larte 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: Ascendare is a Latin verb meaning to climb or to ascend. Albus Dumbledores Forceful Spell Description: This spell was, supposedly, quite powerful as when it was cast, the opponent was forced to conjure a silver shield to deflect it. 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 duelled Voldemort. Alohomora (Unlocking Charm) Alohomora Pronunciation: al-lo-ha-MOR-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 Siriuss cell in her teachers 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. [1] 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 targets 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. 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. Anteoculatia Pronunciation: AN-tea-oh-cuh-LAY-chee-a Description: Anteoculatia is a hex which turns a persons hair into antlers. Seen/Mentioned: This spell was used to make Pansy Parkinson grow antlers in 1996. Anti-Cheating spell Anti-Cheating Spell (cropped) 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 Dolohovs 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. Aparecium (Revealing Charm) Aparecium 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 -cium are common Latin noun endings. Aqua Eructo (Aqua Eructo Charm) Aqua Eructo2 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 tip; 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 Arania Exumai 2 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 he 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. Aresto Momentum Aresto Momentum Pronunciation: ah-REST-oh mo-MEN-tum 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 casters 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 Ascendio GOF 2 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) Main article: Unforgivable Curses Killing AD Pronunciation: ah-VAH-dah keh-DAV-rah Description: Causes instant death to the victim, 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 Potter was saved from this spell a number of times, both by his mothers sacrifice, because he was an accidental horcrux, and because his wand and his enemys 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] Avifors (Avifors Spell) Avifors-mcgonagall Pronunciation: AH-vi-fors Description: Transforms the target into a bird Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times throughout the video games. Etymology: From Latin avis meaning bird and fors meaning luck. 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 Krums wand. Also employed offensively by Hermione Granger against Ron Weasley. Etymology: The Latin word avis means bird. 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 occured 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 targets 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. Baubillious Baubillious Pronunciation: baw-BILL-ee-us Description: The exact effects of the spell are unknown, though it presumably is of damaging nature and it produces a bolt of white light from the tip of the wand. Seen/Mentioned: In Charms class of an unknown year. Etymology: Currently unclear, probably from English bauble. Notes: Judging by the incantation, this may be the spell used by Filius Flitwick to decorate the Hogwarts Christmas Trees with Christmas baubles. Bedazzling Hex Description: Thouh 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. Bewitched Snowballs BewitchedSnowballs Description: Presumably causes snowballs to pelt themselves at the target. Seen/Mentioned: Twice used by Fred and George Weasley; firstly on Professor Quirrells head, unwittingly striking Lord Voldemort in the face, and then again four years later to attack the windows of Gryffindor Tower. Bluebell Flames BluebellFlames 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 Grangers. Bombarda Bombarda POA 2 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 Bombarda Maxima 2 Pronunciation: BOM-bar-dah MAX-ih-mah Description: Creates a large explosion capable of removing entire walls. Seen/Mentioned: Dolores Umbridge used this spell in 1995 to force her way into the Room of Requirement. Brackium Emendo Pronunciation: br-ah-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 latters arm was broken by a Bludger; it vanished all the bones, making it resemble rubber. Bubble-Head Charm Cedric Diggory using Bubble-Head Charm for the Tri-wizard Tournament 2nd Task (Concept Artwork) 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 odours made by various pranks played on Dolores Umbridge. Bubble-producing spell Description: Produces a stream of multicoloured, 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. Calvario (Hair-Loss Curse) Calvorio - Lego Pronunciation: cal-VORE-ee-oh Description: This spell causes the victims hair to fall out. Seen/Mentioned: The book Curses and Counter-Curses by Vindictus Viridian mentions this spell, and it can be bought from Wiseacres Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley. Etymology: From Latin calvus = bald. Cantis Cantis Pronunciation: CAN-tiss Description: Causes the victim to burst uncontrollably into song. Seen/Mentioned: This spell can be bought in Wiseacres Wizarding Equipment. Used by the Hogwarts professors to enchant suits of armour. Etymology: Cantare is Latin for sing. Carpe Retractum (Seize and Pull Charm) Carpe Pronunciation: CAR-pay ruh-TRACK-tum Description: Produces a supernatural rope from the casters 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). 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. Cauldron to Sieve Cauldron to Sieve Description: Transforms cauldrons, and presumably all pots and containers of that sort, into sieves. Seen/Mentioned: This spell was only seen in the Harry Potter Trading Card Game. 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 16 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. 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 portmanteau 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) Colloshoo Pronunciation: cul-loh-SHOE Description: Adheres the victims 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 κολάω,κολώ, which means to glue. Colovaria (Colour Change Charm) Pronunciation: co-loh-VA-riah Description: Changes the targets colour. Seen/Mentioned: The spell can be bought in Wiseacres Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley. Used by fifth-years in their OWLs. Etymology: Almost certainly a combination of English colour and vary. Confringo (Blasting Curse) Confringo Pronunciation: con-FRIN-joh 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 faciliate an escape from Godrics 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 Blacks 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. Conjunctivitis Curse Description: Due to the name (conjunctivitis is another word for pink eye, a disease which forms a scabby inflamation over the eye), it is presumed this curse causes great pain to the victims 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. Cornflake skin spell Description: This spell causes the victims 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 Squads recent behaviour. Cracker Jinx Description: This spell is used to conjure exploding wizard crackers; it can be used in duelling 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. Crucio (Cruciatus Curse) Main article: Unforgivable Curses Crucio Pronunciation: KROO-shea-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 three Unforgivable Curses. Seen/Mentioned: Used multiple times from the fourth book onward. Etymology: Latin crucio means I torture. Mucus ad Nauseam (Curse of the Bogies) Mucus Pronunciation: MEW-cuss add NOH-see-um Description: Gives the recipient a massive head cold and an extremely runny nose. Seen/Mentioned: Taught by Professor Quirrell to his first-year class, used later that year by Draco Malfoy on Harry Potter. 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 Rons fall in Gringotts Wizard Bank in 1998. Notes: This spell may be related to Aresto Momentum and Spongify. 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 Potters wand. Etymology: Latin delere, meaning to destroy. Densaugeo (Tooth-Growing Spell) Densaugeo Pronunciation: den-SAW-jee-oh Description: This hex causes the victims 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 Malfoys spell rebounded upon Hermione Granger; her teeth were past her collar before she was forced to run to the hospital to get them shrunk. Later used in 1997 to mend Harry Potters broken teeth. Etymology: From Latin dens, meaning tooth, and augeo, meaning I enlarge; essentially, it means I enlarge the tooth. Depulso (Banishing Charm) Depulso 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 familys 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 Lovegoods house in 1998 using this spell. Etymology: The incantation, when non-capitalized, means to depress or depress. Diffindo (Severing Charm) Diffindo Pronunciation: dih-FIN-doh Description: Rips, tears, shreds, or otherwise physically damages the target. Seen/Mentioned: Used twice in 1994, the first time being by Harry Potter to cut Cedric Diggorys 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 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 Dissendium Pronunciation: dih-SEN-dee-um Description: Although the only known canonical effect is to open secret passageways, its 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 Slytherins Locket. Etymology: There are numerous suggestions. Notes: This may not be a spell at all in the strict sense but a password; however, when used for the statue of the hump-backed witch, one must tap the statue with their wand, indicating that it is in fact a spell. 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) Draconifors 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) Ducklifors 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 freeze. Ears to kumquats Description: This spell transforms the victims 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 targets ears to shrivel up. Seen/Mentioned: Sometime between 1989 and 1994, Bill Weasleys 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) Engorgio 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. Notes: There is much speculation that this spell is the same as the Growth Charm, though this cannot be proven. Note that there is a difference between enlarging and engorging something, similar though they may seem. Engorgio Skullus Pronunciation: in-GORE-jee-oh SKUH-las Description: This hex causes the victims 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. Seen/Mentioned: This spell can be bought at Wiseacres 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 Wiseacres 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 victims 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 spells 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 inventors portrait. Episkey 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 Harrys 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. Notes: This is part of a family of healing spells. 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 others 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. Evanesce Pronunciation: ev-an-ES-key Description: Vanishes the target Seen/Mentioned: Used on a mouse in the card game. Notes: This is probably simply an earlier version of the Vanishing Charm, which wasnt developed until later in the series plot. 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 Everte Statum Pronunciation: ee-VER-tay STAH-tum Description: Throws the victim backward, similarly to if theyd been thrown. Seen/Mentioned:Draco Malfoy used this spell on Harry Potter in 1992. Etymology: Latin words everte, which means to throw out and statua, from the same language, meaning image. Expecto Patronum (Patronus Charm) Patronus 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 ones 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 Dumbledores Army this charm. This is the only spell effective against Lethifolds. Etymology: Patronus means protector in Latin; in archaic Latin, it means father; considering the form Harrys takes, this is interesting. The Latin word expecto means I await. Expelliarmus (Disarming Charm) Expelliarmus. 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 Potters 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. Notes: Mentioned in Doctor Who starring David Tennant and Freema Agyeman, second episode of third series. Expulso (Expulso Curse) Expulso Pronunciation: ecks-PUHL-soh Description: Provokes an explosion, unique in that it uses pressure to do so as opposed to heat. Seen/Mentioned: Used by Antonin Dolohov to blow up a cafe in 1997; a year later, Augustus Rookwood used this spell to kill Fred Weasley. 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. 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 Weasleys broken leg. Etymology: Latin ferula means walking-stick or splint.
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