HARRY POTTER

SPELLBOOK
Merry Christmas Siddhi
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 This catalogue is organized alphabetically

A-4 M - 52
B - 11 N - 55
C - 14 O - 56
D - 20 P - 59
E - 24 Q - 66
F - 29 R - 67
G - 34 S - 72
H - 36 T - 79
I - 40 U - 82
J - 45 V - 83
K - 46 W – 85
L - 47
ABERTO
Pronunciation: Uh-bare-toe
Description: A spell presumably used to open objects such as doors or
windows.

ACCIO (SUMMONING CHARM)
Pronunciation: Various suggestions have been made, including: (AK-ee-oh)
or (AK-see-oh)-film, (AK-see-oh)-UK audio book and video game, (AS-see-
oh)-US audio book, and (AT-chee-oh)-Anglo-Catholic pronunciation
Description: This charm summons an object to the caster, potentially over a
significant distance. It can be used in two ways; either by casting the charm
and then naming the object desired, or by pointing your wand at the desired
object during or immediately following the incantation to "pull" the target
toward the caster; in either case, the caster must concentrate on the object
they wish to summon in order for the charm to succeed. The caster doesn't
necessarily need to know the location of the target if they say the name of
the object to be summoned, such as when Hermione Granger summoned
some books from Dumbledore's office simply by saying "Accio Horcrux
books!" while in Gryffindor Tower.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter summoned his broom to complete the first
task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994, as well as to summon
the Portkey to escape Voldemort and the Death Eaters in the Little
Hangleton Graveyard in 1995. Also, in the Battle of the Seven Potters, Harry
summoned Hagrid when he fell. Molly Weasley used it to get the twins’
candy.
Notes: The summoning charm is limited only to items and small animals, as
it was shown to be incapable of summoning people; it is also possible to
bewitch items to become impervious to this spell.
Etymology: The Latin word accio means "I call" or "I summon".

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AGE LINE
Description: Creates a thin, shimmering golden line around the target that is
impassable by those below a set age. It seems that ageing potions are useless
against the line, and it appears that the lines functions on either calendar or
mental age.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Albus Dumbledore to stop underage students
from entering their names into the Goblet of Fire.

AGUAMENTI  (WATER-MAKING SPELL)

Pronunciation: AH-gwah-MEN-tee
Description: Produces a fountain or jet of water from the wand tip.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Fleur Delacour in 1994 to extinguish her skirt,
which had caught flame during a fight against a dragon. Harry used this spell
twice in 1997, both on the same night; once to attempt to provide a drink
for Dumbledore, then again to help douse Hagrid's hut after it was set aflame
by Thorfinn Rowle, who used the Fire-Making Spell.
Etymology: Possibly a hybrid of Latin words aqua, which means "water",
and mentis, which means "mind".

ALARTE ASCENDARE
Pronunciation: A-LAR-tey ah-SEN-deh-rey
Description: Shoots the target high into the air.
Seen/Mentioned: Used only once, and that was by Gilderoy
Lockhart in 1992
Etymology: Ascendere is a Latin infinitive meaning "to go up", "to climb,"
"to embark," "to rise (figuratively);" this is the origin of the English word
"ascend".

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE'S FORCEFUL SPELL

Description: This spell was quite powerful as when it was cast, the
opponent was forced to conjure a silver shield to deflect it.

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 Seen/Mentioned: This incantation was used only once throughout the
series, and that was by Dumbledore in the Ministry of Magic, immediately
following the Battle of the Department of Mysteries on 17 June, 1996, while
he dueled Voldemort.

ALOHOMORA  (UNLOCKING CHARM)

Pronunciation: al-LOH-ha-MOHR-ah
Description: Used to open and unlock doors; it can unseal doors upon
which the Locking Spell has been cast, although it is possible to bewitch
doors to resist the spell.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1991 to allow her and her
friends to access the Third Floor Corridor at her school, which was at the
time forbidden; she used it again two years later to free Sirius's cell in her
teacher's prison room.
Etymology: The incantation is derived from the West African Sidiki dialect
used in geomancy; it means "friendly to thieves", as stated by the author in
testimony during a court case.
Notes: Whilst in the first book, when the spell is cast the lock or door must
be tapped once, in the fifth, a healer simply points her wand at the door to
cast it, and on Pottermore the wand motion is seen as a backward 'S'.

ANAPNEO
Pronunciation: ah-NAP-nee-oh
Description: Clears the target's airway, should they find it blocked.
Seen/Mentioned: Used only by Horace Slughorn, cast upon Marcus
Belby when the latter choked on a pheasant in 1996.
Etymology: From the Greek verb anapneo, meaning "I breathe in"; this
and Episkey are the only spells obviously derived from Greek.

ANTEOCULATIA
Pronunciation: AN-tea-oh-cuh-LAY-chee-a

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 Description: Anteoculatia is a hex which turns a person's hair into antlers.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was used to make Pansy Parkinson grow antlers
in 1996.

ANTI-JINX
Description: Prevents the effects of a jinx over one target object or animal.
Seen/Mentioned: In the summer of 1995, Arthur Weasley was required to
perform an antijinx on a regurgitating toilet.

ANTI-CHEATING SPELL
Description: Cast on parchment and quills to prevent the writer from
cheating while writing answers.
Seen/Mentioned: Used near exam times at Hogwarts in at
least 1991 and 1995.

ANTI-DISAPPARITION JINX
Description: Used to prevent Disapparating in an area for a time;
presumably used to trap an enemy in an area, is probably related to the Anti-
Apparition Charm.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Albus Dumbledore to trap some Death Eaters in
the Department of Mysteries in 1996. Also mentioned that nobody can
disapparate from Hogwarts; it is due to this jinx.

ANTONIN DOLOHOV'S CURSE

Description: Based on what is seen of the effects, it is presumed to be a
nearly lethal spell used to cause severe internal injury.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Antonin Dolohov during the Battle of the
Department of Mysteries twice; once on Hermione Granger (which
incapacitated her instantly and required her to take ten potions a day for
some time) and again, ineffectively, on Harry Potter.

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APARECIUM  (REVEALING CHARM)
Pronunciation: AH-par-EE-see-um
Description: This spell is used to reverse concealing charms, and can
presumably render invisible ink visible. It is covered in a rather old
spellbook. It may be related to Specialis Revelio.
Seen/Mentioned: Only ever used (to no avail) in 1993 by Hermione
Granger to attempt to reveal any hidden writing in a diary.
Etymology: Latin apparere, meaning "to appear"; -ium and -ciumare
common Latin noun endings.

AQUA ERUCTO (AQUA ERUCTO CHARM)

Pronunciation: A-kwa ee-RUCK-toh
Description: This spell is used to create, and control, a jet of clear water
from the tip of the wand; it is probably related to Aguamenti.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times to extinguish fires in 1994.
Etymology: Aqua means, in Latin, water. Eructo is a verb meaning "I raise";
roughly translated, it means "I raise water".

ARANIA EXUMAI
Pronunciation: ah-RAHN-ee-a EKS-su-may
Description: This spell is used to blast away Acromantulas and,
presumably, all other arachnids.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry uses this spell in The Forbidden Forest to defend
him and his friend from some spiders that are attacking them. He learned the
spell from a diary, who attempted to use it in a memory.
Etymology: From the Latin aranea, meaning "spider", and exuo, meaning "I
lay aside".

ARRESTO MOMENTUM
Pronunciation: ah-REST-oh mo-MEN-tum

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 Description: Used to decrease the velocity of a moving target; it should be
noted that it can be used on multiple targets, as well as on the caster himself.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Dumbledore to save one of his students from a
fall in 1993; Hermione Granger used it to little effect in 1998 to cushion an
otherwise deadly fall.
Etymology: Likely the combination of the Anglo-French arester, meaning
"to bring to a stop" and the Latin momentum, meaning "the force or strength
gained whilst moving"; the literal translation hence is "Bring the force or
strength gained whilst moving to a stop".

ARROW-SHOOTING SPELL
Description: Fires arrows from the caster's wand.
Seen/Mentioned: The spell used to be used by Appleby Arrows supporters
at Quidditch matches to show their support for their teams; however,
the British and Irish Quidditch League banned the use of the spell at matches
when referee Nugent Potts was pierced through the nose with a stray arrow
in 1894.

ASCENDIO
Pronunciation: ah-SEN-dee-oh
Description: Lifts the caster high into the air.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry Potter in the Second Task of the Triwizard
Tournament to propel him to the surface of the lake in 1995.
Etymology: Derived from Latin ascendo, meaning "to climb".[2]

AVADA KEDAVRA (KILLING CURSE)

Pronunciation: ah-VAH-dah keh-DAV-rah
Description: Causes instant death to the victim wherever it hits on the body,
is accompanied by a flash of green light and a rushing noise; there is no
known counter-curse, although there are a number of ways to prevent death
by it, such as hitting it with another spell in mid-flight, dodging it, or
interrupting the caster. It is one of the three Unforgivable Curses. Harry
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 Potter was saved from this spell a number of times, both by his mother's
sacrifice, because he was an accidental Horcrux, and because his wand and
Voldemort’s were made of the same core.
Seen/Mentioned: First said (not by name) in 1991, during the flashback
while Hagrid described his parents' deaths to Harry; next, the first part of the
incantation was said by Lucius Malfoy when he tried to kill Harry, and
numerous times in every book following.
Etymology: During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival
on 15 April, 2004 J. K. Rowling said "Does anyone know where Avada
Kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original
of abracadabra, which means "let the thing be destroyed". Originally, it was
used to cure illness and the "thing" was the illness, but I decided to make the
"thing" as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with
things like that. I twist them round and make them mine."[3]

AVIS  (BIRD-CONJURING CHARM)

Pronunciation: AH-viss
Description: Conjures a flock of birds from the tip of the wand; when used
in conjunction with Oppugno, it can be used offensively.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in 1994 by Mr. Ollivander to test Viktor Krum's
wand. Also employed offensively by Hermione Granger against Ron
Weasley.
Etymology: The Latin word avis means "bird".

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BABBLING CURSE
Description: Although this spell is not fully understood, it is generally
presumed to force a person to babble whenever they speak; it is possibly, for
this reason, related to the Tongue-Tying Curse.
Seen/Mentioned: Although he was rather untrustworthy, it may not have
occurred at all, but Lockhart says he cured a Transylvanian farmer of this
affliction.

BAT-BOGEY HEX
Description: It is another spell that is not fully understood, but most people
presume, based on clues from the text, that it grotesquely enlarges the
target's bogies, gives them wings, and sets them attacking the target.
Seen/Mentioned: Ginny Weasley was a noted practitioner of this spell,
having used it at least thrice by her sixth year.
Notes: This spell may be related to, or the same as, the Curse of the
Bogies mentioned in 1991; however, that spell gives the victim a runny
nose, and hence the two may be different.

BEDAZZLING HEX
Description: Though the exact effects are unknown, based on the name (and
the fact that it is used in conjunction with a chameleon charm on certain
cloaks, it is probably used to conceal a person or object.
Seen/Mentioned: When Xenophilius Lovegood explains the concept of how
the Cloak of Invisibility is the only thing that can make a person truly
invisible, he mentions that most cloaks of that kind are made with this spell.

BLUEBELL FLAMES
Description: Conjures a quantity of waterproof blue flames that can be
carried around in a container, released, then "scooped" back therein.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was a specialty of Hermione Granger's. She
used it to save Harry and Ron in 1991.
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BOMBARDA
Pronunciation: bom-BAR-dah
Description: Provokes a small explosion.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger to free Sirius Black from
prison in 1994. This spell was only seen in the film.
Etymology: Presumably from English bombard, meaning "to attack a place
or person continually with bombs or other missiles".

BOMBARDA MAXIMA
Pronunciation: BOM-bar-dah MAX-ih-mah
Description: Creates a large explosion capable of removing entire walls. A
more advanced and more powerful form of Bombarda.
Seen/Mentioned: Dolores Umbridge used this spell in 1995 to force her
way into the Room of Requirement.

BRACKIUM EMENDO
Pronunciation: BRA-key-um ee-MEN-doh
Description: If used correctly, it is claimed that this spell will heal broken
bones; this theory is supported by the etymology.
Seen/Mentioned: Used unsuccessfully by Gilderoy Lockhart on Harry
Potter in 1992 after the latter's arm was broken by a Bludger; it vanished all
the bones, making it resemble rubber.

BUBBLE-HEAD CHARM
Description: Produces a large bubble of air around the head of the user; it is
commonly used as the supernatural equivalent of a breathing set.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Cedric Diggory and Fleur Delacour in 1995; it
was used the next year by many students walking through the halls, because
of horrid odors made by various pranks played on Dolores Umbridge.

BUBBLE-PRODUCING SPELL
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Description: Produces a stream of multicolored, non-bursting bubbles; there
are two similar spells.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Professor Flitwick to decorate some trees; the
bubbles in this instance were golden. Used the following year by Ron
Weasley when he broke his wand; these bubbles were purple.

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CALVARIO (HAIR-LOSS CURSE)
Pronunciation: cal-VORE-ee-oh
Description: This spell causes the victim's hair to fall out.
Seen/Mentioned: In the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, the book Curses
and Counter-Curses by Vindictus Viridian mentions this spell, and it can be
bought from Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.
Etymology: From Latin calvus = "bald".

CANTIS
Pronunciation: CAN-tiss
Description: Causes the victim to burst uncontrollably into song.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell can be bought in Wiseacre's Wizarding
Equipment in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. Used by the Hogwarts
professors to enchant suits of armor.
Etymology: Cantare is Latin for "sing".

CARPE RETRACTUM (SEIZE AND PULL CHARM)

Pronunciation: CAR-pay ruh-TRACK-tum
Description: Produces a supernatural rope from the caster's wand, which
will pull a target toward the caster.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1993 and 1994 by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.
Etymology: From the Latin carpe, meaning "to seize" and retracto,
meaning "I draw back".

CASCADING JINX
Description: An offensive spell used to defeat multiple enemies.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was seen only in Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows: Part 1 (video game).

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CATERWAULING CHARM
Description: Anyone entering the perimeter of this spell sets off a high-
pitched shriek. This spell may be related to the Intruder Charm.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was cast by the Death
Eaters over Hogsmeade Wizarding Village to protect against intruders
in 1998.

CAVE INIMICUM
Pronunciation: KAH-way ih-NIH-mih-kum
Description: Based on the etymology, it may warn the caster of any
approaching enemies, similar to a Caterwauling Charm.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times by Hermione
Granger in 1997 and 1998 to protect the tent she shared with Ron
Weasley and Harry Potter.
Etymology: The incantation is a Latin phrase which translates to "beware of
the enemy".

CHEERING CHARM
Description: Causes the person upon whom the spell is cast to become
contented and happy, though heavy-handedness with it causes the victim to
break into an uncontrollable laughing fit.
Seen/Mentioned: Taught to third-year charms classes, part of the
written O.W.L. The spell was invented by Felix Summerbee.

CISTEM APERIO
Pronunciation: SIS-tem uh-PE-ree-o
Description: Opens chests and boxes
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was used by Tom Riddle to open the chest in
which Aragog was hidden. It was only seen in the film.
Etymology: Aperio is Latin for "uncover" or "open"; Cista is Latin for
"trunk" or "chest".
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COLLOPORTUS (LOCKING SPELL)
Pronunciation: cul-loh-POR-tus
Description: Locks doors, and presumably all things that can be locked; it is
unknown whether the counterspell is required, or if a key could open it.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1996 in an attempt to
prevent the Death Eaters that were following her from catching up.
Etymology: Perhaps a combination of the Latin words colligere, which
means "gather" and porta, which means "gate".
Notes: This spell can easily be countered with Alohomora.

COLLOSHOO (STICKFAST HEX)
Pronunciation: cul-loh-SHOE
Description: Adheres the victim's shoes to the ground with some sort of
adhesive ectoplasm.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell is mentioned twice, once as having been used
on Severus Snape during a potions class, the other when one reads Curses
and Counter-Curses by Vindictus Viridian.
Etymology: The suffix "shoo" is a phonetic spelling of English "shoe"; the
prefix collo may come from Greek "κολά ω, κολώ " (pronounced
"colas","cols"), which means "to glue".

COLOVARIA (COLOUR CHANGE CHARM)

Pronunciation: co-loh-VA-riah
Description: Changes the target's color.
Seen/Mentioned: The spell can be bought in Wiseacre's Wizarding
Equipment in Diagon Alley. Used by fifth-years in their OWLs.
Etymology: Almost certainly a combination of English "color" and "vary".

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CONFRINGO (BLASTING CURSE)
Pronunciation: kon-FRING-goh
Description: Causes anything that the spell comes into contact with to
explode, and presumably thereafter burst into flame.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry Potter to destroy the side-car of a
motorbike in which he was riding during a battle against some Death Eaters
in 1997; it was later used by Hermione Granger in an attempt to
kill Nagini and facilitate an escape from Godric's Hollow.
Etymology: The incantation is direct Latin for "destroy".
Notes: This spell seems to use heat for its explosion, while Expulso uses
pressure instead.

CONFUNDO (CONFUNDUS CHARM)
Pronunciation: con-FUN-doh
Description: Causes the victim to become confused and befuddled.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1994, Severus Snape asserted that Harry, Ron and
Hermione had this charm cast on them so that they would believe Sirius
Black's claim of innocence; used two years later by Hermione to
allow Ron to join the Gryffindor Quidditch team. It was used multiple times
in 1997 and 1998.
Etymology: The incantation, when non-capitalized, means "I confuse"; the
title may derive from the Latin confundere, meaning "to confuse" or "to
perplex". It may also come from English “confound”.

CONJUNCTIVITIS CURSE
Description: Due to the name (conjunctivitis is another word for "pink eye",
a disease which forms a scabby inflammation over the eye), it is presumed
this curse causes great pain to the victim's eyes.
Seen/Mentioned: It was suggested by Sirius Black in his letter to
Harry for him to use this spell on a dragon. Olympe Maxime used this spell
on some giants in 1995.
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CORNFLAKE SKIN SPELL
Description: This spell causes the victim's skin to appear as though it was
coated in cornflakes.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1996, an unnamed student went to the hospital for
treatment after he was hit with it, which was presumably done in retaliation
for the Inquisitorial Squad's recent behavior.

CRACKER JINX
Description: This spell is used to conjure exploding wizard crackers; it can
be used in dueling to harm the opponent, but the force of the explosion may
also affect the caster.

CRIBBING SPELL
Description: This spell, which may possibly be a charm, is used to assist the
caster in cheating on written papers, tests, and exams. It is possible that these
spells can negate anti-cheating spells.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1991, an unnamed Slytherin student asked his fellow
students whether any of them knew any good cribbing spells.

CRINUS MUTO
Description: This spell can change the color and style of one’s hair.
Seen/Mentioned: In the Harry Potter Lego video games.
Notes: This maybe be the spell that causes Harry to turn his eyebrow yellow
in 1996.

CRUCIO (CRUCIATUS CURSE)
Pronunciation: KROO-shee-oh
Description: Inflicts intense pain on the recipient of the curse; the pain is
described as having hot knives being driven into the victim. It cannot be cast
successfully by a person who is doing so out of pure spite or anger; one must
feel a true desire to cause the victim pain. If one casts this spell, he or she
will receive a life sentence in Azkaban prison for it, as with the other
two Unforgivable Curses.
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 Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times from the fourth book onward.
Etymology: Latin crucio means "I torture".

CUSHIONING CHARM
Description: Produces an invisible cushion over the target, is used primarily
in the manufacturing of broomsticks.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger to cushion her, Harry,
and Ron's fall in Gringotts Wizard Bank in 1998.

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DEFODIO (GOUGING SPELL)
Pronunciation: deh-FOH-dee-oh
Description: This spell allows the caster to gouge large chunks out of the
target.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by the trio to escape from a bank in 1998 while
riding a dragon. It was later used by Harry to write the epitaph for Dobby,
who had been killed.
Etymology: The incantation is Latin for "I dig".

DELETRIUS (ERADICATION SPELL)
Pronunciation: deh-LEE-tree-us
Description: Disintegrates something
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was only ever seen in 1994 when Amos
Diggory used Prior Incantato to detect that Winky had
cast Morsmordre using Harry Potter's wand.
Etymology: Latin delere, meaning "to destroy", and English "detritus",
meaning rubble.

DENSAUGEO (TOOTH-GROWING SPELL)
Pronunciation: den-SAW-jee-oh
Description: This hex causes the victim's teeth to grow rapidly, but can also
be used to restore lost teeth, as proven when Ted Tonks did so
in 1997 for Harry Potter.
Seen/Mentioned: Introduced in 1994, when Draco Malfoy's spell rebounded
upon Hermione Granger; her teeth were past her collar before she was
forced to run to the hospital to get them shrunk.
Etymology: From Latin dens, meaning "tooth", and augeo, meaning "I
enlarge"; essentially, it means "I enlarge the tooth".

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DEPULSO (BANISHING CHARM)
Pronunciation: deh-PUL-soh
Description: This spell is used to make the target fly toward a specific
location; it is the opposite of the summoning charm.
Seen/Mentioned: Although it is learned in the fourth-year
charms class at Hogwarts, it is used multiple times in 1993, as well as
in 1995.
Etymology: From the Latin depulsio, meaning "drive away".

DESCENDO
Pronunciation: deh-SEN-doh
Description: Causes the target to move downwards.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1997, it was used by Ron to magically cause the stairs
in his bedroom, which lead to his family's attic, to descend; later that
year, Crabbe used it in an attempt to cause a wall of rubbish behind which
Ron was hiding to fall on him.
Etymology: Descendo is Latin for "I descend".

DEPRIMO
Pronunciation: DEE-prih-moh
Description: This spell places immense downward pressure on the target,
which may result in the violent fracturing of said target.
Seen/Mentioned: Hermione Granger blasted a hole through the living room
floor of Xenophilius Lovegood's house in 1998 using this spell.
Etymology: The incantation, when non-capitalized, means "to depress" or
"depress".

DIFFINDO (SEVERING CHARM)
Pronunciation: dih-FIN-doh
Description: Rips, tears, shreds, or otherwise physically damages the target.
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 Seen/Mentioned: Used twice in 1994, the first time being by Harry Potter to
cut Cedric Diggory's bag in order to talk to the latter, and the second time
being by Ron Weasley to cut the lace from the cuffs of his dress robes in an
attempt to make them seem less feminine. The spell was used a third time by
Harry to swap the covers of his second-hand and brand-new copies
of Advanced Potion-Making.
Etymology: Latin diffindere, meaning "to divide" or "to split".

DIMINUENDO
Pronunciation: dim-in-YEW-en-DOUGH
Description: Forces the target to shrink.
Seen/Mentioned: Performed by Nigel Wolpert in 1995.
Etymology: The incantation derives from the musical term diminuendo,
meaning "a gradual decrease of the volume of sound".

DISSENDIUM
Pronunciation: dih-SEN-dee-um
Description: Although the only known canonical effect is to open secret
passageways, it's possible, based on its use in 1997, that it opens things in
general.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times in 1993 to open the statue
of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor, then again four years later in a failed attempt to
open Salazar Slytherin's Locket.
Etymology: There are numerous suggestions.

DISILLUSIONMENT CHARM
Description: Causes the target to blend seamlessly in with its surroundings,
like a chameleon.
Seen/Mentioned: Used and mentioned multiple times from 1995 onward.

DRACONIFORS (DRACONIFORS SPELL)

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 Pronunciation: drah-KOH-nih-fors
Description: Transforms the target into a dragon.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times in 1993 and 1994.
Etymology: From the Latin word draco, meaning "dragon", and fors, a
popular transformation suffix.

DUCKLIFORS (DUCKLIFORS JINX)
Pronunciation: DUCK-lih-fors
Description: Transforms the target into a duck.
Etymology: From the English duck, and the Latin fors, a common ending
for transformations.
Seen/Mentioned: Multiple times in 1994 and 1995.

DURO (HARDENING CHARM)
Pronunciation: DOO-roh
Description: This charm transforms the target into solid stone.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1998 while escaping
from Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Etymology: Latin duro means "harden".

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EARS TO KUMQUATS
Description: This spell transforms the victim's ears into kumquats.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1995, Luna Lovegood read The Quibbler upside down
in order to reveal the secret charm, written in Ancient Runes.

EAR-SHRIVELLING CURSE
Description: Causes the target's ears to shrivel up.
Seen/Mentioned: Sometime between 1989 and 1994, Bill Weasley's pen-
friend sent him a hat with this curse on it.

EBUBLIO (EBUBLIO JINX)
Pronunciation: ee-BUB-lee-oh
Description: Causes the victim to inflate and explode into hundreds of
bubbles; it can only be cast if an ally is using Aqua Eructo on the victim
simultaneously.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times in 1994.

ENGORGIO (ENGORGEMENT CHARM)
Pronunciation: en-GOR-jee-oh
Description: Causes the target to swell in physical size.
Seen/Mentioned: Rubeus Hagrid used this spell on his pumpkins in 1992;
two years later, Barty Crouch Jr cast this spell on a spider to make it easier
for students to see when he cast a curse on it. Used on another spider three
years later to test a new wand.
Etymology: The English word engorge means "swell".

ENGORGIO SKULLUS
Pronunciation: in-GORE-jee-oh SKUH-las
Description: This hex causes the victim's skull to swell disproportionately;
this spell may be a variation of the Engorgement Charm, as they share the
first word of the incantation. Its countercurse is Redactum Skullus.
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 Seen/Mentioned: This spell can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding
Equipment in Diagon Alley.
Etymology: See etymology for above entry; "skullus" is Latin for "skull".

ENTOMORPHIS
Pronunciation: en-TOE-morph-is
Description: This hex is used to transform the target into an insectoid for a
short time; it can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon
Alley.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter contemplated using this hex against Dudley
Dursley in 1995, though he decided against it; it was later seen in the LEGO
world.

ENTRAIL-EXPELLING CURSE
Description: Presumably causes the victim's insides to be ejected from the
body, though due to the fact that a portrait of its inventor was hung in a
hospital, it is possible this spell's effect is entirely different.
Seen/Mentioned: It was only ever seen once, and that was when Harry
Potter visited a hospital in 1996, and he saw the inventor's portrait.

EPISKEY
Pronunciation: ee-PISS-key
Description: Used to heal relatively minor injuries, such as broken bones
and cartilage.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1996, Nymphadora Tonks used this spell to fix Harry's
broken nose after Draco Malfoy broke it on the Hogwarts Express (Luna
Lovegood did so in the film); Harry, in turn, used it to heal Demelza Robins'
swollen lip after Ron punched her during Quidditch practice.
Etymology: The word comes from Greek "episkeui" ("επισκευή "), which
means "repair".

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EPOXIMISE
Pronunciation: ee-POX-i-mise
Description: Adheres one object to another, similarly to if they had been
glued together.
Seen/Mentioned: As shown in the card game, this spell is often used by
students to adhere each other's belongings to their desks (or, unfortunately,
their hands).
Etymology: Epoximise comes from the English word epoxy, which is a type
of adhesive.
Notes: This spell may be the Permanent Sticking Charm or a variation.

ERECTO
Pronunciation: eh-RECK-toh
Description: Used to erect a tent or other structure.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger to construct a shelter for
her, Harry Potter, and Ronald Weasley in 1997.
Etymology: Erectum is past principle of erigere, which is Latin for "to
erect".

EVANESCO (VANISHING SPELL)
Pronunciation: ev-an-ES-koh
Description: Vanishes the target; the best description of what happens to it
is that it goes "into non-being, which is to say, everything".
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times in 1995.
Etymology: From "evanescene", meaning "something that is fleeting or
disappears.

EVERTE STATUM
Pronunciation: ee-VER-tay STAH-tum

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 Description: Throws the victim backward, similarly to if they'd been
thrown.
Seen/Mentioned: Draco Malfoy used this spell on Harry Potter in 1992.
Etymology: The Latin words everte, which means "to throw out" and statua,
from the same language, meaning "image".

EXPECTO PATRONUM (PATRONUS CHARM)

Pronunciation: ecks-PECK-toh pah-TROH-numb
Description: This charm is a defensive spell which will conjure a spirit-like
incarnation of their positive emotions to defend against dark creatures; it can
also send messages to other witches or wizards. It seems one's Patronus will
take the form of something important to the caster, and can change when one
has undergone a period of heightened emotion.
Seen/Mentioned: Taught to Harry by Professor Lupin; Harry later
taught Dumbledore's Army this charm. This is the only known spell
effective against Dementors.
Etymology: Patronus means "protector" in Latin.

EXPELLIARMUS (DISARMING CHARM)
Pronunciation: ex-PELL-ee-ARE-muss
Description: Causes whatever the victim is holding to fly away, knocks out
an opponent if used too forcefully. Harry Potter's special spell.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times from the second book onwards.
Etymology: Probably a combination of Latin expello, meaning "expel",
and arma, meaning "weapon".

EXPULSO (EXPULSO CURSE)
Pronunciation: ecks-PUHL-soh
Description: Provokes an explosion, unique in that it uses pressure to do so
as opposed to heat.

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 Seen/Mentioned: Used by Antonin Dolohov during a fight in a
cafe in 1997.
Etymology: From expulsum, which is past principle of expellere, which
means "expel".

EXTINGUISHING SPELL
Description: Puts out fires.
Seen/Mentioned: Charlie Weasley and his friends would use this spell
should something go wrong in the tournament.[5]

EYE OF RABBIT, HARP STRING HUM, TURN THIS WATER INTO

RUM (TRANSFIGURATION)
Description: Turns water into rum.
Seen/Mentioned: Seamus Finnigan tried to cast it in 1991, and, in his first
attempt, he managed to make "weak tea," before causing an explosion.

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FEATHER-LIGHT CHARM
Description: Makes something lightweight.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter contemplated using this in 1993 to lighten
his trunk so that he could carry it by broom to Gringotts, though he decided
against it.
Notes: This charm may have been cast by Hermione Granger on her beaded
bag to make it easier to carry, considering the heavy objects within.

FERULA
Pronunciation: feh-ROO-lah
Description: Creates a bandage and a splint.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Remus Lupin in 1994 to bind Ronald Weasley's
broken leg.
Etymology: Latin ferula means "walking-stick" or "splint".

FIANTO DURI
Pronunciation: fee-AN-toh DOO-ree
Description: A defensive charm which, based on the etymology,
strengthens shield spells, and perhaps objects in general, in a similar way
to Duro.
Seen/Mentioned: Used to protect a school in 1998.
Etymology: Latin fiant means "become" and duri means "hard".

FIDELIUS CHARM
Description: A complex charm used to hide secret information within the
soul of the charm's recipient, who is called a Secret-Keeper. The information
is irretrievable unless the Secret-Keeper chooses to reveal it, and only the
aforementioned person can do so.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1993, it was explained that when Harry was merely an
infant, he and his parents were hidden from Voldemort with this charm;
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 from 1995 onward it was used to protect Grimmauld Place, and in 1998 it
was used to protect Shell Cottage.
Etymology: Latin fidelis, which means "faithful".
Notes: Although the author had previously explained that when a Secret-
Keeper dies the secret they held can never be revealed to anyone else,
in 1997 it is clearly explained that upon the Keeper's death all those who had
been told the secret become keepers in turn. This charm seems to have no
effect with regard to animals, as Hedwig found Ron and Hermione in a
location that was protected by this charm; however, it is possible
that Dumbledore somehow told her, ludicrous though such may seem.
In 1981, Hagrid managed to get to Harry before all the Muggles could look
at it; this makes it appear as though the Killing Curse will negate the effect
of the Fidelius Charm. Those who have been told of the secret by secret-
keepers still cannot pass the secret on, as proven by Severus
Snape and Bellatrix Lestrange.

FIENDFYRE
Description: Creates great spirits of fire which burn anything in its path,
including nearly indestructible substances such as horcruxes. This fire is
nearly impossible to control.
Seen/Mentioned: Though there are numerous instances when it may have
been used, it was only proven to have been used in 1998 by Vincent Crabbe,
who was killed by it.

FINESTRA
Pronunciation: fi-Ness-Trah
Description: Creates an aperture in a wall or window.

FINITE
Pronunciation: fi-NEE-tay
Description: Terminates spell effects in the vicinity of the caster.

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 Seen/Mentioned: Remus Lupin used this spell on Neville Longbottom;
three years later, Harry Potter used it to prevent an attack on his friend.
Etymology: From Latin finire, meaning "to finish".

FINITE INCANTATEM (GENERAL COUNTER-SPELL)

Pronunciation: fi-NEE-tay in-can-TAH-tem
Description: Terminates all spell effects in the vicinity of the caster.
Seen/Mentioned: Severus Snape used this to restore order to his
club. Hermione Granger also used this in the film version of Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets to destroy Dobby's rogue Bludger after its
Quidditch match.
Etymology: Latin finire, meaning "to finish", and incantatem.

FINGER-REMOVING JINX
Description: Removes a person's fingers.
Seen/Mentioned: Gunhilda Kneen jinxed her husband with this spell
(Quidditch Through the Ages).

FIRESTORM
Description: Produces a ring of fire from the wand tip that can strike
targets.
Seen/Mentioned: Albus Dumbledore used this spell to
rescue Harry from Inferi in 1997.

FLAGRANTE CURSE
Description: Causes the cursed object to burn human skin when touched.
Seen/Mentioned: The Lestrange Vault had this curse on it.

FLAGRATE
Pronunciation: fluh-GRAH-tay
Description: Produces fiery marks which can be used to write.
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 Seen/Mentioned: Tom Riddle used this spell to write his name; Hermione
Granger used it three years later to mark some doors.
Etymology: From the Latin flagrate, meaning "a burn".

FLAME-FREEZING CHARM
Description: Causes fire to tickle those caught in it instead of burning them.
Seen/Mentioned: Third year students wrote an essay on the use of this
charm in medieval witch-burnings; Wendelin the Weird was burned forty-
seven times.
Notes: This may be the spell used in Floo Network, as well as when Albus
Dumbledore set Tom Riddle's wardrobe aflame in 1938.

FLIPENDO (KNOCKBACK JINX)
Pronunciation: flih-PEN-doh
Description: Pushes the target, knocks out weaker enemies.
Seen/Mentioned: Taught in Defense Against the Dark Arts, used in every
video game thereafter until the third one. Not used in the books or films.

FLIPENDO TRIA
Pronunciation: flih-PEN-doh TREE-ah
Description: A more powerful version of Flipendo, it is said to resemble a
miniature tornado.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1991 and 1993.

FLYING CHARM
Description: This spell is cast on broomsticks and flying carpets to allow
them to fly.
Seen/Mentioned: Draco Malfoy mentioned this spell when insulting Ron
Weasley's broomstick, wondering why anyone would charm it.

FUMOS (SMOKESCREEN SPELL)
Description: Used to produce a defensive cloud of dark grey smoke.
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 Seen/Mentioned: This spell, used in 1993, is covered in The Dark Forces:
A Guide to Self-Protection.

FURNUNCULUS (PIMPLE JINX)
Pronunciation: fer-NUN-kyoo-luss
Description: Covers the target in boils (or pimples).
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry Potter on Gregory Goyle.
Etymology: English furuncle, a synonym for "boil".

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GEMINIO (GEMINO CURSE)
Pronunciation: jeh-MIH-nee-oh
Description: Creates an identical, useless copy of the target
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger on Salazar Slytherin's Locket
to disguise her presence from Dolores Umbridge.
Etymology: The Latin word gemini means "twins".

GLACIUS (FREEZING SPELL)
Pronunciation: GLAY-shuss
Description: Transforms the target into solid albeit normal ice.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in the video games. Never used in the books or
films.
Etymology: From Latin glacies, which means "ice".

GLACIUS DUO
Pronunciation: GLAY-shuss DOO-oh
Description: A more powerful version of Glacius.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in the video games. Never used in the books or
films.

GLISSEO
Pronunciation: GLISS-ee-oh
Description: Causes the steps on a stairway to flatten into a slide.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger to escape from Death Eaters.
Etymology: Probably derived from French glisser, meaning "to slide".

