- ALOHOMORA!
- Pronunciation: al-lo-ha-MOR-ah (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) or aluh-huh-MORA (video games)
- Description: Used to open and unlock doors. It is not effective on doors bewitched to resist this spell. The spell can also unseal doors upon which the Colloportus spell has been cast.
- Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1991 on the forbidden Third Floor Corridor door at Hogwarts, and, in the Prisoner of Azkaban book, to unlock Sirius's cell in Azkaban. Also used in Pottermore.
- Etymology: Alohomora is derived from the West African Sidiki dialect used in geomancy meaning: Friendly to thieves as stated by J.K. Rowling in testimony during the WB and JKR vs. RDR Books. [1]
- Notes: In the books, when Alohomora is used, the lock/door must be tapped three times
- (source: Harry Potter Wiki)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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