Changes: Peskipiksi Pesternomi

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"He rolled up his sleeves, brandished his wand, and bellowed, 'Peskipiksi Pesternomi!' It had absolutely no effect; one of the pixies seized his wand. and threw it out of the window, too."

— Gilderoy Lockhart attempts to demonstrate this spell^[src]

Peskipiksi Pesternomi is the incantation of a spell meant to capture pixies.

History

It was invented by Gilderoy Lockhart in his first second year Defence Against the Dark Arts class in September of 1992, and its very first use was very unsuccessful.

Lockhart's use of this made-up spell was apparently well-known, as a question on the 1996 Theory of Charms O.W.L. asked whether Peskipiksi Pesternomi was a genuine charm or not, and required the answerer to come up with a valid incantation that would have the actual desired effect.^[1]

Nature

It had absolutely no effect whatsoever on the pixies Professor Lockhart had released to fly wild throughout the classroom, and indeed had no effect whatsoever.

It is probable that this spell would not be effective in any case, as Professor Lockhart had presumably invented it in that same class, with no forewarning and no indication that it would be successful.

Etymology

This incantation is most likely derived from English "pesky", meaning "annoying"; "pixie"; "pester", meaning "to annoy"; "no" for negative; and "me" as the first person pronoun.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Pottermore (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (see this image)

[prop-1] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (see this image)

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 {{Spell infobox
 |name=''Peskipiksi Pesternomi''
-|image=[[File:Gilderoy pixies.jpg|250px]]
+|image=[[File:Peskipiksi-pesternomi_786x442.jpg|265px]]
-|incantation=''Peskipiksi Pesternomi''
+|incantation=''Peskipiksi Pesternomi''<br/> (pes-kee PIK-see pes-ter-NO-mee)
 |pronunciation=(PESKY-PIX-ee PESTER-NO-me)
 |type=[[Charm]]
 |hand=Wave wand four times
 |light=None
-|effect=Captures pixies
+|effect=Captures pixies (supposedly)
 |creator=[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] ([[1992]])
+|width = 265px
 }}
+{{Quote|He rolled up his sleeves, brandished [[Gilderoy Lockhart's wand|his wand]], and bellowed, 'Peskipiksi Pesternomi!' It had absolutely no effect; one of the pixies seized his wand. and threw it out of the window, too.|Gilderoy Lockhart attempts to demonstrate this spell|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
+'''''Peskipiksi Pesternomi''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[spell]] meant to capture pixies.
+== History ==
-{{Quote|He rolled up his sleeves, brandished [[Gilderoy Lockhart's wand|his wand]], and bellowed, 'Peskipiksi Pesternomi!' It had absolutely no effect; one of the pixies seized his wand. and threw it out of the window, too.|Gilderoy Lockhart tries to demonstrate this spell.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
+It was invented by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] in his first [[second year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class in [[September]] of [[1992]], and its very first use was very unsuccessful.
+Lockhart's use of this made-up spell was apparently well-known, as a question on the [[1996]] [[Theory of Charms]] [[O.W.L.]] asked whether ''Peskipiksi Pesternomi'' was a genuine charm or not, and required the answerer to come up with a valid incantation that would have the actual desired effect.<ref name="prop">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' (see [[:File:TheoryofCharmsExam.jpg|this image]])</ref>
-'''''Peskipiksi Pesternomi''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[spell]] meant to capture pixies. It was invented by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] in his first [[second year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class in [[September]] of [[1992]], and its very first use was unsuccessful.
+== Nature ==
 It had absolutely no effect whatsoever on the [[pixie]]s [[Professor]] Lockhart had released to fly wild throughout [[Classroom 3C|the classroom]], and indeed had no effect whatsoever.
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
 *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 *''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[pl:Peskipiksi Pesternomi]]
 [[es:Peskipiksi Pesternomi]]
 [[fr:Mutinlutin Malinpesti]]