GREEN SPARKS
Description: Shoots green sparks from the wand.
Seen/Mentioned: Taught in Defense Against the Dark Arts
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GRIPPING CHARM
Description: Helps someone grip something more effectively.
Seen/Mentioned: Used on Quaffles to help Chasers carry them.

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HAIR-THICKENING CHARM
Description: Thickens the victim's hair.
Seen/Mentioned: Alicia Spinnet was hexed with this spell in 1996.

HARMONIA NECTERE PASSUS

Pronunciation: har-MOH-nee-a NECK-teh-ray PASS-us
Description: Repairs a Vanishing Cabinet.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Draco Malfoy to mend a cabinet in 1996.
Etymology: Latin harmonia, which means "harmony", nectere, which
means "to bind", and passus, which means "step".

HERBIFORS
Description: This spell causes flowers to sprout from the victim.
Seen/Mentioned: It can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment.

HERBIVICUS (HERBIVICUS CHARM)
Pronunciation: her-BIV-i-cuss
Description: Makes plants grow to full size instantaneously.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1994–1995 school year, not in books or films.

(HERMIONE GRANGER'S JINX)

Description: Causes a traitor to break out in boils spelling "SNEAK" on his
or her forehead.
Seen/Mentioned: Hermione Granger designed and placed this jinx on the
parchment signed by all members of Dumbledore's Army. When Marietta
Edgecombe betrayed the D.A. to Dolores Umbridge, the jinx was triggered.
Notes: This jinx was invented by Hermione, and may have been inspired
by Furnunculus.

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HOMING SPELLS
Description: Offensive spells that follow their target with a constant speed
after being cast.

HOMENUM REVELIO (HUMAN-PRESENCE-REVEALING SPELL)

Pronunciation: HOM-eh-num reh-VEH-lee-oh
Description: Reveals human presence in the vicinity of the caster.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times by various people in 1997.
Etymology: Most likely from Latin homo, meaning human, and "reveal",
though the classical Latin form would be hominem instead of homenum,
which shows Portuguese influence ("man" is homem in Portuguese)—
indeed, Rowling speaks the language.
Notes: It can be used non-verbally; Dumbledore does so to detect Harry
underneath his Invisibility Cloak.

HOMONCULOUS CHARM
Description: Tracks movement of every person in the mapped area.
Seen/Mentioned: Used to create the Marauder's Map.

HOMORPHUS CHARM
Description: Causes an Animagus or transfigured object to assume its
normal shape.
Seen/Mentioned: According to Lockhart, he used it to force the Wagga
Wagga Werewolf to take its human form. It was, however, used by Lupin
and Sirius on the rat named Scabbers to reveal that he was Peter
Pettigrew in Prisoner of Azkaban.
Suggested Etymology: Latin homo meaning "person" and
Greek morphosis meaning "shaping"

HORTON-KEITCH BRAKING CHARM

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 Description: This spell was first used on the Comet 140 to prevent players
from overshooting the goal posts and from flying off-sides.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in Quidditch Through the Ages as the charm
that gave the Comet 140 an advantage over the Cleansweep.

HORCRUX CURSE
Description: This spell allows a part of a wizard's soul to pass into an
object, thereby making the object a Horcrux. One has to commit murder and
take advantage of the soul's "splitting apart" by this supreme act of evil in
order to be able to perform this spell, and it is probably very complex.
In 1943, Horace Slughorn described the spell to a young Tom Riddle as
encasing a portion of the torn soul and placing it within an object. The spell
itself is described in detail in a banned book known as "Secret of the Darkest
Art", which Hermione Granger summoned from Albus Dumbledore's office
near the end of their sixth year. According to the text, use of this spell to
separate the soul will make the remaining portion of the soul very fragile,
and can only be reversed by "remorse" of the wrongs the creator had made;
however, the pain caused by attempting to reverse the creation of a Horcrux
can destroy the individual.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Lord Voldemort while creating his Horcruxes.
Notes: When J.K.Rowling was asked about what the steps are to create a
Horcrux Rowling declined to answer, saying that "some things are better left
unsaid". However, in the Harry Potter Encyclopedia, it is explained, and the
editor is said to have felt like vomiting after reading it.

HOUR-REVERSAL CHARM
Description: Reverses small amounts of time (up to five hours).
Seen/Mentioned: Used to create Time-Turners, as mentioned
by Professor Saul Croaker; this charm is highly unstable.

HOVER CHARM
Description: Causes the target to float in mid-air for a brief period of time.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Dobby to levitate a cake.
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HURLING HEX
Description: Causes brooms to vibrate violently in the air and try to buck
their rider off.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1991, Professor Quirrell may have been casting a
wordless and wandless version of this spell on Harry's broom during his
Quidditch match. Professor Flitwick suggested that Harry's
confiscated Firebolt may be jinxed with this spell.

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ILLEGIBILUS
Pronunciation: i-lej-i-bill-us
Description: Illegibilus is a spell that is used to render a text illegible.

IMMOBULUS (FREEZING CHARM)
Pronunciation: eem-o-bue-les
Description: Renders living targets immobile.
Seen/Mentioned: Hermione used it 1992 to freeze 2 Cornish Pixies.
According to Horace Slughorn, a Freezing Charm will disable a Muggle
Burglar Alarm.
Etymology: From the Latin “immobilis”, meaning immovable.
Notes: The Incantation was mentioned in the film adaptations of Harry
Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. Remus Lupin also used it on the
womping willow in the third movie when they use the time turner.

IMPEDIMENTA (IMPEDIMENT JINX)
Pronunciation: im-ped-ih-MEN-tah
Description: This jinx is capable of tripping, freezing, binding, knocking
back and generally impeding the target's progress towards the caster. The
extent to which the spell's specific action can be controlled by the caster is
unclear.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in 1995 when Harry was practicing for the Third
Task of the Triwizard Tournament. In 1996, Harry saw in a memory that
James Potter used it on Severus Snape. Also used in 1997 by Harry against
the Inferi and Snape. Stronger uses of this spell seem capable of blowing
targets away.
Etymology: Latin impedimentum (plural impedimenta), "a hindrance" or "an
impediment".

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IMPERIO (IMPERIUS CURSE)
Pronunciation: im-PEER-ee-oh
Description: One of the three "Unforgivable Curses". Places the subject in a
dream-like state, in which he or she is utterly subject to the will of the caster.
However, those who are strong willed may learn to resist it. The use of this
curse on another human results in capital punishment or life sentence in
Azkaban
Seen/Mentioned: Used on many occasions. First seen in 1994 when Barty
Crouch Jr, impersonating ex-Auror Alastor Moody, used it on a spider and
later on students during a "class demonstration" in a Defense Against the
Dark Arts class. While breaking into Gringotts in 1998, Harry used it on a
goblin and a Death Eater when they became suspicious.
Etymology: Latin impero, I command, and English "imperious".

IMPERTURBABLE CHARM
Description: Makes objects such as doors impenetrable (by everything,
including sounds and objects).
Seen/Mentioned: The spell was used in 1995 by Hermione to trap Rita
Skeeter within a bottle while she was in beetle form. It was also used
by Molly Weasley in the same year on the door of the room in which
an Order of the Phoenix meeting was being held, in order to prevent her
sons, Fred and George, from eavesdropping.

IMPERVIUS (IMPERVIUS CHARM)
Pronunciation: im-PUR-vee-us
Description: This spell makes something repel (literally, become
impervious to) substances and outside forces including water.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1993 on Harry's glasses
while in a Quidditch match and also by the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Also
used in 1997, first by Ron to protect objects in Yaxley's office from rain, and
then by Hermione to protect Harry, Ron and Griphook from the burning
treasure in the Lestranges' vault.
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 Etymology: It is said that the Latin impervius means (and is the source of)
"impervious"; although it is the source of the word, it is better translated as
impassable, as in a mountain peak.

INANIMATUS CONJURUS (INANIMATUS CONJURUS SPELL)

Pronunciation: in-an-ih-MAH-tus CON-jur-us
Description: It is a spell of unknown effect, most likely used to conjure an
inanimate object.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned briefly in 1995.

INCARCEROUS
Pronunciation: in-CAR-ser-us
Description: Ties someone or something up with ropes.
Seen/Mentioned: First heard in 1996, when Dolores Umbridge tries to hold
off Centaurs. Also used by Harry on the Inferi in Voldemort's Crystal
Cave in 1997 and also attempted to use it on Severus Snape in the same
year.
Etymology: Probably English incarcerate, "to imprison". Possibly linked to
the Latin in carcerem, "in(to) prison".
Notes: A non-verbal version of this spell may have been used to tie
up Remus Lupin by Severus Snape during the encounter in the Shrieking
Shack. It may also have been used by Quirrell in 1992, although he is said to
have merely "snapped his fingers". Also, it may have been the spell Antonin
Dolohov used non-verbally to bind Ron Weasley with "shining black ropes"
in a skirmish on Tottenham Court Road. It can be bought at Wiseacre's
Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

INCENDIO (FIRE-MAKING SPELL)
Pronunciation: in-SEN-dee-oh
Description: Produces fire.
Seen/Mentioned: It was first seen in 1994 by Arthur Weasley to create a
fire in the Dursleys' hearth so that he could use Floo powder there. In 1997,
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 this spell was used several times in battle, most noticeably when Hagrid's
hut was set ablaze. It was also possibly used by Hagrid in 1991 to create a
fire in the hearth before bringing Harry to London. It was in Harry Potter
and the Philosopher's Stone (video game), Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets (video game) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video
game).
Etymology: Latin incendere, "to set fire (to)". Note that the first principal
part of this verb (meaning "I set fire") is incendo, not incendio; Rowling's
incantation does not match exactly any correct conjugation of the
verb. Incêndio, in Portuguese (same pronunciation as in English) means
'huge fire'. "Encender" in Spanish means "to ignite" and "Incendie" in
French means flame. (A plausible but less likely source might be that it is a
back-formation from the English word "incendiary," i.e., "causing fire.")
Notes: Probably the charm used frequently by Hermione, as it is noted that
creating small portable fires is a specialty of hers. This fire is said to be
portable and blue, which may be a different enchanted fire, possibly the
bluebells flames incantation.

INFLATUS (INFLATUS JINX)
Pronunciation: in-FLAY-tus
Description: Inflates objects (living or dead).
Seen/Mentioned: Possibly one of the secondary spells in Harry Potter and
the Prisoner of Azkaban (film).
Etymology: Inflate, English.

INFORMOUS (INFORMOUS SPELL)
Pronunciation: in-FOR-m-es
Description: Informous is a spell that is used to complete one's Folio Bruti.
A page with a brief description (including weaknesses and strengths) of the
charmed creature is added to the caster's Folio Bruti.
Seen/Mentioned: This was seen in the video game version of Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets (GBC version)
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 Etymology: The prefix Info derives from the English verb "to inform".

INTRUDER CHARM
Description: Detects intruders and sounds an alarm.
Seen/Mentioned: Horace Slughorn used it on a Muggle-owned house he
stayed in temporarily in 1996, but did not hear it go off when Albus
Dumbledore and Harry Potter arrived, as he was in the bath.

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(JELLY-BRAIN JINX)
Description: Presumably affects the target's mental processes.
Seen/Mentioned: During the September 1999 riot that took place during
the Puddlemere United/Holyhead Harpies Quidditch game, a lot of Harpy
supporters were using this jinx.
Notes: This spell may have been the spell that the Death Eaters hit Ron with
in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the Battle of the Department
of Mysteries.

(JELLY-FINGERS CURSE)
Description: Causes the target's fingers to become almost jelly-like to make
it uneasy for the victim to grasp objects.
Seen/Mentioned: After a June 1999 Pride of Portree/Appleby
Arrows Quidditch game, the losing Seeker accused his opposite number of
putting this curse on him as they both closed in on the Snitch.

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KNEE-REVERSAL HEX
Description: Causes the victim's knees to appear on the opposite side of
his/her legs.
Seen/mentioned: In Quidditch Through the Ages, Gertie Keddle uses this
hex when a man playing an early form of Quidditch comes to retrieve his
ball from her garden.

