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|hand=Wave the wand overhead in a circle (optional) and make a forwards slashing motion
  
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|effect=Precipitates green energy from the wand tip that can:
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|effect=Emitted green sparks from the [[wand]] that could:
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{{Quote|Conjures [[Green Sparks|green sparks]]. Useful in [[duelling]].|Description|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)}}
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'''''Verdimillious''''' is a [[charm]] that causes green energy in a variety of ways for offence and to reveal objects hidden by the [[Dark Arts]]. It is part of the [[first year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] curriculum at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
 
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The '''Verdimillious Charm'''<ref name="gba">{{PS|G}} (GBA version)</ref> (''Verdimillious'') was a [[charm]] that emitted [[Green Sparks|green sparks]] from the [[wand]].<ref name="gba" /> These sparks could be used to reveal objects hidden by [[Dark Arts]] and could be used offensively in a [[Duelling|duel]].<ref name="vg">{{PS|G}}</ref>
   
 
==Effects==
  
==Effects==
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The Verdimillious Charm had several uses. They could be used offensively in [[duelling]], in which<ref name="COS">{{COS|G}} (GBC version)</ref><ref name="POA">{{POA|G}} (GBA version)</ref> one waved his or her [[wand]] in a circular motion overhead whilst slowly saying the [[incantation]], aiming for nothing but thin [[Oxygen|air]], thereby causing an orb of glowing green energy to be thrown from the [[wand]] tip, exploding several feet away in a blinding flash of emerald light and illuminating the entire room for a short period of time.<ref name="vg" />
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Verdimillious can have several effects, depending on its use. If one quickly casts the charm whilst aiming for a specific target, it will cause green sparks and/or green electrical discharge to explode and crackle all around the victim, hurting them (and hence is useful in [[duelling]]).<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]] - GBC version only</ref><ref>[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]] - GBA version only</ref>.
  
   
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If one draws out the casting (saying the incantation slowly and waving the wand in a circle overhead), aiming for thin air, then an orb of green energy will be thrown from the wand tip, exploding several metres away in a blinding flash of emerald light and illuminating the entire room for a short period of time. While the light from the spell lasts, objects hidden by Dark magic will be revealed, so that they are temporarily visible and tangible again.<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]</ref>
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So long as the emerald light from the [[spell]] lasted, objects such as platforms or doors that had been hidden by [[Dark Arts|Dark magic]] would be revealed, so that they were temporarily visible and tangible again, until the spell's effects ended.<ref name="vg" />
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==History==
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[[Professor]] [[Quirinus Quirrell]] taught his [[First year|first-year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] students this [[spell]] in the [[1991–1992 school year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]],<ref name="vg" /> something the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] approved of.<ref name="op15">{{OOTP|B|15}}</ref>
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==Known practitioners==
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Gilderoy Lockhart COS promo.jpg|[[Gilderoy Lockhart]]<ref name="COS" />
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*All other first years in the 1991–1992 school year
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==Etymology==
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The [[incantation]] "''verdimillious''" most likely derives from the [[Latin]] word "''viridis''", meaning "''green''" and [[France|French]] "''mille''", meaning "''a thousand''"; this most likely reflects the thousands of green sparks produced.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*Given that this [[spell]]'s effects are identical to those of the [[Green Sparks]] mentioned in the [[Harry Potter (book series)|books]], it is almost certain that "''Verdimillious''" is just the incantation for Green Sparks, not unlike how "''Vermillious''" is the incantation for [[Red Sparks]].
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*This spell appears to be related to - or a variation on - [[Vermillious]] and [[Verdillious]].
  
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*This [[charm]] appears to be related to [[Red Sparks]] given their similar incantations and effects.
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*In the ''[[Harry Potter: Trading Card Game]]'', a similar spell - [[Verdillious]] - may actually be just a misspelling of this charm.
  
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*This spell is the pre-cursor of [[Verdimillious Duo]] and [[Verdimillious Tria]].
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*A [[modifier]] can be used to produce the ''[[Verdimillious Duo Spell|Verdimillious Duo]]'' and ''[[Verdimillious Tria]]'' [[charm]]s.
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*Although this spell produces green sparks, it is erroneously red in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PlayStation)|PlayStation version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]].
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*This spell was originally supposed to appear in [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC, Mac)|the PC version of ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'']], along with a variety of other spells, but was cut from the final project. The reason for this is unknown.
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**Ultimately, the spell ''[[Wand-Lighting Charm|Lumos]]'' replaced ''Verdimillious'' in function and became the ''de facto'' spell for revealing hidden passages and platforms.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
  
