Thoughts? Beast and Disillusionment Charm

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 47743

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "melclaros" <melclaros at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> > bboy_mn wonders:
> > 
> > I was recently reading 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'(pg
> > ixi) and came across a 'Disillusionment Charms'. 
> > ...snip...
> > So, isn't that backwards? Shouldn't it be an Illusionemnt Charm or
> > an Anti-Disillusionment Charm, meaning the placement of illusion, 
> > false beliefs, and enchantments, or acting against the lose or 
> > removal of illusion and/or false belief?
> > 
> > ...snip...
> > Any thoughts? 
> > 
> > bboy_mn

Melpomene responded with:
> Well it wouldn't be the only one--backward spell, that is. This is 
> going to come awful close to being a "one liner" but "ENERVATE" as a 
> spell for re-animating an unconcious person is also backwards. 
> Ennervat, according to Websters means "1:to lessen the vitality or 
> strengh of 2: to reduce the mental or moral vigor of."
> 
> Melpomene

bboy_mn adds:

I've always assumed that was a mistake; the mixing up of two very
similar words - 

Enervate means- 1. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of:
or Deprived of strength; debilitated.

Innervate means- 1. (medical) To supply (an organ or a body part) with
nerves. 2. (general) To stimulate (a nerve, muscle, or body part) to
action.

The words are so close, I'm sure they just got mixed up and who ever
proofreads these things missed it. An easy mistake since one could
draw a connection between Enervate and Energize

boy_mn