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LACARNUM INFLAMARAE
Pronunciation: la-CAR-num in-fla-MA-ray
Description: It sends a ball of fire from the wand
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione in 1991 to stop Snape from
cursing Harry. The incantation is only used in film adaptation of Harry
Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Etymology: Latin inflammo, or the verb inflammatio meaning "to set on
fire". Lacarnum, from the Latin “lacerna”, meaning “cloak”.

LANGLOCK
Pronunciation: LANG-lock
Description: Glues the subject's tongue to the roof of their mouth. Created
by Severus Snape.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry on Peeves and twice on Argus Filch, to
general applause.
Etymology: Probably from the French langue ("tongue") and the English
"lock".

LAPIFORS (LAPIFORS SPELL)
Pronunciation: LAP-ih-forz
Description: Turns small objects into real rabbits.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire video games.
Etymology: From Latin lepus meaning hare, and fors meaning strength
which is a suffix often used for transfiguration spells.

LEEK JINX
Description: Makes leeks sprout out of the target's ears.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by a fighting Gryffindor fourth year and sixth
year Slytherin before a Quidditch match in 1992.
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LEGILIMENS (LEGILIMENCY SPELL)
Pronunciation: Le-JIL-ih-mens
Description: Allows the caster to delve into the mind of the victim,
allowing the caster to see the memories, thoughts, and emotions of the
victim.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Severus Snape on Harry after he had a dream
about Arthur Weasley being attacked by Nagini in 1995. Also
during Occlumency lessons in 1996. Also used non-verbally by Snape on
Harry in 1997 to allow him to see where Harry had learned
the Sectumsempra spell.
Etymology: Latin legere ("to read") and mens ("mind").

LEVICORPUS
Pronunciation: lev-ee-COR-pus
Description: The victim is dangled upside-down by their ankles, sometimes
accompanied by a flash of light (this may be a variant of the spell).
Seen/Mentioned: Apparently invented by the Half-Blood Prince; it is a non-
verbal-only spell (although it is whispered by Hermione in 1997). Harry
Potter learnt it by reading the notes written by the Half-Blood Prince. He
used it on Ron. The previous year, Harry had seen (through
the Pensieve used by Severus Snape) his father, James Potter, use the spell
against Professor Snape. In the Order of the Phoenix film, Luna Lovegood
somehow uses this against a Death Eater, although she speaks it, and the
spell's name is unknown to any students until Half-Blood Prince.
Etymology: Latin levare, "raise" and corpus, "body" or "corpse".

LIBERACORPUS
Pronunciation: LIB-er-ah-cor-pus
Description: Counteracts Levicorpus.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry used the spell in 1996 to counteract Levicorpus he
had inadvertently cast on Ron.

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 Etymology: Latin liberare, "to free", and corpus, "body" or "corpse".
Notes: It is not clear why Levicorpus has a specific counter-spell, and is not
neutralised by simply using Finite Incantatem, although this could be due to
the fact that Snape invented the spell and therefore made it irreversible
except by its specific counter-curse.

LOCOMOTOR (LOCOMOTION CHARM)
Pronunciation: LOH-koh-moh-tor
Description: The spell is always used with the name of a target, at which
the wand is pointed (e.g. "Locomotor Trunk!"). The spell causes the named
object to rise in the air and move around at the will of the caster.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Nymphadora Tonks in Harry Potter to move
Harry's trunk from his room. Filius Flitwick similarly used it to move Sybill
Trelawney's trunk after Dolores Umbridge sacked her. Parvati
Patil and Lavender Brown used this spell to race their pencil cases around
the edges of the table. A variation seen in 1998 is Piertotum Locomotor,
which caused the statues of Hogwarts to be animated.
Etymology: Latin locus (place) and moto, "set in motion" (passive motor),
or English locomotion.

LOCOMOTOR MORTIS (LEG-LOCKER CURSE)

Pronunciation: LOH-koh-moh-tor MOR-tis
Description: Locks the legs together, preventing the victim from moving
the legs in any fashion.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Draco Malfoy on Neville Longbottom in 1991.
Used by Harry Potter on Draco Malfoy, who deflected it, in 1996. One of the
spells on Pottermore.
Etymology: English locomotion, "movement" + Latin mortis, "of death".
Notes: It is unclear whether or how this spell is related to
the Locomotor spell. It could, however, be that the curse "locks" any part of
the body in accordance to where it is pointed, or moves the body into a
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 position of the caster's choosing whilst placing them into an immobile state.
It is possible that Draco had pointed his wand at Neville and the curse
"locked" his legs together. It can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding
Equipment in Diagon Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

LOCOMOTOR WIBBLY (JELLY-LEGS CURSE)

Pronunciation: loh-koh-MOH-tor WIB-lee
Description: Causes the victim's legs to collapse.
Seen/Mentioned: One of the spells mentioned in Curses and Counter-
Curses by Vindictus Viridian, used on Harry, practicing for the Third Task
of the Triwizard Tournament, by Hermione. Also, Draco Malfoy was hit
with this jinx (along with another one) at the end of the term.

LUMOS (WAND-LIGHTING CHARM)
Pronunciation: LOO-mos
Description: Creates a narrow beam of light that shines from the wand's tip,
like a torch.
Seen/Mentioned: Constantly throughout the series.
Etymology: Latin lumen, "light".
Notes: opposite incantation, Nox, puts the light out.

LUMOS MAXIMA
Pronunciation: LOO-mos Ma-cks-ima
Description: Shoots a ball of light at the place pointed, if the Wand is
swung.
Seen/Mentioned: First practised by Harry in the home of the Dursleys, then
used by Dumbledore to light up the cave of the Horcrux.
Etymology: Lumos + maxima, Latin "greatest."

LUMOS SOLEM
Pronunciation: LOO-mos SO-lem
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Description: Creates a powerful ray of light as bright as the sun.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione to free Ron from the Devil's Snare.
The incantation was only used in film adaptation of Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone.
Etymology: Derived from two words; the Latin lumen, meaning "light", and
the Latin word for "sun", which can be "solem".
Notes: Considering the known uses that the spell has been put to, it isn't that
much of a stretch to presume that the spell is used to conjure Sunlight.

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METEOLOJINX RECANTO
Pronunciation: mee-tee-OH-loh-jinks reh-CAN-toh.
Description: Presumably causes weather effects caused by jinxes to cease.
Seen/Mentioned: Suggested in 1997 by Arthur Weasley to Ron (disguised
as Reginald Cattermole by use of Polyjuice Potion) as the best way to clear
up the rain jinx on a Ministry office. Also used by Barty Crouch Jr
(disguised as Alastor Moody) In 1994 to cease the weather effect of the
Great Hall's Ceiling insisting it is broken, as he told Dumbledore to "Fix his
ceiling".
Etymology: Meteorology, the study of weather, the word jinx and recant,
"to withdraw or retract".

MIMBLEWIMBLE (TONGUE-TYING CURSE)
Pronunciation: MIM-bull-WIM-bull
Description: A curse which prevents certain information from being
revealed by the individual upon whom the spell is placed. The curse
manifests itself by causing the tongue to temporarily curl backwards upon
itself.
Seen/Mentioned: Seen in 1997 as a deterrent to Severus Snape, or any other
unwanted visitor of 12 Grimmauld Place, from betraying their location to
anyone else.

MOBILIARBUS
Pronunciation: MO-bil-ee-AR-bus
Description: Levitates and moves an object.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1993, Hermione Granger used the spell to move a
Christmas Tree in The Three Broomsticks beside her table to hide Harry
Potter, who was in Hogsmeade illegally.
Etymology: Latin mobilis, "movable" or "flexible",
and arbor (alternatively arbos), "tree".

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MOBILICORPUS
Pronunciation: MO-bil-ee-COR-pus
Description: Levitates and moves bodies.
Seen/Mentioned: Sirius Black used it on Severus Snape in 1994. It was
probably used on Peter Pettigrew by Lord Voldemort in the graveyard to
make him come forward.
Etymology: Latin mobilis, "movable", and corpus, "body".
Notes: It is possible that Mobiliarbus and Mobilicorpus are variations of the
same basic spell, since they share the "Mobili-" stem.

MOLLY WEASLEY'S CURSE

Pronunciation: Unknown
Description: Like the Avada Kedavra curse, it kills (or freezes) the victim.
It turns the body grey/blue (or paler) while it turns to stone and then another
twin jinx can blast the body into pieces.
Seen/Mentioned: Molly Weasley used the curse after Bellatrix
Lestrange attacked Ginny Weasley. Only used in the film version.
Notes: This may be Duro or a Freezing Charm, although the latter is shown
to be blue in 1992.

MORSMORDRE (DARK MARK)
Pronunciation: morz-MOR-duh, morz-MOHR-dah, morz-MOR-drah
Description: Conjures the Dark Mark, which is the sign of the Death Eaters.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Barty Crouch Jr in 1994. Also seen in 1997 over
the castle to lure Albus Dumbledore to his death. It was apparently invented
by Lord Voldemort.
Etymology: Latin mors, "death", and mordere, meaning "to bite" (or its
French derivative mordre); this would appear to be associated with the name
of Lord Voldemort's followers, the Death Eaters. The English murder might
also contribute.
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 Notes: A possible translation might be "take a bite out of death", a fitting
phrase for Death Eaters.

MUFFLIATO (MUFFLIATO)
Pronunciation: muf-lee-AH-to
Description: This spell fills peoples' ears with an unidentifiable buzzing to
keep them from hearing nearby conversations.
Seen/Mentioned: It was used in 1996 by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley on
various teachers and people such as Madam Pomfrey. It was created
by Severus Snape. As pointed out by Hermione, it is probably not Ministry
of Magic approved. It was also used in 1997 by Hermione Granger in
protection of the camp-site where Harry and she stayed in hiding.
Etymology: English muffle, "to quiet", with a pseudo-Latin or pseudo-
Italian ending.

MULTICORFORS
Pronunciation: mull-tee-COR-fors
Description: Multicorfors is a charm used to change the colour of one's
clothing.
Seen/Mentioned: It can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding
Equipment in Diagon Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. It may also
be the same charm as when Harry accidentally changed the colour of his
eyebrow, before he asked Luna to Slughorn's Christmas party. (Unlikely, as
that was performed as a Transfiguration exercise, which is rather unrelated
to Charms.) Could have possibly been used when Harry accidentally
changed the colour of his teacher’s hair, in his Primary School.

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NOX (WAND-EXTINGUISHING CHARM)
Pronunciation: Nocks
Description: Turns off the light produced by Lumos.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1994, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger used this
spell to turn off their wand-lights in the Shrieking Shack. Used in 1998 when
Harry was in the passage beneath the Whomping Willow which leads to the
Shrieking Shack. Lumos's power can be arranged so that a powerful wizard
can make the charm illuminate intensely or to the wizards liking by loudness
of incantation. For example "LUMOS!!!" would be powerful and "lumos"
would be weaker. Also used by Harry Potter in 1998 to turn off the light so
he could hide the Marauder's Map from Severus Snape.
Etymology: Latin nox, meaning "night".

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OCULUS REPARO
Description: Mends eyeglasses.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione in 1991 and 1992 to fix Harry's
glasses.
Notes: This spell is a variation of Reparo.

OBLITERATION CHARM
Description: Removes footprints.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione in 1995 to remove the footprints that
she, Harry, and Ron left in the snow while walking to Hagrid's hut. Also
used in 1997 by Hermione to remove the footprints she and Harry left
behind them in the snow as they journeyed through Godric's Hollow.
Notes: The above instance in book five only reveals that the Obliteration
Charm can remove footprints. There is no explanation as to what effect it
can have on other things. It could possibly destroy things, according to its
name.

