- "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 is allowed bond"[2]
Behind the scenes
- The incantation is never revealed in the books and first appears in the sixth film.
- Harmonia Nectere Passus is one of only three spells known to have three words to its incantation, the other two being Petrificus Totalus Duo and Petrificus Totalus Tria.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- ↑ See this translation on Google Translate.