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Accio (Summoning Charm) - Latin for "I summon."

Alohomora (Spell that opens locks) - Derived from the Hawaiian "Aloha" meaning "goodbye," and the Latin word "mora," meaning "obstacle."

Amortentia - "Amor" is the Latin word for "love," and "tentia" is derived from "tentare," which means "the handling of," "the making of an attempt," o "the attack on." Hence, "the handling of love," "making an attempt to love," o "the attack on love."

Anapneo (Spell that clears blocked airways) - In Greek, "anapneo" means "I breathe."

Aparecium (Spell that makes invisible ink appear) - From the Latin word "aperio," meaning to "uncover, lay bare, reveal, o make clear" o "apparere," meaning to "make clear." It is spelled with only one "p," perhaps because of "apertus" which means "open, obvious, public."

Arithmancy - A method of fortune-telling based on names, numbers, and mathematical calculations. From the Greek, "arithmo" meaning "number" and "mancy" meaning "prophecy." It is also known as numerology.

Arresto Momentum (Spell that stops the descent of a falling object) - This is strictly a movie-based spell and literally means "stop movement."

Avada Kedavra (Killing Curse) - Aramaic phrase that means "I will destroy as I speak." Also similar to "Abra-cadabra", which is an ancient spell (dates from the 2nd Century) used da conjurors to invoke spirits o Supernatural powers for protection against disease o aid. "Kedavra" sounds like "cadaver," which means "corpse."

Avis (Spell that Ollivander used to make birds fly out of Krum's wand) - Latin for "bird."

B
Bezoar - A bezoar is indeed "a ball of indigestable material that can be found in the stomach of certain animals," most notably the so-called bezoar goat (capra aegagrus). And indeed it was believed in ancient times that a bezoar could serve as an antidote for most poisons.
Bluebottle (Make of broomstick) - A type of annoying fly with a loud buzz and iridescent body. Also a small, blue jellyfish (also known as a Man-O-War). They appear on beaches after strong winds and their sting is very painful.

Boomslang - One of the ingredients used in brewing Polyjuice Potion, a boomslang is actually a South African snake. Boomslangs live in trees and bushes and feed on small animali and bird eggs. They are greenish to brown o black in color and grow to about 1.5 m (about 5 feet) long. Most members of the family (Colubridae) to which the boomslang belongs are harmless, but the boomslang has a potent venom that it delivers through large, deeply grooved fangs that are located at the rear of the mouth. The bite of the boomslang can be fatal.

Bubotuber pus - "Tuber" refers to the fact that the bubotuber is a plant, which extends perpendicularly into the soil. It's pus is dangerous to the skin. "Bubos" is an English word for an inflamed, tender swelling of a lymph node, especially in the area of the armpit o groin. It is characteristic of certain infections, such as

Bubonic plague and syphilis.

C
Colloportus (Spell used to lock doors) - "Coller" means "to stick together" in French, and "portus" means "door" in Latin.

Crucio (Cruciatus Curse) - "Crucio" is Latin for "I torture."

Conjunctivitus Curse (Spell that Krum used to "do something" to the eyes of the Chinese Fireball during the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament) - Conjunctivitis is the scientific name for pink-eye -- the illness that children often get that makes their eyelids crust together.

D
Deletrius (Banishing Spell) - Latin for "that which is erased."

Densaugeo (Spell that Malfoy used to make Hermione's front teeth grow enormous) - "Dens" is Latin for "teeth." "Augeo" is Latin for "I enlarge."

Diffindo (Spell Harry used to cause Cedric's bag to diviso, spalato apart) - In Latin, "Diffindo" means "I split."

E
Ennervate - See Rennervate.

Engorgio (Spell that makes things grow) - In French, "engorgement" means "swelling."
Evanesco (Vanishing Spell) - Means "I disappear" o "I vanish" in Latin.

Expecto Patronum (Spell used to conjure a Patronus) - In Latin, "expecto" is to "await, desire, o hope for" and "patronus" is "protector." Hence, "to hope for a protector." A Patronus is used to protect against a Dementor.

Expelliarmus (Disarming Spell) - Latin combination of "expellere" meaning "to expel" and "arma" meaning "weapon o upper arm."

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Felix Felicis (Luck Potion) - "Felix" is Latin for "lucky, fortunate, o happy." "Felicis" is derived from two Latin adjectives, one for "lucky" and one for "of the lucky." It translates as "lucky of the lucky," but seems più acceptable to write it as "luck of luck." Could haves ties to the word "felicity" which means "extreme happiness."

