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The '''Levitation Spell''' (''Levioso'') is a [[charm]] that levitates objects. However, it does not also allow one to move said objects and requires contact with the target (unlike [[Hover Charm|a similar spell]]).
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The '''Levitation Spell''' (''Levioso'') is a [[charm]] that levitates objects. However, it does not also allow one to move said objects and requires contact with the target (unlike [[Levitation Charm|a similar spell]]).
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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The Levitation Spell is one of the earliest recorded spells of the wizarding world, having been created in Ancient England.<ref name="Cast-a-Spell">[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site.]</ref> The charm was part of the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] [[Charms (class)|Charms]] practical in [[1996]]. [[Harry Potter]] noted that his Levitation Spell was better than [[Draco Malfoy]]'s.
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The Levitation Spell is one of the earliest recorded spells of the wizarding world, having been created in Ancient England.<ref name="Cast-a-Spell">[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site.]</ref>
   
 
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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*The [[Hover Charm]] (''Wingardium Leviosa'') and [[Alarte Ascendare]] may be variations of this spell.
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*The [[Levitation Charm]] (''Wingardium Leviosa'') and [[Alarte Ascendare]] may be variations of this spell.
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*This spell differs from the Hover Charm, in that one cannot control the objects movement through the air, and Alarte Ascendare, in that the object actually levitates (as opposed to being thrown in the air).
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*This spell differs from the Levitation Charm, in that one cannot control the object's movement through the air, and Alarte Ascendare, in that the object actually levitates (as opposed to being thrown in the air).
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*The effects of this spell are curiously similar to those of the [[Hover Charm]], and it is possible that the two are related and may even be the same.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}}
  
 
*''Harry Potter Official Site''
  
*''Harry Potter Official Site''
   
 
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Revision as of 04:54, 13 September 2015

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This article is about the Levitation Spell (Levioso). You may be looking for the Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa).

"The "Levitation" spell is one of the earliest recorded spells of the wizarding world, with its origins in ancient England."
— Description[1]

The Levitation Spell (Levioso) is a charm that levitates objects. However, it does not also allow one to move said objects and requires contact with the target (unlike a similar spell).

History

The Levitation Spell is one of the earliest recorded spells of the wizarding world, having been created in Ancient England.[1]

Etymology

Levioso probably derives from Latin levo, meaning to "raise, lift up", or levis, meaning light (of weight).[2][3]

Behind the scenes

  • The Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) and Alarte Ascendare may be variations of this spell.
  • This spell differs from the Levitation Charm, in that one cannot control the object's movement through the air, and Alarte Ascendare, in that the object actually levitates (as opposed to being thrown in the air).
  • The effects of this spell are curiously similar to those of the Hover Charm, and it is possible that the two are related and may even be the same.

Appearances

  • Harry Potter Official Site

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site.
  2. ↑ Latin word list
  3. ↑ Levis, meaning of
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