π¨ Evanesco - Vanishing Spell
Evanesco makes objects vanish. They go "into non-being, which is to say, everything."
π Spell Information
- Incantation: Evanesco (ev-an-ES-koh)
- Type: Transfiguration
- Effect: Vanishes objects
- Difficulty: O.W.L. level
π― Notable Uses
- Snape vanished Harry's potion
- Fifth-years practiced vanishing snails, then mice
- Hermione struggled with it initially
- Cannot be used on humans (extremely dangerous)
β οΈ Theory
According to Professor McGonagall, vanished objects go "into non-being, which is to say, everything." This is one of the more philosophically complex pieces of Transfiguration theory.