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Magical Spells

Magical Spells canon & game canon spells    Everything in black has been taken from the Wikipedia article Spells in Harry Potter Everything in orange is canon but not from Wiki OR it is movie/ video game canon Everything in blue is original content (Game Canon)   All new spells must include: • name - spell name (include jinx, hex, curse, charm) • incantation - latin incantation • description - the spell's effects • notes - spell appearance, skill level, area of effect etc. • drawbacks - limitations and difficulties • counter - counter spell, if there is one   Nonverbal spells Regarding nonverbal spells, the accuracy breakdown should be as follows, given that it's something difficult that requires practice and skill. The difficulty of the spell should also be taken into account when considering your percentages Inner circle, aurors, hitwizards: 80-100% accuracy Outer circle: 20-70% depending on age/practice Civilians: ~30-40% Abe, Elphias, other hella old people: 80-100% Rest of the Order: 20%-70% depending on age/practice   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Accio (Summoning Charm) Description: This charm summons an object to the caster, potentially over a significant distance. (Age-Line Spell) Description: Creates a line that is impassable by people below a set age. Aguamenti Description: Produces a jet of water from the witch or wizard's wand. Alohomora Description: Used to open and unlock doors, but doors may be bewitched so that this spell has no effect. Anapneo Description: Clears the target's airway, if blocked. (Anti-Cheating Spell) Description: Cast on parchment or quills to prevent the writer from cheating while writing answers. (Anti-Disapparation Jinx) Description: Used to prevent Disapparation in an area for a time. Presumably can be used to prevent an enemy from entering a defended area, or used to trap an enemy in an area. Aparecium Description: This spell makes invisible ink appear. (Atmospheric Charm) Description: Presumably causes weather patterns to be created. A malfunction of this spell may have been causing offices in the Ministry to rain. Avada Kedavra (Killing Curse) Description: Causes a bright green flash and a rushing noise, the curse causes instant death to the victim. There is no known counter-curse or blocking spell, although the caster can be interrupted, the victim can dodge the green jet, hide behind solid objects (which burst into flame when hit by it), or, if the casting wizard is not sufficiently competent, the curse may be completely ineffective. Avis Description: This charm creates a flock of birds that pour forth from the caster's wand. B (Bat-Bogey Hex) Description: Grotesquely enlarges the target's bogeys, gives them wings, and sets them attacking the target. (Bubble-Head Charm) Description: Puts a large bubble of air around the head of the user. C (Caterwauling Charm) Description: Anyone entering the perimeter of a Caterwauling Charm sets off a high-pitched shriek. Cave Inimicum Description: Spell used to strengthen an enclosure from enemies. (Cheering Charm) Description: Causes the person upon whom the spell was cast to become happy and contented, though heavy-handedness with the spell may cause the person to break into an uncontrollable laughing fit. Colloportus Description: Magically locks a door, preventing it from being opened by Muggle means. (Colour-Change Charm) Description: Changes an object's colour. Confringo (Blasting Curse) Description: Causes anything that the spell meets to explode. Confundo (Confundus Charm) Description: Causes the victim to become confused and befuddled. (Conjunctivitus Curse) Description: A curse that causes great pain to the victim's eyes. Crucio (Cruciatus Curse) Description: Inflicts unbearable pain on the recipient of the curse. The effects of the curse depend upon the desires and emotions of the character - to produce the "excruciating" pain implied by the name, one must (according to Bellatrix Lestrange) desire to cause pain purely for its own sake. The extreme pain inflicted by the curse when cast so - without any apparent evidence of physical harm - makes it uniquely suited as a form of torture. (Cushioning Charm) Description: Creates an invisible cushioned area. D Defodio (Digging Spell)   Description: used to dig one's way out of or through something Deletrius Description: used to remove remove magical images (such as phantoms from priori incatatum) Densaugeo Description: Causes the teeth of the recipient to grow at an alarming rate. Deprimo Description: blasts a deep hole through something Depulso (Banishing