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The New Harry Potter RPG Thread has started [face_wink]!I am posting the first IC's,now.The IC's will start off in the Great Hall with the Sorting and Feast. [hr]

[b]IC as Albus Dumbledore:[/b]
[i]Albus Dumbledore looked at his older students,then at the new students."Welcome back to another year at Hogwarts!Before the Sorting starts,I would like to let the students know,that prefects have been chosen."He looked at his great-grandson,Cedric Dumbledore,and smiled.Cedric was a new Gryffindor prefect."Now,will the Sorting Ceremony please begin,so I may speak about the usual,start-of-term annoucements?"[/i]
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[b]IC as Cedric Dumbledore:[/b]
[i]Cedric was talking with his girlfriend,Hermione,and his friends,Harry and Ron,when his great-grandfather,Albus Dumbledore spoke about the prefects,looking at Cedric.That was because Cedric had been made a prefect.Then,the Sorting begun.[/i]

[b]IC as Harry Potter:[/b]
[i]Harry Potter was talking with his friends,one who had been made a school prefect this term,when Dumbledore begun speaking.[/i]

 

OOC: YIPPEE!

IC as Xavier Drax:

• Xavier enters the Great Hall with his wand in hand and sits at the Slytherin table just in time for Dumbledore's start-of-term announcements.

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Dijon Malfoy walked in and sits at the end of the Gryfindor table, she loks over at a boy that was in front of her and smiles

Tag:Anyone

 

IC as Professor Mcgonagall:

Professor Mcgonagall was sitting next to Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster.

IC as Cho:

Cho was watching Harry and his friends for a while and looked back at Dumbledore.

 

I am going to post all of the Harry Potter spells out of an encyclopedia on the internet.In my posts,starting with A,and so on.

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Accio(AK-see-oh or A-see-oh)
"Summoning Charm"

"accio" L. send for, summon

Causes an object to fly to the caster, even over quite some distance. It would seem that the caster must know at least the general location of the object Summoned.
Mrs. Weasley used a series of Summoning Charms to find the magical items Fred and George were trying to sneak out of the house (GF6).
Harry learned the Summoning Charm for the First Task, when he Summoned his Firebolt to him so he could fly around and past the dragon (GF20).
Moody used the Summoning Charm to grab the Marauder's Map off the stairs (GF).
Harry used this charm to call the Triwizard Cup to him while escaping Voldemort and the Death Eaters (GF34).
Used several times in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries by both sides. The most notable instances were by Death Eaters attempting to pull the prophecy orb from Harry's hands, by Hermione to pick up wands after a Disarming Spell hit, and most memorably by Ron in the Brain Room after he'd been knocked silly (OP35).

Age Line

no incantation given

A thin golden line drawn on a floor, which affects anyone who crosses it if they are too young (Presumably, the Age Line could also be set up to prevent someone to cross who was older than a given age.)
Dumbledore drew an Age Line around the Goblet of Fire to keep away anyone who was not yet seventeen years old.
When the Weasley twins, who had taken an Aging Potion to try to fool it, crossed over the Age Line, they were thrown back and sprouted long white beards. (GF12)

Alohomora (AL-o-ho-MOR-ah)

"aloha" Haw. farewell + "mora" L. obstacle

Charm that causes a locked door to open.
Hermione uses this spell to let herself, Ron, and Harry into the forbidden third floor corridor (SS9), but it wouldn't work on the door which required the winged key in the chamber guarding the Sorcerer's Stone (SS16)
Hermione used this spell on Flitwick's window when she, Harry, and Buckbeak rescued Sirius (PA21)
needed to open the door of the Janus Thickey ward in St. Mungo's, presumably so that Healers and visitors can get in and out easily, but mentally confused patients lacking wands cannot (OP23)
Harry assumes that Umbridge's door has been bewitched so that Alohomora won't work (OP29)
one of the doors in the Department of Mysteries not only was proof against Alohomora, but melted Harry's knife-blade (OP34)
the Death Eaters use this to open doors shut by the DA in the Department of Mysteries (OP35)
This spell is supposedly found in the Standard Book of Spells, chapter seven (SS/f) [NOTE: This has not been verified as canon, however.]

Animagus (an-i-MAH-jus OR an-i-MAY-jus)

"animal" L. animal + "magus" Pers. magic user

A wizard or witch who can transform into an animal; very rare.
Plural: Animagi(an-i-MAH-jye OR an-i-MAH-gee)
McGonagall transforms into a cat (SS1, PA6).
Sirius Black, James Potter, and Peter Pettigrew became Animagi while students at Hogwarts (PA).
Animagi are supposed to be registered with the Ministry of Magic (PA) but there are unregistered ones around, for example Rita Skeeter (GF).
For an excellent discussion of the legend and mythology of animal transformations, see pages 9-15.
JKR on Animagi:

Q: If you were Animagus, what kind of animal would you be?
A: I'd like to be an otter - that's my favourite animal. It would be depressing if I turned out to be a slug or something. (Sch2)

anti-cheating spells

no names or words given

Cast on quills before exams.
Used before exams at Hogwarts (SS16)

anti-gravity mist

no incantation given

Charm which creates an innocent-looking mist which hovers above the ground. A person stepping into this mist immediately finds that up and down have reversed and they are hanging from the ground over the endless sky.
Harry encounters this mist in the maze of the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament (GF).

Aparecium

 

Babbling Curse

no incantation given

Exact effect not mentioned, but one can assume it causes the victim to babble.
Lockhart supposedly cured a simple Transylvanian villager of this affliction (CS10).

Banishing Charm
reverse of "Summoning Charm"

no incantation given

Sends an object away from the caster.
Harry and his classmates practiced this spell in their fourth-year Charms class. Flitwick found himself being "banished" around the room by Neville, whose aim wasn't very good (GF26).

