Divination used to mean any spell that dealt with extracting or processing information.[1] Was then reduced to foreshadowing events due to the establishment of the statue of secrecy. Divination is divided into three different types, seership, sensing and warding.[2]
Known applications[]
Seership[]
The skill of using the inner eye to see thing far away from you, either in space or in time.
Sensing[]
Using magic as a kind of echo location to detect various types of things. Homenum revelio is one such spell capable of doing that or 'visus caligno', a true night vision charm.[3]
Warding[]
Wards to gather information.[4]
References[]
- ↑
Book 2 - TFoP - Ch. 20 - Double Double Troll and Trouble,
Madam Pomfrey explained the origins of Divination. - ↑
Book 2 - TFoP - Ch. 28 - Divination Dimwits Drugs & Detention,
Angelystor explained the different Divination fields. - ↑
Book 2 - TFoP - Ch. 29 - Cleithrophobia and Planning a Heist,
Angelystor explained the true night vision charm incantation. - ↑
Book 2 - TFoP - Ch. 29 - Cleithrophobia and Planning a Heist,
Angelystor explained that wards gathered information.
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