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| − | |name=Liberacorpus |
+ | |name=''Liberacorpus'' |
| + | |incantation=''Liberacorpus''<br/>(lib-ER-A-cor-pus) |
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| − | |type=Jinx (non verbal) |
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| + | |type=[[Counter-spell]] |
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| + | |hand=Jerk wand upwards<ref name="OOTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref> |
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| − | |effect=Counteracts Levicorpus |
+ | |effect=Counteracts ''[[Levicorpus]]'' |
| + | |light=None<ref name="OOTP"/> |
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| + | |creator=[[Severus Snape]] ([[1977]]/[[1978]]) |
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| + | {{Quote|...he jerked his wand upwards; Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground.|[[James Potter I|James Potter]] casts this spell on Snape in their youth|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
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| − | '''Liberacorpus''' counteracts [[Levicorpus]]. |
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| + | '''''Liberacorpus''''' is the incantation for the [[counter-curse]] to ''[[Levicorpus]]''.<ref name="HBP">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref> |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Known uses== |
| + | *[[James Potter I|James Potter]] cast this to reverse the ''Levicorpus'' jinx he'd cast on [[Severus Snape|Snape]] earlier, due to [[Lily Evans|Lily]]'s request for him to do so. [[File:Severus-Snape-Wallpaper-hogwarts-professors-32797169-1024-768.jpg|thumb|Severus Snape, the creator]] |
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| − | lib-er-ah-COR-pus (IPA: [lɪˌb.ɛ.ɹæ.'kɔɹ.pɪs] |
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| + | *Harry used the spell again in [[1998]] to counteract the Levicorpus spell [[Hermione Granger]] cast on him once he took hold of the [[Hufflepuff's Cup]] during the trio's Gringott's raid. |
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| − | ==Seen/Mentioned== |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | Latin liberare, "to free |
+ | ''Liberacorpus'' name comes from the Latin words ''[[liberare]]'', "to free," and ''corpus'', "body." |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}} |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{1st ID}} |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' |
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| − | ==Notes== |
+ | ==Notes and references== |
| + | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | It is not clear why [[Levicorpus]] has a specific [[counter-spell]], and is not neutralized by simply using [[Finite Incantatem]], although this could be due to the fact that [[Severus Snape]] invented the spell and therefore made it irreversible except by its specific [[counter-curse]]. |
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| + | [[es:Liberacorpus]] |
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| + | [[fr:Liberacorpus]] |
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| + | [[ru:Либеракорпус]] |
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| + | [[pl:Liberacorpus]] |
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| + | [[Category:Spells invented by Severus Snape]] |
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| + | [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]] |
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Revision as of 18:12, 2 April 2016
- "...he jerked his wand upwards; Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground."
- — James Potter casts this spell on Snape in their youth[src]
Liberacorpus is the incantation for the counter-curse to Levicorpus.[2]
Known uses
- James Potter cast this to reverse the Levicorpus jinx he'd cast on Snape earlier, due to Lily's request for him to do so.
Severus Snape, the creator
- His son, Harry Potter, used the spell in 1996 to counteract the Levicorpus spell he inadvertently cast on Ron Weasley.
- Harry used the spell again in 1998 to counteract the Levicorpus spell Hermione Granger cast on him once he took hold of the Hufflepuff's Cup during the trio's Gringott's raid.
Etymology
Liberacorpus name comes from the Latin words liberare, "to free," and corpus, "body."
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First identified as Liberacorpus)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows