- Ron: "Know any spells?"
- Harry: "One, but it's not powerful enough for all of them."
- Ron: "Where's Hermione when you need her?"
- Harry: "Let's go! Arania exumai"
- — Harry saving himself and Ron from the Acromantula[src]
Arania Exumai is a spell used to blast back acromantulas or other large spiders.
Known uses
Harry Potter used this spell in the Forbidden Forest against the attacking acromantulas in 1993. He learned it from Tom Riddle, who had attempted to use it against Aragog in the memory Harry visited.
Etymology
From the Latin araneus, meaning “spider”, and exuo, meaning “I lay aside”.
Behind the scenes
- The spell was created for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and does not appear in any of the novels.
- In Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Hermione Granger uses this spell to fend the acromantula off from the riders.