OBLIVIATE (MEMORY CHARM)
Pronunciation: oh-BLI-vee-ate
Description: Used to hide a memory of a particular event.
Seen/Mentioned: First seen in 1993 when used by Gilderoy Lockhart on
Harry and Ron; the spell backfired due to a faulty wand, costing Lockhart
most of his own memory. Also, Hermione Granger used this spell to wipe
her parent’s memories in 1997. Again, it was used in 1997 when Hermione
Granger used the spell on 2 Death Eaters who had followed Harry, Ron, and
Hermione after their escape from Bill Weasley's and Fleur
Delacour's wedding.
Etymology: Latin oblivisci, "forget". The spell is most often used
against Muggles who have seen something of the Wizarding world.
Notes: Memory Charms are confirmed on J.K. Rowling's website to have
been developed by a witch named Mnemone Radford, who became the
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 Ministry's first Obliviator. The Ministry of Magic employees assigned to
modifying the memories of Muggles are called Obliviators. The charm can
be broken by powerful magic, or extreme duress, as Lord Voldemort was
able to torture Bertha Jorkins into remembering details that Barty Crouch
Sr. had forced her to forget using the charm.

OBSCURO
Pronunciation: ob-SK(Y)OOR-oh
Description: Causes a blindfold to appear over the victim's eyes, obstructing
their view of their surroundings.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1997 to obstruct the
portrait of Phineas Nigellus's view of their location.
Notes: This spell might only affect characters in paintings.
Etymology: English word obscure, meaning "unclear" or "unnoticeable".

OPPUGNO (OPPUGNO JINX)
Pronunciation: oh-PUG-noh
Description: Apparently causes animals or beings of lesser intelligence to
attack.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in 1996 to attack Ron
Weasley with a summoned flock of canaries during an argument.
Etymology: Latin oppugno, "I attack".

ORBIS
Pronunciation: OR-biss
Description: Sucks the target into the ground
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times in 1993.
Etymology: Orbis is Latin for 'circle', which reflects the spell's physical
appearance.

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ORCHIDEOUS
Pronunciation: or-KID-ee-us
Description: Makes a bouquet of flowers appear out of the caster's wand.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in 1994 by Mr Ollivander to test Fleur
Delacour's wand. Probably used non-verbally by Tom Riddle to present
flowers to Mrs Smith.
Etymology: English orchid and Latin suffix -eous, "of or bearing (the root
word)".
Notes: A variation of this spell may have been used when Hermione
Granger conjured a Christmas wreath to place on James and Lily Potter's
graves in 1997.

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PACK
Pronunciation: pak
Description: Packs a trunk, or perhaps any luggage.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban by Remus Lupin in his office, and in Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix by Nymphadora Tonks, once verbally and again non-verbally.

PATENTED DAYDREAM CHARM

Pronunciation: Unknown
Description: Gives the spell caster a highly-realistic 30-minute daydream.
Side effects include mild drooling and a vacant expression.
Seen/Mentioned: These were invented by Fred and George Weasley and
sold in 1996 at their joke shop, presumably in the form of some kind of
physical object, similar to Skiving Snackboxes.

PARTIS TEMPORUS
Pronunciation: PAR-tis temp-OAR-us
Description: Creates a temporary gap through protective magical barriers.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Albus Dumbledore in the Crystal Cave in film
adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He uses it so that he
and Harry can pass through the ring of fire used to ward off the Inferi.
Etymology: Partis is a plural form of the French verb partir, which means
"to separate," "to go away," "to leave," or "to depart." Temporis is Latin for
"time."

PERICULUM
Pronunciation: pur-ICK-you-lum
Description: Creates red sparks/flares to shoot from the users wand
Seen/Mentioned: Used during the third task of the Tri-wizard Tournament
by Harry. Also believed to have been used in Pottermore, but is called the
"Red Sparks Spell".
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 Etymology: Periculum is Latin for "danger".

PERMANENT STICKING CHARM

Description: Makes objects permanently stay in place.
Seen/Mentioned: First mentioned in 1995, when Sirius Black suspected that
his mother's painting was fixed to the wall with such a Charm. It is implied
that the portrait in the Muggle Prime Minister's office also has such a charm
on it.
Notes: It is never said whether the charm prevents the object from being
removed by cutting away the section of wall. The incantation could
be gluten sempra, meaning glue forever, or adher sempra, which means
stick forever.

PESKIPIKSI PESTERNOMI
Pronunciation: PES-key PIX-ee PES-ter NO-mee
Description: The one time it was used, it had absolutely no effect.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Lockhart to attempt to remove Cornish Pixies.
Suggested Etymology: English pesky, English pixie, English pester,
English no, and English me.
Notes: It is not known if the spell works or not. It also suspiciously sounds
like "Pesky pixie pester no me."

PETRIFICUS TOTALUS (FULL BODY-BIND CURSE)

Pronunciation: pe-TRI-fi-cus to-TAH-lus
Description: Used to temporarily bind the victim's body in a position much
like that of a soldier at attention; the victim will usually fall to the ground.
Seen/Mentioned: First used in 1991 by Hermione, who was trying to
prevent Neville from stopping her, Ron, and Harry from leaving the
common room to hunt for the Philosopher's Stone, used in the Hall of
Prophecy in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the

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 Phoenix to petrify one of the Death Eaters pursuing the group, used on Harry
by Draco Malfoy in the train in 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’.
Etymology: Latin petra, meaning "stone", and fieri (past participle factus),
meaning "to become"; totalus comes from Latin "totus", meaning
"complete".
Note: Albus Dumbledore used Petrificus Totalus on Harry during the first
Battle of Hogwarts while Draco Malfoy disarmed him.

PIERTOTUM LOCOMOTOR
Pronunciation: pee-ayr-TOH-tum (or peer-TOH-tum) loh-koh-MOH-tor
Description: Spell used to animate statues and suits of armour to do the
caster's bidding.
Seen/Mentioned: In the Battle of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall used
this spell to animate the suits of armour and statues within Hogwarts, to
defend the castle. Possibly used by Albus Dumbledore to enchant the statues
on the fountain in the entrance to the Ministry of Magic Department.
Etymology: Pier means "friend" or "colleague", totum refers to "the whole"
or "total", and locomotor means "the movement of".

PLACEMENT CHARM
Description: A charm which temporarily places an object upon a desired
target.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

POINT ME (FOUR-POINT SPELL)

Pronunciation: English phrase
Description: Causes the caster's wand to act as a compass, and point North.
Seen/Mentioned: Hermione Granger taught it to Harry Potter, who used it
during the Triwizard Tournament, particularly to navigate the hedge maze
during the Third Task.

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 Note: This spell may be an invention of Hermione Granger; it is unclear in
the Goblet of Fire text whether she invented it herself or found it through
research. Given that the incantation is English (whereas almost all other
mentioned spells have incantations based on Latin or other old languages)
and that none of the other champions of the Tournament seem to use the
spell, it seems likely that Hermione invented the spell.

PORTUS
Pronunciation: POR-tus
Description: Turns an object into a port-key
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Albus Dumbledore in 1996.
Etymology: Latin porta, meaning "gate", or portare, meaning "to carry" (as
in to carry the caster or target to another location). There is a Latin
word portus, meaning "harbour", but it is inappropriate in this context.
Notes: Portkeys were first seen in 1994 as a means for Harry, Hermione, and
the Weasleys to go to the Quidditch World Cup. However, the spell used in
its creation was not seen until 1995.

PRIOR INCANTATO
Pronunciation: pri-OR in-can-TAH-toh
Description: Causes the echo (a shadow or image) of the last spell cast by a
wand to emanate from it.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Amos Diggory in 1994 to discover the last spell
cast by Harry's wand after it was found in the hands of Winky, a house-elf.
Etymology: Latin prior, "previous", and incantare, "to speak a spell" (past
participle incantatum).
Notes: The nature of the "echo" depends on the original spell. The echo of a
conjuring spell, for example, is the object conjured; the echo of the
Cruciatus Curse is the screaming of the victim; the echo of an Avada
Kedavra curse is the image of its victim. Amos Diggory used this spell to
find out if Harry's wand (held by Winky, Bartemius Crouch's house elf) cast
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 the Dark Mark. Apparently the spell is cumulative, with the user able to go
further back and see spells that the wand performed after the latest spell.
Harry suggests this in 1997. Hermione does not contradict his claim,
suggesting this is true.

PROTEAN CHARM
Description: Causes copies of an object to be remotely affected by changes
made to the original.
Seen/Mentioned: First used in 1995. Hermione Granger put the charm on a
number of fake Galleons. Instead of the serial number around the edge of the
coin, the time and date of the next meeting of Dumbledore's Army appeared.
It is possible that this charm is used on the Death Eaters' Dark Marks.
Etymology: The English word Protean derives from Proteus, a god in Greek
Mythology. Proteus was a shape-shifter, able to take many forms. As a
result, the word Protean has come to refer to versatility, flexibility, or an
ability to assume many forms. "Protean" is also similar to "protein", derived
from the same root, meaning a variable, flexible substance which forms
strong bonds between its constituent parts.
Notes: On Hermione's fake galleons, when the date changes, the coin
becomes hot, alerting the owner to look at the coin. This may not be a
feature of the original charm. It may be a Flagrante Curse, when the Protean
Charm changes the coin the curse may activate. It would seem from this that
you can decide what the effects on the charmed objects are. Possibly by
saying something along the lines of "Protean flagrante." although this is just
speculation. The Protean Charm is a N.E.W.T. standard charm, according
to Terry Boot, who is incredulous that Hermione can perform the spell even
though she is only in her fifth year (N.E.W.T.s are taken in the seventh year
at Hogwarts).

PROTEGO (SHIELD CHARM)
Pronunciation: pro-TAY-goh

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 Description: The Shield Charm causes minor to moderate jinxes, curses,
and hexes to rebound upon the attacker, protecting the caster.
Seen/Mentioned: First seen in 1995, in which Harry is taught this spell by
Hermione in preparation for the third task in the Triwizard
Tournament. Albus Dumbledore uses a similar spell which reverses the
construction of glass back into sand when Voldemort sent shards of glass to
try to stab Dumbledore. Fred and George Weasley enchanted hats they
dubbed "shield hats" with this spell in 1997.
Etymology: Latin protego, "I cover" or "I protect".
Notes: The original description of this spell states that it rebounds minor
jinxes to the caster. However, it is shown in the books that it can also be
used to reflect or lessen the effects of more powerful spells, depending on
the skill of the caster. In 1998, it is also shown to be able to create a sort of
force-field across an area, and is used frequently to prevent two participants
in an argument from reaching each other.

PROTEGO HORRIBILIS
Pronunciation: pro-TAY-goh horr-uh-BIHL-ihs
Description: A powerful shield charm against dark magic.
Seen/Mentioned: Cast by Professor Flitwick in an attempt to strengthen the
castle's defences in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Etymology: Latin Protego, "I protect", and Horribilis, "horrible , frightful,
dreadful".

PROTEGO MAXIMA
Pronunciation: pro-TAY-goh MAX-ee-Ma
Description: A powerful shield charm against dark magic. A stronger and
bigger version of Protego, especially when combined with other wizards
casting it at the same time. Was so powerful that it could also
disintegrate people that came too close and tried to enter it.

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 Seen/Mentioned: Cast by Professor Flitwick, Professor
McGonagall, Professor Slughorn and Mrs. Weasley in an attempt to
strengthen the castle's defences in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Etymology: Latin Protego, "I protect"

PROTEGO TOTALUM
Pronunciation: pro-TAY-goh prah-TEH-go toh-TAH-lum
Description: Casts a shield charm over a small area that will not let
anything pass through, except for the Unforgivable Curses: Avada
Kedavra, Imperio and Crucio.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1997, this was one of the spells used by Hermione
Granger and Harry Potter to protect their camp site from unwanted visitors.
Etymology: Latin protego meaning "to protect" and Latin totus meaning "as
a whole".[8]

PURPLE FIRECRACKERS
Description: Causes purple firecrackers to shoot out from the tip of one's
wand.
Seen/Mentioned: On 31 October 1991, Albus Dumbledore used this spell to
get the attention of panicking diners in the Great Hall when a troll was loose
in the castle.

PUS-SQUIRTING HEX
Description: Causes yellowish goo to squirt from one's nose.
Seen/Mentioned: Morfin Gaunt used this hex on Bob Ogden.

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QUIETUS (QUIETENING CHARM)
Pronunciation: KWIY-uh-tus
Description: Makes a magically magnified voice return to normal. A
counter to Sonorus
Seen/Mentioned: Used in 1994 by Ludo Bagman.
Etymology: Latin quietus, "calm" or "quiet".
Notes: It is conjectural whether Quietus could be used alone to magically
quiet a person's voice, or only counteracts Sonorus.

