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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
 
|name=Unidentified buffalo spell
 
|name=Unidentified buffalo spell
|incantation=something with "s"
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|incantation=Unknown, something with "s"
 
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|type=Conjuration
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|type=[[Conjuration]]
 
||effect=Conjures a buffalo
 
||effect=Conjures a buffalo
 
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This '''spell''' of unknown incantation was unintentionally used by the [[wizard]] [[Baruffio]] sometime before [[1991]], when he mispronounced letter "f" as "s" while reciting the magical words and ended up with a buffalo on his chest<ref name="PS10">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 10 (''Halloween'')</ref>. He also accidentally used the same spell to conjure a buffalo instead of a mink onto his wife's shoulders<ref name="PS10french">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 10 (''Halloween''); French translation</ref>.
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This '''spell''' of unknown incantation was unintentionally used by the [[Wizardkind|wizard]] [[Baruffio]] sometime before [[1991]] when he mispronounced the letter "f" as "s" while reciting the [[incantation]] for another spell and ended up with a [[buffalo]] on his chest<ref name="PS10">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 10 (''Halloween'')</ref>. He also accidentally used the same spell to conjure a buffalo instead of a [[mink]] onto his [[Baruffio's wife|wife]]'s shoulders.<ref name="PS10french">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 10 (''Halloween''); French translation</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
 
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Conjurations]]
 
[[Category:Conjurations]]
[[Category:Charms]]
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[[Category:Spells of unknown incantation]]
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[[Category:Transfiguration Spells]]

Revision as of 02:30, 14 August 2013

This spell of unknown incantation was unintentionally used by the wizard Baruffio sometime before 1991 when he mispronounced the letter "f" as "s" while reciting the incantation for another spell and ended up with a buffalo on his chest[1]. He also accidentally used the same spell to conjure a buffalo instead of a mink onto his wife's shoulders.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 10 (Halloween)
  2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 10 (Halloween); French translation