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|name=Shield penetration spell
 
|name=Shield penetration spell
 
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|type=[[Spell]]
 
|type=[[Spell]]
|hand = Point to the place where the spell is desired to hit
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|hand=Point to the place where the spell is desired to hit
 
|light=Bluish-white
 
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|effect=Used to break down magical shields
 
|effect=Used to break down magical shields
 
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This '''[[spell]] '''is used to break magical protections. It takes a vast quantity of power to cast. It was used by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] in [[1998]] to break the defensive enchantments cast over [[Hogwarts Castle]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
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This '''[[spell]]''' (''incantation unknown'') is used to break magical protections. It takes a vast quantity of power to cast. It was used by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in [[1998]] to break the defensive enchantments cast over [[Hogwarts Castle]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
[[File:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Destroying the Shield Scene - HD)|thumb|300px|right|Voldemort breaking the shield causing the Elder Wand to crack]]
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery captionalign="left">
 
78159 gal-1.jpg|Voldemort casting the spell with Bellatrix Lestrange and Nagini in the foreground
 
Shieldbreaking.jpg|The shield around Hogwarts dissolving and disintegrating
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
[[File:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Destroying the Shield Scene - HD)|thumb|225px|left|Voldemort breaking the shield causing the Elder Wand to crack.]]
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|second film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' when this spell was used by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] with the [[Elder Wand]], it cracked the Elder Wand slightly along its length. Whilst one may take this as an outward sign of the power required by this spell, it should be noted that Voldemort was not the master of the wand then, so it may be easier to cast in other circumstances.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|second film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' when this spell was used by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] with the [[Elder Wand]], it cracked the Elder Wand slightly along its length. Whilst one may take this as an outward sign of the power required by this spell, it should be noted that Voldemort was not the master of the wand then, so it may be easier to cast in other circumstances.
 
*In the second film adaptation of ''Deathly Hallows'', the spell is a bluish-white bolt that is very bright and powerful. There is no actual mention of this spell in the novel.
 
*In the second film adaptation of ''Deathly Hallows'', the spell is a bluish-white bolt that is very bright and powerful. There is no actual mention of this spell in the novel.
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*It is possible that this is the [[Lightning spell|Lightning Spell]]. The spell that Voldemort uses upon retrieving the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's tomb in order to test its immense power. As it has a similar colour and texture to that spell.
 
*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Dumbledore uses an unidentified spell to temporarily lift the Hogwarts enchantments while he and Harry pass through on broomsticks on their way back from the cave. It is unknown if he used this particular spell, or if they are meant to be the same thing.
 
*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Dumbledore uses an unidentified spell to temporarily lift the Hogwarts enchantments while he and Harry pass through on broomsticks on their way back from the cave. It is unknown if he used this particular spell, or if they are meant to be the same thing.
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[[File:-gickr.com-_2a4ccd4d-8857-7814-09cf-de5c1633887d.gif|frame|right|The Shield Penetration spell in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5 - 7]]
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)|second video game adaption]] of ''Deathly Hallows'' the [[Shield Charm]] does not disintegrate like the Hogwarts Shield did, but instead smash like glass when hit by a spell.
 
*In the second video game adaption of ''Deathly Hallows'', the spell is not a hard-to-use spell, instead Voldemort simply slashes the wand one time.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)|second video game adaptation]] of ''Deathly Hallows'' the [[Shield Charm]] does not disintegrate like the Hogwarts Shield did, but instead smash like glass when hit by a spell.
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*In the second video game adaptation of ''Deathly Hallows'', the spell is not a hard-to-use spell, instead Voldemort simply slashes the wand one time.
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*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' Voldemort is seen drinking [[Tea|tea]], but when the [[Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]] [[Horcrux]] is destroyed he moves the Elder Wand in cicles and then casts the spell; which appears to be a simple green ball of light.
 
*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' Voldemort is seen drinking [[Tea|tea]], but when the [[Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]] [[Horcrux]] is destroyed he moves the Elder Wand in cicles and then casts the spell; which appears to be a simple green ball of light.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
 
78159 gal-1.jpg|Voldemort casting the spell
 
Shieldbreaking.jpg|The shield around Hogwarts dissolving
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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[[Category:Spells of unknown incantation]]
 
[[Category:Spells]]
 
[[Category:Spells]]
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Revision as of 10:31, 20 April 2016

This spell (incantation unknown) is used to break magical protections. It takes a vast quantity of power to cast. It was used by Lord Voldemort in 1998 to break the defensive enchantments cast over Hogwarts Castle during the Battle of Hogwarts.

Behind the scenes

Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_-_Part_2_(Destroying_the_Shield_Scene_-_HD)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Destroying the Shield Scene - HD)

Voldemort breaking the shield causing the Elder Wand to crack.

  • In the second film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when this spell was used by Voldemort with the Elder Wand, it cracked the Elder Wand slightly along its length. Whilst one may take this as an outward sign of the power required by this spell, it should be noted that Voldemort was not the master of the wand then, so it may be easier to cast in other circumstances.
  • In the second film adaptation of Deathly Hallows, the spell is a bluish-white bolt that is very bright and powerful. There is no actual mention of this spell in the novel.
  • It is possible that this is the Lightning Spell. The spell that Voldemort uses upon retrieving the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's tomb in order to test its immense power. As it has a similar colour and texture to that spell.
  • In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore uses an unidentified spell to temporarily lift the Hogwarts enchantments while he and Harry pass through on broomsticks on their way back from the cave. It is unknown if he used this particular spell, or if they are meant to be the same thing.
File:-gickr.com- 2a4ccd4d-8857-7814-09cf-de5c1633887d.gif

The Shield Penetration spell in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5 - 7

  • In the second video game adaptation of Deathly Hallows the Shield Charm does not disintegrate like the Hogwarts Shield did, but instead smash like glass when hit by a spell.
  • In the second video game adaptation of Deathly Hallows, the spell is not a hard-to-use spell, instead Voldemort simply slashes the wand one time.


Gallery

Appearances