Deprendo Calor

From Absit Omen Lexicon

Spell Name: Fever Detection

Incantation: Deprendo Calor

Pronunciation:

Spell Branch: Charms

Magical Discipline(s): Healing

Appearance: A white light appears at the tip of the wand. When the wand is brought closer to its subject, it will turn orange to red if the subject has a fever. If not, it will glow blue or green.

Description:

Regulations: Legal

Skill Level: Intermediate

Etymology: From dē- +‎ prēhendo (“seize, catch”); from prae- (“before”) +‎ *hendo; akin to Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “hold, contain”) and English get.

From Latin caleō (“I am warm, hot; glow”).

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Notes: Balfour Spectre uses it to tell if his Sphinxes have a fever in The Trio at Thebes