting [[Curse-Breaker|curse breakers]] uncovering ancient wizard tombs, the Gouging Spell makes all manner of heavy labour a matter of pointing a wand.|[[Miranda Goshawk]], ''[[Book of Spells]]''|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
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| − | The '''Gouging Spell''' causes deep gouges or hollows to appear in a target. Its incantation is ''Defodio''. |
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| + | The '''Gouging Spell''' (''Defodio'') is a [[charm]] used to gouge out portions of earth or stone. |
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| − | [[Hermione Granger]], [[Harry Potter]], and [[Ron Weasley]] used this spell in [[1998]], to tunnel their way out of [[Gringotts]] while riding a [[dragon]]. |
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| + | ==Effects== |
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| + | It has practical applications, both in digging and in making passageways through solid rock. Careful use of this [[spell]] can dig out the required object and leave the environment relatively untouched. |
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| + | ==Known uses== |
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| + | *[[Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] used this spell to escape from [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] in [[1998]] on the back of a [[dragon]]. |
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| + | *It is possible that Harry later used the spell to carve "Here Lies Dobby, a Free Elf" into [[Dobby]]'s grave earlier that year, though this has not been confirmed. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| + | Latin ''defodio'', meaning "dig out". |
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| − | Defodio is Latin for "I dig". |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}} |
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| + | *''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' |
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[[Category:Charms]] |
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Revision as of 23:16, 18 April 2014
- "The Gouging Spell enables a witch or wizard to carve through earth and stone with ease. From budding Herbologists digging for Snargaluff seedlings to treasure-hunting curse breakers uncovering ancient wizard tombs, the Gouging Spell makes all manner of heavy labour a matter of pointing a wand."
- — Miranda Goshawk, Book of Spells[src]
The Gouging Spell (Defodio) is a charm used to gouge out portions of earth or stone.
Effects
It has practical applications, both in digging and in making passageways through solid rock. Careful use of this spell can dig out the required object and leave the environment relatively untouched.
Known uses
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione used this spell to escape from Gringotts in 1998 on the back of a dragon.
- It is possible that Harry later used the spell to carve "Here Lies Dobby, a Free Elf" into Dobby's grave earlier that year, though this has not been confirmed.
Etymology
Latin defodio, meaning "dig out".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells