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|name = Slowing Charm
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{{Quote|Chasers were also becoming increasingly irritated by the necessity of diving continually towards the ground to retrieve the [[Quaffle]] and so, shortly after the Quaffle's change of colour, the witch Daisy Pennifold had the idea of bewitching the Quaffle so that if dropped, it would fall slowly earthwards as though sinking through water, meaning that Chasers could grab it in mid-air.|Description of the spell's invention|Quidditch Through the Ages (real)}}
  
{{Quote|Chasers were also becoming increasingly irritated by the necessity of diving continually towards the ground to retrieve the [[Quaffle]] and so, shortly after the Quaffle's change of colour, the witch Daisy Pennifold had the idea of bewitching the Quaffle so that if dropped, it would fall slowly earthwards as though sinking through water, meaning that Chasers could grab it in mid-air.|Description of the spell's invention|Quidditch Through the Ages (real)}}
   
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'''''Arresto Momentum'''''<ref name="dhs">Subtitles of {{DH|F2}}</ref><ref name="PM">{{PM}} - [[USA VERSUS JAMAICA (I)]] (Archived)</ref> is the [[incantation]] of a [[charm]] that can be used by a [[Wizardkind|witch or wizard]] to slow the velocity of an object. It is taught in [[second year]] [[Charms (class)|Charms class]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref name="LHP1-4">{{LEGO|Y1}} - NDS version</ref>.
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The '''Slowing Charm'''<ref name="COGS">{{COG|S|16}}</ref> (''Arresto Momentum'')<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref><ref name="PM">{{PM}} - [[USA VERSUS JAMAICA (I)]] (Archived)</ref> was a [[charm]] that could be used to slow the velocity of an object. It was taught in [[second year]] [[Charms (class)|Charms class]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="LHP1-4">{{LEGO|Y1}} - NDS version</ref>
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==History==
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[[File:CoG Spielman Slowing Charm.gif|250x250px|thumb|Spielman using this spell to prevent his death]]
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In [[1927]], the [[Germany|German]] [[Wizardkind|wizard]] [[Rudolph Spielman]] used this charm to save his life after [[Gellert Grindelwald]] threw him and his [[Rudolph Spielman's wand|wand]] from his [[Incarceration Carriage]], using the spell to miraculously stop him from hitting the [[water]] at such a high impact, allowing him to fall into it safely.<ref name="COGS"/>
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During the [[1988–1989 school year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], [[Professor]] [[Filius Flitwick]] taught his [[fifth year|fifth-years]] how to cast this particular [[charm]] in [[Charms (class)|Charms class]].<ref name="HM58c">{{HM|5|8|c}}</ref> This spell was later used that school year by [[Patricia Rakepick]], to slow down the falling debris in the [[Buried Vault|Portrait Vault]] after the resident [[Buried Vault Hungarian Horntail|Hungarian Horntail dragon]] had awoken.<ref name="HM530">{{HM|5|30}}</ref>
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In [[1993]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this charm [[Wandless magic|wandlessly]] to slow down a falling [[Harry Potter]] after he was attacked by [[Dementor]]s during a [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]] versus [[Hufflepuff Quidditch team|Hufflepuff]] [[Quidditch]] match.<ref name="PA9">{{POA|B|9}}</ref>
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During the [[Calamity]] in the [[2010s]], this spell was used heavily by the volunteer members of the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]] to slow down and freeze various [[Confoundable]] that were guarding [[Foundable]]s, in particular [[Pixie]]s.<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref>
   
 
==Known practitioners==
  
==Known practitioners==
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*[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="PA9">{{POA|B|9}}</ref>
  
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*[[Daisy Pennifold]]<ref name="QTA">{{QTA|R|6}}</ref>
  
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*[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
  
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*Unnamed referee in the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup]]<ref name="PM" />
  
*Unnamed referee in the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup]]<ref name="PM" />
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==See also==
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*[[Freezing Charm]]
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
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*This spell was meant to be in the Game Boy Advance version of the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|video game adaptation]] of {{GOF}}. This is evidenced by the game's {{wplink|debug menu}}, which is inaccessible during normal gameplay but can be accessed via a cheating device such as an Action Replay. One of the options is a list of all of the text in the game, with "Arresto Momento" (using the alternate spelling mentioned above) being listed along with the game's other spells.
  
*This spell was meant to be in the Game Boy Advance version of the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|video game adaptation]] of {{GOF}}. This is evidenced by the game's {{wplink|debug menu}}, which is inaccessible during normal gameplay but can be accessed via a cheating device such as an Action Replay. One of the options is a list of all of the text in the game, with "Arresto Momento" (using the alternate spelling mentioned above) being listed along with the game's other spells.
 
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|fifth]] and [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|eighth]] films, the spell's effect is to directly stop movement as opposed to merely slowing it.
  
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|fifth]] and [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|eighth]] films, the spell's effect is to directly stop movement as opposed to merely slowing it.
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*In {{LEGO|Y1}}, it is taught to second years while in {{HM}}, it taught to fifth years.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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[[File:Spellpath arrestomomentum 3 light.png|thumb|[[Slowing Charm]] as appears in {{WU}}]]
 
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Revision as of 19:07, 11 September 2020

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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite & Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.
As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

"Chasers were also becoming increasingly irritated by the necessity of diving continually towards the ground to retrieve the Quaffle and so, shortly after the Quaffle's change of colour, the witch Daisy Pennifold had the idea of bewitching the Quaffle so that if dropped, it would fall slowly earthwards as though sinking through water, meaning that Chasers could grab it in mid-air."
— Description of the spell's invention[src]

The Slowing Charm[5] (Arresto Momentum)[6][4] was a charm that could be used to slow the velocity of an object. It was taught in second year Charms class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[7]

History

CoG Spielman Slowing Charm

Spielman using this spell to prevent his death

In 1927, the German wizard Rudolph Spielman used this charm to save his life after Gellert Grindelwald threw him and his wand from his Incarceration Carriage, using the spell to miraculously stop him from hitting the water at such a high impact, allowing him to fall into it safely.[5]

During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Filius Flitwick taught his fifth-years how to cast this particular charm in Charms class.[8] This spell was later used that school year by Patricia Rakepick, to slow down the falling debris in the Portrait Vault after the resident Hungarian Horntail dragon had awoken.[9]

In 1993, Albus Dumbledore used this charm wandlessly to slow down a falling Harry Potter after he was attacked by Dementors during a Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff Quidditch match.[1]

During the Calamity in the 2010s, this spell was used heavily by the volunteer members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force to slow down and freeze various Confoundable that were guarding Foundables, in particular Pixies.[2]

Known practitioners

See also

Etymology

  • Likely the combination of two words; the Anglo-French "arester", meaning "to bring to a stop", and the Latin "Momentum", meaning "the force or strength gained whilst moving". Literal translation: "bring its momentum to a stop".

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Spellpath arrestomomentum 3 light

Slowing Charm as appears in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 9 (Grim Defeat)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Pottermore - USA VERSUS JAMAICA (I) (Archived)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "COGS" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 - NDS version
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 8 (Trial by Fire) - Charms Lesson "Arresto Momentum"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 30 (Into the Vault)
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