Brackium Emendo

Brackium Emendo
Incantation	Brackium Emendo (BRAH-kee-um eh-MEN-doh)
Type	Healing spell Charm
Hand movement	Point wand
Light	Blue
Effect	Removes bones (according to Gilderoy Lockhart, it cures bones)

"As Harry got to his feet, he felt strangely lopsided. Taking a deep breath he looked down at his right side. What he saw nearly made him pass out again. Poking out of the end of his robes was what looked like a thick, fleshcoloured rubber glove. He tried to move his fingers. Nothing happened. Lockhart hadn't mended Harry's bones. He had removed them."

— Description of this spell's effects

Brackium Emendo was the incantation of a healing spell that that could supposedly be used to mend broken bones, but also possibly remove them. It was unknown if this particular spell was a legitimate healing spell or just a variation of one.

Effect

"Lie back, Harry. It’s a simple charm I’ve used countless times —"

— Lockhart preparing to use this charm on Harry Potter

If the spell was executed improperly, as was done by Gilderoy Lockhart in November of 1992, the targeted bones would be vanished rather than repaired. If such an incident occurred, the potion Skele-Gro could be used to re-grow said bones.

Known practitioners

Gilderoy Lockhart

Etymology

The word "brackium" is derived from Latin "bracchium" meaning "forearm" or "arm"; "emendo" is a Latin word meaning "mend" or "fix". Altogether, the incantation would read "mend the forearm".

Behind the scenes

• In certain translations of the GBC version of Chamber of Secrets, Ossio Dispersimus is used instead.
• This may be quite a difficult, and therefore advanced healing spell, as Remus Lupin stated to Ron Weasley that he would probably be not as nearly successful in healing broken bones as Madam Poppy Pomfrey.
• Given the etymology, it is possible this spell is meant to heal bones and not vanish them, but Gilderoy Lockhart's poor magical ability caused the spell to go wrong by vanishing the bones instead.
• It is possible that Lockhart had meant to cast Brachio Emendum, a spell which fixes broken bones. It is unknown if he mistook this spell for that one, or misspoke when casting Brachio Emendum, causing Harry's bones to vanish as a result.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First identified as Brackium Emendo)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version, cutscene only)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Indirectly mentioned only)