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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|name=''Appare Vestigium''
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|name=Tracking Spell
|image=
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|image=Appare Vestigium.gif
|incantation=''Appare Vestigium''<br/>(app-PAH-ray vest-EE-gee-um)
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|incantation=''Appare Vestigium''<br/>(ah-PAR-ay <br/>ves-TEE-jee-um)<ref name="COGS">{{COG|S}}</ref>
 
|type=[[Charm]]
 
|type=[[Charm]]
 
|hand=
 
|hand=
|effect=Investigating imprints left behind by magical activity. Shows footprints and track marks.
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|effect=Reveals traces of [[magic]], including footprints and track marks<ref name="COGS">{{COG|S}}</ref>
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|light = Swirl of gold
 
}}
 
}}
The '''Tracking Spell'''<ref>[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]
 
</ref> (''Appare Vestigium''<ref>{{COG}} - ''[https://books.google.pt/books?id=b0hrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57#v=onepage&q&f=false Fantastic Beasts: A Cinematic Yearbook]''</ref>) is a [[spell]] that materialises in a swirl of gold, which illuminates traces of recent magical activity in an area, and can also be used to reveal footprints of witches and wizards previously there.
 
   
 
The '''Tracking Spell'''<ref name="COGS">{{COG|S}}</ref> (''Appare Vestigium'')<ref name="cy">[https://books.google.com/books?id=b0hrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Fantastic Beasts: A Cinematic Yearbook'', page 57]</ref> is a [[charm]] that reveals and illuminates traces of recent [[magic]]al activity, and shows magical footprints and track marks in an area.<ref name="cy"/>
== Known users: ==
 
* [[Newt Scamander]].
 
   
== Etymology ==
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==History==
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In [[1927]], [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]] cast this charm to help him in his investigative attempt to track the whereabouts of [[Porpentina Goldstein|Tina Goldstein]] in the streets of [[Montmartre]], [[Paris]].<ref name="COGS">{{COG|S}}</ref>
*The incantation comes from Latin "''appare''", second-person singular imperative "appear", and "''vestigium''", a footprint or track or, on a broader sense, any trace, vestige, or mark.
 
   
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==Etymology==
== Behind the scenes ==
 
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The [[spell]] has two components, ''appare'', 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"),<ref>{{wtlink|appareo#Latin|''appareo''}}</ref> and ''vestigium'', Latin for "footprint or track", or in a broader sense, any form of "trace, vestige or mark".<ref>{{wtlink|vestigium|''vestigium''}}</ref> Together, the incantation ''Appare Vestigium'' can be interpreted as a command, "footprints, traces, you appear now".
* This spell, or a variation of it, might be the ones used in the creation and/or maintenance of the [[MACUSA Real-Time Hex Indicator map]].
 
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==See also==
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*[[Human-presence-revealing spell]]
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==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==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{COG|S}} {{1st}}
 
*{{COG}}
 
*{{COG}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Reflist}}[[fr:Appare Vestigium]]
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[[de:Appare Vestigium]]
[[Category:Spells of known incantation]]
 
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[[de2:Appare Vestigium]]
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[[pl:Zaklęcie tropiące]]
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[[Category:Charms]]
 
[[Category:Spells with a light]]
 
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
 
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]

Revision as of 05:48, 23 June 2020

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

History

In 1927, Newt Scamander cast this charm to help him in his investigative attempt to track the whereabouts of Tina Goldstein in the streets of Montmartre, Paris.[1]

Etymology

The spell has two components, appare, 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] and vestigium, Latin for "footprint or track", or in a broader sense, any form of "trace, vestige or mark".[4] Together, the incantation Appare Vestigium can be interpreted as a command, "footprints, traces, you appear now".

See also

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references