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{{Quote|Then he realised it was a colossal skull, comprised of what looked like emerald stars, with a serpent protruding from its mouth like a tongue. As they watched, it rose higher and higher, blazing in a haze of greenish smoke, etched against the black sky like a new constellation.|The [[Dark Mark]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}} |
{{Quote|Then he realised it was a colossal skull, comprised of what looked like emerald stars, with a serpent protruding from its mouth like a tongue. As they watched, it rose higher and higher, blazing in a haze of greenish smoke, etched against the black sky like a new constellation.|The [[Dark Mark]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}} |
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− | '''''Morsmordre'''''<ref name="GF9" /> was the [[incantation]] used to conjure the [[Dark Mark]], the skull-and-sepent sign used by [[Honourific|Lord]] [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]]<ref name="GF9" />. The Death Eaters cast their mark over the homes of anyone they [[Killing Curse|killed]]<ref name="GF9" />. |
+ | '''''Morsmordre'''''<ref name="GF9" /> was the [[incantation]] used to conjure the [[Dark Mark]], the skull-and-sepent sign used by [[Honourific|Lord]] [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]]<ref name="GF9" />. The Death Eaters cast their mark over the homes of anyone they [[Killing Curse|killed]] as their calling card.<ref name="GF9" />. |
==History== |
==History== |
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===First Wizarding War=== |
===First Wizarding War=== |
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− | In the [[First Wizarding War]], ''Morsmordre'' became something of a [[Signature spell|signature move]] for the Death |
+ | In the [[First Wizarding War]], ''Morsmordre'' became something of a [[Signature spell|signature move]] for the Death Eaters<ref name="GF9" />. After a murder, the spell would be cast in order to both claim credit for the attack, and to further terrify the wizarding community.<ref name="GF9" />. |
− | After Voldemort's [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|first defeat]], the Mark |
+ | After Voldemort's [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|first defeat]], the Mark was no longer seen since the method for casting it was known only to the innermost circle of Death Eaters. If these individuals had escaped death or [[Azkaban]], they had done so by lying about their membership in the organization, and therefore casting the spell would have been something of a give-away.<ref name="GF9" />. |
===1994=== |
===1994=== |
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+ | [[File:Thedarkmark.gif|thumb|left|230x230px|The Dark Mark over the Quidditich World Cup.]] |
+ | [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Junior]] cast the spell after witnessing a number of disloyal Death Eaters engaged in muggle torture and rioting after the [[Quidditch World Cup]]. His motive in casting this spell was primarily to terrify the former Death Eaters, as opposed to the other spectators. |
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− | [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Junior]] witnessed Death Eaters torturing the [[Roberts family]] for entertainment, which awakened him from the [[Imperius Curse]] [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|his father]] placed on him. He took [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]], which was sticking out of the boy's pocket in front of him, and cast the curse to set off the Dark Mark during the [[1994]] [[Quidditch World Cup]], in order to scare the Death Eaters there for being disloyal to Voldemort. This caused mass panic to both the audience and Death Eaters alike, causing the former to run around in hysteria and the latter to [[Apparition|Disapparate]] in fear of facing their master's wrath. |
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[[File:Barty crouch jr 1.png|thumb|220x220px|[[Barty Crouch Jr.]] casts ''Morsmorde'']] |
[[File:Barty crouch jr 1.png|thumb|220x220px|[[Barty Crouch Jr.]] casts ''Morsmorde'']] |
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− | At first, the [[house-elf]] [[Winky]] was blamed for the act due to the |
+ | At first, the [[house-elf]] [[Winky]] was blamed for the act due to the fact that both she and the wand used to cast the spell were found together at the location from which the spell was apparently cast. After it was remembered that only a former Death Eater would have had the knowledge to cast the spell, both Winky along with Harry, Ron and Hermione were cleared of any involvement. |
− | Voldemort |
+ | Voldemort later used his knowledge of this event to contradict Lucius Malfoy's claim that he was on the alert for any sign of Voldemort's return, and would have immediately rejoined him. |
===1996=== |
===1996=== |
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[[Igor Karkaroff]] was killed in [[1996]] by Death Eaters for betraying Lord Voldemort, and the Dark Mark was cast over the shack in which his body was found. |
[[Igor Karkaroff]] was killed in [[1996]] by Death Eaters for betraying Lord Voldemort, and the Dark Mark was cast over the shack in which his body was found. |
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===1997=== |
===1997=== |
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− | It was cast over [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]' [[Astronomy Tower]] by [[Gibbon]] when the Death Eaters [[Wikipedia:Invasion|invaded]] the castle in 1997, in order to lure [[Albus Dumbledore]] to the tower so that [[Draco Malfoy]] could kill him. |
+ | It was cast over [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]' [[Astronomy Tower]] by [[Gibbon]] when the Death Eaters [[Wikipedia:Invasion|invaded]] the castle in 1997, in order to lure [[Albus Dumbledore]] to the tower so that [[Draco Malfoy]] could kill him. In this case, the mark was cast before, rather than after, a murder. |
