|pronunciation=vair-uhVAIR-toh<ref name="CoSf14">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' (''Chapter Fourteen - About the Chamber'')</ref>
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'''''Vera Verto''''' is a [[spell]] that [[Transfiguration|Transfigures]] animals into water goblets. If done incorrectly or with a faulty wand the transformation will only be partially successful, as shown by [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] in [[1992]].
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==Behind the scenes==
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{{Quote|Could I have your attention please? Right, now, today, we will be transforming animals into water goblets.|[[Professor]] [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]] introduces the ''Vera Verto'' lesson to her [[second year]]s|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
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[[File:Scabbers_Transfiguration_01.gif|thumb|right|200px|Ron Weasley's attempt with his broken wand.]]
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*The incantation for this spell is spelt "''Vera Verto''" in the DVDsubtitles.Whetherornotthisis a mistranscriptionisunknown,however,oneofthealternatespellingsitcouldhave, basedpurelyin etymology, wouldbe"''FeraVerto''".
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'''''Vera Verto'''''<ref name="incantation"/>is the [[incantation]]ofa[[spell]]usedto[[Transfiguration|transform]] an animal into a [[water]][[goblet]].[[Professor]][[MinervaMcGonagall]]taughtthis[[charm]]toher[[secondyear]] students, inlessonseven, asnotedonher blackboard.
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*When the students are practising this spell, the script identifies the rat [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] is attempting to transform as [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]]. This is odd, as Scabbers is actually an [[Animagus]].
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Harry has to transform an animal into a cup during his practical Transfiguration OWL exam. It is unknown if this spell was Vera Verto. In the PC version, it was mentioned that a girl had transfigured a mouse into a cup.
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==Casting==
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This [[spell]] is moderately difficult to perform, and disastrous if done wrong<ref name="CoSf14"/>. Side-effects include the [[goblet]] being furry or having a tail<ref name="CoSf14"/>. Wand movement and posture are both very important for this [[charm]], as [[Professor]] [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]] noted when teaching her [[Second year|class]] in [[September]] of [[1992]]<ref name="CoSf14"/>.
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To perform the spell, one must tap the targeted [[List of creatures|animal]] three times sharply with their wand, and then point their [[wand]] directly at the animal, incanting, "''Vera Verto''"<ref name="incantation"/><ref name="CoSf14"/>.
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==Effects==
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[[File:Scabbers Transfiguration 01.gif|thumb|right|A failed attempt by [[Ronald Weasley]] on his [[rat]] [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]]]]
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Once performed, a jet of nearly indiscernible, crystal-clear mist, almost like a spray, will shoot from the [[Wizardkind|caster]]'s [[wand]], engulfing the animal and quickly morphing it into a [[goblet]] with a quiet whooshing noise<ref name="CoSf14"/>.
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If performed incorrectly, a spasm of greenish light will shoot from the wand with a crackling, whining noise and the target will be transfigured improperly<ref name="CoSf14"/>. It may still be furry, or might possess a tail (or a combination of the two)<ref name="CoSf14"/>.
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==Practitioners==
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*[[Minerva McGonagall]]
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*[[Harry Potter]]
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*[[Ronald Weasley]] {{C|Failed}}
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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''Vera Verto''comesfrom Latin ''vera'', meaning "true" or "right", and Latin ''verto'', meaning "Iturn" or "Ichange";henceit could translate directlyto "I change right". Thefirstwordoftheincantationis similar to the French word ''verre'', meaning "glass" or "a glass", but this could not be correct as it would then translate to "I change a glass".
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"''Vera Verto''"is a[[Latin]]phrase meaning "''true exchange''"<refname="etymology">[http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&tab=wT#la/en/vera%20vertoVeraVerto]on[http://translate.google.ca/GoogleTranslate]</ref>. Thisfitsratherwellwithitseffects.
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Latin ''fera ''means "a beast" or "an animal" and hence if the incantation were actually ''Fera Verto ''it would mean "I change a beast"
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==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:VeraVertoBoard.png|thumb|The blackboard on which [[Professor]] [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]] wrote information pertaining to this spell]]
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*Despite the subtitles saying that the [[incantation]] is "''Vera Verto''", there ''is'' a possibility that the subtitles are wrong and that the incantation is "''Fera Verto''". This makes particular sense when one considers "''fera''" means "''wild''" or "''wild animal''"<ref name="fera">[http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/fera Fera] on [http://translate.google.ca/ Google Translate]</ref>.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|fifth game]], during the [[Ordinary Wizarding Levels|O.W.L.]]s, one of the tests is to transform an animal into a [[water]] [[goblet]]; it is more than likely this was meant to be "''Vera Verto''".
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{comment|possibly}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
This spell is moderately difficult to perform, and disastrous if done wrong[2]. Side-effects include the goblet being furry or having a tail[2]. Wand movement and posture are both very important for this charm, as ProfessorMcGonagall noted when teaching her class in September of 1992[2].
To perform the spell, one must tap the targeted animal three times sharply with their wand, and then point their wand directly at the animal, incanting, "Vera Verto"[1][2].
Once performed, a jet of nearly indiscernible, crystal-clear mist, almost like a spray, will shoot from the caster's wand, engulfing the animal and quickly morphing it into a goblet with a quiet whooshing noise[2].
If performed incorrectly, a spasm of greenish light will shoot from the wand with a crackling, whining noise and the target will be transfigured improperly[2]. It may still be furry, or might possess a tail (or a combination of the two)[2].
Despite the subtitles saying that the incantation is "Vera Verto", there is a possibility that the subtitles are wrong and that the incantation is "Fera Verto". This makes particular sense when one considers "fera" means "wild" or "wild animal"[4].
In the fifth game, during the O.W.L.s, one of the tests is to transform an animal into a watergoblet; it is more than likely this was meant to be "Vera Verto".
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