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|incantation=''Harmonia Nectere Passus''<br/>(har-MOH-nee-ah neck-TA-ray PASS-us)
 
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'''''Harmonia Nectere Passus''''' is a [[spell]] used to perfect a [[Vanishing Cabinet]]'s performance.
 
   
[[Draco Malfoy]] used this spell on the broken [[Hogwarts-Borgin and Burkes Vanishing Cabinet pair|Vanishing Cabinet at Hogwarts]] in the [[Room of Requirement]] as he was attempting to repair it during the [[1996–1997 school year]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''</ref>
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{{Quote|He stares at the monolith before him, lifts [[Draco Malfoy's wand|his wand]] and begins to chant eerily. The surface of the [[Vanishing Cabinet|cabinet]] glimmers, atremble in the ambient light. Almost alive. Then he stops. Looking back, his eyes haunted, he slips away. Light plays within the cabinet. Movement. Shadows flicker within, coalesce.|Description|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)}}
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'''''Harmonia Nectere Passus''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[spell]] used to repair a broken [[Vanishing Cabinet]] and perfect its performance.
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[[Draco Malfoy]] used this [[spell]] on the broken [[Hogwarts-Borgin and Burkes Vanishing Cabinet pair]] in the [[Room of Requirement]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1996-1997 school year]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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"''Harmonia Nectere Passus''" together means, in [[Latin]], "''harmony binds suffering''"<ref name="googletranslate">See [http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&tab=wT#la/en/harmonia%20nectere%20passus this translation] on Google Translate.</ref>
''Harmonia Nectere Passus'' derives from the Latin word "harmonia", meaning "harmony",<ref>"[http://www.myetymology.com/latin/harmonia.html "Harmonia"]" on myEtymology.com</ref> the Latin word "nectere" which means "to connect, join"<ref>"[http://www.myetymology.com/latin/nectere.html "Nectere"]" on myEtymology.com</ref>, and "passus", which may come from the English word "pass". Put together, all of this could mean "Connect and pass (or transfer) in harmony." Basically, binding the rift between the sister Vanishing Cabinets.
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
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*The [[incantation]] is never revealed in the [[Harry Potter (book series)|books]] and first appears in the sixth film.
*''Harmonia Nectere Passus'' is one of the only four spells known to have three words to its incantation, the other two being ''[[Petrificus Totalus Duo]],'' ''[[Petrificus Totalus Tria|Tria]]'' and ''[[Summoning Charm|Accio]]'' (sometimes).
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*''Harmonia Nectere Passus'' is one of only three [[spell]]s known to have [[Modifier|three words]] to its [[incantation]], the other two being ''[[Petrificus Totalus Duo]]'' and ''[[Petrificus Totalus Tria]]''.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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Revision as of 19:47, 24 August 2014

"He stares at the monolith before him, lifts his wand and begins to chant eerily. The surface of the cabinet glimmers, atremble in the ambient light. Almost alive. Then he stops. Looking back, his eyes haunted, he slips away. Light plays within the cabinet. Movement. Shadows flicker within, coalesce."
— Description[src]

Harmonia Nectere Passus is the incantation of a spell used to repair a broken Vanishing Cabinet and perfect its performance.

Draco Malfoy used this spell on the broken Hogwarts-Borgin and Burkes Vanishing Cabinet pair in the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1996-1997 school year[1]

Etymology

"Harmonia Nectere Passus" together means, in Latin, "harmony binds suffering"[2]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references