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charms year 7

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a ccio s ummo n in g ch a rm pr onunc i at i on various suggestions have been made including /æki.o ak-ee-oh ­ film and video game /æksi.o ak-see-oh ­ u.k audio book /æsi.o as-see-oh ­ u.s audio book desc r i pt i on this charm summons an object to the caster potentially over a significant distance 2 its opposite is the banishing charm seen/ment i oned first mentioned in harry potter and the goblet of fire when it was briefly used by molly weasley on the weasley twins to confiscate their weasleys wizard wheezes products from their pockets before they left for the quidditch world cup hermione was also mentioned trying to learn this charm during her ride aboard the hogwarts express later on in the same book harry summons his broom to complete the first task of the triwizard tournament gf ch.20 a g ua men ti a g ua men ti ch a rm pr onunc i at i on /wmnti ah -gw-men-tee desc r i pt i on produces a jet of water from the caster s wand seen/ment i oned first seen in goblet of fire when fleur put the fire out on her skirt with a bit of water from her wand first named in half-blood prince when harry is being taught how to perform this specific charm in professor flitwick s class later harry casts this spell in an attempt to create water for dumbledore to drink after taking voldemort s potion[hbp ch.26 and again to douse hagrid s hut after it is set on fire hbp ch.28 dh ch.31

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a lo ho mo ra pr onunc i at i on /lohmr -l oh -h-moh r desc r i pt i on used to open and/or unlock doors 3 but doors can be bewitched so that this spell has no effect ps ch.16 seen/ment i oned used throughout the series with the first use by hermione in harry potter and the philosopher s stone used gradually less in the series as the characters discover more and more doors chests etc with counter-charms on them for example the doors into professor snape s and professor umbridge s offices are mentioned as being alohomora-proof citation needed not es j k rowling stated that the word was from the west african sidiki dialect used in geomancy and has the literal meaning friendly to thieves 4 a n a pn eo pr onunc i at i on /næpni.o -nap-nee-oh desc r i pt i on clears the target s airway if blocked seen/ment i oned shown in harry potter and the half-blood prince horace slughorn casts this spell on marcus belby when the latter begins to choke hbp ch.7 a n ti-ch ea tin g s pell desc r i pt i on cast on parchment or quills to prevent the writer from cheating whilst writing answers seen/ment i oned mentioned in harry potter and the philosopher s stone and harry potter and the order of the phoenix as being cast on quills and exam papers for exams at hogwarts ps ch.16]

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a n ti-dis a ppa ritio n j in x desc r i pt i on used to prevent disapparition and/or apparition in an area for a period presumably can be used to prevent an enemy from entering a defended area or used to trap an enemy in an area seen/ment i oned mentioned in order of the phoenix used by dumbledore to trap several death eaters in the department of mysteries op ch.36 also cast long ago on hogwarts the reason why as hermione quotes often throughout the series no one can apparate or disapparate inside the hogwarts grounds a n to n in do lo h o v s curs e desc r i pt i on creates a streak of purple flames causing serious injury without external symptoms seen/ment i oned seen only in order of the phoenix this spell is cast three times by antonin dolohov during the battle between the death eaters and members of dumbledore s army at the ministry of magic there is an incantation but it was not said due to a silencing charm cast on dolohov by hermione a pa recium pr onunc i at i on /æprisi.m ap ree-see-m desc r i pt i on this spell makes invisible ink appear seen/ment i oned first seen in harry potter and the chamber of secrets when hermione tries to make hidden writing appear in tom marvolo riddle s diary cs ch.13 not es see also specialis revelio.

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a va da keda vra killin g curs e pron un c ia tion /vd kdvr -vah -d k-dah -vr desc r i pt i on causes instant painless death to whomever the curse hits there is no countercurse or method of blocking this spell however if someone sacrifices their life for someone else the person who was saved will not encounter any adverse effects of any curses by the specific attacker e.g when lily potter sacrificed her life for harry potter at voldemort s hands harry became immune to curses cast by voldemort one of the three unforgivable curses sur v i v or s only two people in the history of the magical world are known to have survived the killing curse ­ harry potter and voldemort the latter was only saved by his horcruxes harry was hit twice directly phoenixes can also survive a killing curse they burst into flame as they would do in old age and are reborn from the ashes this occurred in harry potter and the order of the phoenix seen/ment i oned first said not by name at the beginning of the first book when harry arrives at the dursleys home seen first in goblet of fire against muggle frank bryce and in every book following suggest ed et y mol ogy during an audience interview at the edinburgh book festival 15 april 2004 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 it 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 5 rowling s use of this name may have been influenced by latin cadaver corpse

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a vis pr onunc i at i on /evs ay -vis desc r i pt i on this charm creates a flock of birds from the caster s wand when coupled with oppugno it can be used offensively seen/ment i oned shown in goblet of fire cast by mr ollivander to test viktor krum s wand gf ch.18 in half-blood prince it is cast by hermione followed by oppugno which causes the birds to attack ron hbp ch.14 b ba bblin g curs e desc r i pt i on the babbl i ng c ur se is presumed to cause a person to babble whenever they try to speak seen/ment i oned in chamber of secrets gilderoy lockhart falsely claimed to have cured this curse ba n is h in g ch a rm desc r i pt i on opposite to accio banishes the object the spell is performed on seen/ment i oned seen in goblet of fire cast by hermione on a cushion in their charms class harry also perfectly banishes a cushion during this lesson.