Charm) Description: Sends an object away from the caster Counter: Accio Descendo Description: used to lower something - for example a barrier or attic stairs Diffindo (Severing Charm) Description: used to cut something away from something else (a cover from a book, a rope in half) (Disillusionment Charm) Description: causing an object or person to become invisible Notes: The described sensation of a Disillusionment Charm is a feeling "something cold and wet trickling down your back." When the charm is lifted, the subject feels something hot trickling down their back. Dissendium Description: Causes simple hidden passageways to open up (i.e. those that are merely hidden behind a statue or wall) Duro Seen/Mentioned: Seen in Deathly Hallows, cast by Hermione while escaping from Death Eaters in Hogwarts. E Engorgio (Engorgement Charm) Description: Causes objects to swell in size. Entrail Expelling Curse Description: Causes entrails to be expelled via the most convenient means. (Entrancing Enchantments) Description: Causes the victim to fall in love with the caster. Episkey Description: Used to heal relatively minor injuries. Notes: When this spell is cast, the person feels their injured body part go very hot and then very cold. Erecto Description: Used to erect a tent or other structure. Evanesco (Vanishing Spell) Description: Makes the target vanish. Notes: According to Minerva McGonagall Vanished objects and organisms go "into non-being, which is to say, everything." It is suggested that vanished objects can be recovered. Expecto Patronum (Patronus Charm) Description: creates an ethereal, silvery animal (which holds some significance to the caster); this animal can be used to carry messages or to drive away dementors. Notes: the apparition can only be conjured if the caster is able to think of a happy thought and hold onto it; cannot/will not be used by dark wizards or dark creatures; can change depending on major life circumstances; difficult for many wizards to master Expelliarmus Description: This spell is used to disarm another wizard, typically by causing the victim's wand to fly out of reach. It can also throw the target backwards when enough power is put into it. Expulso Description: A spell which causes objects that it comes in contact with to violently explode. (Extinguishing Spell) Description: Extinguishes fires F Ferula Description: Creates a bandage and a splint. (Fidelius Charm) Description: A charm involving secret information hidden within the soul of a Secret-Keeper. This information is irretrievable until the Secret-Keeper chooses to reveal it; those who have the secret revealed to them cannot reveal it to others. Notes: Upon a Secret-Keeper's death, all those who have been told the secret become Secret-Keepers in turn, and can pass the secret on to others. (Fiendfyre) Description: A seemingly unstoppable cursed fire, the flames of which take the shape of fantastic creatures that pursue those caught in its path. It is shown to be capable of destroying Horcruxes. Notes: Extremely dangerous except to the most capable and experienced of dark wizards Finite Incantatem Description: Negates many spells or the effects of many spells. (Flagrante Curse) Description: Causes any object affected to burn human skin when touched. Flagrate Description: Allows the caster to draw with fiery marks (Flame-Freezing Charm) Description: Causes fire to become harmless to those caught in it, creating only a gentle, tickling sensation instead of burns. (Flying Charm) Description: Cast on broomsticks, and (presumably) magic carpets to make them fly. Furnunculus (Furnunculus Curse) Description: Causes the target to become covered in boils. G Geminio Description: Creates a duplicate of any object cast upon. Glacius (Freezing Charm) Description: Freezes the target Glisseo Description: Causes the steps on a stairway to flatten and form a ramp or slide. (Gripping Charm) Description: Used to help someone grip something with more effectiveness. This charm is placed upon Quaffles to help Chasers carry the Quaffle whilst simultaneously holding their brooms. (Gubraithian fire) Description: Causes something to burn forever H (Hair-Thickening Charm) Description: Thickens one's hair. Homenum Revelio Description: Reveals humans near the caster. (Homorphus Charm) Description: Causes an Animagus or transfigured object to assume its normal shape. (Hurling Hex) Description: Causes brooms to vibrate violently in the air and try to buck their rider off. I Impedimenta (Impediment Jinx, Impediment Curse) Description: This hex is capable of tripping, freezing, binding, knocking back and generally impeding the target's progress