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{{Quote|He brandished his wand at the snake and there was a loud bang; the snake, instead of vanishing, flew ten feet into the air and fell back to the floor with a loud smack.|Lockhart casts this nonverbally|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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{{Quote|He brandished his wand at the snake and there was a loud bang; the snake, instead of vanishing, flew ten feet into the air and fell back to the floor with a loud smack.|Gilderoy Lockhart casting this spell [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbally]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
   
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'''''Alarte Ascendare'''''<ref name="COSF"> {{COSF}}</ref> is the [[incantation]] of a [[charm]] used to launch an object up into the air.
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'''''Alarte Ascendare'''''<ref name="COSF"> {{COS|F}}</ref> was the [[incantation]] of a [[charm]] used to launch an object up into the air.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] used this spell in an attempt to dispose of the [[snake]] which [[Draco Malfoy]] had [[Snake Summons Spell|conjured]] during the first [[Duelling Club]] meeting in [[1992]]. However, his efforts proved to be futile, as the spell merely caused the serpent to fly upwards, which only aggravated it further.<ref>{{COS|B|11}}</ref>
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[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] used this spell [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbally]] in an attempt to dispose the [[snake]] which [[Draco Malfoy]] had [[Snake Summons Spell|conjured]] during the first [[Duelling Club]] meeting in [[1992]]. However, his efforts proved to be futile, as the spell merely caused the serpent to fly upwards, which only aggravated it further.<ref name="COS11">{{COS|B|11}}</ref>
   
 
[[Hermione Granger]] used this spell again [[1997|five years later]] to prevent the serpent [[Nagini]] from attacking [[Harry Potter]] at [[Bathilda Bagshot's home]] in [[Godric's Hollow]].<ref name="DH17"/>
  
[[Hermione Granger]] used this spell again [[1997|five years later]] to prevent the serpent [[Nagini]] from attacking [[Harry Potter]] at [[Bathilda Bagshot's home]] in [[Godric's Hollow]].<ref name="DH17"/>
   
 
==Known Practitioners==
  
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==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
 
''Alate'' is Latin for 'winged' and ''ascendare'' is a Latin verb meaning 'to climb' or 'to ascend'. Therefore, the whole incantation may be translated roughly as "winged ascent".
  
''Alate'' is Latin for 'winged' and ''ascendare'' is a Latin verb meaning 'to climb' or 'to ascend'. Therefore, the whole incantation may be translated roughly as "winged ascent".
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==See also==
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*[[Levitation Charm]]
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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*This may be the [[incantation]] for the [[Rocket Charm]], a [[spell]] that also causes the targeted object to shoot upwards with great velocity and force.
  
*This may be the [[incantation]] for the [[Rocket Charm]], a [[spell]] that also causes the targeted object to shoot upwards with great velocity and force.
 
*Similar to ''[[Vera Verto]]'', viewers have raised concerns on the accuracy of the subtitles for spells in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets film]]<ref>Vera Verto - [https://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Vera_Verto Harry Potter Wikia talk page]</ref>, debating that the actual incantation is "Volate Ascendare"<ref>Alarte Ascendare - Harry Potter [https://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Alarte_Ascendare Wikia talk page]</ref>. ''Volate'' is a conjugation of the Latin word ''volare'' meaning "to fly". This similarly fits the effect of the spell demonstrated.
  
*Similar to ''[[Vera Verto]]'', viewers have raised concerns on the accuracy of the subtitles for spells in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets film]]<ref>Vera Verto - [https://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Vera_Verto Harry Potter Wikia talk page]</ref>, debating that the actual incantation is "Volate Ascendare"<ref>Alarte Ascendare - Harry Potter [https://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Alarte_Ascendare Wikia talk page]</ref>. ''Volate'' is a conjugation of the Latin word ''volare'' meaning "to fly". This similarly fits the effect of the spell demonstrated.
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"He brandished his wand at the snake and there was a loud bang; the snake, instead of vanishing, flew ten feet into the air and fell back to the floor with a loud smack."
— Gilderoy Lockhart casting this spell non-verbally[src]

Alarte Ascendare[1] was the incantation of a charm used to launch an object up into the air.

History

Gilderoy Lockhart used this spell non-verbally in an attempt to dispose the snake which Draco Malfoy had conjured during the first Duelling Club meeting in 1992. However, his efforts proved to be futile, as the spell merely caused the serpent to fly upwards, which only aggravated it further.[2]

Hermione Granger used this spell again five years later to prevent the serpent Nagini from attacking Harry Potter at Bathilda Bagshot's home in Godric's Hollow.[3]

Known Practitioners

Etymology

Alate is Latin for 'winged' and ascendare is a Latin verb meaning 'to climb' or 'to ascend'. Therefore, the whole incantation may be translated roughly as "winged ascent".

See also

Behind the scenes

  • Bartemius Crouch Jr may have used a variation of this spell to bounce a transfigured Draco Malfoy in the air several times as punishment in 1994. However, Gilderoy's spell lost contact with the wand and target immediately after usage, while Barty's spell kept the contact with wand and the target all the time.[4]
  • Alarte Ascendare may be closely related to the spell Ascendio which was used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Both spells lift their targets high up into the air, with main difference being the target - Ascendio launches the caster into the air while Alarte Ascendare launches a target directed at by the wand.
  • This may be the incantation for the Rocket Charm, a spell that also causes the targeted object to shoot upwards with great velocity and force.
  • Similar to Vera Verto, viewers have raised concerns on the accuracy of the subtitles for spells in the Chamber of Secrets film[5], debating that the actual incantation is "Volate Ascendare"[6]. Volate is a conjugation of the Latin word volare meaning "to fly". This similarly fits the effect of the spell demonstrated.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17 (Bathilda's Secret)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 13 (Mad-Eye Moody)
  5. ↑ Vera Verto - Harry Potter Wikia talk page
  6. ↑ Alarte Ascendare - Harry Potter Wikia talk page
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