Bat-Bogey Hex

no incantation given

Engorges an opponent's 'bogies' to bat-size, gives them wings, and sets them to attacking his or her face.
A speciality of Ginny Weasley's, which she used on Draco Malfoy to escape Umbridge's office; it impresses not only Ron (OP33), but Fred and George, who use Ginny as an example of the principle 'size is no guarantee of power' (OP6)

Bewitched Sleep

no incantation given

Puts someone into a deep sleep; subjects are in a state almost like suspended animation and do not breathe for the duration of the spell.
Dumbledore placed Cho, Ron, Hermione, and Gabrielle Delacour into this kind of sleep while they were "held hostage" by the merpeople in the lake (GF27).

Binding/Fastening magic

no incantation given

Spells which fasten chains or ropes to restrain someone or something.
Dragon keepers use this magic to drive stakes into the ground to fasten the dragons to (GF19).
The chair in the Court of Magical Law magically restrained the accused using ropes (GF30, OP8).
Snape fired "thin, snakelike cords" from his wand to bind Remus Lupin in the Shrieking Shack (PA19).
Pettigrew bound Harry to the tombstone of Tom Riddle Sr. with a binding spell (GF32).
see also Ropes, magical; Chains, magical

Blasting Curse

no incantation given

Useful spell for Wizarding Duels.
In the All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition of 1420, Alberta Toothill defeated Samson Wiblin, who was the favorite, using a Blasting Curse. (fw27)

Bluebell flames

"bluebell" flower with blue blossoms

Creates a quantity of blue flame which can be directed to a specific place.
Hermione casts a bluebell flame that can be carried around in a jam jar, sent out a short distance, then retrieved into the jar (SS11).
She sends the flame onto Snape's robes (SS11) and against the Devil's Snare plant (SS16).
Portable, waterproof fires are a speciality of hers (CS11).

Bogies, Curse of the
see Curse of the Bogies
c.f. Bat-Bogey Hex

Braking Charm

no incantation given

Charm used on a broomstick to allow it to stop effectively.
The Firebolt has an "unbreakable Braking Charm" on it (PA4).
The Horton-Keitch Braking Charm is a patented form of the Braking Charm, named after the founders of the Comet Trading Company, which makes the Comet Racing Broom (QA).

Broomstick magic
BRAKING CHARM
CUSHIONING CHARM
When Harry fell off his Nimbus 2000, it didn't fall to the ground but instead drifted away toward the Whomping Willow, indicating that it had some form of enchantment on it to keep it flying without a rider (PA9).
Early broomsticks had only simple spells placed on them. A model on display in the Museum of Quidditch only moves forward at one speed and will move up, down, and stop (QA).

Bubbles

no incantation given

Spell which pours non-bursting golden bubbles out of the wand.
Flitwick used this spell to create decorations for a Christmas tree in the Great Hall (SS12).
Ron's broken wand was emitting large purple bubbles at one point, but it's unclear if this was a spell he was casting or just another malfunction (CS13).

Bubble-Head Charm

no incantation given

Encloses the head of the caster with a bubble of breathable air.
Cedric used this spell to travel underwater and rescue Cho in the Second Task (GF26).
Fleur used this spell to travel underwater when attempting to rescue Gabrielle in the Second Task (GF26).
This became fashionable during the last month or so of Harry's 5th year, because Dungbombs and Stinkpellets were being

 

canary transfiguration hex

no incantation given

A temporary hex to change someone into a giant canary. After a few moments, the transfigured person molts back into themselves.
Fred and George placed this hex on seemingly innocent custard creams so that whomever ate one was changed temporarily into a huge canary. Neville ate one of these "canary creams," much to the amusement of everyone in the Gryffindor common room. (GF21)

candle magic

no incantation used

This minor spell ignites candles and can make them float in midair.
Rita Skeeter uses this magic when she's trying to do an interview in a broom closet (GF
Lockhart may have used a charm of this kind when he "lit the candles on his desk" so that Dumbledore could examine the Petrified Mrs. Norris (CS9).
the Great Hall is lit with thousands of floating candles (SS7)

chains, magical

no incantation used

This spell causes magical chains to snake out of a chair and bind a person to it.
The chair in the Court of Magical Law has these magical chains on it. (GF30, OP8)
similar to Magical Ropes
See also Binding magic

Cheering Charm

no incantation given

A charm that cheers a person up, makes them happy.
Cheering Charms were part of the Charms curriculum for the Third Years. They were included in the final exam for that term. (PA15)
invented by Felix Summerbee during the 1400s (fw31)
Cheering Charms were part of the written Charms OWL exam. Hermione worried that she hadn't written enough about them, but since she was considering including the countercharm for hiccups as part of her answer, it seems likely that she wrote more than plenty (OP31)

Colloportus (co-lo-POR-tus)

"colligo" L. to bind together + "portus" L. door

Seals a door, making an odd squelching noise.
Hermione, Harry, and several other members of Dumbledore's Army used this spell to try to block the attacking Death Eaters (OP35)

Confundus Charm (con-FUN-dus)

"confundo" L. to perplex

Causes confusion. A person who is affected by this Charm is said to be Confunded.
Crouch Jr. used this charm to fool the Goblet of Fire into accepting Harry's name under a fourth school (GF17)
Snape suggested that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were Confunded by Sirius Black into believing him innocent (PA

Conjunctivitis Curse

"conjunctiva" L. connecting (as in membrane of the eye) + "-itis" L. inflammation

A spell that affects the eyes and vision of the target.
Sirius was going to suggest this spell to use against the Horntail dragon (GF9)
Krum tried it during the First Task, but the dragon got so upset that it smashed some of its own eggs (GF

Conjured items

no incantation used

A spell which creates objects out of thin air.
Dumbledore literally draws up a chair for Trelawney to sit in at the Christmas feast in 1994 (PA). He also draws up a chintz armchair for himself to sit in when representing Harry at his hearing before the Wizengamot. When Figg arrives to testify, Dumbledore draws up another for her (OP8).
He also conjures up hundreds of squashy purple sleeping bags when the students need to spend the night in the Great Hall (PA), and he creates a tea tray in Hagrid's hut (GF24).
Dumbledore arranged the Great Hall for the musical entertainment at the Yule Ball with "move objects" and this spell:
"Dumbledore stood up and asked the students to do the same. Then, with a wave of his wand, all the tables zoomed back along the walls leaving the floor clear, and then he conjured a raised platform into existence along the right wall." (GF
Bill and Charlie Weasley conjure up tablecoths for dinner in the garden at the Burrow (GF5).
McGonagall conjures up a large fan and instructs Ernie Macmillan to waft the Petrified Nearly Headless Nick to the Hospital Wing using it (CS11)
There is legislation about what you can conjure and what you can't. (SN)
Most things conjured out of thin air will disappear after a couple of hours. (SN) Some exceptions to this are the sleeping bags, which survived a lot longer than just a couple of hours, and

 

Dark Mark

See MORSMORDE (GF9)

Defensive charge

no incantation needed; automatic response

A charge like that of electricity runs through the body of a Wizard with this automatic defensive spell.
When Uncle Vernon tried to hold Harry around the neck, he felt a sudden charge like electricity running through Harry and he had to drop him. This appears to have been an automatic defensive response on Harry's part, since there is no indication that he intentionally cast a spell. (OP1)


Defensive Charm

no incantation given

Aside from the fact that it is a spell to defend the caster, little is known about the actual effects produced by this spell.
Fulbert the Fearful died in 1097 when the Defensive Charm he cast to protect himself backfired. (fw20)

Deletrius ( deh-LEE-tree-us )

"deleterius" L. detroy, eradicate

Erases the ghost images of spells revealed by the Priori Incantatem spell. Possibly can be used to remove other spell effects as well.
Amos Diggory uses the Deletrius spell to erase the ghost image of the Dark Mark he had caused to be emitted from Harry's wand (GF9).

Densaugeo ( den-sah-OO-gi-oh )

"dens" L. tooth + "augeo" L. grow

Curse which causes the victim's teeth to enlarge grotesquely.
Hermione was hit by this curse from the wand of Draco Malfoy. Malfoy and Harry Potter had started fighting in the corridor, but the curses missed and hit Hermione and Goyle (GF18)








Diffindo (dih-FIN-doe)

"diffindo" L. cleave, open

Spell that cuts something open.
Harry uses this spell on Cedric's book bag to slow him down so Harry could tell him about the dragons (GF9)

Disapparate (dis-AP-a-rate)

"dis-" opposite of, from L. "apart" + "appareo" L. to appear

Apparition, as seen from the place a wizard is leaving.

See APPARITION

Disillusionment Charm

"disillusion" Eng. to lose faith

A charm which hides the true, magical nature of something.
Hippogriffs and Winged Horses may be kept by Wizards as long as they perform a Disillusionment Charm on them regularly so that Muggles won't notice anything strange about them. (FB)
Mad-Eye Moody casts a Disillusionment Charm on Harry to protect him during the trip from Privet Drive to Grimmauld Place ("I'm going to Disillusion you..."). To Harry, it felt like someone had broken an egg on his head, like a flood of cold running down over him. When under the Charm, his body took on the appearance of whatever was behind him. He felt like a human chameleon. Then Moody removed the Charm, it felt like trickling of warmth instead of cold. (OP3, 4)

Dissendium (dis-EN-dee-um)

uncertain: "dissocio" L. to sever or divide? Possibly similar in sound to "descend."

Comments from Amanda in email:
"Dissocio" in its verb form means "to part" or "to seperate" the word "en" can mean both "here!" and "look!" Dium, of course, refers to the sun and normally translates as "day" or "today" but I have seen it used as a command to mean "now." So together dissendium could mean "part/separate here, now!"

Opens the secret door in the statue of the humped witch.
Harry learns this word from the Marauder's Map. It is said aloud while the statue is tapped with the caster's wand (PA10)

door opening spell

no incantation used

Sends a jet of sparks out of the wand which opens a door.
Lupin used this spell to open the door of the staff room wardrobe, which contained a Boggart his class was to fight with. (PA
Harry's bedroom door opened by itself when the Advance Guard came to take him to 12 Grimmauld Place (OP3)

Drought Charm

no incantation given

Dries up water.
Harry briefly considerd this as a method of getting to the bottom of the lake, but realized he couldn't dry up that much water with it (GF26)

 

Enchanted Snow

no incantation given

A magical imitation snow which, unlike real snow, is warm and dry.
This kind of snow was falling from the enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall on Christmas, 1992 (CS12)

Engorgio (en-GOR-gee-oh)
"Engorgement Charm"

"engorger" Fr. swallow greedily

Spell which causes the target to swell in size.
The twins placed an Engorgement Charm on the Ton Tongue Toffee that they "accidentally" dropped in front of Dudley (GF4)
Kevin, the little Wizard boy in the campground, was casting an Engorgement Spell (or something very similar) on a slug (GF

Ennervate (EN-er-vayt)

"en-" Old French from "in-" L. cause to be + "nerves" Eng. c.1603 strength, from "nervus" L. nerve

Spell used to revive a person who has been hit by a Stunner.
Amos Diggory woke up Winky with an Ennervate spell
Dumbledore used it to revive Barty Crouch Jr. (GF9, 35)
Some versions list this spell as "Enervate," which changes the etymology quite a bit. In fact, if the word was really Enervate, the Latin origins would have exactly the opposite meaning from what it means as Ennervate.


Entrancing Enchantments

no incantation given

Spells that cause someone to fall in love with the caster.
Lockhart suggested that Flitwick was an expert in these, much to Flitwicks's embarassment (CS13)

Evanesco (ev-an-ES-ko)
"Vanishing Spell"

"evanesco" L. to disappear
Makes something vanish (not just become invisible, but go away completely)
Snape uses the Vanishing Spell to get rid of Harry's less-than-perfect attempt at a Draught of Peace. (OP12)
Fifth years work on the Vanishing Spell in Transfiguration, starting with snails and then working their way up to mice (OP15)
see Vanishing Magic for a more complete discussion of the uses of this spell and others like it

Expecto Patronum (ex-PEK-toh pa-TROH-num)
"Patronus Charm"

"expecto" L. expect or look for + "patronus" Medieval L. patron saint, symbolizing a patron or assistant

ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGY: "expecto" L. to expel from the chest, i.e.to send forth from one's self.

