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{{Spell infobox
|name=''Lacarnum Inflamarae''
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|name = ''Lacarnum Inflamari''
|image=[[File:Lacarnum Inflamarae.gif|250px]]
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|image = [[File:LacarnumInflamariHM.png|thumb]]
|incantation=''Lacarnum Inflamarae''<ref name="PSf19">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' (''Chapter Fifteen - Quidditch'')</ref>
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|incantation = ''Lacarnum Inflamari''<ref name="PSf19">{{PS|F}} (''Chapter Nineteen - Quidditch'')</ref>
|pronunciation=lah-KAHR-nuhm in-fluh-MAH-ray<ref name="PSf19"/>
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(la-KAR-num in-flah-MAR-ee)<ref name="PSf19"/>
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|type = [[Charm]]<ref name="PSf19"/>
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|hand = [[File:Lacarnum Inflamari wand movement HM.png|left|90px]]
|hand=Point [[wand]] at target<ref name="PSf19"/>
 
|light=Orange<ref name="PSf19"/>
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|light = Orange<ref name="PSf19"/>
|effect=Ignites [[cloak]]s<ref name="PSf19"/>
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|effect = [[Fire|Ignites]] items of clothing<ref name="PSf19"/>
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{{Quote|Today, we shall be learning the [[spell]] Lacarnum Inflamari. Because the spell releases dangerous fireballs, we shall be taking extra precautions in today's class.|[[Patricia Rakepick]] introducing the spell to her [[Fifth year|fifth-year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] students|Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery}}
 
'''''Lacarnum Inflamari'''''<ref name="JKR">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110806214325/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=96 F.A.Q. Question on J.K.R. Official Site] - ''"Some of the new incantations, such as ‘lacarnum inflamari’ must have sounded more dramatic onscreen – although by the time you’ve managed to say ‘lacarnum inflamari’, you’ve surely lost precious seconds in which the Devil’s Snare might have throttled you. But that’s showbiz."''</ref> was the [[incantation]] of a [[charm]] used to [[Fire|ignite]] [[cloak]]s or other items of clothing worn by individuals.<ref name="PSf19"/>
   
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==History==
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[[File:Snape on fire HM.gif|250px|left|thumb|Snape's robes being set alight with this charm]]
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During the [[1988–1989 school year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], the then [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Professor]], [[Patricia Rakepick]], used this spell on [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]] to set his cloak on fire.<ref name="HM58">{{HM|5|8}}</ref>
   
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Later that year, Professor Rakepick taught her [[Fifth year|fifth-years]] how to use this spell in [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], as part of her curriculum focused on both theoretical and practical defensive [[magic]].<ref name="HM519d">{{HM|5|19|dada}}</ref>
'''''Lacarnum Inflamarae''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[charm]] used to ignite the [[cloak]] of a [[Wizardkind|witch or warlock]] by shooting a [[fire]]ball from the tip of the caster's [[wand]]<ref name="PSf19"/>.
 
   
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==Known practitioners==
[[Hermione Granger]] was known to be proficient in the performing of this [[spell]], using it in [[September]] of [[1991]] on her [[Potions Master]], [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]], at a [[Quidditch]] game when she believed him to be [[Broom jinx|jinxing]] her friend [[Harry Potter]]'s [[broomstick]]<ref name="PSf19"/>.
 
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Patricia Rakepick - Hogwarts Mystery.png|[[Patricia Rakepick]]<ref name="HM58" /><ref name="HM519d" />
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Jacob's sibling generic.png|[[Jacob's sibling]]<ref name="HM519d" /><ref name="HM522" />
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<!--- Please do not add Hermione Granger to the list of practitioners, as her usage of this spell in the first film is not canon.--->
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
The [[incantation]] "''Lacarnum Inflamarae''" appears to be derived from the [[Latin]] "''lucerna''", a {{wplink|noun}} meaning "''cape''" or "''cloak''"<ref name="LUCERNA">[http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/lacerna Lucerna] on [[http://translate.google.ca/ Google Translate]</ref> and "''inflammo''", a {{wplink|verb}} meaning "''torch''" or "''inflame''"<ref name="INFLAMMO">[http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/inflammo Inflammo] on [http://translate.google.ca/ Google Translate]</ref>.
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''Lacarnum Inflamari'' appears to be derived from the [[Latin]] ''lacerna'', a noun meaning "cloak",<ref>{{wtlink|lacerna|''lacerna''}}</ref> and ''inflammare'', the Latin verb meaning "to ignite, inflame".<ref name="INFLAMMO">[http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/inflammo Inflammo] on [http://translate.google.ca/ Google Translate]</ref> Together, the incantation can mean "to set fire to a cloak".
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Lacarnum Inflamarae.gif|thumb|right|250px|Hermione lighting Snape's cloak with this charm in {{PS|FA}}]]
*This [[spell]] only appears in [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|the very first film]]; in [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|the book]], [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] uses [[Bluebell Flames]].
 
