Felifors Spell

Felifors Spell
Incantation	Felifors (FEE-li-forz)
Type	Transfiguration
Hand movement
Light	None
Effect	Turned cats into a cauldron

"Today in Transfiguration Class we will learn how to turn cats into cauldrons. We will begin with a practical demonstration. Watch me and watch this cat. You should have seen this before."

— Professor McGonagall to third-year students

The Felifors Spell (Felifors) was a transforming spell that turned cats into cauldrons. It was covered in Transfiguration classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If performed improperly, the cauldron could still have a tail.

History

During the 1986–1987 school year, the spell was taught to third-year students in Transfiguration class by Professor Minerva McGonagall. Failed cauldron transfigurations were previously used by second-year Transfiguration students to practise the Reparifarge spell on, during the 1985–1986 school year.

Etymology

From Latin "feles", meaning "cat" or "felinus", meaning "pertaining to cats", with the -fors suffix attached.

Behind the scenes

• The incantation is a misnomer, as it is indicative of a cat, but the spell transforms things into cauldrons, and not into cats. For example, Lapifors turns the target into a rabbit and Avifors the target into a bird. This might be a mistake from Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery developers, where the spell appears.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)