Conjures a Patronus, a silvery phantom shape, usually that of an animal, which is the embodiment of the positive thoughts of the caster. A Patronus will drive away Dementors.
Lupin teaches Harry to cast this spell, which he does with minor success until he faces a large group of Dementors who are trying to attack Sirius Black. Harry sees a Patronus come charging across the lake and later realizes that he himself cast it. (PA12, GF31)
Harry uses his Patronus Charm to drive off two Dementors in the alley near Privet Drive. He got into trouble for doing it, although he had no choice under the circumstances (OP1)
Harry's Patronus is a stag, while Hermione's is an otter and Cho's is a swan. Seamus isn't sure what his was, but it was hairy. (OP27)

Expelliarmus (ex-pel-ee-AR-mus)
"Disarming Spell"

"expelo" L. to drive out + "arma" L. weapon

Causes opponent's weapon to fly out of their hand.
Basic defensive spell, taught at the Dueling Club (CS10) used frequently thereafter. If the exact nature of the opponent's weapon is uncertain, the spell can have unexpected results. If several people cast the spell simultaneously, the target may be rendered unconscious (PA, GF31, 34)
Snape's use of this spell against Lockhart had rather violent results (CS10)
Harry decides to start his DA class with Expelliarmus. Zacharias Smith thinks this is silly, but Harry points out that he used that spell against Voldemort just a year before (OP

Extinguishing Spell

no incantation given

Spell that puts out fires.
Used by dragon keepers; they kept them at the ready when handling the dragons for the first task (GF14)

 

Feather-light

Spell that makes an object weigh practically nothing.
After running away from the Dursleys, Harry considered the idea of casting a spell to make his trunk feather-light so he could carry it all the way to London on his broomstick (PA3).

Ferula (feh-ROO-lah)

"ferule" alt. spelling of "ferrule" Eng. wooden handle for strength or protection, from "ferula" L. fennel plant

Spell that conjures a wooden rod.
Lupin uses this spell to conjure a splint and bandages for Ron's broken leg (PA19).

Fidelius Charm (fih-DAY-lee-us)

"fidelis" L. trusty, faithful

Complex and powerful charm that hides a person or persons completely; their location is known only to their designated "Secret Keeper."
Used to try to protect Lily and James Potter from Voldemort. "An immensely complex spell involving the magical concealment of a secret inside a single, living soul. The information is hidden inside the chosen person, or Secret-Keeper, and is henceforth impossible to find -- unless, of course, the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it. As long as the Secret-Keeper refused to speak, You-Know-Who could search the village where Lily and James were staying for years and never find them, not even if he had his nose pressed against their sitting room window!" Unfortunately, Peter Pettigrew was chosen as Secret-Keeper, and he betrayed James and Lily (PA
Dumbledore used the Fidelius Charm to hide Number 12 Grimmauld Place, the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. He himself is the Secret Keeper for the Order (OP

Finite Incantatum (fi-NEE-tay in-can-TAH-tum)

"finio" L. settle, end, die + "incantationem" L. the art of enchanting

Stops currently operating spell effects.
Snape uses this spell to end the various unfortunate spells that were affecting members of the Dueling Club when things got a little out of hand (CS10)
Contrary to what is shown in the second film, this spell does not blow up Rogue Bludgers. The magic required to tamper with a Bludger is extremely high level and can't be counteracted a simple spell, especially not one cast by a 12-year-old (CS/f)


Fire Magic
Hagrid starts a roaring fire in the hut on the rock without wand (SS4)
Wormtail starts a fire under the cauldron in which Voldemort is reborn
at the Quidditch World Cup, a magical fire shoot violet sparks twenty feet into the air (GF7)
See INCENDIO
See FIRE TALKING
See FLAME FREEZING CHARM
See BLUEBELL FLAMES
See EXTINGUISHING SPELLS
c.f. WAND EFFECTS
c.f. FLOO POWDER

Fire Talking

no incantation given

Using Floo Powder in a Wizard's fire, a person can communicate with another over distance. The head of the person making contact appears in the midst of the flames and they can hold a conversation and even interact physically with the person they are connecting to.
This method of communication is part of the Floo Network.
Amos Diggory used this method of contacting Ron's dad when Mad-Eye Moody reported being attacked. (GF10)
When he was in hiding, Sirius Black talked to Harry by means of a Wizard fireplace.
Snape used a powder thrown into the fire to contact Lupin and ask to speak to him (PA
When the Ministry wanted to spy on any communication in and out of Hogwarts, they employed the Floo Regulation Board to monitor the Hogwarts fires. (OP)


Flagrate (flah-GRAH-tay)

"flagro" L. blaze, burn

Creates a burning, firey line in the air which can be "drawn" with the wand into specific shapes.
Hermione used this spell to draw firey X marks on the doors of the circular hall in the Department of Mysteries. (OP34)
May be the same basic magic as Wand Writing and Wand Sparks.

Flame Freezing Charm

no words given

Changes the properties of fire so that it's heat feels like a warm breeze.
Spell used by witches and the wizards in Medieval times who were burned at the stake. They would then scream and pretend to be burning up (PA1)

Flashing Paint Charm

no incantation given

This "tricky little charm" makes the paint on a banner flash different colors.
Hermione uses this

 

Gripping Charms

no incantation given

Spell which allows an object to be held more easily
Gripping Charms, invented in 1875, are cast on the Quaffle to make it possible for the Chasers to hold onto it.

 

Hex-Deflection

A form of magic or class of spells that defend the caster against hexes.
Moody included Hex-Deflection in his fourth year Defense Against the Dark Arts classes (GF28)

Homorphus Charm

"homo" Gr. the same + "morph": Eng. change shape [force a werewolf NOT to change]
OR
"homo" L. man + "morph": Eng. change shape [force werewolf into human shape]

A good Charm to use against a werewolf. It's exact effects aren't given.
Lockhart supposedly used this Charm to defeat the Wagga Wagga werewolf and demonstrated the feat in Defense Against The Dark Arts class (CS10).

Horn Tongue

no incantation given

Conjures a horn on the target's tongue. What good this would do anyone is unclear....
Harry, looking for spells to help him combat a dragon, wisely decided not to use this one as it would just give the dragon one more weapon (GF20)

Horton-Keitch Braking Charm

no incantation given

Makes a racing broom easier to handle.
Invented by Basil Horton and Randolph Keitch, the Wizards who started the Comet Trading Company in 1929. (FB)

Hover Charm

no incantation given

Makes an object float in the air.
Dobby uses this spell (without wand or incantation) to float Aunt Petunia's violet pudding in the air (CS2)

Hurling Hex

no spell words given

A nasty kind of curse that could be placed on a broom which would cause the rider to be thrown off, presumably.
When Flitwick was going to strip down Harry's Firebolt to check for curses, this was one of the things he was looking for (PA )

 

Impediment Curse / Jinx

Also called Impediment Jinx (OP19, 21)
See IMPEDIMENTA


Impedimenta (im-ped-ih-MEN-tah )

"Impediment Curse," Impediment Jinx"

"impedimentum" L. hinderance

Stops an object or slows it down.
Harry learns this spell to use in the Third Task. Ron also learns it, using it to stop a bee in midair. Harry uses it to good effect on the giant spider and on the huge Blast-Ended Skrewt. (GF29, 31
Madam Hooch uses the Impediment Jinx to knock Harry away from Malfoy as they were fighting after a Quidditch match (OP19)
Harry taught the DA to use the Impediment Jinx (OP21)
Harry saw his father use the Impediment Jinx on Snape in the Pensieve (OP28)
The Impediment Jinx was used by Death Eaters and by Harry during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries (OP35)

Imperturbable Charm (IM-per-TUR-ba-bul)

"im-" prefix from L. not + "perturbo" to change

Creates a magical barrier on an object, such as a door.
The door to the kitchen in Number 12 Grimmauld Place had an Imperturbable Charm placed on it. This prevented the kids from using Extendable Ears to eavesdrop on the meetings there. Anything thrown toward a door which has been Imperturbed will bounce off without touching it. Ginny tested the door by lobbing Dungbombs at it. (OP4)

Impervius (im-PER-vee-us)

"im-" prefix from L. not + "pervius" L. letting things through

Makes something waterproof or water repellent.
Hermione uses this spell to make Harry's glasses repel water during a rainy Quidditch match (PA9)
The entire Gryffindor team used it on their faces to try to practice in a driving rain, but they still gave up after an hour (OP18)

Imperio (im-PAIR-ee-oh )

"Imperius Curse"

"impero" L. order, govern, command

One of the "Unforgiveable Curses," this spell causes the victim to be completely under the command of the caster, who can make them do anything they wish.
(GF14)
c.f. Voldemort: First Rise of the Dark Lord

Incendio (in-SEN-dee-o)

"incendo" L. to set fire to

Starts a fire.
Mr. Weasley uses this charm to start a fire in the Dursley's fireplace (GF4)

Insect Jinx

no incantation given

Sprouts feelers on the victims's head, makes them unable to talk and have to scuttle along the ground.
Harry was tempted to Jinx Dudley like this when Dudley was teasing him about his having bad dreams (OP1)

Instant Scalping

no incantation given

As the name suggests, this hex removes hair.
This spell appears in the book Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed, which Harry consulted to find a spell to work against dragons. (GF20)

 

Jelly-Legs Jinx

no incantation given

Causes the target's legs to wobble uncontrollably.
Hermione used the spell to break Harry's Shield Charm as they were practicing for the Third Task.
Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were hit with this Jinx (along with a few other hexes and curses) on the train (GF31, 37)

 

Killing Curse

"Avada Kedavra"

The Avada Kedavra Curse. One of the Unforgivable Curses.

Knee-Reversing Hex

no incantation given

Causes the target's knee to become backwards.
Gertie Keddle wrote in her diary from the 11th century that she hexed a man who came to retrieve a leather-covered ball from her cabbage patch, and she'd "like to see him fly with his knees back to front, the great hairy hog." (QA)

 

Leek Curse

no incantation given

Results in leeks growing out of the target's ears.
During the tension-filled week leading up to the Gryffindor-Slytherin Quidditch match in the spring of 1994, a nasty incident in the corridors resulted in a Gryffindor fourth year and a Slytherin sixth year going to the Hospital Wing with leeks sprouting out of their ears.

Legilimens (le-JIL-i-menz)

"legens" L. reader + "mens" L. mind

See Legilimency.

levitation

various spells

Levitation allows a person or an object to float up to five feet above the ground.
The Wingardium Leviosa spell is a levitation spell. (SS)
Dobby used a Hover Charm to float Aunt Petunia's pudding above the kitchen (CS2).

Library book spells

no incantation given

Madam Pince puts a variety of spells and curses on the books in the Hogwarts library to make sure that kids don't damage them. (At least, not twice...)
Dumbledore absent-mindedly doodled in a library book and was surprised to find it beating him on the head. (QA)
The screaming book in the Restricted Section may be reacting according to one of the spells on it (SS12)
Madam Pince has been known to add some unusual hexes and jinxes at times, besides the usual collection of library book spells (QA)
SEE Thief's Curse

Light Spell

no incantation used

Appearing with a soft, crackling sound, this spell creates a handful of shimmering light.
Lupin used this spell while on the Hogwarts Express. It lit the compartment and the form of the dementor which was searching the train. (PA5)
see also LUMOS, BLUEBELL FLAMES

lightening spell

no incantation given

Causes an object to become less heavy and thereby easier to carry.
Harry apparently knows such a spell, since he plans to use it on his trunk in order to make it light enough to carry it to London on his broomstick (PA2)

Locomotor Mortis (lo-co-MO-tor MOR-tis)
"Leg-Locker Curse"

"loco" L. from a place + "motionem" L. motion + "mortis" L. death

Locks together the legs of the victim, making him unable to walk.
Draco casts this spell on Neville just for kicks; Neville must then hop back to the common room (SS13)
see also Petrificus Totalus

Lumos (LOO-mos)

"lumen" L. light

Causes a small beam of light to shine from the end of the caster's wand.
This spell is used frequently as people skulk about the castle or the Forbidden Forest.
Dumbledore even used one when looking for Mr. Crouch (GF28), and his beam of light was just as narrow and flashlight-like as Harry's usually is. You'd think Dumbledore would have been able to summon up something a little brighter.
When Harry loses his wand during the Dementor attack, he desperately says "Lumos" and to his surprise, the tip of his wand lights up, even though he wasn't holding the wand. The light from a Lumos spell works even when the dementors' presence has cancelled out the light from the streetlamps and even the stars (OP1)
The spell to turn the light off is "Nox."
SEE ALSO Wand Effects

 

Memory Charm
See OBLIVIATE

Messenger Spell

no incantation used

Sends a magical messenger to someone in the form of a silvery dart, rather like a small, ghostly bird.

Dumbledore sent a message to Hagrid using this spell. He simply pointed his wand in the direction of Hagrid's hut and sent the messenger without saying a word. Hagrid came directly to Dumbledore, which suggests that it is possible to retrace the flight of the dart. (GF28)

Mobiliarbus (MO-bi-lee-AR-bus)

"mobilis" L. movable + "arbor" L. tree

Moves a tree.
The basic spell for moving something starts with the "Mobili-" prefix. It is up to the caster to be able to tack on the correct Latinate word for the object to be moved, in this case a tree. Certainly there cannot be a "standard" spell for moving a tree to one side!

Mobilicorpus (MO-bi-lee-COR-pus)

"mobilis" L. movable + "corpus" L. body

Moves a body.
The basic spell for moving something starts with the "Mobili-" prefix. In this case, the Latin word for "body" is tacked on the end. Sirius Black uses this spell to levitate Snape's unconscious body so it could be pushed along the secret passage back to school from the Shrieking Shack.

Morsmordre (mors-MOR-druh )
"The Dark Mark"

"mors" L. death + "mordere" L. to bite

Conjures an immense glowing skull in the sky, comprised of green sparks. There is a snake coming out of the skull's mouth.
This spell is known only to Death Eaters, who send it up in the sky when they kill. The Dark Mark is seen at the Quidditch World Cup in 1994, conjured up by Barty Crouch Jr. using Harry's wand. (GF9)

Muggle Repelling Charms

no incantation given

Spells cast to keep Muggles away from a place or object.
The Quidditch World Cup Stadium had Muggle Repelling Charms all over it; if Muggles got anywhere near it, they would suddenly remember some appointment they were late for and hurry off (GF8)

 

IC Hermione:

Hermione kissed Cedric and suggled upto him...
"I love you".

OCC: Sorry for my short post, I am bussy

 

Nox (noks)

"nox" L. night

Turns off the light from a "Lumos" spell.
Harry and Hermione used this spell to extinquish the lights on their wands in the Shrieking Shack (PA17)

 

IC as Cedric Dumbledore:
"I love you,too,Hermione." Cedric said,and he kissed her.

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Obliviate (oh-BLI-vee-ate)
"Memory Charm"

"oblivisci" L. forget

Modifies or erases portions of a person's memory.
These spells are used routinely by the Ministry of Magic as they work to keep the Wizarding World a secret from the Muggles.
They are used if a Muggle sees a dragon (SS ) and after an enchanted item falls into Muggle hands (CS3).
Memory Charms were used on the witnesses to Peter Pettigrew's murder of thirteen Muggles and subsequent escape as a rat (PA10).
Bertha Jorkins had had a Memory Charm placed on her by Crouch Sr. after she discovered Barty Crouch Jr. at the Crouch home (GF33). Voldemort broke through it, but the process left her mind damaged and he killed her (GF1).
Mr. Roberts, the campground manager near the Quidditch World Cup, needed ten Memory Charms a day or he started noticing odd things going on. Later, after he and his family had been attacked by the Death Eaters, they all received Memory Charms (GF7, 9).
Lockhart used Memory Charms on those whose adventures he claimed as his own. He'd interview someone who battled some creature or conquered some dark foe, then write the story as if he did it himself and give a Memory Charm to theperson so they'd forget it was really them. He tried to do the same to Harry and Ron, but it backfired onto him instead. (CS16)
A Ministry Wizard whose job it is to cast Memory Charms is called an Obliviator (GF7).

Occlumency

"occulto" - L. to hide, conceal, cover + "mens" - L. mind

Specialized branch of magic, not usually taught at Hogwarts, which consists of protecting one's mind against outside intrusion.
Dumbledore asks Snape to teach Harry Occlumency because of the continuing connection between Harry and Voldemort. The spell Snape uses to attack Harry's mind as they are training is Legilimens.

Oculus Reparo (AH-kyoo-lus re-PAR-oh))

"oculus" L. eye + "reparare" L. repair, restore

Simple spell which repairs a pair of eyeglasses.
In the film, Hermione uses this spell on the train to repair Harry's glasses (SS/f)
This is possibly a form of the spell Reparo which Hermione uses to repair the broken window in the train (GF8, 11). The basic spell word is "Reparo," with a target word added on in some cases, particularly when the caster is not particularly skilled.
Probably the same spell as Mr. Weasley uses to repair Harry's glasses (CS4), Bill Weasley uses to repair the table leg (GF5), and Percy uses to repair his glasses when he bows just a little bit too low (GF8).

Orchideous (or-KID-ee-us )

"Orchideae" L. name for the orchid plant family

Conjures a bouquet of flowers out of the end of a wand.
Mr. Ollivander used this spell to test Fleur's wand at the Weighing of the Wands (GF18)

 

Pack

"pack!"

A spell which causes items to assemble themselves into a trunk.
Tonks used the spell to help Harry pack his school trunk when he was leaving the Dursleys' house. She said she wasn't very good at housework spells and that her mother used to be able to even make the socks fold themselves up together. Tonks' version was a bit messier, but it certainly got the job done quickly. (OP3)

Patronus

A silvery-white, conjured creature created by using the Patronus Charm. The Patronus is used against Dementors and Lethifolds.
Harry's Patronus is a stag, as was his father's. Hermione's Patronus is an otter and Cho's was a swan. (OP27)
A Patronus can be commanded by the caster to attack; Harry controls his and tells it to attack each Dementor in turn when they attacked him and Dudley in the alley near Privet Drive (OP1)
Flavius Belby survived a Lethhifold attack by casting a Patronus Charm against it (fw/51, FB)
A Patronus can also appear as a shapeless silvery mist, but when cast correctly, it forms a "corporeal Patronus," which means it takes the form of an actual creature (corporeal means having a physical form, from "corpus" L. for body).

