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|incantation=''Quietus''<ref name="GF8">{{GOF}} - Chapter 8 (''The Quidditch World Cup'')</ref><br/>(KWIY-uh-tus)</ref>
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'''''Quietus''''' is the [[incantation]] to a [[charm]] that can be used to quieten sounds<ref name="GF8"/>. It is particularly effective in counteracting [[Sonorus|a magical increase in the volume of one's voice]]<ref name="GF8"/>.
 
   
 
The '''Quietening Charm'''<ref>''[[Pottermore]]'' - see [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter8/moment1/quietening-charm this URL]</ref> (''Quietus'') is a [[charm]] that can be used to quieten sounds.<ref name="GF8"/> It is particularly effective in counteracting the [[Amplifying Charm]].<ref name="GF8"/>
==Practitioners==
 
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== Known uses ==
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[[Ludo Bagman]] used this in combination with ''[[Sonorus]]'' to allow himself to speak to the large crowd at the World Cup and at the [[Triwizard Tournament]].
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==Known practitioners==
 
*[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="PSF">{{PSF}}</ref> (wandlessly and nonverbally)
 
*[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="PSF">{{PSF}}</ref> (wandlessly and nonverbally)
 
*[[Cornelius Fudge]]<ref name="GOFF">{{GOFF}}</ref>
 
*[[Cornelius Fudge]]<ref name="GOFF">{{GOFF}}</ref>
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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
The [[incantation]] is a [[Latin]] word meaning "''quiet''".
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The [[incantation]] is a [[Latin]] word meaning "''quiet''."
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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Revision as of 17:34, 14 February 2015

The Quietening Charm[2] (Quietus) is a charm that can be used to quieten sounds.[1] It is particularly effective in counteracting the Amplifying Charm.[1]

Known uses

Ludo Bagman used this in combination with Sonorus to allow himself to speak to the large crowd at the World Cup and at the Triwizard Tournament.

Known practitioners

Etymology

The incantation is a Latin word meaning "quiet."

Appearances

Notes and References