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'''''Protego Totalum''''' is the [[incantation]] of one of many [[Protective Enchantments]], used to defend a certain small or enclosed area from most other [[spell]]s for an extended period of time.
 
'''''Protego Totalum''''' is the [[incantation]] of one of many [[Protective Enchantments]], used to defend a certain small or enclosed area from most other [[spell]]s for an extended period of time.
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==History==
   
This [[charm]] was performed by [[Hermione Granger]] among other [[Spell|enchantments]], in order to prevent attacks from [[Death Eaters]], as she, [[Ronald Weasley]] and [[Harry Potter]] travelled in search of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es subsequent to the [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic]].
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This [[charm]] was performed by [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Harry Potter]] among other [[Spell|enchantments]], in order to prevent attacks from [[Death Eaters]], while the Trio travelled in search of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es subsequent to the [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic]].
   
 
==Practitioner==
 
==Practitioner==

Revision as of 18:46, 19 June 2014

"Raising her wand, she began to walk in a wide circle around Harry and Ron, murmuring incantations as she went. Harry saw little disturbances in the surrounding air: it was as if Hermione had cast a heat haze across their clearing."
— Description[src]

Protego Totalum is the incantation of one of many Protective Enchantments, used to defend a certain small or enclosed area from most other spells for an extended period of time.

History

This charm was performed by Hermione Granger and Harry Potter among other enchantments, in order to prevent attacks from Death Eaters, while the Trio travelled in search of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes subsequent to the Fall of the Ministry of Magic.

Practitioner

Etymology

The incantation is derived from "protego", meaning "to protect" and Latin "totus", meaning "as a whole", thereby making the whole incantation "to protect as a whole".

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)
  2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 27 (The final Hiding Place')
  3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 14 (The Thief)