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|incantation=Retrorgenus
|incantation=Retrorgenus
|pronunciation=reh-TROR-jen-uss
|pronunciation=reh-TROR-jen-uss
|spell branch=Canon;Curses, Hexes, and Jinxes
|spell branch=Canon; Hexes
|appearance=A pink-and-white flash of light
|appearance=A pink-and-white flash of light
|description=Causes the knee joints to reverse themselves, leaving the leg bending backward (like a bird's legs) rather than forward.  The reversal itself is momentarily painful, and attempts to walk on reversed legs are very difficult.  Can last indefinitely until cured, if cast forcefully enough, but at the least a few days.
|description=Causes the knee joints to reverse themselves, leaving the leg bending backward (like a bird's legs) rather than forward.  The reversal itself is momentarily painful, and attempts to walk on reversed legs are very difficult.  Can last indefinitely until cured, if cast forcefully enough, but at the least a few days.
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|references=*Cast by Gertie Keddle on an early Quidditch player, as noted in Chapter Three of ''Quidditch Through the Ages''.
|references=*Cast by Gertie Keddle on an early Quidditch player, as noted in Chapter Three of ''Quidditch Through the Ages''.
*[[Sasha Schlagenweit]] [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7049.msg52084#msg52084]
*[[Sasha Schlagenweit]] [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7049.msg52084#msg52084]
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Revision as of 01:53, 16 July 2014

Spell Name: Knee-Reversal Hex

Incantation: Retrorgenus

Pronunciation: reh-TROR-jen-uss

Spell Branch: Canon; Hexes

Magical Discipline(s):

Appearance: A pink-and-white flash of light

Description: Causes the knee joints to reverse themselves, leaving the leg bending backward (like a bird's legs) rather than forward. The reversal itself is momentarily painful, and attempts to walk on reversed legs are very difficult. Can last indefinitely until cured, if cast forcefully enough, but at the least a few days.

Regulations: Legal

Skill Level: Advanced

Etymology: From Latin retrorsum, “backwards”, and genu, “knee”

References:

  • Cast by Gertie Keddle on an early Quidditch player, as noted in Chapter Three of Quidditch Through the Ages.
  • Sasha Schlagenweit [1]

Notes: