Water-Making Spell

Water-Making Spell
Incantation	Aguamenti (AGUA-menti)
Type	Charm, Conjuration
Hand movement
Light	Icy blue
Effect	Conjures water

"The Water-Making Spell conjures clean, drinkable water from the end of the wand."

— Book of Spells

The Water-Making Spell, also known as the Aguamenti Spell (Aguamenti) is a charm that conjures a jet of clear, pure water and shoots it from the tip of the caster's wand. This spell, in addition to being a charm, can also be classified as conjuration, an advanced form of Transfiguration.

History

It's unknown who invented this spell and when. This spell was taught at N.E.W.T.-level in Charms class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, to sixth years. It's also possible that this charm is located in the The Standard Book of Spells series by Miranda Goshawk.

Effects

Depending on the caster's concentration and intentions, this charm can be anything from a simple jet of water to a wave. It is taught to sixth year students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Charms class. The spell's incantation is Aguamenti.

Known uses

Caster(s)	Dates	Notes
Fleur Delacour	24 November, 1994	She conjured water nonverbally in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament so as to put out the flames of a Common Welsh Green dragon.
Marietta Edgecombe (possibly)	1995	She may have used a non verbal version of this spell during a D.A. meeting in 1995, although it was more likely to be the Extinguishing spell.
Seamus Finnigan	1996-1997 school year	He used this spell during class practice, but wasn't paying attention and accidentally shot a powerful stream that knocked Professor Flitwick away, causing him to write lines as detention.
Harry Potter	30 June, 1997	He used this charm to fill Albus Dumbledore's crystal goblet in the Crystal Cave, but the potion inside Dumbledore caused it to dry up before entering his mouth.
		During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, they used this spell to put out the fire on Hagrid's hut after Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle had set it on fire.
	2 May, 1998	During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry attempted to douse Vincent Crabbe's Fiendfyre with this charm, but it was ineffective.
Rubeus Hagrid	30 June, 1997	During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, they used this spell to put out the fire on Hagrid's hut after Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle had set it on fire.
Hermione Granger	August 1997	When questioning Mundungus Fletcher on the whereabouts Salazar Slytherin's Locket, Harry accidentally sets Mundungus' eyebrows on fire. Hermione used this charm on his face.

Known practitioners

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Filius Flitwick

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Fleur Delacour

Harry Potter

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Hermione Granger

Rubeus Hagrid

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Marietta Edgecombe (possibly)

Etymology

In both Spanish and Portuguese, agua/água means "water" and mente means "mind"; these derive from the Latin terms aqua ("water") and mens ("mind"), the latter's singular dative case rendered as menti ("to the mind" or "for the mind"). Given J.K. Rowling's love of puns, it would also seem plausible that there might have been a hybrid of água and "augment", in the sense of "increase", in her mind.

Behind the scenes

• In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, unlike in the book, Aguamenti appears as what looks like a shield of water instead of a jet. Furthermore, unlike in the book, the charm does not evaporate on contact with Fiendfyre.
• It is possible that this is the same spell as the extinguishing spell, given it has been used for this purpose several times.
• It is unclear how the water is created from the wand, although it may be possible that the spell converts water vapor from the air around the caster into water. This could explain why Harry was unable to extinguish the Fiendfrye, as the room had become so heated already, that there wasn't enough water vapor in the air to make any effect.

See also

• Aqua Eructo

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Harry Potter: Spells
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells (First identified as Water-Making Spell)