Changes: Informous Spell

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The Informous Spell^[1] (Informous) was a charm that added a page with information regarding the charmed creature to the caster's Folio Bruti.

Etymology

The prefix inform is English meaning "give someone facts or information"^[2]; the suffix us is also English, and is "used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition"^[3].

Behind the scenes

The incantation can also be spelled "Informus", which better suits the etymology.
It is unknown whether a magnifying glass actually hovers over the target when the spell is cast, or if this is perhaps merely to show the effects of the spell better.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (GBC version) (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (GBA version)

Notes and references

[NAME-1] See this online guide.

[INFORM-2] See this online definition.

[US-3] See this online definition.

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 {{Spell infobox
-|name=Informous
+|name=Informous Spell
-|image=[[File:Informous.gif]]
+|image=[[File:Informous.gif|250px]]
-|incantation=in-FOR-m-es
+|incantation=''Informous''
-|type=[[Spell]]
+|type=[[Charm]]
-|hand=Point wand at target
+|hand=Point wand
-|light=Bluish-white
+|light=Blue
-|effect=Adds a page to the caster's ''[[Folio Bruti]]'' with information of the creature in question.
+|effect=Adds to the ''[[Folio Bruti]]''
 }}
-'''''Informous''''', or '''''Informus''''', was a [[spell]] that is used to complete one's ''[[Folio Bruti]]''. A page with a brief description (including weaknesses and strengths) of the charmed creature is added to the caster's ''Folio Bruti''.
+The '''Informous Spell'''<ref name="NAME">See [http://harrypotter.neoseeker.com/wiki/Spells%20in%20Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Chamber%20of%20Secrets%20(GBC)#Informous this online guide].</ref> (''Informous'') was a [[charm]] that added a page with information regarding the [[charm]]ed creature to the [[Wizardkind|caster]]'s ''[[Folio Bruti]]''.
 ==Etymology==
+*The prefix ''inform'' is [[England|English]] meaning "give someone facts or information"<ref name="INFORM">See [http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=Definition+of+inform&oq=Definition+of+inform&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.161.2987.0.3187.20.14.0.6.6.0.135.1395.9j5.14.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.4hHul8waGJo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41524429,d.b2I&fp=7326c3a62f8db7be&biw=1241&bih=584 this online definition].</ref>; the suffix ''us'' is also English, and is "used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition"<ref name="US">See [http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&q=Definition+of+us&oq=Definition+of+us&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.36664.38221.1.38374.8.8.0.0.0.0.180.868.5j3.8.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.hzoRHFoPlDw&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41524429,d.b2I&fp=7326c3a62f8db7be&biw=1241&bih=584 this online definition].</ref>.
-*The prefix ''Infor'' derives from the English verb "to inform".
 ==Behind the scenes==
+*The [[incantation]] can also be spelled "Informus", which better suits the etymology.
 *It is unknown whether a magnifying glass actually hovers over the target when the spell is cast, or if this is perhaps merely to show the effects of the spell better.
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{Comment|GBC version}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{Comment|GBC version}} {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Comment|GBA version}}
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Charms]]