Severing Charm
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| Severing Charm | |
|---|---|
| Incantation: |
Diffindo (dih-FIN-doh) |
| Type: |
Charm |
| Effect: |
Divides objects, but can be also used as offensive spell |
The Severing Charm is a spell that rips, divides, and seperates objects into parts. The incantation for this spell is Diffindo.
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[edit] Examples of Use
| Known Caster | How Used |
|---|---|
| Harry Potter | Used in 1994 on Cedric Diggory's bookbag to delay him from class so Harry could warn Cedric privately about the First Task.[1] |
| Ron Weasley | Used to sever the lace sleeves of his dress robes before the Yule Ball.[1] |
| Harry Potter | Used to detach the front cover of the store-bought Advanced Potion-Making and the Half-Blood Prince's version, then swapped covers and repaired with the Reparo spell.[2] |
| Hermione Granger | Used in 1997 to remove the bindings on Ron Weasley after a skirmish on Tottenham Court Road; she trembled slightly while doing this, and seems to have cut Ron in the process, suggesting that the Severing Charm can have a slicing effect on flesh.[3] |
| Hermione Granger | Used this spell again to remove Salazar Slytherin's Locket from Harry Potter's chest shortly after they narrowly escaped Lord Voldemort in Godric's Hollow.[3] |
| Harry Potter | Used in the Forest of Dean to break the ice of the frozen pool where Godric Gryffindor's Sword lay at the bottom.[3] |
[edit] Name etymology
Diffindo is Latin for "to split, cleave, or open".
[edit] See also
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
