Generic Phrases
Does anyone know what those latin phrases in Harry Potter mean?
in the first book. the spells are in latin. if you find any that are in french or ancient greek please name them also. please present your answer in this way: (eg) Expecto Pratonus= Expect the Father thats the only one that i know and its in the seventh one
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- well expecto patronus isn't just in the 7th book, it's in most of them. and the meaning is actually more like "throw forth a guardian". As far as the meanings of the other phrases, you'll have to say which one's you want translated, because there's alot.
- I await a guardian. It's not imperativus, it's first person singular of the active present indicative.
- they have a book that translates all the latin in hary potter into english. you can get it at borders.
- whoa that is sooo cool! if i knew that expecto patromus ment that, it would never have taken me so long to figure alot of things out
- The Latin writing around the shield at the front of the book reads: "Never poke a sleeping dragon." :)
- Well, Expecto Patronum means : "I'm waiting for a guardian" And to translate all the spells is a lot of work, lol. Apart from about five spells they're all Latin! Which one do you want??
- i like this question. cool! well i found this page and its sooooo much. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spells_in_Harry_Potter check it out
