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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].
Known uses
Caster(s) | Dates | Notes |
---|---|---|
Flitwick | 1995-1996 school year | Flitwick used Locomotor trunks to move Trelawney's blongings back up the main staircase, back to her lodgings |
Nymphadora Tonks | 5 August, 1995 | Tonks used Locomotor Trunk to move Harry's trunk downstairs before flying off to Grimmauld Place |
Lavender Brown | June 1996 | Practiced this charm while studying for her O.W.L.s |
Minerva McGonagall | 2 May, 1998 | McGonagall used Piertotum Locomotor to animate the statues and suits of armour, sending them into the Battle of Hogwarts. |
Known 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.