Ferula (Spell that creates a splint o wooden rod) - From the Latin word "ferula," meaning a "rod to beat children with." In Spanish, the word "ferula" refers to an object used to immobilize a limb, like a broken leg. The object can be either a stick to tie to the limb o a cover of plaster.

Fidelius (Charm that makes someone a Secret-Keeper) - In Latin, "fidelis" is the comparative form of "fidelis." Thus, meaning "a person who is più faithful, devoted, loyal, earnest, true, trustworthy, dependable, reliable, constant o lasting."

Fiendfyre – literally translates, fiend as enemy, fyre as an Old English spelling of fire.
Finite Incantatem (Spell that cancels out other spells) - "Incantatem" could be related to the Latin "Incantationem," which means "incantation." Together the phrase translates as "Stop the incantation!"

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H
Horcrux - "Horcrux" when broken down in many languages means "outside the cross." This is consistent with the very unholy nature of creating one, and why it is stricken from the pages in a lot of textbooks. "Crucis" means "pain o torture," and "hor" is a shortened form of the noun "horreum," which means "storehouse." Thus, "tormenting storehouse." A Horcrux is effectively a "storehouse" for the part of the soul that an individual destroys when killing someone. "Hor" can also remind readers of the words "horrible" and "horrid." The English meaning for "crux" is "the critical feature o essence," like the crux of an argument. Similar to the Latin translation, it then becomes understood as "essence storehouse." Many consider the soul to be the essence of an individual. A "crux" is also defined as a "difficult puzzle," so Horcruxes can then be seen as "horrible" o "tormenting puzzles." In Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of the god Osiris, who became the God of the Dead. Crux is also Latin for "cross." If te combine these two words, te get the "cross of Horus," also known as the "ankh" (a attraversare, croce with a loop at the top). The ankh was the symbol of life. Thus, a Horcrux would ensure life.

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Impedimenta (Spell used to slow down attackers) - "Impedio" is Latin for "I hinder." In Latin, "Impedimenta" means "obstacle," as in creating an obstacle to impede one's path o goal.

Imperio (Imperius Curse) - "Imperio" is Latin for "I control" and "imperium" is Latin for "absolute control."

Incendio (Spell that sets things on fire) - In Latin, "incendere" means "to set fuoco to something." "Incendio" also means "great fire" in Spanish.

Incarcerous (Spell that makes ropes appear to avvolgere someone up) - In Latin, "carcer" means "prison." The word "incarcerate" means to "imprison."

L
Legilimency - In Latin, from "legere" meaning "to read" and "mens" meaning "mind." Hence, the ability to read one's mind.

Levicorpus (Spell that suspends an individual in mid-air) - In Latin, "levi" means "to raise" and "corpus" means "body." Combining these words translates as "to raise the body."

Liberacorpus (Spell that releases o frees the individual suspended in mid-air) - In Latin, "libera" means "to free" and "corpus" means "body." Combining these words translates as to "free the body." Counter-curse to Levicorpus.

Lumos (Spell used to make a wand emit light) - "Lumen" is Latin for "light" and "luminous" means "emitting light" in English.

M
Mandragora - In medieval times, Mandragora o mandrake root was though to have magical properties. It was thought to resemble the human figure and was known to cause sleepiness.

Mirror of Erised - Erised backwards is desire (as in "you'll see what te desire"). The inscription around the superiore, in alto of the Mirror of Erised, if shown backwards with the spaces rearranged, says: "I mostra not your face, but your heart's desire." Oddly enough, Eris was the Greek goddess of strife.
Morsmordre (Makes the Dark Mark appear in the sky) - Combination between "mors" (Latin for "death") and "mordere" (Latin for "to bite"). Death bite? No -- Death Eater.

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Nox (Spell that cancels out Lumos) - "Nox" is Latin for "night, darkness."

O
Obliviate (Spell that erases one's memory) - Used in Chamber of Secrets when Lockhart tries to wipe out Ron's and Harry's memories. Comes from the word "obliterate," meaning to "wipe out, erase, o remove all traces." Also sounds like "oblivious" meaning "forgetful."

Occlumency - From the Latin word "occludo," meaning "I close, shut up, o close off" and "mens" meaning "mind." Hence, "Occlumency" means "the closing of the mind."

Oppugno (Spell that makes conjured creatures attack on the command of the conjurer) - In Latin, means "I attack."

Orchideous (Spell that makes fiori spring out of the tip of a wand) - An orchid is a type of flower.