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*{{GOF|G}} {{C|GBA and NDS versions only}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
  
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*[[Green Sparks]]
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*''[[Verdillious]]''
 
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 7 January 2024

"Conjures green sparks. Useful in duelling."
— Description[src]

The Verdimillious Charm[1] (Verdimillious) was a charm that emitted green sparks from the wand.[1] These sparks could be used to reveal objects hidden by Dark Arts and could be used offensively in a duel.[2]

Effects

The Verdimillious Charm had several uses. They could be used offensively in duelling, in which[4][3] one waved his or her wand in a circular motion overhead whilst slowly saying the incantation, aiming for nothing but thin air, thereby causing an orb of glowing green energy to be thrown from the wand tip, exploding several feet away in a blinding flash of emerald light and illuminating the entire room for a short period of time.[2]

So long as the emerald light from the spell lasted, objects such as platforms or doors that had been hidden by Dark magic would be revealed, so that they were temporarily visible and tangible again, until the spell's effects ended.[2]

History

Professor Quirinus Quirrell taught his first-year Defence Against the Dark Arts students this spell in the 1991–1992 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,[2] something the Ministry of Magic approved of.[5]

Known practitioners

  • All other first years in the 1991–1992 school year

Etymology

The incantation "verdimillious" most likely derives from the Latin word "viridis", meaning "green" and French "mille", meaning "a thousand"; this most likely reflects the thousands of green sparks produced.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (GBA version)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (GBA version)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (GBC version)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)

See also

Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
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D.A.D.A. at Hogwarts
Classroom 3C · Classroom 3C backrooms · Temporary Classroom · Hogwarts Turris Magnus · Teacher's Office · Storeroom · Staircase · Storage room · Lesson Cup · Race Cup · Duelling Club · Dumbledore's Army
Professors
Isidora Morganach · Dinah Hecat · Arsenius Jigger · Albus Dumbledore · Galatea Merrythought · 1984–1985 professor · 1985–1986 professor · 1986–1987 professor · 1987–1988 professor · Patricia Rakepick · 1989–1990 professor · First 1990–1991 professor · Olivia Green · Quirinus Quirrell · Gilderoy Lockhart · Remus Lupin · Bartemius Crouch Junior (as Alastor Moody) · Dolores Umbridge · Severus Snape · Amycus Carrow (as Dark Arts teacher) · Unidentified professor · Brindlemore
Textbooks
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection · Advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts · Break with a Banshee · Gadding with Ghouls · Holidays with Hags · Travels with Trolls · Voyages with Vampires · Wanderings with Werewolves · Year with the Yeti · The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts · Defensive Magical Theory · Dark Arts Defence – Basics for Beginners · Confronting the Faceless · Defence Against the Dark Arts
Spells studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Aqua Eructo · Boggart-Banishing Spell (Riddikulus) · Bombarda Maxima · Cave inimicum · Concealment Charms · Counter-curses · Counter-jinxes · Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) · Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam) · Cursed barrier spell · Densaugeo · Deprimo Spell (Deprimo) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Ear-Shrivelling Curse · Everte Statum · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · Fumos Duo · Green Sparks · Hex-Breaker· Hex-deflection · Hex Zapper · Homorphus Charm · Human-presence-revealing Spell (Homenum Revelio) · Impediment Jinx (Impedimenta) · Imperius Curse (Imperio) · Imperturbable Charm · Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Lacarnum Inflamari · Langlock · Levitation Spell (Levioso) · Limbo Mist anticharm · Nonverbal spells · Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronum) · Pimple Jinx (Furnunculus) · Protective enchantments · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Salvio hexia · Sea Urchin Jinx · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Shield Charm (Protego) · Smokescreen Spell (Fumos) · Snake-Vanishing Spell (Vipera Evanesca) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Stretching Jinx · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Tongue-Tying Curse (Mimblewimble) · Trip Jinx · Twitchy-Ears Hex · Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Tria · Vermillious Duo · Vermillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
Creatures studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Banshee · Boggart · Chameleon Ghoul · Charmed skeleton · Cornish Pixie · Dementor · Dugbog · Erkling · Flesh-Eating Slug · Ghost · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Gytrash · Hag · Hinkypunk · Iguana · Imp · Inferius · Kappa · Manticore · Nocturnal beasts · Nogtail · Poltergeist · Red Cap · Snake · Troll · Vampire · Vampire bat · Werewolf · Yeti · Zombie
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