Specialis-Revelio

:"‘Specialis revelio’ reveals spells performed on objects or potions[...]"
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Specialis Revelio was the incantation of a charm that revealed any spells performed on objects or potions. It was a variation of the Revelio Charm.
==History==
Possibly used nonverbally by Dumbledore when he poked his wand into the purple armchair at Horace Slughorn's house to reveal that the wizard had transfigured himself into the armchair.
==Known uses==
Caster(s) 	Date	Note
Hermione Granger	1996	Used on the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making.
Hermione Granger	1997	She also used the spell nonverbally during Slughorn's N.E.W.T. Potions class over a phial of poison so she could brew an antidote.
Harry Potter 	1997	Used this spell during Slughorn's N.E.W.T. Potions class over a phial of poison so they could attempt to brew an antidote.
Ron Weasley 	1997	Used this spell during Slughorn's N.E.W.T. Potions class over a phial of poison so they could attempt to brew an antidote.
Ernest Macmillan	1997	Used this spell during Slughorn's N.E.W.T. Potions class over a phial of poison so they could attempt to brew an antidote.
Draco Malfoy 	2020	Cast this spell in the bedroom of Voldemort's daughter, Delphi, to discover what she was hiding at St Oswald's Home for Old Witches and Wizards.
==Etymology==
Latin specialis, "particular; individual" and revelare (present tense revelo), "unveil". Altogether the incantation may read as "[to] reveal the particulars [of]".
==See also==
*Revelio Charm
*Revealing Charm
*Scarpin's Revelaspell
*Human-presence-revealing Spell
==Behind the scenes==
*It is interesting to note that all known instances of the performance of this spell ended up being unsuccessful.
Category:Charms
Category:Spells With Incantations of Latin Known Origin
Category:Spells With Modifiers