In the new Harry Potter Book, the Italicized phrase 'prior incontato' appears.
Can you tell me what this means, please?

Hello 5rcv-ga,

The phrase "prior incantato" means "past spell" or "former spell", as
the following glossaries explain in further detail.

"The Akashic Record: P" [under "Priori Incantatem" and "Prior
Incantato"]
The Akashic Record
http://www.m5p.com/~pravn/hp/p.html

"Etymology" [under "Spells" - "Priori Incantatem/Prior Incantato"]
Scarheads
http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/scarheads/etymology.html

Google cache of "Spells N-Z" [under "Prior Incantato"]
WizardNet
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:b6gDi7AAfB4J:www.geocities.com/hogwartshotty/SpellsN-Z.html++site:www.geocities.com+%22%2Bwww.geocities.%2Bcom/hogwartshotty%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

- justaskscott-ga


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