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grindieloe andie at knownet.net
Mon Dec 1 02:24:30 UTC 2003


While I've been a member of the original group for about a year now, 
I am a recent member of the movie list, so I don't remember this 
topic.  I'm hoping that I will not anger anyone by being repetitive 
by being repetitive by being repetitive. :)

Since CoS has been on HBO a billion times this month, I've been 
watching it a lot more than I normally would and have noticed a few 
things.  

First, during the dueling club scene when Snape goes to get rid of 
the snake, he says something that I can't remember and 
then  "Evanesca."  Now, I don't remember ever hearing the "Evanesco" 
command before OoP; however, this clearly is the same type of 
command. My guess is that JK shared this incantation with Chris 
Columbus during the making of CoS.

This leads me to my second observation, and question.  While from GoF 
on, we are aware of "Stupify" and "Impedimenta", I do not recall the 
incantation Harry uses to get rid of the spiders in the CoS movie. 
Riddle is heard using it during the "50 years ago" scene when he 
catches Hagrid, and Harry then uses it when he and Ron are in the 
hollow with Aragog and his extended family - more specifically, he 
uses it when Ron is being attacked by the spider once they get back 
into the car.  Now, the exact incantation is escaping me right now, 
but I know that it did not ring any bells with me as far as the spell 
being in any of the books.  

Do you think that this incantation will end up in either books 6 or 
7, just like the "Evanesca" showed up as "Evanesco" in OoP?

Andrea :)
(who is hesitant to let go of this long weekend and get back to work 
tomorrow)






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