- "You'll be starting small, just matches into needles and that sort of thing—"
- —Percy Weasley on basic Transfiguration[src]
Flintifors was the incantation of a Transfiguration spell that turned the target into a matchbox.[1]
History
Professor Minerva McGonagall taught her first year Transfiguration students this spell in 1991.[1]
Etymology
In some languages, as Swahili, Zulu, Chichewa or Shona; the word "flinti" means flaming.
From English "flint", with the -fors suffix attached.
Behind the scenes
- This spell acts as a reversal of sorts to the Match to needle spell mentioned in the books.
- It was going to appear in the PC version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but was cut from the final product for unknown reasons.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Cut from final drafts)
Notes and references
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