Expugno Maleficum
From Absit Omen Lexicon
Spell Name: Fiendfyre Counter-Curse
Incantation: Expugno Maleficum
Pronunciation: ex-PUHG-noh muh-LEH-fee-koom
Spell Branch: Counter-Spells
Magical Discipline(s):
Appearance: Invisible, although the flames shrink, shriek, and diminish into the wand tip of the caster
Description: Controls and dispels Fiendfyre. Takes anywhere from a few seconds to half a minute, depending on how extensively out of control the flames have gotten.
Regulations: Legal
Skill Level: Advanced
Etymology: From Latin expugno, “to overcome, subdue”, and maleficus, “evil”
References:
- Not actually mentioned, but the existence of Fiendfyre and the fact that the wizarding world is not constantly engulfed in flame suggests that there is a way to make it stop.
- Brett Abraham uses the spell in her Defense practical [1]
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