Patronus Charm (pa-TROH-nus)

"patronus" Medieval L. patron saint.

See EXPECTO PATRONUM

Pepper Breath

no incantation given

This charm gives a person firey hot breath.
Harry, when researching spells to use against a dragon, decides against this one (GF20).

Permanent Sticking Charm

no incantation given

Spell which magically fastens one thing to another. It is extremely difficult to remove anything fastened with a Permanent Sticking Charm.
Both the portrait of Sirius's mother and the tapestry showing the Black family tree were fastened to the wall with Permanent Sticking Charms. As a result, the members of the Order couldn't remove them from the walls. (OP6)

Peskipiksi Pesternomi (pes-kee PIK-see pes-ter-NO-mee)
"Freezing Charm"?

"pesky" + "pixie" + "pester" + "no" + "me"

Lockhart's version of a Freezing Charm.
Lockhart tries this spell on the escaped Cornish Pixies. It has no effect. The spell words certainly don't fit the usual format, so it seems likely that Lockhart was making the whole thing up on the spot. (CS6)

Petrification

"petrificare" L. to make into stone, from "petra" L. rock

Not a spell so much as a magical effect, caused by seeing the reflected eyes of a Basilisk.
The Petrification effect resembles death, except that the victim is still alive, as if in suspended animation. It takes careful examination to discern whether a victim is in fact Petrified instead of dead. If a ghost is Petrified, is turns a dark smokey gray and can only be moved by the use of a fan. The antidote is made from mandrake roots (CS9).

Petrificus Totalus (pe-TRI-fi-cus to-TAH-lus)
"Full Body Bind"

"petrificare" L. to make into stone + "totalis" L. entire

Turns the entire body of the victim rigid.
Hermione casts this spell on Neville with profuse apologies when he tried to stop them from going after the Sorcerer's Stone (SS16)

Prior Incantato (prye-OR in-can-TAH-toe)
also: Priori Incantatem
"Reverse Spell Effect"

"prior" L. former, earlier, preceeding + "incantatare" L. to bewirtch or enchant

Can be cast as a spell, ("Prior Incantato"), in which case it forces a wand to emit a ghost image of the last spell it cast. The images can be dispelled using the Deletrius spell.

When two wands are forced to duel which have core material from the same single animal, the result will be "Priori Incantatem," a display in sequence of the last spells one of the wands cast. Which wand will show the spell effect depends on the willpower of the two wizards involved.
Amos Diggory cast the Prior Incantato spell on Harry's wand to find out if it had cast the Dark Mark (GF9)
When Harry and Voldemort dueled, their wands, which share a core of a feather from the same phoenix, were linked in the Priori Incantatem effect. (GF36)

Protean Charm (PRO-tee-an)

"protean" Eng. able to readily assume

 

Quidditch spells

no incantation given

Several charms are used to make the game of Quidditch possible:
the Quaffle is enchanted to make it fall more slowly. This spell was invented by Daisy Pennifold, hence the modern Quaffle is refered to as a "Pennifold Quaffle."
Gripping Charms, invented in 1875, are cast on the Quaffle to make it possible for the Chasers to hold onto it.
the Golden Snitch is enchanted so that it does not leave the playing field
Bludgers are enchanted to try to knock any and all players off their brooms.
Dobby the House Elf managed to enchant a Bludger so that it only chased after Harry Potter, eventually managing to break his arm (CS
c.f. Braking Charm, Cushioning Charm

Quietus (KWY-uh-tus)
reverse: Sonorus

"quietus" L. quiet, peaceful

Reverses the effect of the Sonorus spell, making the caster's voice normal in volume.
Bagman used the Sonorus and Quietus spells to allow himself to speak to a large crowd at the World Cup and at the Triwizard Tournament (GF8)

 

IC as Xavier Drax:

• Xavier amuses himself by making sparks with his wand.

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Reducio (re-DOO-see-oh )
reverse: Engorgio

"redusen" Middle Eng. diminish, from "reducer" Old Fr. bring back to the source, from" reducere" L. bring, lead

Causes an object to return to it's normal size.
Moody, who had enlarged a spider with an Engorgement Charm, used Reducio to return it to it's normal size (GF14)

Reductor Curse

from "redusen" Middle English, borrowed from Old French and Latin, c. 1380: to bring down

Blasts solid objects out of the caster's path.
Harry learned this spell as part of his preparation for the Third Task. He used it to blast a hole in the hedge (GF31)

Relashio

"rilascio" It. - to release, to relax, to issue

Relases a jet of firey sparks. Underwater, this spell fires a jet of boiling water.
Harry used this spell against the Grindylows in the Second Task. (GF)

Reluctant Reversers, A Charm To Cure

no incantation given

Broom charm.
This spell is on page twelve of the Handbook of Do-It-Yourself Broom Care (PA2).

