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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

The Tracking Spell^[1] (Appare Vestigium^[2]) is a spell that reveals and illuminates traces of recent magical activity, and shows magical footprints and track marks in an area.

History

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In 1927, Newton Scamander employed Appare Vestigium in his investigative attempt to track the whereabouts of Porpentina Goldstein.^[1]

Etymology

Appare is a Latin word in the imperative form (present active, second-person, singular) meaning "you appear (now)", a conjugation of the verb appareo ("I appear, or come into sight").^[3]
On the other hand, vestigium is Latin for "footprint or track", or in a broader sense, any form of "trace, vestige or mark".^[4]
Taken together, the incantation Appare Vestigium can be interpreted as a command, "footprints, traces, you appear now".

Behind the scenes

This spell, or a variation of it, might be used in the creation and/or maintenance of the MACUSA Real-Time Hex Indicator map.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - Fantastic Beasts: A Cinematic Yearbook
↑ Appareo in Wiktionary.
↑ Vestigium in Wiktionary.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

[2] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - Fantastic Beasts: A Cinematic Yearbook

[3] Appareo in Wiktionary.

[4] Vestigium in Wiktionary.

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