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|name = Reviving Spell
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|incantation=''Rennervate''<br/>(RENN-a-vate)
  
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|incantation = ''Rennervate''<ref name="GOF9">{{GOF|B|9}}</ref><br/>(REN-ner-VAH-tay)<ref name="SOD">{{SOD}}</ref>
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|hand = Point [[wand]] at chest<ref name="GOF9"/><ref name="HBP26">{{HBP|B|26}}</ref>
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|light = Red<ref name="HBP26"/> or none
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|effect=Reverses the effect of the [[Stunning Spell]]
  
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|effect = Awakened target from unconsciousness<ref name="GOF9"/>
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{{quote|He raised his own wand, pointed it at Winky, and said, “Rennervate!” Winky stirred feebly.|Amos Diggory uses the spell on Winky.|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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{{Quote|He raised his own wand, pointed it at Winky, and said, "Rennervate!" Winky stirred feebly.|[[Amos Diggory]] using the spell on [[Winky]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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The '''Reviving Spell'''<ref name="PM">{{PM}} {{See webpage|url=http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter9/moment1/reviving-spell}}{{dead link}}</ref> (''Rennervate'')<ref name="GOF9"/> was a [[charm]] that awakened an unconscious target. Consequently, it served as the [[counter-charm]] to the [[Stunning Spell]].<ref name="GOF9"/>
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'''''Rennervate''''' is the [[counter-spell]] to the [[Stunning Spell]]. It is used to bring Stunned individuals back to consciousness.
  
   
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==Overview==
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==Effect==
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This spell was sometimes accompanied by a flash of brilliantly coloured red light.<ref name="HBP26" /> When Amos Diggory used it on Winky, no light accompanied his incantation. When Dumbledore used it on [[Viktor Krum]], no light accompanied his incantation. When Dumbledore used it on [[Bartemius Crouch Junior]], no light accompanied his incantation. It might be possible that Harry was a less experienced caster, or that Dumbledore was unconscious from an extremely powerful potion and not a spell, or both.
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''Rennervate'' is used to bring unconscious individuals back to consciousness, and as such, can be used for more that victims of the Stunning Spell.
  
   
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This could be used to counteract a single [[Stunning Spell]], although it was ineffective against multiple Stunners hitting an individual.<ref name="OOTP32">{{OOTP|B|32}}</ref> It was also ineffective against [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]] such as the [[Emerald Potion|Drink of Despair]], when only used once.<ref name="HBP26" />
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There are limitations on this spell's effectiveness. When [[Minerva McGonagall]] was struck by no less than four Stunners, the concentrated damage was intense enough for her to be hospitalised in [[St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]], as a simple counter-spell was not enough.<ref>{{OOTP}}, chapter 32 (''Out of the Fire'')</ref> It will also not work against certain kinds of [[Dark Arts|Dark magic]], for instance, the effects of the [[Drink of Despair]].<ref name="HBP26">{{HBP}}, chapter 26 (''The Cave'')</ref> As with all magic, ''Rennervate'' is useless for resurrecting the deceased.<ref>{{GOF}}, chapter 36 (''The Parting of Ways'')</ref>
  
   
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==Known Uses==
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==Known uses==
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In [[1994]], [[Amos Diggory]] used it to wake up [[Winky]].<ref>{{GOF}}, chapter 9 (''The Dark Mark'')</ref> In [[1995]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] used it to wake up [[Viktor Krum]]<ref>{{GOF}}, chapter 28 (''The Madness of Mr Crouch'')</ref> and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]].<ref>{{GOF}}, chapter 35 (''Veritaserum'')</ref>
  
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! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s)
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|[[Gellert Grindelwald]]
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|Winter of [[1932]]
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|Used it alongside ''[[Vulnera Sanentur]]'' to [[Necromancy|reanimate]] a dead [[Gellert Grindelwald's Qilin|Qilin]] to use it to hijack the [[1932 International Confederation of Wizards' Supreme Mugwump election|ICW Election]] so he could automatically win during [[the walk of the Qilin]].<ref name="SODS">{{SOD|S}}</ref><ref name="SOD"/>
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|[[Minerva McGonagall]]
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In [[1997]], [[Harry Potter]] discovered the limitations of ''Rennervate'' when he attempted to revive [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] while retrieving one of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort's]] [[Horcrux]]es. In this case, [[water]] taken from the lake was the only substance that could revive Dumbledore.<ref name="HBP26"/>
  
