Arania Exumai (Spell)

Template:Dialogue a-b ***Arania Exumai*** was a charm used to blast away Acromantulas or other large spiders. If the spell missed and struck a stone, it would produce a large black scorch mark, and thus was not recommended for use on humans, although casting through or along a human produced no ill effect so long as a spider was struck.Template:Real Magical Spell

## Known practitioners

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## Etymology

*Arania* is derived from the Latin *aranea*, meaning "spider". *Exumai* is possibly derived from *exuo*, Latin for "I lay aside" or "I refuse". Alternatively, the pronunciation of *exumai* is somewhat similar to that of *exime*, a conjugation of *eximo*, Latin for "I banish". Together, the incantation can mean "I lay aside the spider" or "I banish the spider".

## Behind the scenes

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* The spell was created for Template:COS and does not appear in any of the ***novels***. In the film adaptation, Tom Riddle uses this spell to blast away Aragog on ***13 June*** 1943, whilst framing Rubeus Hagrid for opening the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter, after witnessing Riddle's memory from his diary, uses this spell against several Acromantula in the Forbidden Forest whilst escaping the ***Forbidden Forest Acromantula colony***. As both of the scenes in the ***second novel*** do not depict the use of this spell, these depictions are not ***canon***.
* The spell seemed to produce different level of effectiveness: in Template:COS Tom Riddle's use of this spell released a simple white blast of light that missed Aragog, but left a scorch mark where the spell narrowly missed him; whereas Harry Potter's use of this spell released a beam of blue-white light that kind of carried the Acromantula away before it was blasted out of sight.
* In Template:COS, when Harry was successful at saving Ron from the Acromantula that had seized him, Ron was also caught by the light of the spell in the process, therefore it should have left a scorch mark on him.
* Bearing in mind viewers' concerns on the inaccuracy of subtitles for spells in Template:COS, it is possible that "Exumai" may also be incorrectly transcribed. "Exumai" is not a valid Latin word with relevant meaning, while the pronunciation by characters in the film can be alternatively transcribed as "Arania Exime." *Exime*, in contrast, is a conjugation of the Latin word *eximo* meaning "I banish," which is much more appropriate considering the spell's effect of repelling spiders.
* In Template:HPFJ, Hermione Granger uses this spell to fend the Acromantulas off from the riders. After Hermione casts *Arania Exumai*, it causes a bright flash. This is where the pictures are taken.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:COS - Chapter 27 (*Spider Attack*)
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3. ↑ Template:COS - Chapter 23 (*Tom Riddle*)
4. ↑ Template:Wtlink