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Tegz 
Breathe, Althea.
"The gripping charm you will learn today has the incantation 'Prehenso'. Can anyone guess how the meaning of this incantation relates to its purpose? Can you think of any related English words?"
Ah Latin. Yes, Selina could do that. In fact, Selina was thrilled with that aspect of Hogwarts. It seemed that every class, no matter what class it was, Latin was somehow mixed into the lesson. She loved the fact that she could do Latin like she could do at home with her Mum. So when her Professor brought up Prehenso Selina beamed... thank you Vergil's Aenid.
Her hand shot up in the air and said,
"Profesor, Prehenso is a form of Prenso, are, avi, atum. It means to grasp or seize hold of, which would make sense with a gripping spell."