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| + | |name=Wand-Extinguishing Charm |
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| + | |incantation=''Nox''<br />(NOCK-ss) |
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| + | |type=Countercharm |
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| + | |hand=[[File:Wand-extinguishing-charm.png]] |
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| + | |effect=Counters the [[Wand-Lighting Charm]] |
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| + | {{Quote|He groped behind him and she forced [[Cloak of Invisibility|the bundle of slippery cloth]] into his free hand. With difficulty he dragged it over himself, murmured, 'Nox,' extinguishing his wand light, and continued on his hands and knees, as silently as possible, all his senses straining, expecting every second to be discovered, to hear a [[Tom Riddle|cold clear voice]], see a [[Killing Curse|flash of green light]].|Harry uses this, invisible, whilst crawling through the tunnel into the [[Whomping Willow]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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| + | *[[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] used it when trying to gain entry to the upstairs of the [[Shrieking Shack]] unobserved. Also used when Harry was in the passage beneath the [[Whomping Willow]] which leads to the [[Shrieking Shack]].<ref name= "DH">{{DH}} - Chapter 32 (''The Elder Wand'')</ref> |
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| + | ===Other practitioners=== |
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| + | *[[Severus Snape]]<ref name="PoA">{{POA}} (film)</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The '''Wand-Extinguishing Charm''' (''Nox'') is the countercharm for the [[Wand-Lighting Charm]], ''Lumos''. It causes the light at the end of the caster's [[wand]] to be extinguished |
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==Etymology== |
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| − | In Latin, "''nox''" means "''night''." Nox is also the name of the Roman Goddess of night derived from Nyx ( |
+ | In Latin, "''nox''" means "''night''." Nox is also the name of the Roman Goddess of night derived from Nyx (Greek goddess of darkness and night). |
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Revision as of 12:00, 23 April 2014
- "He groped behind him and she forced the bundle of slippery cloth into his free hand. With difficulty he dragged it over himself, murmured, 'Nox,' extinguishing his wand light, and continued on his hands and knees, as silently as possible, all his senses straining, expecting every second to be discovered, to hear a cold clear voice, see a flash of green light."
- — Harry uses this, invisible, whilst crawling through the tunnel into the Whomping Willow.[src]
The Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) is the countercharm for the Wand-Lighting Charm, Lumos. It causes the light at the end of the caster's wand to be extinguished.
Uses and practitioners
- Harry Potter and Hermione Granger used it when trying to gain entry to the upstairs of the Shrieking Shack unobserved. Also used when Harry was in the passage beneath the Whomping Willow which leads to the Shrieking Shack.[1]
Other practitioners
Etymology
In Latin, "nox" means "night." Nox is also the name of the Roman Goddess of night derived from Nyx (Greek goddess of darkness and night).
Behind the scenes
- In most of the video games, the Lumos Charm is extinguished by itself after some time, not requiring this spell.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Cut from final edit)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Pottermore (First identified as Wand-Extinguishing Charm)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 32 (The Elder Wand)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)