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+ | {{quote|Harry spun around to see Hermione pointing her wand at Ron, her expression wild: The little flock of birds was speeding like a hail of fat golden bullets toward Ron, who yelped and covered his face with his hands, but the birds attacked, pecking and clawing at every bit of flesh they could reach.|Description|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}} In the film adaption, the birds are green and become a liquid substance when they physically collide with something. |
'''Oppugno''' directs an object or individual to attack the victim. This spell will cause conjured creatures under the control of the caster to attack the target. |
'''Oppugno''' directs an object or individual to attack the victim. This spell will cause conjured creatures under the control of the caster to attack the target. |
Revision as of 18:40, 5 March 2009
- "Harry spun around to see Hermione pointing her wand at Ron, her expression wild: The little flock of birds was speeding like a hail of fat golden bullets toward Ron, who yelped and covered his face with his hands, but the birds attacked, pecking and clawing at every bit of flesh they could reach."
- — Description[src]
In the film adaption, the birds are green and become a liquid substance when they physically collide with something.
Oppugno directs an object or individual to attack the victim. This spell will cause conjured creatures under the control of the caster to attack the target.
Uses
- Hermione Granger used this to set a flock of conjured canaries on Ron Weasley in 1996.
- This also could be the spell Professor McGonagall uses during the Battle of Hogwarts to make a number of desks charge the Death Eaters.
Etymology
Oppugno is Latin, meaning "assault".