Vipera Evanesca is the untransfiguration for Serpensortia. It causes the conjured snake to vanish and hence is (presumably) related to the Vanishing Spell.
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 Voldemort's snake during their Duel in the Ministry Atrium. Harry Potter used it while searching horcruxes in 1997.[1]
Etymology
Vipera is a genus of venomous vipers, a type of snake. Evanesca likely shares its origin with Evanesco, which means "disappear" in Latin.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First identified as Snake-Vanishing Spell)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
Notes and references
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