Levicorpus

[Dondee Gorski]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Ronda" <goodasitgets at ...> wrote:
>
> Goodasitgets:
> When do we learn the Levicorpus spell?  My 14 year old noticed that 
> Ginny used it against the Death Eaters in the MoM, but thought it 
> doesn't show up in the books until Half-Blood Prince.  I know that 
> Snape's worts memory includes Snape being turned upside down in the 
air 
> by James revealing the gray underpants, but we donn't hear an acutal 
> spell there...where is it written in the books?  
> ~Goodasitgets
>

Dondee:

Levicorpus is a **non-verbal** spell that Harry learns in reading the 
HBP's potions textbook. This was the spell that he first accidentally 
used on Ron hoisting him out of bed by his ankle and then later 
deliberately used on Ron when he was under the influence of Ramilda's 
drugged chocolates. 

Harry realises later that this was the spell he saw his father use on 
Snape in SWM (in OotP)and that it was the spell the DEs used on the 
muggles at the QWC (in GoF).

None of the DA6 (in canon) know the spell when they face the DEs at 
the end of OotP. Hogwarts doesn't start teaching students nonverbals 
until sixth year. And remember Harry had a hard time, at first, 
learning nonverbals in Charms and Transfiguration.

In movie!OotP levicorpus is used as a verbal spell that floats people 
on their tummys and doesn't hang them unsidedown by the ankle. The 
movie people have just been taking liberties again with time-specific 
canon information. What a surprise ;)

Hope this helps clear things up.

Cheers, Dondee