Oculus Reparo

Oculus Reparo
Incantation	Oculus Reparo
Type	Transfiguration Charm
Hand movement	Circular Movement with wand or point at glasses
Light	None
Effect	Repairs glasses

Oculus Reparo is a variant of the Reparo spell that is used to repair broken glasses.

Known Uses

• Hermione Granger used this spell to mend Harry Potter's glasses when they first met on the Hogwarts Express in 1991.
• Arthur Weasley probably used a nonverbal version of this spell to fix Harry's glasses in 1992.

Etymology

Latin reparo meaning "to renew" or "repair".

English oculus meaning "eye".

Behind the scenes

• This spell only appears in the film adapations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but, as mentioned above, there may be nonverbal uses in the books.
• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hermione Granger uses this spell in Diagon Alley, despite being underage and thus not permitted to use magic outside of school. This may have been allowed to slide because Hermione was in a location filled with other witches and wizards, and The Trace would not have been able to catch her. It is also possible that Oculus Reparo is considered such a mundane, harmless spell that its use was not enough to trigger a violation. Hermione's use of the spell in the first film may have been allowed if Hogwart's Express was considered an extension of the school. In the earlier films, the spells seem to be almost all long, two-word incantations, so the 'reparo' spell may have just been modified to have an 'oculus' in front of it.
• In Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, Ron tries to use this spell to fix Harry's glasses but instead turns a wizard's hat into a frog.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Possible use)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)