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{{Quote|'Deletrius!' Mr Diggory shouted, and the smoky skull vanished in a wisp of smoke.|Description|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
{{Quote|'Deletrius!' Mr Diggory shouted, and the smoky skull vanished in a wisp of smoke.|Description|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
The '''Eradication Spell'''<ref name="HM"/><ref>{{PM}} - see [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter9/moment1/eradication-spell this URL]</ref> (''Deletrius'') is a [[charm]] that can disintegrate certain objects<ref name="HM">{{HM|5|21|c}}</ref> and serves as the [[counter-charm]] to the [[Reverse Spell]], vanishing the shadow emitted from the [[wand]].
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The '''Eradication Spell'''<ref name="HM"/><ref>{{PM}} - see [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter9/moment1/eradication-spell this URL]</ref> (''Deletrius'') is a [[charm]] that can disintegrate certain objects<ref name="HM">{{HM|5|21|c}}</ref> and serves as the [[counter-charm]] to the [[Reverse Spell]], vanishing the shadow emitted from the [[wand]].<ref name="GoF9" />
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
During the [[1988–1989 school year]], this [[spell]] was taught to [[fifth year]]s by [[Professor]] [[Filius Flitwick]] in [[Charms (class)|Charms class]].<ref name="HM" />
 
During the [[1988–1989 school year]], this [[spell]] was taught to [[fifth year]]s by [[Professor]] [[Filius Flitwick]] in [[Charms (class)|Charms class]].<ref name="HM" />
   
On the [[25 August]], [[1994]] after the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup|422nd Quidditch World Cup]], after the reappearance of the [[Dark Mark]] cast by [[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] using [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]], [[Amos Diggory]] used this spell to eradicate the [[ghost]]ly and frightening image of the [[Dark Mark]] in the sky.<ref>{{GOF|B|9|}}</ref>
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On the [[25 August]], [[1994]] after the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup|422nd Quidditch World Cup]], after the reappearance of the [[Dark Mark]] cast by [[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] using [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]], [[Amos Diggory]] used this spell to eradicate the [[ghost]]ly and frightening image of the [[Dark Mark]] in the sky.<ref name="GoF9">{{GOF|B|9|}}</ref>
   
 
==Known practicioners==
 
==Known practicioners==
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*[[Jacob's sibling]]<ref name="HM" />
 
*[[Amos Diggory]]<ref name="GoF9" />
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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
Latin verb ''delere'' meaning to destroy, from which the English word "delete" is derived, meaning to remove.
 
Latin verb ''delere'' meaning to destroy, from which the English word "delete" is derived, meaning to remove.
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
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Revision as of 05:16, 12 November 2019

"'Deletrius!' Mr Diggory shouted, and the smoky skull vanished in a wisp of smoke."
— Description[src]

The Eradication Spell[2][3] (Deletrius) is a charm that can disintegrate certain objects[2] and serves as the counter-charm to the Reverse Spell, vanishing the shadow emitted from the wand.[1]

History

During the 1988–1989 school year, this spell was taught to fifth years by Professor Filius Flitwick in Charms class.[2]

On the 25 August, 1994 after the 422nd Quidditch World Cup, after the reappearance of the Dark Mark cast by Bartemius Crouch Junior using Harry Potter's wand, Amos Diggory used this spell to eradicate the ghostly and frightening image of the Dark Mark in the sky.[1]

Known practicioners

Etymology

Latin verb delere meaning to destroy, from which the English word "delete" is derived, meaning to remove.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 9 (The Dark Mark) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "GoF9" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 21 (The Search for Peeves) - Charms Lesson "Deletrius"
  3. Pottermore - see this URL
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