Changes: Snake-Vanishing Spell

Revision as of 14:04, 3 November 2010

Vipera Evanesca is the counterspell for Serpensortia. It causes the conjured snake to vanish. Presumably, it is related to the Vanishing Spell.

Severus Snape cast this spell in 1992 at the Duelling Club to get rid of a snake that Draco Malfoy had conjured while duelling Harry Potter. Albus Dumbledore also may have used this spell to vanish Voldemort's snake during their Duel in the Ministry Atrium. Harry Potter used it while searching horcruxes in 1997.^[1]

Vipera is a genus of venomous vipers, a type of snake. Evanesca likely shares its origin with Evanesco, which means "disappear" in Latin.

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 ==Known uses==
 [[Severus Snape]] cast this spell in [[1992]] at the [[Duelling Club]] to get rid of a snake that [[Draco Malfoy]] had conjured while duelling [[Harry Potter]]. [[Albus Dumbledore]] also may have used this spell to vanish [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s snake during their [[Duel in the Ministry Atrium]].
+[[Harry Potter]] used it while searching [[horcrux]]es in [[1997]].<ref>See [http://bloghogwarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Harry-Potter-BlogHogwarts-HP7-Videogame-02.jpg this image]</ref>
 ==Etymology==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{1stID}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
+==Notes and references==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Curses]]