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REDACTUM SKULLUS
Pronunciation: red-AK-tum SKULL-us
Description: Redactum Skullus is a hex that shrinks the target's head. It is
the counter-spell to Engorgio Skullus.
Seen/Mentioned: It can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding
Equipment in Diagon Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

REDUCIO (SHRINKING CHARM)
Pronunciation: re-DOO-see-oh
Description: Makes an enlarged object smaller. Counter-charm to Engorgio.
Seen/Mentioned: In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry
Potter, after checking his Blackthorn wand on the Bluebell
flames with Engorgio, casts this spell to shorten the formerly enlarged
flames.
Etymology: English reduce, "to shrink". (Latin has a verb reducere, present
tense reduco. This is the source of the English "reduce", but has a different
meaning.) Also in Italian Riduco first person present tense of Ridurre, same
root of Latin Reducere.
Notes: Whether Reducio could also be used by itself rather than
countering Engorgio is unknown. If it could, it would shrink normal sized
items into miniature versions of themselves. References in 1992 by Arthur
Weasley to "shrinking door keys" make this seem likely.

REDUCTO  (REDUCTOR CURSE)

Pronunciation: re-DUK-toh
Description: Breaks objects. In stronger usages, disintegrates them.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1995, Harry used it on one of the hedges of the
Triwizard maze and ends up burning a small hole in it.
In 1995, Gryffindors in Harry Potter's year referenced Parvati Patil as being
able to reduce a table full of Dark Detectors to ashes, and Harry and his
friends later used the spell in the Department of Mysteries against the Death
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 Eaters, shattering many Prophecy Orbs in the process; in 1997, a member of
the Order of the Phoenix attempted to use this spell to break down a door
which Death Eaters had blocked when the Death Eaters had cornered
Dumbledore in the Lightning Struck Tower.
Etymology: English reduce, "to bring down;destroy".

REFILLING CHARM
Description: Refills whatever the caster points at with the drink originally
in the container.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,
when Harry notices that Hagrid and Slughorn are running out of wine. This
may have also been in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part
1 film as the water in the cups are shown refilling themselves.

REPARIFORS
Description: Reverts minor magically-induced ailments, such as paralysis
and poisoning.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)

RELASHIO (REVULSION JINX)
Pronunciation: Re-LASH-ee-oh
Description: A spell used to make the subject release whatever it is holding
or binding.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry Potter against Grindylows in the second
task of the Triwizard Tournament. Also used in 1997 and 1998, when
Hermione used this spell to free Mrs. Cattermole from the chained chair and
to free the Ukrainian Ironbelly on which they were to get out from Gringotts.
Etymology: Probably from the French verb relâcher ="to release, to set
free", or Italian rilascio(pronounced the same way as the spell)= "I release".

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RENNERVATE
Pronunciation: ree-nur-VAH-tay, REN-ur-vayt
Description: revives a stunned person.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1994, Amos Diggory used it to wake
up Winky and Albus Dumbledore used it to wake up Viktor Krum. Harry
Potter later used it to try and reawaken a cursed Dumbledore in the seaside
cave.
Etymology: Officially renamed from Ennervate by J.K.
Rowling. Rennervate means "to energize", whilst the former Ennervate,
meant "to weaken,”

REPARO (MENDING CHARM)
Pronunciation: reh-PAH-roh
Description: Used to repair objects.
Seen/Mentioned: Countless times throughout the books. Shattered objects
are often described as having "flown" back together. However, substances
contained in the broken objects don't get back inside. In 1995 Harry smashed
a bowl of murtlap essence. He could repair the bowl but the murtlap essence
remained splashed to the floor.
Etymology: Latin reparo meaning "to renew" or "repair".[8]
Notes: Reparo has been seen to repair non-magical items, however it seems to have an
inability at repairing magical items or items that have magic placed upon them. An
example is Harry's Nimbus 2000 shown in 1993 which he is told is irreparable after it is
destroyed by the Whomping Willow. Wands are also irreparable, as shown in 1992 when
Ron's wand snapped after he and Harry crashed onto the Hogwarts grounds. Despite his
use of Spellotape, Ron's wand malfunctioned throughout the entire year. Another
example is in 1997 when Hermione tried to fix Harry's broken wand, which was snapped
by her Blasting Curse. However, Harry repaired his wand with the Elder Wand. Since the
Elder Wand is the most powerful wand in the universe, it makes sense that it would
produce the most powerful Repairing Charm.

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REPELLO MUGGLETUM (MUGGLE-REPELLING CHARM)
Pronunciation: reh-PELL-loh MUG-ul-tum, MUGG-gleh-tum, mugg-
GLEE-tum
Description: Keeps Muggles away from wizarding places by causing them
to remember important meetings they missed and to cause the Muggles in
question to forget what they were doing.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in Quidditch Through the Ages as being used
to keep Muggles away from the Quidditch World Cup. Hogwarts was also
said to be guarded by the Muggle-Repelling Charm. It was also used by
Harry and Hermione on numerous occasions, among many other spells, to
protect and hide their camp site in 1997.

REPELLO INIMICUM
Pronunciation: re-PEH-lloh ee-nee-MEE-cum
Description: Disintegrates the persons entering this charm.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was used by professors Filius
Flitwick and Horace Slughorn along with Order of the Phoenix
member Molly Weasley to protect Hogwarts Castle in 1998.
Etymology: Latin "Repello", meaning "Push Back" and "inimicum", the
accusative singular form of "inimīcus" meaning "foe" or "enemy".

REVELIO
Pronunciation: reh-VEL-ee-oh
Description: Reveals hidden objects

RICTUSEMPRA (TICKLING CHARM)
Pronunciation: ric-tuhs-SEM-pra
Description: Causes an extreme tickling sensation that, in the case of Draco
Malfoy, made him drop to the floor laughing. In the film, this spell causes
the victim to be thrown in cartwheels through the air.

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 Seen/Mentioned: By Harry Potter on Draco Malfoy in 1992, when they
fought in the Dueling Club.
Etymology: Possibly the sum of two words; The Latin rictus, meaning "The
expanse of an open mouth", and semper, meaning "Always". Rictus is
generally used as an expression of terror, however, "always an open mouth"
would, in most cases, correspond to the act of laughing uncontrollably.
Notes: It can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon
Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

RIDDIKULUS
Pronunciation: rih-dih-KUL-lus
Description: A spell used when fighting a Boggart, "Riddikulus" forces the
Boggart to take the appearance of an object the caster is focusing on. Best
results can be achieved if the caster is focusing on something humorous,
with the desire that laughter will weaken the Boggart.
Seen/Mentioned: First seen in 1993, when taught by Remus Lupin.
Etymology: Latin word ridiculus, "laughable" (but perhaps "absurd" or
"silly" in this context).
Notes: The effect of the spell seems to rely on the state of mind of the caster.
It doesn't actually change the shape of a boggart into something humorous,
but rather whatever the caster is concentrating on at the moment of the
casting, as when Neville was thinking of his grandmother's dress.
Presumably, Mrs. Weasley couldn't take her mind off of her fears for her
family, so the Boggart was changed into other members of the family rather
than something humorous.

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SALVIO HEXIA
Pronunciation: SAL-vee-oh HECKS-ee-ah
Description: Unknown, as it was one of several spells that were used to help
strengthen Harry's camp-site, and had no seen effects. Possibly deflects
minor hexes aimed at an object (the tent)
Etymology: Possibly derived from the Latin "salveo," meaning "to be in
good health," and used as a form of greeting and farewell, and a pseudo-
Latin derivative of the English word "hex"—hence, "Farewell, hexes!"
Seen/Mentioned: Harry and Hermione cast this spell to strengthen their
camp-site's defenses against intruders in 1997.
Notes: Possibly the Hex Deflection spells the fake Moody mentioned in
1994.

SARDINE HEX
Pronunciation: Unknown
Description: Causes sardines to come out of the victim's nose.
Seen/Mentioned: Rubeus Hagrid once had this hex used on him.

SCORCHING SPELL
Description: Produces dancing flames which presumably scorch the
opponent.
Seen/Mentioned: Professor McGonagall used this spell on Professor
Snape in 1998.

SCOURGIFY (SCOURING CHARM)
Pronunciation: SKUR-jih-fiy
Description: Used to clean something.
Seen/Mentioned: First used by Nymphadora Tonks to clean Hedwig's cage
in 1995. Later, Ginny Weasley performed the spell to clean up the Stinksap
on the Hogwarts Express, also used by James Potter on Severus Snape after
he shouted various curses and obscenities at him.
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 Etymology: Perhaps related to English scour, "clean". -ify is a common
English suffix meaning "to make ...” Therefore scourgify could mean "to
make clean".

SECTUMSEMPRA
Pronunciation: sec-tum-SEMP-rah
Description: A dark spell that creates large, blood-oozing gashes on the
subject as if said subject had been "slashed by a sword". Invented
by Severus Snape.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry in 1997 against Draco Malfoy, and then
later against both the Inferi in Lord Voldemort's Horcrux chamber, and
Snape used it against George Weasley (was unintentional; aimed for a Death
Eater that tried to curse Lupin) in the Order's flight from Privet Drive. Harry
learned it in Snape's old Potions textbook. In 1998, the spell is said to
be Severus Snape's "signature" spell.
Etymology: Latin sectum, "cut", and semper, "always".
Notes: The spell can apparently be used against any object, but was not
effective when used against Inferi because they could not feel pain or bleed.
The movement of the wand seems to affect how someone is cut, suggested
by the erratic patterns of slashes left on Draco Malfoy's face and chest,
produced by Harry Potter's wild wand-swings while using the spell against
Draco. Wounds caused by this spell can be healed as proved by Severus
Snape who after Harry hit Draco Malfoy with this spell he healed Draco's
wounds and told him to go and get treated with dittany at once so that he
would even avoid any sign of any wound. However, it seems that it depends
on the caster's magical abilities because Molly Weasley could not heal and
restore George Weasley's ear that was cursed off by this spell.

SHIELD PENETRATION SPELL

Pronunciation: unknown
Description: Presumably annihilates magical enchantments and shields.

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 Seen/Mentioned: Used by Voldemort to break the enchantments placed
around Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1998 by Filius
Flitwick, Minerva McGonagall, and Molly Weasley.

SHOOTING SPELL
Description: Used to shoot objects
Seen/Mentioned: This spell was used by Harry Potter and Ronald
Weasley in 1997 on their Horcrux hunt in an attempt to catch a rabbit for
food.

SMASHING SPELL
Description: Produces explosions
Seen/Mentioned: Bellatrix Lestrange used this spell in her insane
celebratory outburst after the death of Albus Dumbledore in 1997.

SERPENSORTIA (SNAKE SUMMONS SPELL)

Pronunciation: ser-pen-SOR-shah, SER-pehn-SOR-tee-ah
Description: Conjures a serpent from the spell-caster's wand.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Draco Malfoy while duelling Harry
Potter in 1992.
Etymology: Latin serpens meaning "a snake" and Latin ortis meaning
"source".

SILENCIO (SILENCING CHARM)
Pronunciation: sih-LEN-see-oh
Description: Makes something silent.
Seen/Mentioned: First used by Hermione in 1996 to silence a frog and a
raven in Charms class, then later used to silence a Death Eater that was
trying to tell his comrades where they were.

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 Etymology: Probably Latin silentium, "silence".
Also, silencio and silêncio (which is closer to the English pronunciation)
mean "silence" in Spanish and Portuguese, respectively.

SKURGE
Pronunciation: SKUR-je
Description: Cleans up ectoplasm, the slime-like residue left by certain
ghosts. The spell manifests as a blast of greenish suds.
Seen/Mentioned: The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets video game.
Harry finds it in a spell book in the Restricted Section of the Hogwarts
Library (possibly misfiled) and uses it to clear doorways and treasure chests
that have been slimed-over by malevolent ghosts.

