Known Severing Charm

: "With the Severing Charm, cutting or tearing objects is a simple matter of wand control. The spell can be quite precise in skilled hands, and the Severing Charm is widely used in a variety of wizarding trades. Useful as it is, this charm should be practised with caution, as a careless swipe of the wand can cause injury."
: — Miranda Goshawk[src]
The Severing Charm (Diffindo) was a charm used to precisely and accurately cut something. If used inappropriately, it could cause death or injury.It was taught in first-year, fourth-year and fifth-year Charms classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was also covered in first-year and second-year Herbology classes at Hogwarts.A spellbook for this charm could be found in one of the Herbology greenhouses; the charm was also detailed in both Book of Spells and The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1.
== Known uses ==
=== Known practitioners ===
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==Notes and references==
== Etymology ==
The incantation is the Latin first person active indicative for "to split, cleave or open".
Category:Charms
Category:Herbology
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Spells With Incantations of Latin Known Origin