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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
 
|name=''Obscuro''
 
|name=''Obscuro''
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|image=[[File:ObscuroHM.png|thumb]]
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|incantation=''Obscuro''<ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}} (Pg. 147, 148 UK)</ref><br/>(ob-SKOO-roh)
 
|incantation=''Obscuro''<ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}} (Pg. 147, 148 UK)</ref><br/>(ob-SKOO-roh)
 
|pronunciation=(ob-SKYUR-oh)
 
|pronunciation=(ob-SKYUR-oh)
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|light=None<ref name="DH15"/>
 
|light=None<ref name="DH15"/>
 
|effect=Blindfolds target<ref name="DH15"/>
 
|effect=Blindfolds target<ref name="DH15"/>
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}}
 
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{{Quote|A black blindfold appeared over [[Phineas Nigellus Black|Phineas Nigellus]]' clever, dark eyes, causing him to bump into the frame and shriek with pain.|Description|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
{{Quote|A black blindfold appeared over [[Phineas Nigellus Black|Phineas Nigellus]]' clever, dark eyes, causing him to bump into the frame and shriek with pain.|Description|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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In [[October]] of [[1997]], [[Hermione Granger]] used this [[spell]] to prevent the [[Portrait]] of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]] from viewing the location of her, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Harry Potter]] in the [[Forest of Dean]].<ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}}</ref>
 
In [[October]] of [[1997]], [[Hermione Granger]] used this [[spell]] to prevent the [[Portrait]] of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]] from viewing the location of her, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Harry Potter]] in the [[Forest of Dean]].<ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}}</ref>
   
[[Harry Potter]] used this [[spell]] while duelling Draco Malfoy in September, [[2020]].<ref>{{CC|B|2|13}}</ref>
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[[Harry Potter]] used this [[spell]] while duelling [[Draco Malfoy]] in [[September]], [[2020]].<ref name="CC213">{{CC|B|2|13}}</ref>
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==Known practitioners==
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<gallery widths="105" orientation="portrait" spacing="small" position="center">
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Hermionedhface.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="DH15"/>
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PromoHP7_Harry_Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="CC213"/>
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</gallery>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
The [[incantation]] is [[Latin]] for "''dark''" or "''conceal''"<ref name="etymology">See [http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/obscuro this translation] on [http://translate.google.ca/ Google Translate]</ref>.
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The [[incantation]] is [[Latin]] for "''dark''" or "''conceal''".<ref name="etymology">See [http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/obscuro this translation] on [http://translate.google.ca/ Google Translate]</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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[[ru:Затмись]]
 
[[ru:Затмись]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
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[[Category:Concealment]]
 
[[Category:Conjurations]]
 
[[Category:Conjurations]]
 
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
 
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]

Revision as of 17:29, 14 November 2019

"A black blindfold appeared over Phineas Nigellus' clever, dark eyes, causing him to bump into the frame and shriek with pain."
— Description[src]

Obscuro is the incantation of a charm used to conjure a blindfold over the eyes of the victim, therefore obstructing their view of their surroundings.[1]

Known uses

In October of 1997, Hermione Granger used this spell to prevent the Portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black from viewing the location of her, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter in the Forest of Dean.[1]

Harry Potter used this spell while duelling Draco Malfoy in September, 2020.[3]

Known practitioners

Etymology

The incantation is Latin for "dark" or "conceal".[4]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge) (Pg. 147, 148 UK) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DH15" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Two, Scene Thirteen
  4. See this translation on Google Translate