towards the caster. Imperio (Imperius Curse) Description: Causes the victim of the curse to obey the spoken/unspoken commands of the caster. The experience of being controlled by this curse is described as a complete, wonderful release from any sense of responsibility or worry over one's actions, at the price of one's free will. Resisting the effect of the curse is possible, however, and several individuals have been able to successfully overcome it. Notes: Effect on caster: feeling of warm tingling from the mind to the casting arm. Effect on victim: feeling of indescribable contentment; every worry wiped free and only a dim awareness of surroundings. Casting: Casting must be line-of-sight at a reasonable distance. Nonverbal or verbal, but nonverbal requires a great deal of practise and experience (inner circle & aurors only). Only the imperio is cast - the commands themselves need not be spoken aloud (DH & GOF). Timing: Effects are long-term unless otherwise specified by the caster; the caster should 'reapply' the curse every few weeks to ensure it remains in effect, but for a very powerful caster this is not always necessary. Lifting: A number of enchantments or charms can lift the imperius, as can the victim's realisation and struggling against it (takes a great deal of willpower and effort). A victim will not remember his actions while imperiused, nor will he be aware that he was imperiused at all, unless the caster was stupid enough to imperius him to his face. (Imperturbable Charm) Description: Makes objects such as doors impenetrable (by everything, including sounds and objects). Impervius (Impervius Charm) Description: This spell makes something repel (literally, become impervious to) substances and outside forces, including water. Inanimatus Conjurus Description: Conjures an object (must be inanimate) Incarcerous Description: Ties someone or something up with ropes. Incendio Description: Produces fire. (Intruder Charm) Description: Detects intruders and sounds an alarm. J (Jelly-Legs Jinx) Description: A jinx that renders its victim's legs temporarily useless, leaving them to wobble around helplessly until the effect wears off or the counter-jinx is performed. (Jelly-Brain Jinx) Description: Presumably affects the target's mental processes. (Jelly-Fingers Curse) Description: Causes the target's fingers to become almost jelly-like so as to make it uneasy for the victim to grasp objects. K (Knee-Reversal Hex) Description: Causes the victims knees to appear on the opposite side of their legs. L Langlock Description: Glues the subject's tongue to the roof of their mouth. Created by Snape. Legilimens (Legilimency Spell) 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. Levicorpus Description: The victim is dangled upside-down by their ankles, sometimes accompanied by a flash of light. Liberacorpus Description: The counter spell to Levicorpus. Locomotor- 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. Locomotor Mortis (Leg-Locker Curse) Description: Locks the legs together, preventing the victim from moving the legs in any fashion. Lumos Description: Creates a narrow beam of light that shines from the wand's tip, like a torch. M Meteolojinx Recanto Description: Causes weather effects caused by incantations to cease. Mobili- Description: Causes objects to levitate, then move to where the caster points. - Arbus: trees - Corpus: bodies Morsmordre (Dark Mark) Description: Conjures the Dark Mark, Voldemort's mark. Notes: Very few wizards know how to cast this spell Muffliato Description: Fills peoples' ears with an unidentifiable buzzing to keep them from hearing nearby conversations. Created by Snape N Nox Description: Ceases the Lumos spell on one's own wand. O (Obliteration Charm) Description: Used to remove the effects of physical disruption (e.g. footprints in snow) Obliviate (Memory Charm, Memory-Modifying Charm) Description: Used to hide a memory of a particular event. Obscuro Description: Causes a blindfold to appear over the victim's eyes, obstructing their view of their surroundings. Oppugno Description: Causes conjured objects to attack. Orchideous Description: Makes a bouquet of flowers appear out of the caster's wand. P Pack Description: Packs a trunk, or perhaps any luggage. (Permanent Sticking Charm) Description: Makes objects permanently stay in place. Petrificus Totalus (Body-Bind Curse) Description: Used to temporarily 'petrify' the victim's body Notes: The eyes of the target remain mobile (and presumably the vital organs) Piertotum Locomotor Description: Spell used to animate statues and suits of armour to do the caster's bidding. (Placement Charm) Description: