![]() "Bubos" is an English word for an inflamed, tender swelling of a lymph node, especially in the area of the armpit of groin. The bite of the boomslang can be fatal.īubotuber pus - "Tuber" refers to the fact that the bubotuber is a plant, which extends perpendicularly into the soil. ![]() 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. They are greenish to brown of black in color and grow to about 1.5 m (about 5 feet) long. ![]() ![]() Boomslangs live in trees and bushes and feed on small animals and bird eggs. They appear on beaches after strong winds and their sting is very painful.īoomslang - One of the ingredients used in brewing Polyjuice Potion, a boomslang is actually a South African snake. Also a small, blue jellyfish (also known as a Man-O-War). And indeed it was believed in ancient times that a bezoar could serve as an antidote for most poisons.īluebottle (Make of broomstick) - A type of annoying fly with a loud buzz and iridescent body. "Kedavra" sounds like "cadaver," which means "corpse."Īvis (Spell that Ollivander used to make birds fly out of Krum's wand) - Latin for "bird."īezoar - 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). From the Greek, "arithmo" meaning "number" and "mancy" meaning "prophecy." It is also known as numerology.Īrresto Momentum (Spell that stops the descent of a falling object) - This is strictly a movie-based spell and literally means "stop movement."Īvada 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 door conjurors to invoke spirits of supernatural powers for protection against disease of aid. "Incantatem" is derived from the Latin "incantare" meaning "sing or recite" - often used in relation to magic or witchcraft.Accio (Summoning Charm) - Latin for "I summon."Īlohomora (Spell that opens locks) - Derived from the Hawaiian "Aloha" meaning "goodbye," and the Latin word "mora," meaning "obstacle."Īmortentia - "Amor" is the Latin word for "love," and "tentia" is derived from "tentare," which means "the handling of," "the making of an attempt," of "the attack on." Hence, "the handling of love," "making an attempt to love," of "the attack on love."Īnapneo (Spell that clears blocked airways) - In Greek, "anapneo" means "I breathe."Īparecium (Spell that makes invisible ink appear) - From the Latin word "aperio," meaning to "uncover, lay bare, reveal, of make clear" of "apparere," meaning to "make clear." It is spelled with only one "p," perhaps because of "apertus" which means "open, obvious, public."Īrithmancy - A method of fortune-telling based on names, numbers, and mathematical calculations. "A priori" is a Latin phrase which means "from the earlier." This spell will cause the user's wand to regurgitate ghosts of its previously cast spells. "Priori Incantatem" - the reverse spell effect. The Latin word "homo" means "man," and "revelare" is the verb "to reveal." The spell will literally "reveal humans" if they are hiding nearby. The "ard" section of "wingardium" is likely from the Latin "arduus," or "steep/elevated." And finally "levi" means "to lift." "Homenum Revelio" - spell that tells you if humans are present ![]() "Wing" (while not Latin) clearly invokes imagery of flight, and the charm causes objects to fly. This is another mashup of multiple influences. "Wingardium Leviosa" - the levitating charm ![]()
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