Changes: Alarte Ascendare

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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."

— Lockhart casts this nonverbally.^[src]

Alarte Ascendare is the incantation of a spell used to launch an object up into the air. Gilderoy Lockhart used this spell in an attempt to dispose of 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.

Known Practitioners

Gilderoy Lockhart

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".

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.
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.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First identified as Alarte Ascendare)

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 |effect=Throws the target upward
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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}}
-'''''Alarte Ascendare''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[spell]] used to launch an object up into the air. [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] used this spell in an attempt to dispose of the [[snake]] which [[Draco Malfoy]] had [[Serpensortia|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. This charm was also utilized by [[Albus Dumbledore]] during the [[Duel in the Ministry Atrium]], propelling the snake that [[Voldermort]] had [[Fire to snake spell|transformed]] from his [[Fire rope]] into the air, before [[Vipera Evanesca| destroying it]]
+'''''Alarte Ascendare''''' is the [[incantation]] of a [[spell]] used to launch an object up into the air. [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] used this spell in an attempt to dispose of the [[snake]] which [[Draco Malfoy]] had [[Serpensortia|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.
 ==Known Practitioners==
 * [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]
-* [[Albus Dumbledore]]
 ==Etymology==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{1stID}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]
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