Vera Verto

Spell Name:

Incantation: Vera Verto

Pronunciation: vair-uh VAIR-toh

Spell Branch: Transfiguration

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Appearance: Once performed, a jet of nearly indiscernible, crystal-clear mist, almost like a spray, will shoot from the caster's wand, engulfing the animal and quickly morphing it into a goblet with a quiet whooshing noise.

Description: Vera Verto is the incantation of a Transfiguration spell used to transform an animal into a water goblet. Animals susceptible to this spell were specifically aves, rats, and felines.

This spell is moderately difficult to perform and can be disastrous if done wrong. Side effects include the goblet becoming furry or having a tail. Wand movement and posture were both very important for this spell, as Professor McGonagall noted when teaching her second-year class in September of 1992.

To perform the spell, one must tap the targeted animal three times sharply with their wand and then point their wand directly at the animal, incanting Vera Verto.

Taught in second year transfiguration and revised in fourth year.

Regulations: Legal

Skill Level: Beginner

Etymology: Vera is taken from the Latin noun Fera meaning "beast" or "wild animal". Verto, also Latin, is a verb that can mean "I turn" or "I exchange". Collectively, Fera Verto is a Latin phrase that can be taken to mean "I exchange the beast".

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