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|[[1980s]]/[[1990s]]
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|Used it to try to revive [[Jacob's sibling]]'s date after being cursed by a bee pendant before Valentine's Day.<ref name="HM5TCL">{{HM|5|The Curse of Love}}</ref>
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|[[Amos Diggory]]
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|[[25 August]] [[1994]]
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|Used it to revive [[Winky]] after he and others [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] employees stunned her in order to stun Harry, Ron and Hermione after the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup|422nd]] [[Quidditch World Cup]] [[Reappearance of the Dark Mark|riot]].<ref name="GOF9" />
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |[[Albus Dumbledore]]
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|[[24 May]] [[1995]]
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|Used it to revive [[Viktor Krum]] after he was stunned by [[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] disguised as [[Alastor Moody]] while watching over [[Bartemius Crouch Senior]].<ref name="GOF28">{{GOF|B|28}}</ref>
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|[[24 June]] 1995
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|Used it to revive [[Bartemius Crouch Junior]], after he was stunned by him.<ref name="GOF35">{{GOF|B|35}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |[[Harry Potter]]
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|Late May 1995
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|Possibly used it to revive [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] after he stunned him in prepare for the Third Task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]].<ref name="GOF31">{{GOF|B|31}}</ref>
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|[[30 June]] [[1997]]
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| Used it to revive Albus Dumbledore after he drank the [[Emerald Potion|Drink of Despair]], while searching for [[Horcrux]] [[Salazar Slytherin's locket|locket]] in the [[The Cave|crystal cave]].<ref name="HBP26" />
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|[[Constance Pickering]]
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| [[December]] [[2021]]
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|Used the spell to revive [[Grim Fawley]] soon after she stunned him, following [[Harry Potter]]'s and [[Hermione Granger]]'s persusasion to do so.<ref name="secrecy">{{WU}} "[[Brilliant Event: Battle for Secrecy]]"</ref>
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==Known practitioners==
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Fantastic Beasts- The Secrets of Dumbledore - Gellert Grindelwald .png|[[Gellert Grindelwald]]<ref name="SODS"/>
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Mcgonagall.jpg|[[Minerva McGonagall]]<ref name="HM5TCL"/>
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Amos Diggory GOFF promo image.jpg|[[Amos Diggory]]<ref name="GOF9" />
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Albus Dumbledore POA promo.jpg|[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="GOF28"/><ref name="GOF35"/>
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Constance Pickering.png|[[Constance Pickering]]<ref name="secrecy"/>
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==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
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The original incantation is ''Ennervate'', which means "to weaken".<ref name="Change">[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/books/gf/changes_gf.html?ModPagespeed=noscript Harry Potter Lexicon: changes in text]</ref> Due to this misconception, [[J.K. Rowling]] officially renamed it to ''Rennervate'',<ref name="Change"/> which means "to energize".
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The original incantation was ''Enervate'', which means "to weaken".<ref name="Change">[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/books/gf/changes_gf.html?ModPagespeed=noscript Harry Potter Lexicon: changes in text]</ref> Due to this misconception, [[J. K. Rowling]] officially renamed it to "''Rennervate''",<ref name="Change" /> which means "to energise".
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
  
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
  
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*{{SOD|S}}
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*{{SOD}}
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*{{PM}}
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*{{HM}}
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*{{HL}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
  
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==See also==
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*[[Revive Potion]]
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 8 February 2024

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"He raised his own wand, pointed it at Winky, and said, "Rennervate!" Winky stirred feebly."
— Amos Diggory using the spell on Winky[src]

The Reviving Spell[4] (Rennervate)[1] was a charm that awakened an unconscious target. Consequently, it served as the counter-charm to the Stunning Spell.[1]

Effect

This spell was sometimes accompanied by a flash of brilliantly coloured red light.[3] When Amos Diggory used it on Winky, no light accompanied his incantation. When Dumbledore used it on Viktor Krum, no light accompanied his incantation. When Dumbledore used it on Bartemius Crouch Junior, no light accompanied his incantation. It might be possible that Harry was a less experienced caster, or that Dumbledore was unconscious from an extremely powerful potion and not a spell, or both.

This could be used to counteract a single Stunning Spell, although it was ineffective against multiple Stunners hitting an individual.[5] It was also ineffective against Dark Magic such as the Drink of Despair, when only used once.[3]

Known uses

Caster(s) Date Notes
Gellert Grindelwald Winter of 1932 Used it alongside Vulnera Sanentur to reanimate a dead Qilin to use it to hijack the ICW Election so he could automatically win during the walk of the Qilin.[6][2]
Minerva McGonagall 1980s/1990s Used it to try to revive Jacob's sibling's date after being cursed by a bee pendant before Valentine's Day.[7]
Amos Diggory 25 August 1994 Used it to revive Winky after he and others Ministry employees stunned her in order to stun Harry, Ron and Hermione after the 422nd Quidditch World Cup riot.[1]
Albus Dumbledore 24 May 1995 Used it to revive Viktor Krum after he was stunned by Bartemius Crouch Junior disguised as Alastor Moody while watching over Bartemius Crouch Senior.[8]
24 June 1995 Used it to revive Bartemius Crouch Junior, after he was stunned by him.[9]
Harry Potter Late May 1995 Possibly used it to revive Ron Weasley after he stunned him in prepare for the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament.[10]
30 June 1997 Used it to revive Albus Dumbledore after he drank the Drink of Despair, while searching for Horcrux locket in the crystal cave.[3]
Constance Pickering December 2021 Used the spell to revive Grim Fawley soon after she stunned him, following Harry Potter's and Hermione Granger's persusasion to do so.[11]

Known practitioners

Etymology

The original incantation was Enervate, which means "to weaken".[12] Due to this misconception, J. K. Rowling officially renamed it to "Rennervate",[12] which means "to energise".

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 9 (The Dark Mark)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 26 (The Cave)
  4. ↑ Pottermore (see this webpage)dead link
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 32 (Out of the Fire)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "The Curse of Love"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 28 (The Madness of Mr Crouch)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite "Brilliant Event: Battle for Secrecy"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Harry Potter Lexicon: changes in text

See also

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