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

Revision as of 07:15, 31 May 2011

Oculus Reparo is a variant of the Reparo spell that is used to repair broken glasses. It is also known as Oculus Reparos.

Known Uses

Etymology

The incantation comes from the Latin "reparo" meaning "to renew" or "repair," and the Latin "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