Sopor Excessum Lethargus Quies

Spell Name: Frozen Life Charm

Incantation: Sopor Excessum Lethargus Quies

Pronunciation: SOH-por ek-SESS-um leh-THAR-guss KWEE-ays

Spell Branch: Charms

Magical Discipline(s): Healing

Appearance: Invisible

Description: Causes collapse, reduction in body temperature, slowed breathing and progress of bodily fluids. Limbs remain mobile. Used to slow the spread of poison through the body. The subject must be constantly attended while under the spell, which degrades after twenty-four hours (or sooner, if cast ineffectively). Inadvisable for those with bleeding wounds, as the spell might actually increase the chance of death from blood loss. Instantaneous effect.

Regulations: Legal

Skill Level: Advanced

Etymology: From Latin sopor, “deep sleep”, excessus, “death”, lethargus, “lethargy”, and quies, “sleep”

References:

• Ignan Storm presents this spell to the Seventh Years [1]

Notes:

• N.E.W.T. standard
• Works only on those who are injured or poisoned (a healthy body naturally resists the spell).