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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
 
|name=Orchideous
 
|name=Orchideous
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|image=Orchideous.gif
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|incantation=''Orchideous'' <br/>(or-KID-ee-us)
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|incantation=''Orchideous''<br/>(or-KID-ee-us)
|type=[[Conjuration]]
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|type=[[Conjuration]]<ref name="GOF18"/><ref name="HM410"/>
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|hand=Circle<ref name="HM410"/>
|hand=Circular movement with wand
 
|light=
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|light=Pink<ref name="HM410"/>
|effect=Conjures flowers
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|effect=Conjures flowers<ref name="GOF18"/><ref name="HM410"/>
 
}}
 
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{{Quote| ''Orchideous!'' and a bunch of flowers burst from the wand tip.|Mr Ollivander use of this spell|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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{{Quote|"''Orchideous!''" and a bunch of flowers burst from the wand tip.|[[Garrick Ollivander]]'s use of this spell|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
'''''Orchideous''''' is an incantation for a [[Transfiguration]] [[spell]] that [[Conjuration|conjures]] a bouquet of flowers from the end of the caster's [[wand]]. The movement for this [[spell]] is to move one's wand in a circle in the air.
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'''''Orchideous ''''' was the [[incantation]] of a [[transfiguration]] [[spell]] that [[Conjuration|conjured]] a bouquet of flowers from the tip of the caster's [[wand]].<ref name="GOF18"/> The movement for this spell was to move one's wand in a circle in the air.<ref name="HM410"/>
   
 
==Known uses==
 
==Known uses==
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|[[Minerva McGonagall]] & [[Jacob's sibling]]
|[[Garrick Ollivander]]
 
|[[1994-1995 school year]]
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|[[1987–1988 school year]]
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|While teaching the [[Fourth year]]s, McGonagall demonstrated the successful casting of this spell which [[Jacob's sibling]] duplicated.<ref name="HM410">{{HM|4|10}}</ref>
|[[Ollivander]] used this spell in [[1994]] when he tested [[Fleur Delacour]]'s wand at the [[Wand Weighing ceremony]] before the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. The spell probably conjured orchids or some flowers, which Ollivander gave to Fleur after conjuring them. <ref name="GOF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref>
 
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[[File:Orchideous-HM.png|thumb]]
 
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|[[Hermione Granger]]
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|[[Garrick Ollivander]]
|[[24 December]], [[1997]]
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|[[November]] [[1994]]
 
|[[Garrick Ollivander|Ollivander]] used this spell in [[1994]] when he tested [[Fleur Delacour]]'s wand at the [[Wand weighing ceremony]] before the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. The spell probably conjured orchids or some flowers, which Ollivander gave to Fleur after conjuring them.<ref name="GOF18">{{GOF|B|18}}</ref>
|The spell, or a variation of it, was used by Hermione to conjure a wreath of Christmas roses [[nonverbal spell|nonverbally]] for [[Harry Potter]] to place on the graves of [[James Potter I|James Potter]] and [[Lily Evans]].
 
 
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==Known practitioners==
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Garrick Ollivander.png|[[Garrick Ollivander]]<ref name="GOF18"/>
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Mcgonagall.jpg|[[Minerva McGonagall]]<ref name="HM410"/>
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File:Jacob's sibling generic.png|[[Jacob's sibling]]<ref name="HM410"/>
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</gallery>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
From the Latin "Orchideae", the name for the orchid plant family
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From the Latin "Orchideae", the name for the orchid plant family.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
{{Quote|Remember you can use the Orchideous Jinx to transfigure your opponent into a flowering shrub.|[[Alastor Moody]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)}}
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{{Quote|Remember you can use the Orchideous Jinx to transfigure your opponent into a flowering shrub.|[[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] (disguised as [[Alastor Moody]])|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)}}
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', ''orchideous'' is the incantation for a spell called the Orchideous Jinx. This jinx, which takes the form of pink/purple light, can transform certain enemies into a flower, a bouquet of flowers, or a flowering shrub.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|video game adaptation]] of {{GOF}}, ''orchideous'' is the incantation for a spell called the "Orchideous [[Jinx]]". This jinx, which takes the form of pink/purple light, can transform certain enemies into a flower, a bouquet of flowers, or a flowering shrub.
*Tom Riddle once "produced a bunch of roses from nowhere" for [[Hepzibah Smith]], which was either sleight of hand or possibly this spell (or a similar one) cast [[Nonverbal magic|nonverbally]].<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Chapter 20</ref>
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*[[Tom Riddle]] once "produced a bunch of roses from nowhere" for [[Hepzibah Smith]], which was either sleight of hand or possibly this spell (or a similar one) cast [[Nonverbal spell|nonverbally]].<ref name="HBP20">{{HBP|B|20}}</ref>
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[[File:Hermione conjuring flowers GIF.gif|250px|thumb|Hermione's possible use of this spell]]
 