A charm which temporarily places an object upon a desired target. Point Me (Four-Point Spell) Description: Causes the caster's wand tip to point to the north cardinal point, acting like a compass. Portus Description: Turns an object into a portkey Prior Incantato (Priori Incantatem) Description: Causes the echo (a shadow or image) of the last spell cast by a wand to emanate from it. (Protean Charm) Description: Causes copies of an object to be remotely affected by changes made to the original. Protego (Shield Charm) Description: The Shield Charm causes minor to moderate jinxes, curses, and hexes to rebound upon the attacker. It can also cause a shield to erupt from the casters wand. Notes: With enough power it can knock back anyone standing near it. ~ Horribilis Description: Provides some form of protection against dark magic. ~ Totalum Description: Provides protection of some form for an area or dwelling. Q Quietus Description: Makes a magically magnified voice return to normal. Counter: Sonorus R Reducio Description: Makes an enlarged object smaller. Counter: Engorgio. Reducto (Reductor Curse) Description: Enables the caster to blast solid objects away. (Refilling Charm) Description: Refills whatever the caster points at with the drink originally in the container. Relashio Description: A charm used to force someone or something to release that which it holds or grapples by means of shooting fiery sparks out or, underwater, shooting hot bursts of water. Also causes victim of spell to simply release whatever they are holding at the time. This charm is not projectiled. Rennervate Description: Brings someone out of unconsciousness. Counter: Stupefy Reparo Description: Used to repair broken or damaged objects. Repello Muggletum (Muggle-Repelling Charm) 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. Revulsio (Revulsion Jinx) Description: Forces target to withdraw Notes: Flash of purple light Rictusempra (Tickling Charm) Description: The subject experiences the sensation of being tickled. Notes: This spell takes the form of a jet of silver light. Riddikulus Description: A spell used when fighting a Boggart, "Riddikulus" forces the Boggart to take the appearance of an object upon which the caster is concentrating. When used correctly this will be a humorous form. S Salvio Hexia Description: Provides some form of protection against hexes. Scourgify (Scouring Charm) Description: Used to clean something. Sectumsempra Description: Creates terrible wounds to the target, described as being as though the subject had been "slashed by a sword". Notes: Requires a high level of skill to repair damage; preventing scars is even more difficult and requires immediate response Serpensortia Description: Conjures a serpent from the spell caster’s wand. Silencio (Silencing Charm) Description: Silences something immediately (Slug-Vomiting Charm) Description: A jet of green light strikes the victim, who then vomits slugs for several minutes. The sizes of the vomited slugs decrease with time. Sonorus Description: Magnifies the spellcaster's voice, functioning as a magical megaphone Counter: Quietus. Specialis Revelio (Scarpin's Revelaspell) Description: Causes an object to show its hidden secrets or magical properties. (Stealth Sensoring Spell) Description: Detects those under magical disguise. (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. Stupefy (Stunning Spell, Stupefying Charm, Stunner) Description: Puts the victim in an unconscious state. Notes: Beam of red light. Counter: Rennervate (Supersensory Charm) Description: Able to possess superior senses than before (Switching Spell) Description: Causes two objects to be switched for one another T (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. Tarantallegra Description: Makes victim's legs dance uncontrollably, so the victim cannot control his or her movements (recalling the tarantella dance). Tergeo Description: Siphons material from a surface, e.g. blood, ink, dust, etc. (Tongue-Tying Curse) 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. U (Unbreakable Vow) Description: Causes a vow taken by a witch or wizard to be inviolable; if they should break it, the consequence is death. (Undetectable Extension Charm) Description: Causes a container's capacity to be increased, without changing the object's external appearance. (Unplottable Charm) Description: Causes buildings or locations unable to be plotted on a map. (Unbreakable Charm) Description: Causes an object to become unbreakable. W Waddiwasi Description: Appears to launch small objects through the air. Wingardium Leviosa (Levitation Charm) Description: Levitates objects.