==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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− | The incantation of this spell appears to be derived from the French ''mort'', "death", and ''mordre'', "to bite". This alludes to the name of Voldemort's followers, the [[Death Eaters]]. The English word ''murder'' could also contribute. |
+ | The incantation of this spell appears to be derived from the French ''mort'', "death", and ''mordre'', "to bite". This alludes to the name of Voldemort's followers, the [[Death Eaters]]. The English word ''murder'' could also contribute. The literal translation of the Norwegian word "morsmodre" would be "mothers killers". |
It may also be a reference to the word "mord", which means "murder" in Icelandic, German, Norwegian, Danish Polish and Swedish, since the spell is cast after someone has been murdered, and sounds like "mass murder". |
It may also be a reference to the word "mord", which means "murder" in Icelandic, German, Norwegian, Danish Polish and Swedish, since the spell is cast after someone has been murdered, and sounds like "mass murder". |
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+ | ==Known practicioners== |
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− | ==Practicioners== |
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* [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] |
* [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] |
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* [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="HBPf">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''</ref> |
* [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="HBPf">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''</ref> |
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* Despite the film adaptions showing that the caster simply has to point the wand upwards and speak the incantation to launch the mark, in ''[[Harry Potter: Spells]]'' shows the hand movement required. |
* Despite the film adaptions showing that the caster simply has to point the wand upwards and speak the incantation to launch the mark, in ''[[Harry Potter: Spells]]'' shows the hand movement required. |
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* In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', the Dark Mark only appears greenish when it was cast at the [[Quidditch World Cup]]. When cast later in the same film after [[Return of the Dark Lord|Voldemort's resurrection]], along with its appearances in the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', it appears to be formed out of dark grey clouds. |
* In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', the Dark Mark only appears greenish when it was cast at the [[Quidditch World Cup]]. When cast later in the same film after [[Return of the Dark Lord|Voldemort's resurrection]], along with its appearances in the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', it appears to be formed out of dark grey clouds. |
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− | * In the book version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', the Dark Mark was cast over the Quidditch World Cup by Barty Crouch Jr. with Harry's wand in order to |
+ | * In the book version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', the Dark Mark was cast over the Quidditch World Cup by Barty Crouch Jr. with Harry's wand in order to terrify the disloyal Death Eaters who were willing to engage in muggle torture but not search for their (former) master. However, in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaption]], the Mark was cast by his own wand after the Death Eaters destroyed the campsite. |
* In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', the Dark Mark was cast after the Death Eaters [[Attack on Diagon Alley|attacked]] [[Diagon Alley]] and destroyed the [[Millennium Bridge]], with it towering over [[London]]. |
* In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', the Dark Mark was cast after the Death Eaters [[Attack on Diagon Alley|attacked]] [[Diagon Alley]] and destroyed the [[Millennium Bridge]], with it towering over [[London]]. |
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[[File:Morsmordre_bellatrix.jpg|thumb|Bellatrix casts Morsmordre]] |
[[File:Morsmordre_bellatrix.jpg|thumb|Bellatrix casts Morsmordre]] |
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− | * In the book version of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', the Dark Mark was cast over the [[Astronomy Tower]] by [[Gibbon]] in order to lure Dumbledore |
+ | * In the book version of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', the Dark Mark was cast over the [[Astronomy Tower]] by [[Gibbon]] in order to lure Dumbledore to that location. However, in the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaption]], the Mark was [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbally]] cast by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] in celebration after Dumbledore was killed. Furthermore, in the film the Mark was [[Anti Dark Mark spell|dispelled]] by the mourning residents of Hogwarts as a sign of respect for the late [[headmaster]]. |
* This is the only spell that Barty Crouch Jr. casts onscreen, in his true form, before becoming [[Alastor Moody]] by means of [[Polyjuice Potion]]. |
* This is the only spell that Barty Crouch Jr. casts onscreen, in his true form, before becoming [[Alastor Moody]] by means of [[Polyjuice Potion]]. |
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Revision as of 12:35, 27 October 2015
- "Then he realised it was a colossal skull, comprised of what looked like emerald stars, with a serpent protruding from its mouth like a tongue. As they watched, it rose higher and higher, blazing in a haze of greenish smoke, etched against the black sky like a new constellation."
