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|name=Reductor Curse |
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+ | |incantation=''Reducto''<ref name="GOF31">{{GOF}} - Chapter 31 (''The Third Task'')</ref><br/>(re-DUCK-toh)<ref name="OPF">{{OOTPF}}</ref> |
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+ | |light=Blue<ref name="wonderbook"/><ref name="OPF"/> |
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+ | |effect=Destroys solid objects<ref name="GOF31"/> |
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| − | The '''Reductor Curse''' is a [[spell]] used to blast solid objects into pieces. The incantation for this spell is ''Reducto''. The number of pieces may vary, depending on the power of the curse. If used with extreme force, the object may disintegrate. |
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| + | {{Quote|With this powerful curse, skilled wizards can easily reduce obstacles to pieces. For obvious reasons great care must be exercised when learning and practising this spell, lest you find yourself sweeping up in detention for it is all too easy to bring your classroom ceiling crashing down, or to reduce your teacher's desk to a fine mist.|[[Miranda Goshawk]]|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
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| + | The '''Reductor Curse'''<ref name="wonderbook">''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' (see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsuo7ZeE3Bw this video] for confirmation)</ref> (''Reducto''<ref name="GOF31" />) is a [[curse]] that can be used to blast solid objects into pieces<ref name="GOF31" />. It is rather easy to reduce a target to a fine mist<ref name="wonderbook" /> or a pile of ashes<ref name="OPF" />. |
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==Known uses== |
==Known uses== |
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| + | *[[Harry Potter]] learned this spell in [[1995]] in preparation for the third task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. He used it in the hedge maze to try and disperse the Limbo mist that was placed there as an obstacle. |
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| − | *[[Severus Snape]] may have used this spell [[Nonverbal spell|nonverbally]] on rose bushes during the [[Yule Ball]] in 1994. |
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| + | *This was also one of the spells Harry taught to[[ Dumbledore's Army]], it was later used during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries |Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] and resulted in the smashing of the shelves in the [[Hall of Prophecy]]. |
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| − | *[[Harry Potter]] attempted to use this spell on a cloud of golden mist in the Third Task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. The spell had no effect.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> |
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| − | *In meetings of [[Dumbledore's Army]], [[Parvati Patil]] and [[Ginny Weasley]] produced Reductor Curses so powerful that they disintegrated a table and Death Eater duelling simulacrum/dummy respectively.<ref name="OTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>[[File:Ginnys_Reductoijhdsfhb.png|thumb|312px|The mid-effect shot of Ginny Weasley's powerful Reductor Curse.]] |
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| − | *Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and [[Luna Lovegood]] all used this spell to break shelves in the [[Hall of Prophecy|Hall of Prophecies]] in an attempt to distract the [[Death Eaters]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]].<ref name="OTP"/> |
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| − | *Later in the battle, Luna used the spell again to blow up a model of the planet Pluto while defending herself, a [[Confundus Charm|cursed]] Ron, and Ginny from the Death Eaters, but accidentally broke Ginny's ankle in the process.<ref name="OTP"/> |
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| − | *A member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] tried to blast the door of the [[Astronomy Tower]] open with the Reductor Curse when Death Eaters had cornered [[Albus Dumbledore]] there.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref> |
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| − | *Harry Potter used this spell in a failed attempt to destroy [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]]. |
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+ | ==Practitioners== |
| + | [[File:Reducto.png|thumb|left|126px]] |
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| − | *''Reducto'' may come from the English verb ''reduce'', "to bring down, destroy". |
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| + | *[[Ginevra Weasley]]<ref name="OPF" /> |
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| − | *The danish translation is "''Bombardio''" similar to another spell, [[Bombarda]], and its [[Bombarda Maxima|Maxima version]], that causes things to break. |
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| + | *[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="GOF31" /> |
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| + | *[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="OP35" /> |
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| − | ===In other languages=== |
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| + | *[[Luna Lovegood]]<ref name="OP35" /> |
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| + | *[[Molly Weasley]]<ref name="DH2">{{DHF2}}</ref> |
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| − | !width="20%"|Language |
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| + | *[[Neville Longbottom]]<ref name="OP35">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 35 (''Beyond the Veil'')</ref> |
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| − | !width="20%"|Pronunciation |
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| + | *[[Parvati Patil]]<ref name="OP19">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 19 (''The Lion and the Serpent'')</ref> |
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| + | *[[Ronald Weasley]]<ref name="OP35" /> |
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| − | |English |
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| + | *[[Severus Snape]]<ref name="GOF23">{{GOF}} - Chapter 23 (''The Yule Ball'')</ref> |
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| − | |Reducto |
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| − | |Reducto |
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| − | |Réducto |
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| − | |Danish |
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| − | |Bombardio |
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| − | |Swedish |
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| − | |Reducto |
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| − | |Finnish |
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| − | |Poistujo |
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| − | |German |
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| − | |Reductio |
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| − | |Hebrew |
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| − | |רֵדוֹקְטוֹ |
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| − | |Hindi |
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| − | |सूक्षतम |
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| − | |Русский |
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| − | |Редукто |
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| − | Reducto |
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| − | |Hungarian |
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| − | |Reduktó |
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| − | |Norwegian |
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| − | |Eksplosio |
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| + | ==Etymology== |
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| + | The [[incantation]] "''reducto''" is [[Latin]] for "''reduce''" or "''bring down''". |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | [[File:Tumblr_mqzotsyRAi1rgnynlo4_r3_250.gif|frame|in the film]] |
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| − | *[[Molly Weasley]] may have used this spell to blast [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] to pieces during their duel in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''. |
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+ | *In the film version of The Order of the Phoenix, only Ginny casts the Reductor Curse to smash the selves in the Hall of Prophecy, instead of every D.A. member present. |
| − | *[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] used a more powerful version of the [[Reductor Curse]] to break all of the windows in the [[Great Hall]] during the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]]. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' |
+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' |
| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' {{C|Nintendo DS version only}} |
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' |
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' |
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' |
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 19:04, 11 August 2014
- "With this powerful curse, skilled wizards can easily reduce obstacles to pieces. For obvious reasons great care must be exercised when learning and practising this spell, lest you find yourself sweeping up in detention for it is all too easy to bring your classroom ceiling crashing down, or to reduce your teacher's desk to a fine mist."
- — Miranda Goshawk[src]
The Reductor Curse[3] (Reducto[1]) is a curse that can be used to blast solid objects into pieces[1]. It is rather easy to reduce a target to a fine mist[3] or a pile of ashes[2].
Known uses
- Harry Potter learned this spell in 1995 in preparation for the third task of the Triwizard Tournament. He used it in the hedge maze to try and disperse the Limbo mist that was placed there as an obstacle.
- This was also one of the spells Harry taught toDumbledore's Army, it was later used during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and resulted in the smashing of the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy.
Practitioners
- Ginevra Weasley[2]
- Harry Potter[1]
- Hermione Granger[4]
- Luna Lovegood[4]
- Molly Weasley[5]
- Neville Longbottom[4]
- Parvati Patil[6]
- Ronald Weasley[4]
- Severus Snape[7]
Etymology
The incantation "reducto" is Latin for "reduce" or "bring down".
Behind the scenes
in the film
- In the film version of The Order of the Phoenix, only Ginny casts the Reductor Curse to smash the selves in the Hall of Prophecy, instead of every D.A. member present.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Nintendo DS version only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wonderbook: Book of Spells (see this video for confirmation)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 19 (The Lion and the Serpent)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 23 (The Yule Ball)
