Latin

"Ferte in noctem animam meam Illustrent stellae viam meam Aspectu illo glorior Dum capit nox diem

Cantate vitae canticum Sine dolore actae Dicite eis quos amabam Me numquam obliturum"

- Excerpt of the lyrics of In Noctem, a wizarding song with some Latin verses.

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Ancient Rome. Although often considered a dead language by Muggles, wizards continue to use this dead language in their everyday life. Latin has a strong influence in both wizarding culture and arts (the wizarding song In Noctem, for instance, features four verses, in both English and Latin, with the Latin lyrics meaning the same as the English ones) and rhetorics (Librarian Irma Pince used the Latin phrase "Labore omnia vincit" while tutoring Hogwarts students).

Wizards use a kind of mutation of the Latin language when designing new spells.

Known speakers

 * Brutus Scrimgeour
 * Elizabeth Burke
 * Filius Flitwick (most likely)
 * George von Rheticus
 * Google Stump
 * Irma Pince
 * Medieval wizard
 * Ollivander
 * Garrick Ollivander
 * Saint Brutus (most likely)
 * Termeritus Shanks
 * Timothy the Timid
 * Zaccaria Innocenti (most likely)

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)