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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|name = ''Oculus Reparo''
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|name=Oculus Reparo
|image = [[File:Oculus Reparo.gif|250px]]
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|image=[[File:Oculus Reparo.gif|250px]]
|incantation = ''Oculus Reparo''
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|incantation=''Oculus Reparo''<br/>OCK-you-liss reh-PAH-roh
|type = [[Charm]]
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|type=[[Charm]]
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|hand=Tap glasses<ref name="CoS4"/>
|hand = Circular movement with [[wand]] or point at glasses
 
|light = None
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|light=None
|effect = Repairs glasses
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|effect=Repairs glasses
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Quote|[[Arthur Weasley|Mr Weasley]] took [[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s [[Spectacles|glasses]], gave them a [[Magic|tap]] of [[Arthur Weasley's wand|his wand]] and returned them, good as new.|[[Arthur Weasley]] fixes [[Harry Potter]]'s [[spectacles]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
'''''Oculus Reparo''''' is the [[incantation]] of a variant of the [[Mending Charm]] that is used to repair broken [[spectacles]].
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'''''Oculus Reparo''''' is a [[Modifier|variant]] of the [[Mending Charm]] used to repair broken [[Spectacles|eyeglasses]].
 
==Known Uses==
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==Practicioners==
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*[[Arthur Weasley]]<ref name="CoS4">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' (''Chapter Four - At Flourish and Blotts'')</ref>
*[[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]]<ref name="PSF">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''</ref>
*[[Arthur Weasley]] probably used a [[nonverbal spell|nonverbal]] version of this spell to fix Harry's glasses in [[1992]].
 
 
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
The incantation comes from the Latin "reparo" meaning "to renew" or "repair," and the Latin "oculus," meaning "eye."
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A derivation from the [[Mending Charm|repairing charm]], with [[Latin]] ''oculus'', meaning "eye", added as a prefix.
 
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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*The use of this charm by [[Arthur Weasley]] has not been confirmed, as it may have been [[Mending Charm|the general fixing spell]].
*This [[spell]] only appears in the [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', but, as mentioned above, there may be nonverbal uses in the books.
 
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*[[Hermione Granger]] uses this in [[Diagon Alley]] despite being [[Underage magic|underage]] and hence not permitted to use [[magic]] outside of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|school]].
*In the ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]]'' of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', [[Hermione Granger]] uses this spell in [[Diagon Alley]], despite being [[underage magic|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 was permissible as students are allowed to perform magic on the train. 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.
 
*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==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Non-canon}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Possible}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{C|Indirectly}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Non-canon}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Comment|Failed attempt}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{C|Failed attempt}}
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==Notes and references==
 
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{{Reflist}}
 
[[fr:Oculus Reparo]]
 
[[fr:Oculus Reparo]]
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[[es:Oculus reparo]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]

Revision as of 23:01, 13 January 2013

"Mr Weasley took Harry's glasses, gave them a tap of his wand and returned them, good as new."
Arthur Weasley fixes Harry Potter's spectacles[src]

Oculus Reparo is a variant of the Mending Charm used to repair broken eyeglasses.

Practicioners

Etymology

A derivation from the repairing charm, with Latin oculus, meaning "eye", added as a prefix.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references