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"With a whip-like movement, Crabbe pointed his wand at the fifty-foot mountain of old furniture, of broken trunks, of old books and robes and unidentifiable junk and shouted, "Descendo!" The wall began to totter, then crumbled into the aisle next door where Ron stood."
— Crabbe trying to kill Ron with this spell[src]

The Descending Charm[4] (Descendo) was a charm[2] that made objects fall or move downwards.[5][1] It could also be used to stop the victim of a Billywig sting from floating, although the effect was only temporary.[6]

History

During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Filius Flitwick taught this charm to fifth-year students in Charms class, in preparation for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels.[2]

Known uses

Caster(s) Date Notes
Eleazar Fig 1 September 1890 Used it on a Guardian after summoning it in Vault 12 of Gringotts Wizarding Bank.[7]
Unidentified 19th-century Hogwarts student 1890–1891 school year Learnt this spell from Professor Mudiwa Onai.[8]
Jacob's sibling 1988–1989 school year Used this spell several times to temporarily lower the floating victims of a Billywig sting prior to them receiving the antidote.[6]
Severus Snape Used this spell to temporarily lower himself from the floating caused by being stung with a Billywig sting prior to receiving the antidote.[6]
Ron Weasley 29 July 1997 Used it to lower the ceiling hatch and ladder leading to The Burrow's attic to show Harry Potter the transfigured ghoul.[5]
Vincent Crabbe 2 May 1998 Used it on a fifty-foot high pile of junk in the Room of Requirement, to make it fall over in an effort to murder Ron Weasley.[1]
Harry Potter Used it on a fifty-foot high pile of junk in the Room of Requirement to stop the Fiendfyre (that Vincent Crabbe had conjured) from following them.[1]
Descendo

Known practitioners

Etymology

Descendo is Latin for "I descend".

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 18 (Legilimency and Occlumency) - Charms Lesson "Descendo"
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  4. ↑ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (see this webpage)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 6 (The Ghoul in Pyjamas)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "The Billywig Blunder"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "The Path to Hogwarts"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Hogwarts Legacy, Assignment Quest "Professor Onai's Assignment"
  9. ↑ "Wand Fitting at Ollivander's" on YouTube

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