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Latin

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"Ferte in noctem animam meam
Illustrent stellae viam meam
Aspectu illo glorior
Dum capit nox diem

Cantate vitae canticum
Sine dolore actae
Dicite eis quos amabam
Me numquam obliturum"
— Excerpt of the lyrics of In Noctem, a wizarding song with some Latin verses.[src]

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Ancient Rome.[1] Although often considered a dead language by Muggles, wizards continue to use this dead language in their everyday life.[2] Latin has a strong influence in both wizarding culture and arts (the wizarding song In Noctem, for instance, features four verses, in both English and Latin, with the Latin lyrics meaning the same as the English ones)[3] and rhetorics (Librarian Irma Pince used the Latin phrase "Labore omnia vincit" while tutoring Hogwarts students).[4]

Wizards use a kind of mutation of the Latin language when designing new spells.[5]

Known speakers

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Latin on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ "About the Books: transcript of J.K. Rowling's live interview on Scholastic.com," Scholastic.com, 16 October 2000 on Accio Quote!
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - Deleted Scenes
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PS2 version
  5. ↑ Rogers, Shelagh. "INTERVIEW: J.K. Rowling," Canadian Broadcasting Co., October 23, 2000 on Accio Quote!
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) - GBA version
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 32 (Out of the Fire)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling ("Mr Ollivander")
  9. ↑ Tarantallegra entry on the Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site
  10. ↑ Hogwarts Legacy (see this video)

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