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|incantation=
|type=[[Hex]]
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|hand=Involves a twelve-step dance
 
|hand=Involves a twelve-step dance
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|light=Lime-green
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|effect=Conjures a gold-black rope that twirls around in mid-air
 
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|creator=[[Wakefield (spell inventor)|Wakefield]]
 
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'''Wakefield's Sambata''' was apparently a [[spell]] that required a twelve-step dance to cast. ''[[The Quibbler]]'' published an illustrated guide on how to perform this spell in its "Spell Steps of the Week" column in [[1996]].
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'''Wakefield's Sambata''' was apparently a [[spell]] that required a twelve-step dance to cast. ''[[The Quibbler]]'' published an illustrated guide on how to perform this spell in its "Spell Steps of the Week" column in [[1996]]. It was invented by [[Wakefield (spell inventor)|Wakefield]].
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
''Sambata'' is a Finnish verb meaning "to dance the samba."<ref>"[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sambata Sambata]" on Wiktionary</ref> The samba is a [[Brazil]]ian ballroom dance.<ref>"[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/samba Samba]" on Wiktionary</ref>
 
''Sambata'' is a Finnish verb meaning "to dance the samba."<ref>"[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sambata Sambata]" on Wiktionary</ref> The samba is a [[Brazil]]ian ballroom dance.<ref>"[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/samba Samba]" on Wiktionary</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*This is a reference to graphic designer [[Lauren Wakefield]], who worked on ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' and the following two films.<ref>
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SLDLMrbbxE&feature=plcp</ref>
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*Given its appearance in a tabloid that often printed items of a nature that were at best dubious, it is entirely possible that this spell did not actually exist, especially when combined its unusual casting method not seen with any other spell in the series.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Dance]]
 
[[Category:Spells]]
 
[[Category:Spells]]
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[[Category:Spells of unknown incantation]]

Revision as of 17:54, 24 July 2013

Wakefield's Sambata was apparently a spell that required a twelve-step dance to cast. The Quibbler published an illustrated guide on how to perform this spell in its "Spell Steps of the Week" column in 1996. It was invented by Wakefield.

Etymology

Sambata is a Finnish verb meaning "to dance the samba."[1] The samba is a Brazilian ballroom dance.[2]

Behind the scenes

  • This is a reference to graphic designer Lauren Wakefield, who worked on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the following two films.[3]
  • Given its appearance in a tabloid that often printed items of a nature that were at best dubious, it is entirely possible that this spell did not actually exist, especially when combined its unusual casting method not seen with any other spell in the series.

Appearances

Notes and references