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{{Quote|The end of his wand exploded. Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them and raised itself, ready to strike.|Description|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
  
{{Quote|The end of his wand exploded. Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them and raised itself, ready to strike.|Description|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
   
 
The '''Snake Summons Spell'''<ref name="cas">[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html Harry Potter Official Site]</ref>, also known as the '''Serpensortia Spell'''<ref name="cas"/> (''Serpensortia''<ref name="COS11"/>) is a [[transfiguration]] [[spell]] that [[Conjuration|conjures]] a snake from the tip of the [[wand]]<ref name="COS11"/>.
  
The '''Snake Summons Spell'''<ref name="cas">[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html Harry Potter Official Site]</ref>, also known as the '''Serpensortia Spell'''<ref name="cas"/> (''Serpensortia''<ref name="COS11"/>) is a [[transfiguration]] [[spell]] that [[Conjuration|conjures]] a snake from the tip of the [[wand]]<ref name="COS11"/>.
   
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The Serpensortia Spell was first created, sometime prior to [[1992]], in [[India]], and nowadays is used worldwide (although usually in its homeland) by [[Wizardkind|wizards]] known to [[Muggle]]s as "[[Snake Charmer]]s"<ref name="cas"/>.
  
The Serpensortia Spell was first created, sometime prior to [[1992]], in [[India]], and nowadays is used worldwide (although usually in its homeland) by [[Wizardkind|wizards]] known to [[Muggle]]s as "[[Snake Charmer]]s"<ref name="cas"/>.
   
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This spell was utilized by Draco Malfoy during the first [[Duelling Club]] meeting in [[1992]] at the advice of [[Snape]], summoning forth a black serpent in an attempt to attack [[Harry Potter]]. After a [[Alarte Ascendare|failed attempt]] by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] to dispose of it, the snake was [[Vipera Evanesca|obliterated]] by [[Severus Snape]], vanishing in a cloud of black smoke<ref name="COS11"/>.
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*[[Draco Malfoy]]<ref name="COS11"/>
  
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''Serpens'' is Latin for "serpent"; ''ortus'' is the past participle of the Latin verb ''oriri'' "to be created".<ref>[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/spells/spells_s.html#serpensortia HP Lexicon: Serpensortia]</ref>
   
 
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[[File:Malfoy snake.png|thumb|180x180px|[[Snake]] [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]] (LEGO)]]
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*The Snake Summons Spell and [[Bird-Conjuring Charm]] are the easiest living creatures to conjure.<ref>''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' - Chapter 2, Part 1</ref>.
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*The Snake Summons Spell and [[Bird-Conjuring Charm]] are the easiest living creatures to conjure.<ref>''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' - Chapter 2, Part 1</ref>
 
*The [[counter-charm]] is ''[[Vipera Evanesca]]''<ref name="COSf"/>
  
*The [[counter-charm]] is ''[[Vipera Evanesca]]''<ref name="COSf"/>
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*Although the book states that the snake is conjured (brought forth into existence from nothingness), the Harry Potter Official Website states, when a user attempts to cast the spell at the farthest edges of the room, that:<br/>"''It appears the snake did not hear you. Try to cast your spell in the centre of the room''", suggesting that the serpent is brought forth from elsewhere.
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*Although the book states that the snake is conjured (brought forth into existence from nothingness), the Harry Potter Official Website states, when a user attempts to cast the spell at the farthest edges of the room, that: "''It appears the snake did not hear you. Try to cast your spell in the centre of the room''", suggesting that the serpent is brought forth from elsewhere.
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==Etymology==
  
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''Serpens'' is Latin for "serpent"; ''ortus'' is the past participle of the Latin verb ''oriri'' "to be created".<ref>[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/spells/spells_s.html#serpensortia HP Lexicon: Serpensortia]</ref>
  
   
 
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"The end of his wand exploded. Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them and raised itself, ready to strike."
— Description[src]

The Snake Summons Spell[3], also known as the Serpensortia Spell[3] (Serpensortia[1]) is a transfiguration spell that conjures a snake from the tip of the wand[1].

History

The Serpensortia Spell was first created, sometime prior to 1992, in India, and nowadays is used worldwide (although usually in its homeland) by wizards known to Muggles as "Snake Charmers"[3].

This spell was utilized by Draco Malfoy during the first Duelling Club meeting in 1992 at the advice of Snape, summoning forth a black serpent in an attempt to attack Harry Potter. After a failed attempt by Gilderoy Lockhart to dispose of it, the snake was obliterated by Severus Snape, vanishing in a cloud of black smoke[1].

Etymology

Serpens is Latin for "serpent"; ortus is the past participle of the Latin verb oriri "to be created".[4]

Behind the scenes

Malfoy snake

Snake Malfoy (LEGO)

  • The Snake Summons Spell and Bird-Conjuring Charm are the easiest living creatures to conjure.[5]
  • The counter-charm is Vipera Evanesca[2]
  • Although the book states that the snake is conjured (brought forth into existence from nothingness), the Harry Potter Official Website states, when a user attempts to cast the spell at the farthest edges of the room, that: "It appears the snake did not hear you. Try to cast your spell in the centre of the room", suggesting that the serpent is brought forth from elsewhere.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter Official Site
  4. ↑ HP Lexicon: Serpensortia
  5. ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Spells - Chapter 2, Part 1
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