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==Possible uses==
 
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*It may have been used by [[Albus Dumbledore]] to enchant the [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]] in the Atrium of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[1996]] during his [[Duel in the Ministry Atrium|duel]] against [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].
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*It may have been used by [[Albus Dumbledore]] to enchant the [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]] in the Atrium of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[1996]] during his [[Duel in the Ministry Atrium|duel]] against [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].[[File:Tumblr_lkhy5iRXW01qe9m8po1_500.gif|thumb]]
 
*It may have been used [[Nonverbal spell|nonverbally]] by Filius Flitwick to animate a suit of armour during his attempt to expel [[Severus Snape]] from Hogwarts. After Snape used the suit to shield himself from Professor McGonagall's [[Transfiguration_(class)#Transfigurations_at_Hogwarts|daggers]], Professor Flitwick tried to capture him within the grip of the animated suit of armour.
 
*It may have been used [[Nonverbal spell|nonverbally]] by Filius Flitwick to animate a suit of armour during his attempt to expel [[Severus Snape]] from Hogwarts. After Snape used the suit to shield himself from Professor McGonagall's [[Transfiguration_(class)#Transfigurations_at_Hogwarts|daggers]], Professor Flitwick tried to capture him within the grip of the animated suit of armour.
   

Revision as of 15:04, 21 October 2011

"And now — Piertotum Locomotor! Hogwarts is threatened! Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school!"
Minerva McGonagall casts this spell on the school's suits of armour, in preparation for the Battle of Hogwarts.[src]

Piertotum Locomotor is a spell used to animate previously inanimate suits of armour to do the caster's bidding.

Known uses

Hogwarts suits of armour and statues

Hogwarts suits of armour and statues participating in the Battle of Hogwarts.

"I've always wanted to use that spell."
— Minerva McGonagall[src]

Possible uses

Etymology

Pier could come from the French word pierre "rock", totum refers to "the whole" or "total", and locomotor means "the movement of". Another possible etymology for Piertotum is a combination of the Latin words piē "dutifully" and tōtum "all, the whole thing".

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references