Ascendio

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"Newt points his wand at the ceiling. "Ascendio!" The towers rise once again from the floor, lifting Newt and the Zouwu high up into the air."

— Newt Scamander using this spell in the French Ministry of Magic^[src]

Ascendio^[1] was the incantation of a charm which flung the caster high into the air.^[1]^[2] The charm also worked underwater, propelling the caster above the surface.^[1]

History

This charm propelling an individual into the air

"Today, class, we are going to ascend higher to higher learning by learning Ascendio! My apologies, I couldn't help myself. I hope everyone is prepared for some mild flinging of the person!"

— Professor Flitwick introducing this charm to seventh year students^[src]

Newt Scamander used this spell in September 1927 on a library record column in the library of the French Ministry of Magic in an attempt to help him, Porpentina Goldstein and Leta Lestrange to escape from a pack of angry Matagots set upon them.^[2]

In the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this charm was covered in seventh year Charms class by Professor Filius Flitwick.^[3]

Known practitioners

Behind the scenes

Harry using this spell to lift himself out of the Great Lake in the film adaptation of *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*

"Underwater he casts a spell which propels him towards the surface, he flies out and lands on the decking where the crowd are."

— Description^[src]

Harry Potter only uses this spell in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to reach the surface of the Great Lake;^[1] in the book he manages to swim to the surface without using a spell, though just barely.^[5]

Etymology

"Ascendio" comes from the Latin word "ascendo", meaning "to climb".

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (First appearance) (Non-canonical appearance)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) - Chapter 22 (The Second Task)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 96
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 1 (Year Seven Begins) - Charms Lesson "Ascendio"
↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 26 (The Second Task)

Charms (class)

Charm-book writers and developers
Blagdon Blay · Daisy Pennifold · Delfina Crimp · Miranda Goshawk · Jarleth Hobart · Basil Horton · Helixa Hyslop · Syna Hyslop · Randolph Keitch · Levina Monkstanley · Orabella Nuttley · Mnemone Radford · Scarpin · Elliot Smethwyck · Felix Summerbee · Violeta Stitch
Professors	Fortinbras · Filius Flitwick · Unidentified male Charms Professor
Textbooks	Achievements in Charming · Extreme Incantations · Quintessence: A Quest · The Standard Book of Spells
Charms studied at Hogwarts
Anti-Alohomora Charm · Ascendio · Banishing Charm (Depulso) · Blackboard Writing Spell · Blue sparks · Box Blasting Charm (Cistem Aperio) · Bubble-Head Charm · Cheering Charm · Cleaning Charm · Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Confundus Charm (Confundo) · Counter-charm for hiccoughs · Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Descendo · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Disillusionment Charm · Drought Charm · Entrancing Enchantments (Theortically) · Eradication Spell (Deletrius) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Extinguishing Spell · Exploding Charm (Bombarda) · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Gouging Spell (Defodio) · Growth Charm · Ice Jinx · Knitting Charm · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis) · Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locking Spell (Colloportus) · Locomotion Charm (Locomotor) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) · Nonverbal spells · Pack Charm (Pack) · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Scouring Charm (Scourgify) · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Shrinking Charm (Reducio) · Silencing Charm (Silencio) · Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) · Skurge Scouring Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Spell for growing legs · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Vinegar into Wine · Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) · Lumos Maxima · Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)

[GOFF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) - Chapter 22 (The Second Task)

[COGS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 96

[HM71c-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 1 (Year Seven Begins) - Charms Lesson "Ascendio"

[COG-4] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

[GOF26-5] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 26 (The Second Task)

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