*This spell, or a variation of it, may have been used on [[24 December]], [[1997]] by [[Hermione Granger]] to conjure a wreath of [[Christmas]] [[rose]]s nonverbally for [[Harry Potter]] to place on the [[James and Lily Potter's grave|graves]] of [[James Potter I|James Potter]] and [[Lily J. Potter|Lily Evans]].<ref name="DH16">{{DH|B|16}}</ref>
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*''[[Herbifors]]''
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*[[Herbifors Spell]]
 
*[[Herbivicus Charm]]
 
*[[Herbivicus Charm]]
 
*[[Rose Growth]]
 
*[[Rose Growth]]
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{Comment|PS1 version only}} {{Comment|Unnamed}}
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*{{COS|G}} {{C|PS1 version only}} {{C|Unnamed}}
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*{{GOF}} {{1st ID}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
 
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*{{GOF|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (game)]] ''
 
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*{{HBP}} {{Possible}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
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*{{DH}} {{Possible}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 
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*{{DH|F1}} {{Possible}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|Y2}}
*''[[Harry Potter: Spells]]''
 
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*{{HPS}}
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*{{HM}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
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[[pl:Orchideus]]
 
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Revision as of 04:18, 4 August 2020

""Orchideous!" and a bunch of flowers burst from the wand tip."
Garrick Ollivander's use of this spell[src]

Orchideous was the incantation of a transfiguration spell that conjured a bouquet of flowers from the tip of the caster's wand.[1] The movement for this spell was to move one's wand in a circle in the air.[2]

Known uses

Caster(s) Date Notes
Minerva McGonagall & Jacob's sibling 1987–1988 school year While teaching the Fourth years, McGonagall demonstrated the successful casting of this spell which Jacob's sibling duplicated.[2]
Orchideous-HM
Garrick Ollivander November 1994 Ollivander used this spell in 1994 when he tested Fleur Delacour's wand at the Wand weighing ceremony before the Triwizard Tournament. The spell probably conjured orchids or some flowers, which Ollivander gave to Fleur after conjuring them.[1]

Known practitioners

Etymology

From the Latin "Orchideae", the name for the orchid plant family.

Behind the scenes

"Remember you can use the Orchideous Jinx to transfigure your opponent into a flowering shrub."
Bartemius Crouch Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody)[src]
Hermione conjuring flowers GIF

Hermione's possible use of this spell

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 10 (Seeing Red)
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 20 (Lord Voldemort's Request)
  4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)
Transfiguration (class)
COS Vera Verto demo
Branches of Transfiguration Transformation · Vanishment · Conjuration · Untransfiguration
Notable practitioners Circe · Emeric Switch · Falco Aesalon · Mirabella Plunkett · Thaddeus Thurkell
Professors Albus Dumbledore · Minerva McGonagall · Charles Rookwood · Matilda Weasley
Textbooks A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration · Intermediate Transfiguration · A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Transfiguration spells taught at Hogwarts
Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Change of hair colour and style (Crinus Muto) · Hardening Charm (Duro) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Partial Vanishment · Reparifarge · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Switching Spell · Vanishing Spell (Evanesco)
Conjuring Spells Bird-Conjuring Charm (Avis) · Inanimatus Conjurus Spell · Bouquet Spell (Orchideous) · Snake Summons Spell (Serpensortia)
Transforming Spells Animal to water goblet (Vera Verto) · Armadillo to Pillow · Bowling Ball to Balloon · Beetle into Button · Cauldron to badger · Cat to cauldron (Felifors) · Cauldron Cakes to Cabbages · Chair to cat · Cross-Species Switches · Desk Into Pig · Fairy Cakes to Fairies · Feather Duster to Ferret · Ferret to Feather Duster · Gobstone to butterfly · Goldfinch to Golden Snitch · Flobberworm to Fritter · Gnomes to Lawn Gnomes · Guinea fowl to guinea pig · Gobstone to Skunk · Hedgehog to pincushion · King to Rook · Lovebird to Love Note · Match to needle · Meddling Man to Monkey · Mice to Snuffboxes · Owl to Opera Glasses (Strigiforma) · Pawn to Queen · Porcupine to Pin Cushion (Hystrifors) · Puffskein to Paperweight · Rubbish to Raccoon Dog · Small Child to Rat · Small object to dragon (Draconifors) · Snail to Teapot · Target to bird (Avifors) · Target to matchbox (Flintifors) · Target to rabbit (Lapifors) · Teacup into Gerbil · Teacup to Rat · Teapot to Tortoise · Thimble to Thestral · Toad to Toadstool · Tortoise to Trumpet · White rabbits to slippers