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*In {{PS|FA}}, this spell replaced [[Bluebell Flames]] that was used in [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|the book]], and was used by [[Hermione Granger]] during the [[Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match (1991)|1991 Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match]] on [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]], due to believing him to be [[Broom jinx|jinxing]] her friend [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000|Nimbus 2000]].<ref name="PSf19"/>
*It is currently unknown if this [[charm]] would work to repel [[Lethifold]]s and [[Dementor]]s; one could presumably use this to [[Fire|burn]] the creature's cloak.
 
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*When referring to this spell, [[J. K. Rowling]] noted that the spell, if it existed in the canon universe, would be impractical due to the long incantation, especially when fighting off a [[Devil's Snare]].<ref name="JKR"/> It seems likely that this spell is best used for igniting small objects and materials, such as clothing fabrics, as opposed to large objects.
 
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*In {{HM}}, the player has the choice to use this spell to ignite the clothing of either Snape or [[Argus Filch]].<ref name="HM522">{{HM|5|22}}</ref>
==Author's comments==
 
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*{{PAS}} introduced the [[Ignition Spell]] with the incantation ''Inflamare'', suggesting that the ''Lacarnum'' component of this spell may be a spell [[modifier]], making them the same spell.
"''Some of the new incantations, such as ‘lacarnum inflamari’ must have sounded more dramatic onscreen – although by the time you’ve managed to say ‘lacarnum inflamari’, you’ve surely lost precious seconds in which the Devil’s Snare might have throttled you. But that’s showbiz.''"<ref name="JKR">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110806214325/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=96 F.A.Q. Question on J.K.R. Official Site]</ref>
 
The author misspelled "''Lacarnum Inflamarae''" in doing so.
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{PS|F}} {{1st}} {{Non-canon}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{LEGO|Y1}} {{Non-canon}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
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*{{HM}}
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*[[Hogwarts Legacy]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
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==See also==
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*[[Fire-Making Spell]]
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*[[Bluebell Flames]]
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*[[Ignition Spell]]

Latest revision as of 20:34, 13 December 2023

"Today, we shall be learning the spell Lacarnum Inflamari. Because the spell releases dangerous fireballs, we shall be taking extra precautions in today's class."
Patricia Rakepick introducing the spell to her fifth-year Defence Against the Dark Arts students[src]

Lacarnum Inflamari[2] was the incantation of a charm used to ignite cloaks or other items of clothing worn by individuals.[1]

History

Snape on fire HM

Snape's robes being set alight with this charm

During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the then Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Patricia Rakepick, used this spell on Professor Severus Snape to set his cloak on fire.[3]

Later that year, Professor Rakepick taught her fifth-years how to use this spell in Defence Against the Dark Arts, as part of her curriculum focused on both theoretical and practical defensive magic.[4]

Known practitioners

Etymology

Lacarnum Inflamari appears to be derived from the Latin lacerna, a noun meaning "cloak",[6] and inflammare, the Latin verb meaning "to ignite, inflame".[7] Together, the incantation can mean "to set fire to a cloak".

Behind the scenes

Lacarnum Inflamarae

Hermione lighting Snape's cloak with this charm in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Chapter Nineteen - Quidditch)
  2. 2.0 2.1 F.A.Q. Question on J.K.R. Official Site - "Some of the new incantations, such as ‘lacarnum inflamari’ must have sounded more dramatic onscreen – although by the time you’ve managed to say ‘lacarnum inflamari’, you’ve surely lost precious seconds in which the Devil’s Snare might have throttled you. But that’s showbiz."
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 8 (Trial by Fire)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 19 (The Unforgivable Curses) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Lacarnum Inflamari"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 22 (Agent of Chaos)
  6. Wiktionary favicon lacerna on Wiktionary
  7. Inflammo on Google Translate
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