Reparo (re-PAR-oh )

"reparare" L. repair, restore

Undoes damage to an object.
Hermione casts this spell to repair the broken glass in the door to a railway carriage compartment (GF8, 11)
Probably the same spell as Mr. Weasley uses to repair Harry's glasses (CS4), Bill Weasley uses to repair the table leg (GF5), and Percy uses to repair his glasses when he bows just a little bit too low (GF8).
McGonagall uses what is very likely this spell to restore the leg of Neville's desk, which he had accidentally vanished (CS
Harry used the Reparo spell to fix the china bowl of Murtlap Essence he'd knocked to the floor. The spell couldn't put the liquid back in the repaired bowl, however (OP15)
Snape uses this spell to repair a shattered jar in his office during Occlumency lessons (OP26)
Hermione repairs a teacup that Ron broke in Transfiguration class using the Reparo spell (OP30)

Restoring Spell

no incantation used

Forces an Animagus who has transformed into animal form to revert to their human form. The spell's effect is a bright blue-white flash of light.
Lupin and Sirius cast this spell together to change Scabbers back into Peter Pettigrew (PA19)

Rictusempra (ric-tu-SEM-pra)
"Tickling Charm"

"rictus" L. gaping mouth, grin + "sempra" L. always

Causes a person to laugh uncontrollably.
Harry casts this spell on Draco at the Dueling Club (CS10)
The film version incorrectly shows this spell throwing Draco across the room (CS/f)

Riddikulus (ri-di-KYOO-lus)

"ridiculum" L. joke, from "ridere" L. to laugh

Defense against a Boggart, forces the creature to take on a silly appearance.
Lupin taught the third year Defense Against The Dark Arts class to use this spell (PA, GF31) The laughter it produces in onlookers is what does the Boggart in.

Room-sealing spell

no incantation given

Seals a room with a powerful charm that none but a powerful wizard could break.
Snape used a powerful magic spell to seal his office (GF25)
c.f. Colloportus (OP)

Ropes, magical

no incantation used

Sends out magical ropes from a wand which tie up someone firmly.
Dumbledore used magic ropes from his wand to bind Barty Crouch Jr. (GF36)
Quirrell created ropes out of thin air to bind Harry in the Chamber of the Stone. Then he claps his hands and the ropes fall away. (SS17)
Wormtail conjured tight cords to bind Harry to the headstone of Voldemort's father (GF32)
Snape used this spell to tie up Lupin. When he did it, there was a loud bang. (PA19)
a similar enchantment is used on the Chained Chair in the Court of Magical Law. When a prisoner sits in that chair, the chain glow gold and encircle the person's arms, binding them to the chair (GF30, OP8)

Rowboat spell

no incantation used

Propels a rowboat along without oars.
Hagrid used his umbrella to cast this spell and "speed things up a bit" when he and Harry were coming back from the hut on the rock (SS5).
Possibly it is this spell which propels the fleet of small boats from the dock near Hogsmeade station to Hogwarts castle (SS

 

Scourgify(SKUR-ji-fy )

from the Latin word 'excoriata' which means 'to be stripped of'. (thanks to Ruth Eyres)

Cleans things.
Tonks uses Scourgify to clean out Hedwig's cage in Harry's bedroom. (OP3)
Possibly the same thing as the "Scouring Charm"

Scouring Charm

"Scourgify" (?)

Cleans things, fingernails, for example.
Hermione taught Neville a Scouring Charm to clean the frog guts out from under his fingernails (GF14).
A Scouring Charm is required to eradicate an infestation of Bundimuns (FB)
There is no specific reference that Scourgify and the Scouring Charm are the same thing, but it seems very likely

Serpensortia (ser-pen-SOR-sha)

"serpens" L. serpent + "sortir" Old Fr. to go out

Causes a large serpent to burst from the end of the caster's wand.
Draco casts this spell on Harry at the Dueling Club on Snape's suggestion; the serpent moves to attack Justin Finch-Fletchley (CS10)

Severing Charm

no incantation given

Spell to cut something.
Ron uses this spell to remove the lace from the neck and sleeves of his used dress robes (GF23)

Shield Charm

"Protego"

This spell creates a magical barrier which will deflect hexes thrown at the caster.
Harry learned this spell in his preparations for the Third Triwizard Tournament task (GF31).
Harry used the Shield Charm to defend himself and to stop various Death Eaters from Summoning the prophecy away from him during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries (OP35-36)

Silencing Charm

"Silencio"

A charm which causes something to be silent.
The song of the Fwooper will drive the listener insane and must therefore be sold with a Silencing Charm on it. This charm must be recast on the Fwooper every month (FB).
Fifth Years work on this spell in Transfiguaration using bullfrogs and ravens (OP18)
Hermione casts the Silencing Charm on a Death Eater during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, which causes the spell he uses to attack her to be a lot less damaging. He still knocks her out, though, and does "enough damage to be going on with," according to Pomfrey (OP

Silencio(si-LEN-see-oh)
"Silencing Charm"

"silencio" L. to be quiet
Magically silences the target of the spell.
see Silencing Charm

Slug Curse

no incantation given (no, it's not "eat slugs")

Causes the victim to belch up slugs.
Ron tried to hit Malfoy with this curse after Malfoy had called Hermione a Mudblood. Unfortunately, Ron's wand was damaged and the spell backfired (CS7)
Interestingly, Ron had only a short time before, at breakfast, snapped "Eat slugs, Malfoy!" This is not the incantation, however, although the film clearly and incorrectly indocates that it is. (CS/f)

Sonorus (so-NO-rus )
reverse: Quietus

"sonorus" L. loud

Makes the caster's voice carry over long distances.
Ludo Bagman uses these spells to make his voice heard throughout the World Quidditch Cup stadium and over the stands of people watching the Triwizard Tournament (GF8, 31)

Stunner
"Stunning Spell"

See STUPEFY
c.f. ENNERVATE

Stupefy ( STOO-puh-fye)
"Stunner" "Stupefying Charm"
reverse: "Ennervate"

"stupefacio" L. to make senseless, from "stupeo" L. stunned

Renders the target of the spell unconscious; this spell hurls a bolt of red light.
Used by Ministry Wizards to try to stop whomever cast the Dark Mark (GF9)
Used by dragon keepers (a lot of them at once) to manage dragons (GF
Flavius Belby tried to use a Stupefying Charm against a Lethifold, but only succeeded in blasting a hole through his bedroom door (FB)

Summoning Charm

See ACCIO

Switching Spells

various, depending on the transfiguration intended

A classification of Transfiguration spells which swap one thing for another.
Neville wasn't particularly adept at these (GF15)
Hermione, discussing ways to combat dragons:
"Well, there are Switching Spells...but what?s the point of Switching it? Unless you swapped its fangs for wine-gums or something that would make it less dangerous..." (GF
See CROSS-SPECIES SWITCHES