SLUGULUS ERUCTO (SLUG-VOMITING CHARM)

Description: A jet of green light strikes the victim, who then vomits slugs
for ten minutes. The sizes of the vomited slugs decrease with time.
Seen/Mentioned: In Chamber of Secrets, Ron attempts to use a
(technically) nonverbal version of this spell on Draco; the spell backfired
and hit him instead thanks to his damaged wand. It is also a spell that can be
bought in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
Notes: In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
an incantation was used, "Eat Slugs!” it's unknown if that's its true
incantation or not, although it is unlikely to be.

SONOROUS CHARM
Description: This charm emits a magnified roar from the tip of the wand.
This noise disrupts all in its path, and can even be used to harm opponents.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)

SONORUS (AMPLIFYING CHARM)
Pronunciation: soh-NOHR-uhs

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 Description: Magnifies the spell caster's voice when one's wand is pointing
to the side of the caster's neck.
Seen/Mentioned: By Ludo Bagman in 1994 at the beginning of
the Quidditch World Cup and by Albus Dumbledore several times in the
Triwizard Championship. Used by Lord Voldemort several times during
the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998.
Etymology: Latin sonorus, "loud; noisy".
Notes: The counter-spell is Quietus. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire Cornelius Fudge simply holds his wand to his throat
while speaking, while it is possible that he has performed a Nonverbal spell.

SPECIALIS REVELIO (SCARPIN'S REVELASPELL)

Pronunciation: speh-see-AH-LIS reh-VEL-ee-oh
Description: Apparently causes an object to show its hidden secrets or
magical properties.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger to find out more of Harry's
Advanced Potion-Making book in 1996. Used by Ernie Macmillan to find
out ingredients of a potion. Its precise effects are unknown, as there are no
recorded occasions of the spell being successful.
Etymology: Latin specialis, "particular; individual" and revelare (present
tense revelo), "unveil".
Notes: In 1994, Severus Snape cast a similar spell, but with different words
("Reveal your secrets!"), on the Marauder's Map, though he may have just
been saying those words as he cast the spell non-verbally. The spell may
also be able to distinguish different ingredients in a potion, though this is
noted to merely sound impressive.

SPONGIFY (SOFTENING CHARM)
Pronunciation: spun-JIH-fy
Description: Softens the target

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 Seen/Mentioned: This charm is seen in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade
1 on Pottermore.

STEALTH SENSORING SPELL

Description: Detects those under magical disguise.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1996, Professor Umbridge cast this around her office.

STELEUS
Pronunciation: STÉ-lee-us
Description: A hex that causes the victim to sneeze for a short period of
time. This spell is used in dueling to distract the opponent.
Seen/Mentioned: It is only seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban (video game).
Etymology: Steleus derives from the Latin sternuo, meaning I sneeze.

STINGING HEX, STINGING JINX

Description: Produces a stinging sensation in the victim, resulting in angry
red welts and occasionally the severe inflammation of the affected area.
Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter inadvertently used one on Severus
Snape during Occlumency lessons in 1996. It was non-debilitating in that
instance, but it is stronger when intentionally cast, as shown by the results
of Hermione Granger's Stinging Hex used on Harry Potter in 1998 to
purposefully distort Harry's appearance. Lucius Malfoy calls it the Stinging
Jinx in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

STUPEFY (STUNNING SPELL)
Pronunciation: STOO-puh-fye
Description: Stuns victim. If used too forcefully, it will put the victim in an
unconscious state.
Seen/Mentioned: Often.

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 Etymology: English stupefy, which means 'to put into a stupor', a temporary
vegetative state.
Notes: The physical manifestation of the spell is a beam of red light
emanating from the caster's wand. The spell wears off after a short time, and
can be countered by Rennervate. Nearly useless on magic-resistant creatures
such as dragons, trolls and giants unless more than one Stupefy spell is used
at the same time. The force of the spell is additive or perhaps even
exponential, and it can cause severe injury if many spells are used on a target
that is not normally resistant to its effects. Hagrid, as a half-giant, is
impervious to this spell - or at least, a lone one.

SUPERSENSORY CHARM
Description: Presumably causes the caster to have enhanced senses, or to be
able to sense things they would not normally sense.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned by Ron outside of the Hogwarts Express
in 2017 as a potential substitute for using mirrors while driving a Muggle
auto mobile.

SWITCHING SPELL
Description: Causes two objects to be switched for one another
Seen/Mentioned: Harry contemplated using this spell against his dragon in
the first task of the Triwizard Tournament. (He considered swapping its
fangs for wine gums). Neville Longbottom misuses the spell, transplanting
his ears onto a cactus.

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TABOO
Description: A jinx which may be placed upon a word or a name, so that
whenever that word is spoken, a magical disturbance is created which alerts
the caster of the Taboo to the location of the speaker. Any protective
enchantments in effect around the speaker are broken when the Tabooed
word is spoken aloud.
Seen/Mentioned: In Deathly Hallows, this spell is placed on the word
"Voldemort"; Harry, Ron and Hermione are tracked this way to Tottenham
Court Road. Ron tells the other two to stop using the word as he began to
fear the name might be a jinx, later discovering it to be a Taboo. Later in the
book, Harry accidentally says Voldemort's name again, resulting in the trio
being caught by Death Eaters and taken to Malfoy Manor.

TARANTALLEGRA (DANCING FEET SPELL)

Pronunciation: tuh-RAHN-tuh-LEHG-rah
Description: Makes victim's legs dance uncontrollably (recalling the
tarantella dance).
Seen/Mentioned: First used by Draco Malfoy on Harry in the Dueling Club
in 1992.
Etymology: Italian tarantella, a kind of fast country dance once popular in
parts of Italy, supposedly from the frantic motion caused by the bite of
a tarantula; and allegro, a musical term meaning "quick".
Notes: It can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon
Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

TELEPORTATION SPELL
Description: Vanishes objects which then appear elsewhere.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1996, Albus Dumbledore used this to transport Harry
Potter's school supplies, clothes, and owl to the Burrow,

TENTACLIFORS
Description: Transfigures the target's head into a tentacle.
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 Seen/Mentioned: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.

TERGEO
Pronunciation: TUR-jee-oh
Description: Siphons liquid
Seen/Mentioned: Hermione Granger used the spell in 1996 to remove blood
from Harry's face. It is later used to remove spilled ink from parchment. It
was also used in 1997 to clean off a handkerchief by Ron and to dust off a
picture of Gellert Grindelwald in Bathilda Bagshot's house by Harry Potter.
Etymology: Latin tergere, "wipe off; cleanse".

TITILLANDO (TICKLING HEX)
Description: Tickles and weakens
Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter Trading Card Game, later seen in
spells/duels on Pottermore

TOENAIL GROWTH HEX

Description: Causes the toenails to grow at an extreme and uncontrollable
rate.
Seen/Mentioned: In 1996, Harry uses this to much applause from
classmates.
Notes: This is a hex that is probably not approved by the Ministry of Magic,
as it was invented by Severus Snape. And it is unknown whether "Toenail
Growth Hex" is its real name, as its title was never mentioned.

TOOTH-GROWING SPELL
Description: A spell that re-grows lost teeth.
Seen/Mentioned: Ted Tonks used it to re-grow Harry Potter's tooth that he
had lost during the Battle of the Seven Potters.

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TRIP JINX
Description: A jinx to trip up or impede the target. Precise effects unknown.
Seen/Mentioned: Seen in 1996. It was cast successfully on Harry
Potter by Draco Malfoy, when he and other members of the Inquisitorial
Squad attempted to round up members of Dumbledore's Army.
Notes: In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, it can be bought at Wiseacre's
Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.

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UNBREAKABLE VOW
Description: Causes a vow taken by a witch or wizard to be inviolable; if
they should break it, the consequence is death.
Seen/Mentioned: Snape takes an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa
Malfoy at the beginning of Half-Blood Prince, vowing to help Narcissa's
son Draco with a task given to him by Voldemort, and to finish the task
should Draco prove incapable. Fred and George attempted to force an
Unbreakable Vow upon Ron as children. According to Ron, it causes death
when the vow is broken.

UNBREAKABLE CHARM
Description: Makes something unbreakable.
Seen/Mentioned: Towards the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire, Hermione casts the charm on a jar, in which she puts Rita Skeeter in
her Animagus beetle form to prevent her from transforming back into a
human.

UNDETECTABLE EXTENSION CHARM

Description: Causes a container's capacity to be increased, without
changing the object's appearance on the outside.
Seen/Mentioned: This spell is most likely the one Arthur Weasley used to
allow eight people, six large trunks, two owls, and a rat to fit comfortably
inside his modified Ford Anglia in 1992. Probably used on the tent in which
the Weasleys, Harry and Hermione stay during the Quidditch World Cup
in 1994; the tent is also used by Harry, Ron and Hermione as shelter
in 1997. Also, Hermione cast this spell upon her handbag in the same year.

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VENTUS (VENTUS JINX)
Pronunciation: ven-TUS
Description: A strong blast of wind is shot from the end of the wand, used
to push objects out of the way.
Seen/Mentioned: Used in the video game version of Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire.
Etymology: Ventus is a Latin word, meaning "wind".
Notes: Not said aloud in the books or in the films, but quite possibly
the Hot-Air Charm Hermione and Dumbledore use in the books to produce a
stream of warm air from the tip of their wands to dry off.

VERA VERTO
Pronunciation: vair-uh-VAIR-toh
Description: Turn animals to water goblets.
Seen/Mentioned: Used only once in the series, by Minerva McGonagall in
the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at
her Transfiguration class. Also used by Ronald Weasley unsuccessfully in
the same class thanks to his damaged wand.
Etymology: From Latin vera meaning "right" or "proper", and verto,
meaning “I turn”.

VERDIMILLIOUS
Pronunciation: VERD-dee-MILL-lee-us
Description: A spell that shoots green sparks at the end of the wand.
Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times from 1991 until 1994.

VIPERA EVANESCA
Pronunciation: VIYP-er-uh ehv-uhn-EHS-kuh

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 Description: Counter Spell for Serpensortia. Seems not to merely "Vanish",
but causes the snake to smoulder from head and tail until it is reduced to a
pile of ashes.
Seen/Mentioned: Severus Snape cast this spell in 1992 at the Duelling
Club to get rid of a snake that Draco Malfoy had conjured while
duelling Harry Potter. Albus Dumbledore also may have used this spell to
vanish Voldemort's snake during their Duel in the Ministry Atrium.
Etymology: Vipera is a genus of venomous vipers, a type of
snake. Evanesca likely shares its origin with Evanesco, which means
"disappear" in Latin.

VULNERA SANENTUR
Pronunciation: vul-nur-ah sahn-en-tur
Description: Causes wounds and gashes to heal up and any blood to return
to the victim.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Severus Snape to heal the wounds of Draco
Malfoy caused by the Sectumsempra curse cast by Harry Potter in film
adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Etymology: Vulnera Sanentur derives from the Latin vulnus, "wound,"
and sanare, "to heal"; it is translated "may the wounds be healed."

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WADDIWASI
Pronunciation: wah-dee-WAH-see
Description: Appears to launch small objects through the air, though it was
only ever used on a wad of chewing gum.
Seen/Mentioned: Used only once through the series, and that was
by Professor Remus Lupin, who attacked Peeves with a wad of chewing
gum, using this spell.
Etymology: There are many possibilities as to the etymology, least of
all English wad, as in "a wad of gum".
Notes: This spell may be the Placement Charm, or else the Oppugno Jinx.

WASHING UP SPELL
Description: Enchanted dirty dishes to wash themselves.
Seen/Mentioned: It was used non-verbally by Molly Weasley after
preparing breakfast for Harry Potter upon his arrival to the Burrow on 4
August, 1992.

WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA (LEVITATION CHARM)

Pronunciation: win-GAR-dee-um lev-ee-OH-sa
Description: Levitates, moves and manipulates the target(similar to
telekinesis); the wand motion is described as "swish and flick".
Seen/Mentioned: This spell is taught in early first-year charms classes; this
came into good use later in that year, when Ron Weasley performed the spell
to knock out a mountain troll; six years later, Harry uses the charm to
levitate the side-car of his godfather's flying motorbike; Ron used it again
that year to make a twig poke a tree.
Etymology: "Wingardium" almost certainly contains English wing, meaning
"fly"[13], and Latin arduus, meaning "high"[14]. "Leviosa" probably
originates from Latin levis, meaning "light".

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