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Hey Ju · 01-06-2012, 07:31 PM

Sophie raised her hand. "Well, Incantation is the word - or words - that the person needs to say to produce the spell right!" she only had never understood why they were all in other languages. That made no sense to her at all.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

"I think that words used in incantations are those whose meanings are already fixed, which is why Latin and Greek are widely used or the two languages combined with another language. It would be very dangerous if incantations were used in widely spoken languages and you cast a spell while you were just trying to have a conversation with someone and simply trying to describe something or someone. Latin and Greek are also root languages and their prefixes and suffixes help describe what the spell does. If we take the Hover Charm as an example, the 'wing' in Wingardium means 'to fly' and the 'ardium' comes from the word that means 'tall' or 'lofty.' The 'Leviosa' als comes from the Latin for 'lift up.' So...in general, incantations describe the desired result of the spell."

Her eyes widened when she heard the girl's answer. It made perfect sense now! Sophie wrote it down as fast as she could.

01-06-2012, 07:31 PM	#230 (permalink)
Hey Ju Bicorn Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Octopus's Garden Posts: 16,729 Hogwarts RPG Name: Freja Hapgood-Messer Hufflepuff First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Brenna Kavanaugh Slytherin Seventh Year x8 x4	Arts TRANSPONSTER! Sophie raised her hand. "Well, Incantation is the word - or words - that the person needs to say to produce the spell right!" she only had never understood why they were all in other languages. That made no sense to her at all. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie "I think that words used in incantations are those whose meanings are already fixed, which is why Latin and Greek are widely used or the two languages combined with another language. It would be very dangerous if incantations were used in widely spoken languages and you cast a spell while you were just trying to have a conversation with someone and simply trying to describe something or someone. Latin and Greek are also root languages and their prefixes and suffixes help describe what the spell does. If we take the Hover Charm as an example, the 'wing' in Wingardium means 'to fly' and the 'ardium' comes from the word that means 'tall' or 'lofty.' The 'Leviosa' als comes from the Latin for 'lift up.' So...in general, incantations describe the desired result of the spell." Her eyes widened when she heard the girl's answer. It made perfect sense now! Sophie wrote it down as fast as she could.