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{{Quote|Alas for the eve when I met Lady Grieve,<br/>A-strolling the park in the dusk!<br/>She was of the belief I could straighten her teeth,<br/>Next moment she'd sprouted a tusk.|[[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly-Headless Nick]] recounts his botched spell|J. K. Rowling's Official site}}
 
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This '''spell''' {{Incantation unknown}} was a [[charm]] used to straighten crooked teeth. Sir [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]] attempted to use this spell on [[Lady Grieve]] at her request, but failed and gave her a tusk instead. He was executed the following morning. After he returned as a ghost, Nearly-Headless Nick recounted the incident in a [[Nearly Headless Nick's song|ballad]].<ref name="JKRS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060316220950/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=11 J.K.Rowling Official Site - Extra Stuff] (Internet Archive)</ref>
 
 
{{Quote|Alas for the eve when I met Lady Grieve,<br/>A-strolling the park in the dusk!<br/>She was of the belief I could straighten her teeth,<br/>Next moment she'd sprouted a tusk.|[[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly-Headless Nick]] recounts his botched spell|J. K. Rowling's official site}}
 
This '''spell''' {{Incantation unknown}} was a [[charm]] used to straighten crooked teeth. Sir [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]] attempted to use this spell on [[Lady Grieve]] at her request, but failed and gave her a tusk instead. He was executed the following morning. After he returned as a ghost, Nearly-Headless Nick recounted the incident in a [[Nearly Headless Nick's song|ballad]].<ref name="JKRS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060316220950/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=11 Extra Stuff] at {{JKRS}} (via the Internet Archive)</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

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"Alas for the eve when I met Lady Grieve,
A-strolling the park in the dusk!
She was of the belief I could straighten her teeth,
Next moment she'd sprouted a tusk.
"
Nearly-Headless Nick recounts his botched spell[src]

This spell (incantation unknown) was a charm used to straighten crooked teeth. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington attempted to use this spell on Lady Grieve at her request, but failed and gave her a tusk instead. He was executed the following morning. After he returned as a ghost, Nearly-Headless Nick recounted the incident in a ballad.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Extra Stuff at J. K. Rowling's official site (via the Internet Archive)