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*[[Harry Potter]] may have used this to inadvertantly vanish the glass at the snake tank at the zoo in [[1991]]. |
*[[Harry Potter]] may have used this to inadvertantly vanish the glass at the snake tank at the zoo in [[1991]]. |
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*Whilst [[Snape]] used [[Vipera Evanesca|a similar spell]] to Vanish a snake [[Conjuration|conjured]] by [[Malfoy]] during [[Duelling Club]], that was not strictly a Vanishing spell; it was a [[counter-curse]] with a different incantation yet similar effect. |
*Whilst [[Snape]] used [[Vipera Evanesca|a similar spell]] to Vanish a snake [[Conjuration|conjured]] by [[Malfoy]] during [[Duelling Club]], that was not strictly a Vanishing spell; it was a [[counter-curse]] with a different incantation yet similar effect. |
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| + | *In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this spell to melt the [[Goblet of Fire casket|casket]] that carried the [[Goblet of Fire]]. |
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==Appearences== |
==Appearences== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{Comment|First possible appearence}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{Comment|First possible appearence}} |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Possible}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Possible}} |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' {{Possible}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' {{Possible}} |
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Revision as of 17:31, 19 April 2012
The Vanishing Spell (Evanesco) is a Transfiguration spell causes things to Vanish.
Nature
The spell is practised at O.W.L. level in Transfiguration class and is considered one of the hardest spells to be tested in the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams. As stated by Professor McGonagall, the difficulty of the Vanishing Spell increases along with the complexity of the animal to be Vanished. Hence, when taught, the class is first to Vanish snails, then mice, then kittens; snails (being invertebrates) are considered easier to Vanish than the mice, which are vertebrates and mice are considered easier than kittens, the latter of which are "higher mammals" (i.e. more complex) than mice.
History of use
- Bill Weasley used it in 1995 to make several parchments, which looked like plans for a building to Harry Potter, Vanish.
- In 1995, Professor Snape used it to Vanish a potion Harry ruined.
- Hermione Granger also used it later in the year 1995 to Vanish a potion of Harry's that she thought he had finished.
Etymology
Comes from "evanescence", something that is fleeting or disappears, and the Latin evanesco, "disappear".
Behind the Scenes
- The fictional Babbitty made a hat disappear, probably using this spell.
- Harry Potter may have used this to inadvertantly vanish the glass at the snake tank at the zoo in 1991.
- Whilst Snape used a similar spell to Vanish a snake conjured by Malfoy during Duelling Club, that was not strictly a Vanishing spell; it was a counter-curse with a different incantation yet similar effect.
- In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Albus Dumbledore used this spell to melt the casket that carried the Goblet of Fire.
Appearences
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First possible appearence)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
