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| − | |name=Waddiwasi |
+ | |name=''Waddiwasi'' |
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| − | |incantation=wah-dee-WAH-see |
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| + | |incantation=''Waddiwasi''<ref name="PA7">{{POA}} - Chapter 7 (''The Boggart in the Wardrobe'')</ref><br/>(wah-dee-WAH-see)<ref name="PA7"/> |
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+ | |type=[[Charm]]<ref name="PA7"/> |
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| + | |hand=Point [[wand]]<ref name="PA7"/> |
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| − | |effect=Fires an impacted object into the air. |
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| + | |light=None<ref name="PA7"/> |
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| + | |effect=Shoots a small and soft wad of whatever the caster desires at a target<ref name="PA7"/> |
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| − | '''Waddiwasi''' removes impacted objects and launches them through the air at the will of the caster. |
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| + | {{Quote|With the force of a bullet, the wad of chewing gum shot out of the keyhole and straight down [[Peeves]]'s left nostril; he whirled right way up and zoomed away, cursing.|Description|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}} |
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| − | [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] professor [[Remus Lupin]] used this to dislodge a wad of gum that had been shoved in a keyhole by [[Peeves]]. After casting his spell, the gum went rocketting up Peeves' nose. |
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| + | '''''Waddiwasi''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[charm]] that can be used to shoot a small, soft mass of whatever the caster so desires at the target or [[Wizardkind|victim]]<ref name="PA7"/>. |
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| + | [[Professor]] [[Remus Lupin]] a [[Professor|teacher]] of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], used this [[charm]] to shoot a wad of gum at [[Peeves]], the school's [[poltergeist]], on [[2 September]], [[1993]]<ref name="PA7"/>. |
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| − | This could be the incantation of the [[Banishing Charm]] or the [[Placement Charm]] mentioned in ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', under the [[Kelpie]] entry. |
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| + | == Etymology == |
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| − | This could be the spell that [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] used to throw shards of broken glass to [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] and [[Harry Potter]] during the [[Duel in the Ministry Atrium]] |
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| + | "''Waddiwasi''" comes from two words. "''Vadd''" and "''vas-y''". "''Vadd''" is a Swedish word that can mean "''wadding''" and "''vas-y''" is French term that means "''go ahead''" or "''Come on!''" Together, they can roughly mean "The wad goes ahead." |
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+ | ==Appearances== |
| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' |
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| − | Latin ''vade'', "travel." Possibly Swedish ''vadd'', meaning "soft mass" (in this case, gum); or French ''vas y'', "go there," as Lupin also directed the object upwards; or possibly from the English ''wad'', as in "a wad of gum". |
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| + | *''[[Pottermore]]'' |
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| + | ==Notes and references== |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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[[fr:Waddiwasi]] |
[[fr:Waddiwasi]] |
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[[ru:Ваддивази]] |
[[ru:Ваддивази]] |
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| + | [[pl:Waddiwasi]] |
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[[Category:Charms]] |
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Revision as of 22:22, 29 August 2015
Waddiwasi is the incantation of a charm that can be used to shoot a small, soft mass of whatever the caster so desires at the target or victim[1].
Professor Remus Lupin a teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, used this charm to shoot a wad of gum at Peeves, the school's poltergeist, on 2 September, 1993[1].
Etymology
"Waddiwasi" comes from two words. "Vadd" and "vas-y". "Vadd" is a Swedish word that can mean "wadding" and "vas-y" is French term that means "go ahead" or "Come on!" Together, they can roughly mean "The wad goes ahead."