![]() ![]() Note that he mentions that Secrecy Sensors can detect lies, which was not mentioned in their description in Half-Blood Prince. no use here, of course, too much interference – students in every direction lying about why they haven't done their homework. Vibrates when it detects concealment and lies. "What's that?" Harry asked, pointing at the squiggly golden aerial. In Chapter Twenty of Goblet of Fire he introduces Harry to his Dark Detectors, one of which was a Secrecy Sensor: ![]() More importantly, there is potential evidence from Barty Crouch Jr. Considering that Hogwarts had already housed a Polyjuiced Death Eater for an entire year, failure to check for this would have been gross negligence (though this is Dumbledore we're talking about). If Secrecy Sensors could not detect Polyjuice Potion then it would seem that there would have been nothing preventing a Death Eater from entering Hogwarts disguised as a student. Well, Filch ran over all of us with Secrecy Sensors when we got into the entrance hall. While a concealment potion may be different from a concealment charm, the purpose of the Sensors is to detect concealment so it would be reasonable that they detect potions as well.įurthermore, the Sensors appear to be the only security check applied to students in Half-Blood Prince. "Look", sighed Hermione, "Secrecy Sensors detect jinxes, curses, and concealment charms, don't they? They're used to find Dark Magic and Dark objects. First, it would make sense given the description of Secrecy Sensors in Chapter Fifteen of Half-Blood Prince: ![]() I would argue that Secrecy Sensors can detect Polyjuice Potion. Possibly Secrecy Sensors and Sneakoscopes While it is fairly advanced magic, it’s likely that the effects could be replicated. The magic used in the map’s creation is advanced and impressive it includes the Homonculous Charm, enabling the possessor of the map to track the movements of every person in the castle, and it was also enchanted to forever repel (as insultingly as possible) the curiosity of their nemesis, Severus Snape. Rowling writing on Pottermore states that it uses impressive magic, including the Homonculous Charm. He thought I was my father as we have the same first name.” Potter saw me stealing more ingredients for the Polyjuice Potion from Snape’s office one night. The map that had almost ruined everything.’ “I used the map I had taken from Harry Potter. When he was using Polyjuice to disguise as Moody, the Marauder’s Map still showed Barty Crouch Jr. The Marauder’s Map would reveal their true identity, similar charms may. The only thing known to “undo” Polyjuice is the Thief’s Downfall, which isn’t a spell and only is seen in Gringotts - it may not be replicable. It doesn’t seem like the people at the Ministry would be able to figure out that Harry, Ron and Hermione were impostors using Polyjuice unless they noticed them acting oddly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 3 (Will and Won’t) “ 4. Agree security questions with close friends and family so as to detect Death Eaters masquerading as others by use of Polyjuice Potion (see page 2).” If there was a spell that detected it, they’d likely mention it, even if it’s a possibly difficult spell. In addition, the booklet that the Ministry hands out on protection against “dark forces” gives only security questions as a way to detect impostors using Polyjuice. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum) The scars were disappearing, the skin was becoming smooth the mangled nose became whole, and started to shrink.” Then, before Harry’s very eyes, the face of the man on the floor began to change. “But I think, in the excitement of tonight, our fake Moody might have forgotten to take it as frequently as he should have done … on the hour … every hour … we shall see.’ĭumbledore pulled out the chair at the desk and sat down upon it, his eyes fixed upon the unconscious Moody on the floor. Instead, he simply waits for the Polyjuice Potion to wear off to see who the fake Moody was. In addition, he doesn’t use any spell to force him out of his Polyjuiced form. When Dumbledore realizes Moody isn’t actually Moody, he doesn’t use any spell on him to find out if he’s using Polyjuice. There doesn’t seem to be any known spell that reveals Polyjuice. ![]()
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