Extraordinary Slowing Charm

The Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) - Chapter 15 (Grim Defeat) - USA VERSUS JAMAICA (I) (Archived) was a charm that could be used to slow the velocity of an object. It was taught in second-year and fifth-year Charms class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
==History==
This charm was invented by the witch Daisy Pennifold in 1711 so it could be used to slow down falling Quaffles in Quidditch matches, allowing for Chasers to grab them in mid-air.
==Known uses==
Caster(s) 	Date 	Notes
Albus Dumbledore	6 November 1993	Used this charm wandlessly to slow down a falling Harry Potter after he was attacked by Dementors during a Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff Quidditch match.
==Known practitioners==
Albus Dumbledore POA promo.jpg|Albus Dumbledore
Filius Flitwick profile.jpg|Filius Flitwick
Hermione Granger.jpg|Hermione Granger
==Etymology==
*Likely the combination of two words; the Anglo-French "arester", meaning "to bring to a stop", and the Latin "Momentum", meaning "the force or strength gained whilst moving". Literal translation: "bring its momentum to a stop".
==Behind the scenes==
*An alternative spelling, "Arresto Momento", is given in the seventh video game and first LEGO game.
*This spell was meant to be in the Game Boy Advance version of the video game adaptation of . This is evidenced by the game's , which is inaccessible during normal gameplay but can be accessed via a cheating device such as an Action Replay. One of the options is a list of all of the text in the game, with "Arresto Momento" (using the alternate spelling mentioned above) being listed along with the game's other spells.
*In the fifth and eighth films, the spell's effect is to directly stop movement as opposed to merely slowing it.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Charms
Category:Quidditch
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Spells With Incantations of Latin Known Origin
==See also==
*Freezing Charm