Alarte Ascendare

Type: Charm

Pronunciation: a-LAR-tay a-SEN-der-ay

Description: Shoots the target high into the air.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Gilderoy Lockhart in 1992

Etymology: Ascendere is a Latin infinitive meaning "to go up,""to climb," "to embark," "to rise(figuratively);" this is the origin of the English word "ascend".