Vera-Verto

Vera Verto was the incantation of a Transfiguration spell used to transform an animal into a water goblet. Animals susceptible to this spell were specifically aves, rats, and felines.
==Casting==
This spell appeared moderately difficult to perform and could be disastrous if done wrong. Side effects include the goblet becoming furry or having a tail. Wand movement and posture were both very important for this spell, as Professor McGonagall noted when teaching her second-year class in September of 1992.To perform the spell, one must tap the targeted animal three times sharply with their wand and then point their wand directly at the animal, incanting Vera Verto.
==Effects==
Once performed, a jet of nearly indiscernible, crystal-clear mist, almost like a spray, would shoot from the caster's wand, engulfing the animal and quickly morphing it into a goblet with a quiet whooshing noise.
If performed incorrectly, a spasm of greenish light may have shot from the wand with a crackling, whining noise and the target would be transfigured incompletely. It may still have been furry, or possessed a tail (or a combination of the two), and in some cases it may have even still emitted vocal sounds. However, given that the only known case originated from Ronald Weasley's broken wand and it was on Peter Pettigrew in his Animagus rat form, it is unknown if it was an isolated occurrence.
==History==
During the 1992–1993 school year, this spell was taught to second-year students in lesson seven, as noted on her blackboard. Ronald Weasley was asked to try on his pet rat Scabbers, but the transformation was incomplete, most likely caused by his damaged wand, or possibly the fact that Scabbers was actually Peter Pettigrew in his Animagus rat form.
==Known practitioners==
Mcgonagall.jpg|Minerva McGonagall
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==Media==
Vera Verto
==Etymology==
Vera is taken from the Latin noun Fera meaning "beast" or "wild animal". Verto, also Latin, is a verb that can mean "I turn" or "I exchange". Collectively, Fera Verto is a Latin phrase that can be taken to mean "I exchange the beast".
==Behind the scenes==
*In , the writing on Minerva McGonagall's blackboard was written backwards.
*Despite the subtitles giving the incantation as Vera Verto, there is a distinct possibility that the subtitles were inaccurately transcribed, with many viewers debating that the characters were instead saying "Fera" instead of "Vera".Harry Potter Lexicon, spells from the films and games.Talk: Vera Verto#Fera or Vera? on Harry Potter Wiki An incantation "Fera Verto" also makes particular sense, since fera is Latin for "wild animal". This is fitting considering that the subject of the spell is an animal, where "Fera Verto" could be taken to mean "I turn or change the animal".
*Since the etymology of this spell is rather general and does not specify either the target subject or the intended transformation, it is possible that Vera Verto, in the film adaptations, is an incantation of a general transfiguration or transforming spell, where its effect is largely dependent on the caster's intentions.
**However, in , the spell is stated to have a particular transformation.
*In , despite the in class snippet clearly stating animals other than rats are used for this spell, with Minerva referring the spell as "Animal into Water Goblet," on the chapter progress indicator, the lesson is labelled as "Rat into Water Goblet."
**It however, could be merely reflecting the fact that students in that particular class were all giving rats to work on, and not a labelling mistake.
*Also in , this spell and Mice to Snuffboxes have identical wand movements in their Transfiguration lessons, however, the game files identify only the movement given for the latter as correct, whereas this spell has an entirely different movement.
*During the O.W.L.s, one of the tests is to transform an animal into a water goblet; it is more than likely this was meant to be "Vera Verto".
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==Notes and references==
Category:Spells Of-Known Incantation
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Known Transforming Spells