Oscausi[1] was the incantation of a dark charm that could be used to seal someone's mouth shut.[1][3] The victim's mouth would appear as if it was never there, with skin covering the area. The victim would also be muted as a consequence.[1]
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History
This spell was used by Leta Lestrange on a girl from Gryffindor when they were both in their third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1] The Gryffindor girl was speaking spitefully of Lestrange behind her back until Lestrange emerged from hiding nearby, and muted the Gryffindor girl with this spell. Minerva McGonagall reversed the spell, but when the girl continued to complain about Leta, the irritated McGonagall recast the spell.[1]
Known practitioners
Etymology
Oscausi is possibly derived as a portmanteau of os, Latin for "mouth", and clausi (a conjugated form of claudo), Latin for "I shut".[4][5] It may also be a pun or wordplay on scusi, the Italian interjection for "excuse me".[6]
See also
Similar spells used to silence targets:
Appearances
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Appears in flashback(s))
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: Magical Movie Handbook
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 67
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: Magical Movie Handbook, page 126
- ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Wiktionary_small.svg/18px-Wiktionary_small.svg.png os on Wiktionary
- ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Wiktionary_small.svg/18px-Wiktionary_small.svg.png clausi on Wiktionary
- ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Wiktionary_small.svg/18px-Wiktionary_small.svg.png scusi on Wiktionary
