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This '''spell''' was used to [[Cross-Species Transfiguration|transform]] a [[human]] target into a pig. It produced a flash of violet light when cast.<ref name="ps4">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 4 (''The Keeper of the Keys'')</ref> |
This '''spell''' was used to [[Cross-Species Transfiguration|transform]] a [[human]] target into a pig. It produced a flash of violet light when cast.<ref name="ps4">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 4 (''The Keeper of the Keys'')</ref> |
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+ | In [[1991]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] attempted to cast this spell on [[Dudley Dursley]], but it did not work as intended, only giving Dudley a curly tail that poked through his trousers. This was presumably due to the fact that Hagrid used a [[Rubeus Hagrid's wand|broken wand]], and, having been expelled from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in his [[third year]], was not a fully-trained [[Wizards|wizard]]. However, Hagrid claimed that, because Dudley was already "so much like a pig", all he needed was a tail.<ref name="ps4" /> |
− | [[Circe]] may have used this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient [[Greece]] |
+ | [[Circe]] may have used this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient [[Greece]]. |
==Known Practitioners== |
==Known Practitioners== |
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- "Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work, anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do."
- — Rubeus Hagrid on his attempt to turn Dudley Dursley into a pig[src]
This spell was used to transform a human target into a pig. It produced a flash of violet light when cast.[1]
In 1991, Rubeus Hagrid attempted to cast this spell on Dudley Dursley, but it did not work as intended, only giving Dudley a curly tail that poked through his trousers. This was presumably due to the fact that Hagrid used a broken wand, and, having been expelled from Hogwarts in his third year, was not a fully-trained wizard. However, Hagrid claimed that, because Dudley was already "so much like a pig", all he needed was a tail.[1]
Circe may have used this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient Greece.
Known Practitioners
- Rubeus Hagrid
- Circe (possibly)
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card) (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card) (Possibly)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)