- — The Dark Mark[src]
Morsmordre[1] was the incantation used to conjure the Dark Mark, the skull-and-sepent sign used by Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters[1]. The Death Eaters cast their mark over the homes of anyone they killed as their calling card.[1].
History
First Wizarding War
In the First Wizarding War, Morsmordre became something of a signature move for the Death Eaters[1]. After a murder, the spell would be cast in order to both claim credit for the attack, and to further terrify the wizarding community.[1].
After Voldemort's first defeat, the Mark was no longer seen since the method for casting it was known only to the innermost circle of Death Eaters. If these individuals had escaped death or Azkaban, they had done so by lying about their membership in the organization, and therefore casting the spell would have been something of a give-away.[1].
1994
Barty Crouch Junior cast the spell after witnessing a number of disloyal Death Eaters engaged in muggle torture and rioting after the Quidditch World Cup. His motive in casting this spell was primarily to terrify the former Death Eaters, as opposed to the other spectators.
At first, the house-elf Winky was blamed for the act due to the fact that both she and the wand used to cast the spell were found together at the location from which the spell was apparently cast. After it was remembered that only a former Death Eater would have had the knowledge to cast the spell, both Winky along with Harry, Ron and Hermione were cleared of any involvement.
Voldemort later used his knowledge of this event to contradict Lucius Malfoy's claim that he was on the alert for any sign of Voldemort's return, and would have immediately rejoined him.
1996
Igor Karkaroff was killed in 1996 by Death Eaters for betraying Lord Voldemort, and the Dark Mark was cast over the shack in which his body was found.
1997
It was cast over Hogwarts' Astronomy Tower by Gibbon when the Death Eaters invaded the castle in 1997, in order to lure Albus Dumbledore to the tower so that Draco Malfoy could kill him. In this case, the mark was cast before, rather than after, a murder.
Etymology
The incantation of this spell appears to be derived from the French mort, "death", and mordre, "to bite". This alludes to the name of Voldemort's followers, the Death Eaters. The English word murder could also contribute. The literal translation of the Norwegian word "morsmodre" would be "mothers killers".
It may also be a reference to the word "mord", which means "murder" in Icelandic, German, Norwegian, Danish Polish and Swedish, since the spell is cast after someone has been murdered, and sounds like "mass murder".
Known practicioners
Behind the scenes
- Despite the film adaptions showing that the caster simply has to point the wand upwards and speak the incantation to launch the mark, in Harry Potter: Spells shows the hand movement required.
- In the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Dark Mark only appears greenish when it was cast at the Quidditch World Cup. When cast later in the same film after Voldemort's resurrection, along with its appearances in the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, it appears to be formed out of dark grey clouds.
- In the book version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Dark Mark was cast over the Quidditch World Cup by Barty Crouch Jr. with Harry's wand in order to terrify the disloyal Death Eaters who were willing to engage in muggle torture but not search for their (former) master. However, in the film adaption, the Mark was cast by his own wand after the Death Eaters destroyed the campsite.
- In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Dark Mark was cast after the Death Eaters attacked Diagon Alley and destroyed the Millennium Bridge, with it towering over London.
- In the book version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Dark Mark was cast over the Astronomy Tower by Gibbon in order to lure Dumbledore to that location. However, in the film adaption, the Mark was non-verbally cast by Bellatrix Lestrange in celebration after Dumbledore was killed. Furthermore, in the film the Mark was dispelled by the mourning residents of Hogwarts as a sign of respect for the late headmaster.
- This is the only spell that Barty Crouch Jr. casts onscreen, in his true form, before becoming Alastor Moody by means of Polyjuice Potion.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Seen in the Daily Prophet) (Heard)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
- Harry Potter: Spells
- Pottermore
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 9 (The Dark Mark)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn) - Dumbledore notes that the Dark Mark had not been cast when Slughorn faked his death and Slughorn stated that he knew he had forgotten something. This might suggest that he knew how to cast the spell.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 29 (The Phoenix Lament)