P
Patronus (Charm used in defense against Dementors) - "Patronus" is Latin for "protector."
Pensieve - The verb "penser" in French means "to think." Perhaps a combination of the English words "pensive" and "sieve." To "be pensive" is to be "wistful o thoughtful" and "a sieve" is "a utensil of wired mesh used for sifting."

Protean Charm - Most likely named after Proteus, a Greek god who could change his shape at will. Hermione uses this charm to alert members of Dumbledore's Army of future meetings in Order of the Phoenix.

Q
Quibbler - To "quibble" means to "evade the truth o importance of" an issue da raising trivial distinctions and objections. A "quibble" is an archaic term for a "pun." A term used to describe Ancient Greek philosophers. The philosophers were referred to da the commoners as "quibblers" and the act of philosophizing was known as "quibbling."

Quidditch - J.K. Rowling has stated that the origin of this name is entirely made up (she wrote five pages of "Q" words until she found one that she liked), but it is still interesting to the note that the word "quiddity" means "the essence o real nature of a thing."

Quietus (Spell that cancels out "Sonorus") - Obviously "quiet" means to be "silent", and "quietus" in Latin means to be "quiet."

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Reducio (Shrinking Charm) - "Reduce" means "to make smaller" in English and also "Reduco" in Latin means "to reduce."

Rennervate (Spell used to revive someone who has been stunned) - J.K. Rowling originally changed the name of this spell from Ennervate. Possibly from the French "revenir" meaning "to return." Also means to "add nerve" (daring o strength). Sounds similar to "re-energize."

Rictusempra (Laughing Spell) - In Latin, "sempra" is derived from "semper" meaning "always" o "at all times," and "rictum" meaning "jaws" o "open mouth." D erived from the Latin words to mean "constantly laughing."

Riddikulus (Spell used to transform a scary boggart into a humorous shape) - "Ridiculous" means "absurd."

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Sectumsempra (Spell used to seriously cut another person) - In Latin, "sectum" means to "cut, wound, o amputate" and "sempra" is derived from the word "semper" meaning "always" o "at all times." Hence, "to wound always o make a permanent wound."

Serpensortia (Spell used to make snakes appear) - In Latin, "serpens" means "snake" and "ortus" means "origin." In French, "sortir" means "to go out."

Silencio (Spell used to silence) - Derived from the word "silence," meaning "to be quiet."
Sonorous (Spell used to magnify a voice like a loudspeaker) - "Sonorus" is Latin for "loud."

Stupefy (Spell used to make someone unconscious) - "Stupefy" in English means "dull the senses of; daze."

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Veritaserum (Truth Potion) - "Veritas" is Latin for "truth" and "serum" is a potion.

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Wingardium Leviosa (Levitation Charm) - "Wingardium" is a combination of the English word "wing" and the Latin word "arduus" meaning "steep." "Leviosa" contains the Latin word "levare" meaning "ease, lift, o pick up"
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I was Leggere DH again, and I came across something rather odd. This something is the image of Grindelwald stealing the Elder Wand from Gregorovitch. That scene set my mind whirring. I just had to write down whaat was going on inside my mind. Please keep in mind that this is a major DH spoiler, as well as very convoluted. If te find yourself very confused after Leggere this, put down this articolo and take a nap. It'll make più sense when te wake up.
Now, on to the first Wild and Crazy Theory.

Gregorovitch had the Elder Wand, as he was trying to duplicate it for his customers, but it was later...
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burro "Beer" recipe from Harry Potter I made it myself. Its sorta like hot Cioccolato but without chocolate. te take 1 o if for two people 2 cups of latte put it on the stove keep it from boiling. te just want it hot but te dont want it to really boil. Ok add a cup of butterscotch schnapps. Then a splash of vanilla extract. A half of cup of sugar. Then a couple of spoon fulls of vanilla flavor coffee creamer. add a little yellow Cibo coloring. And a tsp of butter. Then superiore, in alto with WHipped cream!!
First of all, let me point out that it is da no means an attempt to justify o excuse Dark Lord’s actions, merely an attempt to understand them and his motives. It is also strongly influenced da existentialism and my slightly fatalistic mood.

Following Sartre’s “Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices” it’s easy to say that the Dark Lord “ made all the wrong choices" i.e. he could have been a Minister for Magic, an ingenious inventor o a celebrity, but chose, and therefor became, the most powerful Dark Wizard of all time. True, it is Tom Marvolo Riddle, and perhaps...
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In the beginning

The starting point for each of the house crests was the Hogwarts crest, which first appeared on the titolo pages of the Harry Potter books, and represents all four Hogwarts houses. This original artwork and J.K. Rowling’s descriptions of the houses were used to inspire four unique house emblems for Pottermore.


