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|name=Copy Spell
<blockquote>As soon as Devlin handed over the notebook paper contract, Theodora took it in both hands and made like she was going to rip it in two! But instead of ripping it down the middle, she was left at the end of the gesture with two identical copies. One in one hand and one in the other.  Perfect clones. She gave him both copies. </blockquote>
|incantation=Facsimilius Pollax
[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=258.msg2396#msg2396]
|pronunciation=fak-sih-MIH-lee-us PAHL-ax
 
|spell branch=Transfiguration
 
|magical discipline=
==Enchantment Type==
|appearance=The wizard appears to rip the document in half
Transfiguration. Wandless.
|description=Wandless magic.  When performed properly, will result in each half of the document spawning the part that was ripped away, resulting in two identical copies.  Done improperly, it will simply tear the document in half (though the wizard could theoretically mend it with ''Reparo'' and keep trying indefinitely).
 
|regulations=Legal
==Appearance==
|skill level=Advanced
The enchanter appears to rip the document in two, but in reality has created a second copy
|etymology=Possibly from the English “facsimile”, the full word usually abbreviated “fax”, and Pollux, the twin of Castor in Greek mythology
 
|references=
==Effects and Duration==
*{{Quote|quote=As soon as Devlin handed over the notebook paper contract, Theodora took it in both hands and made like she was going to rip it in two! But instead of ripping it down the middle, she was left at the end of the gesture with two identical copies. One in one hand and one in the other.  Perfect clones.|author=[[Theodora Kingstreet]] in [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=258.msg2396#msg2396 Please...Teach Me!]}}
An exact copy of the original document is created. Permanent.
|notes=
 
}}
==Regulations and Skill Level==  
Legal but only for those documents which the allows copies to be made.
 
Difficult, but the less experienced may have success with saying the incantation.

Latest revision as of 05:31, 21 October 2014

Spell Name: Copy Spell

Incantation: Facsimilius Pollax

Pronunciation: fak-sih-MIH-lee-us PAHL-ax

Spell Branch: Transfiguration

Magical Discipline(s):

Appearance: The wizard appears to rip the document in half

Description: Wandless magic. When performed properly, will result in each half of the document spawning the part that was ripped away, resulting in two identical copies. Done improperly, it will simply tear the document in half (though the wizard could theoretically mend it with Reparo and keep trying indefinitely).

Regulations: Legal

Skill Level: Advanced

Etymology: Possibly from the English “facsimile”, the full word usually abbreviated “fax”, and Pollux, the twin of Castor in Greek mythology

References:

  • As soon as Devlin handed over the notebook paper contract, Theodora took it in both hands and made like she was going to rip it in two! But instead of ripping it down the middle, she was left at the end of the gesture with two identical copies. One in one hand and one in the other. Perfect clones.
Theodora Kingstreet in Please...Teach Me!

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