Hunnie Bunn (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Hunnie Bunn (talk | contribs) (TECHNICALLY this counts as "new" since before it wasn't entirely confirmed they were the same) |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{ |
+ | {{Pottermore}} |
{{Spell infobox |
{{Spell infobox |
||
|name=Locomotion Charm |
|name=Locomotion Charm |
||
|image= |
|image= |
||
| + | |incantation=''Locomotor''<ref name="OP3">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 3 (''The Advance Guard'')</ref><ref name="PM">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book5/chapter26/moment1/locomotion-charm From the Story: Locomotion Charms]</ref><br/>(LOH-koh-moh-tor)<ref name="OP3"/> |
||
| − | |incantation= |
||
| − | |type=[[Charm]] |
+ | |type=[[Charm]]<ref name="OP3"/> |
| + | |hand=Raise wand<ref name="OP3"/> |
||
| − | |hand= |
||
| − | |light= |
+ | |light=None<ref name="OP3"/> |
| + | |effect=Moves target<ref name="OP3"/> |
||
| − | |effect=Gives inanimate objects the ability of locomotion |
||
| + | |creator= |
||
}} |
}} |
||
| − | {{Quote|Meanwhile, Ron was reading two years' worth of Charms notes with his fingers in his ears, his lips moving soundlessly; Seamus Finnigan was lying flat on his back on the floor, reciting the definition of a Substantive Charm while Dean checked it against ''The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5''; and Parvati and Lavender, who were practicing basic Locomotion Charms, were making their pencil-cases race each other around the edge of the table.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
||
| − | A '''Locomotion Charm''' (''incantation unknown'') is a [[spell]] used to give inanimate objects the ability to change their location via a self-powered motion. Locomotion Charms are "basic" and are supposed to have been mastered by [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]-year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="OP31">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref> |
||
| + | The '''Locomotion Charm'''<ref name="OP31">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 31 (''OWLs'')</ref> (''Locomotor''<ref name="OP3"/><ref name="PM"/>) is a [[charm]] that enables a [[Wizardkind|witch or wizard]] to lift the target a few inches off of the ground and then move said object in any given direction<ref name="OP3"/>. |
||
| − | This is possibly the spell used to make a pineapple dance across the charms classroom for first year exams. |
||
| + | ==Practitioners== |
||
| − | ==Known practitioners== |
||
| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Filius Flitwick]]<ref name="OP26">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 26 (''Seen and Unforeseen'')</ref> |
| + | *[[Fred Weasley]]<ref name="OP10">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 10 (''Luna Lovegood'')</ref> |
||
| + | *[[George Weasley]]<ref name="OP10"/> |
||
*[[Lavender Brown]]<ref name="OP31"/> |
*[[Lavender Brown]]<ref name="OP31"/> |
||
| + | *[[Nymphadora Tonks]]<ref name="OP3"/> |
||
| − | *[[Filius Flitwick]] |
||
| + | *[[Parvati Patil]]<ref name="OP31"/> |
||
| + | ==Etymology== |
||
| − | ==Behind the scenes== |
||
| + | The [[incantation]] is derived from [[Latin]] "''loco''" meaning "''place''" or "''set down''"<ref name="loco">See [http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/loco this translation], courtesy of Google Translate.</ref>, and "''moto''" meaning "''moving about''" or "''keep moving''"<ref name="moto">See [http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/moto this translation], courtesy of Google Translate.</ref> |
||
| − | *Whilst this charm bears a strong resemblance to [[Locomotor]], they may not be the same spell but slight variations, such as is the case with the [[Hover Charm]] and the [[Levitation Spell]]. |
||
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
||
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' |
+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' |
| + | *''[[Pottermore]]'' |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==See also== |
||
| + | *''[[Leg-Locker Curse|Locomotor Mortis]]'' |
||
| + | *''[[Jelly-Legs Curse|Locomotor Wibbly]]'' |
||
| + | *''[[Piertotum Locomotor]]'' |
||
==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
||
| Line 33: | Line 41: | ||
[[fr:Charme de Locomotion]] |
[[fr:Charme de Locomotion]] |
||
[[Category:Charms]] |
[[Category:Charms]] |
||
| − | [[Category:Spells of |
+ | [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]] |
| + | [[Category:Spells of known incantation]] |
||
Revision as of 20:48, 3 November 2014
|
Warning!
At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in the latest update of Pottermore. As such, spoilers will be present within the article. Please take care when reading this article if you have not yet been through the latest update. |
The Locomotion Charm[3] (Locomotor[1][2]) is a charm that enables a witch or wizard to lift the target a few inches off of the ground and then move said object in any given direction[1].
Practitioners
- Filius Flitwick[4]
- Fred Weasley[5]
- George Weasley[5]
- Lavender Brown[3]
- Nymphadora Tonks[1]
- Parvati Patil[3]
Etymology
The incantation is derived from Latin "loco" meaning "place" or "set down"[6], and "moto" meaning "moving about" or "keep moving"[7]
Appearances
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pottermore - From the Story: Locomotion Charms
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (OWLs)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 10 (Luna Lovegood)
- ↑ See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.
- ↑ See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.