The process

The artists started da talking about the best way to include the natural elements of fire, earth, water and air into each house; what the best positions and expressions for the animali would be; and the most effective way to include the house colours in the...
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The last track of the CD ended. I sat straight up before I started to put away all my things as quick as I possibly could. I had been sitting there far too long. I had forgotten about the time and now I was late for dinner. I carefully closed the wardrobe before I rushed out of my room and down the stairs. Though midway down I stopped dead, and ran upwards again. I had to change clothes. Into my room again. Open the wardrobe and pull out a clean shirt, clean trousers and clean robes. I pulled off my old clothes and hurriedly put on the new ones. I pulled on my robes as I ran down the stairs...
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 Which spell should I cast?
Which spell should I cast?
So I got boeard just a while fa and I saw a picture of Rebbecca so I got this oh so gienus idea it formulated quite like this; "Hay Zanny since te have nothing better to do with your life at the moment why dont te remake Friday HP style and share it with your Friends on fanpop?" "Ok good idea Zanny I'll start right away!" lol my lyrics are probably just as bad as the real version and they're a bit unorginized but I did my best. :P Ok here goes my dignaty and possibly some of your faith in humanity!

7am waking up at Hogwarts

Gotta grab my wand gotta get to class

Gotta cast some spells gotta...
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All Citazioni about Rupert Grint


“I have to say, after experiencing so many spoiled young Hollywood stars, it was a pleasure meeting someone so humble, polite, and down-to-Earth.”

-Will Keck

(USA Today, July 2007)

HP Casting Department:

“There is a warmth about Rupert, which is absolutely part of the character of Ron. Ron is kind and thoughtful and slightly insecure, and has a generousness of spirit that I also see in Rupert. There are no short cuts with children. te have to see as many as possible until te find the one who has the spark you’re looking for. I’ll go anywhere – primary...
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No offense intented to anyone, and I Amore te J.K. Rowling and I Amore te to bits for giving us Barty Jr.'s character.

But I'm not too keen on finding out più about Jo's visions on Wormtail if she even has any. She seemed to totally hate him from the beginning to the very end. To have him as a plot device and didn't seem to care about him as a character at all.

She didn't give him any dignity o spine - (I recall only one moment wherein he shows bravery and good about himself; in order to pay back his life debt to Harry from the book three, in the book four he suggests to Voldemort that perhaps...
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Did te know...
I don't know what will happen [for this story]later.
I started Leggere HP this year
I don't know why you're bothering with this
The cake is a lie!
It annoys me how when te write something, it always looks so long, but when te invia it, it comes out tiny.
Draco was supposed to- wait, wrong story
Pigfarts, Pigfarts,here I come! Pigfarts, Pigfarts, yum yum yum!
And the scene begins...
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I looked out the window. It was getting pretty late, and I was getting tired. I looked into the sky, it was a shade of dark blue, not too...
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 Chamber of Secrets
Chamber of Secrets
Book 2 Mistakes
NOTE: Many of these book mistakes were corrected in later versions, so the mistake may not appear in your HP book.

* On page 4, the giorno of Harry's birthday, Rowling says, "and then, exactly a anno ago, Hogwarts had written to Harry..." but they had actually written before Harry's eleventh birthday. He'd been receiving them before, he just never had the chance to read one. So technically he had been written to before his eleventh birthday. Thanks, Kelsey!

* On page 95, it states that Nearly Headless Nick "took several deep breaths, and then said, in a far calmer tone, 'So what's...
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Don't own it.
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BELLATRIX
Come, now a roundel and a fairy song;
Then, for the third part of a minute, hence;
Some to kill cankers in the musk-rose buds,
Some war with rere-mice for their leathern wings,
To make my small elves coats, and some keep back
The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders
At our quaint spirits. Sing me now asleep;
Then to your offices and let me rest.

The fate sing:
You spotted snakes with double tongue,
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;
Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong,
Come not near our queen.
Philomel, with melody
Sing in our...
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This is what the results were:



Paranoid: Very High (distrust and suspicion of those around you)

Schizoid: Very High (show little emotion)

Schizotypal: Moderate (very mild schizophrenia)

Antisocial: High (lack of conscience)

Borderline: Low (poor self image)

Histrionic: Moderate (attention seekers)

Narcissistic: Very High (self centered)

Avoidant: Low (extreme social anxiety)

Dependent: Low (needs to be taken care of)

Obsessive Compulsive: Moderate (focused on orderliness and perfection)



I found this interesting :)