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ba t-bo g ey h ex desc r i pt i on grotesquely enlarges the target s bogeys gives them wings and sets them attacking the target seen/ment i oned ginny weasley is depicted as an accomplished caster of this particular spell op ch.6 she is shown to use it in order of the phoenix on draco malfoy op ch.33 and in halfblood prince on zacharias smith hbp ch.7 6 beda z z lin g h ex desc r i pt i on similar to a disillusionment charm it can be used to conceal a person or an object is also used to make invisibility cloaks seen/ment i oned mentioned in deathly hallows by xenophilius lovegood when speaking of the different methods by which invisibility cloaks may be created bubble-h ea d ch a rm desc r i pt i on puts a large bubble of air around the head of the user used as a magical equivalent of a scuba set seen/ment i oned in goblet of fire cedric diggory and fleur delacour use this charm underwater in the second task of the triwizard tournament gf ch.26 in order of the phoenix it is described as used by many hogwarts students when walking through the hallways because of the bad smells caused by the various pranks played on dolores umbridge op ch.30]

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c ca terwa ulin g ch a rm desc r i pt i on anyone entering the perimeter of a caterwauling charm sets off a high-pitched shriek seen/ment i oned mentioned in deathly hallows cast by death eaters over hogsmeade to protect against intruders dh ch.28 not e similar to an intruder charm they both produce an alarm if the vicinity is disturbed citation needed ca ve in imicum pr onunc i at i on /kve nmkm kah -vay i-nim-ikm desc r i pt i on spell used to strengthen an enclosure from enemies seen/ment i oned shown only in deathly hallows cast by hermione and harry potter to strengthen their campsites defences dh ch.22 ch eerin g ch a rm desc r i pt i on 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 seen/ment i oned first seen in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban pa ch.15]

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co llo po rtus pr onunc i at i on /klprts kol -o-por-ts desc r i pt i on magically locks a door preventing it from being opened by muggle means 7 seen/ment i oned first in order of the phoenix cast by hermione in the department of mysteries not es this spell functions as the counter spell to alohomora co lo ur-ch ange ch a rm desc r i pt i on changes an object s colour seen/ment i oned attempted by ron on initial trip to hogwarts mentioned in harry s ordinary wizarding levels in order of the phoenix op ch.31 also used by harry on ron s chudley cannon s poster when the trace was lifted co n frin g o bla s tin g curs e pr onunc i at i on /knfro kon-fring-goh desc r i pt i on causes anything that the spell meets to explode in flames seen/ment i oned seen only in deathly hallows in the opening chapters it is cast by harry to destroy the sidecar of the flying motorbike dh ch.4 later it is used by hermione in an attempt to kill nagini and facilitate an escape from bathilda bagshot s house in godric s hollow dh ch.17]

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co n fun do co n fun dus ch a rm pr onunc i at i on /knfndo kon-fun-doh desc r i pt i on causes the victim to become confused befuddled overly forgetful and prone to follow simple orders without thinking about them seen/ment ioned first mentioned in prisoner of azkaban when severus snape suggests that harry and hermione had been confunded to believe sirius black s claim to innocence pa ch.21 in goblet of fire it is suggested that a powerful confundus charm is responsible for the goblet choosing a fourth triwizard contestant gf ch.17 it is first seen in action when hermione uses it on cormac mclaggen during quidditch tryouts in halfblood prince hbp ch.11 co n j un ctivitus curs e desc r i pt i on a curse that causes great pain to the victim s eyes seen/ment i oned it is suggested by sirius in goblet of fire as a means for defeating a dragon for the first task of the triwizard tournament and used by krum for this purpose gf ch.19 20 mentioned in order of the phoenix as cast by madame maxime against giants op ch.20]

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crucio crucia tus curs e cruciatus redirects here for the ligaments in the knee see cruciate ligament pr onunc i at i on /krusi.o krew-see-oh desc r i pt i on inflicts unbearable pain on the recipient of the curse hp4 one of the three unforgivable curses seen/ment i oned first seen in goblet of fire introduced by barty crouch jr acting as moody and used on a spider used regularly by the death eaters as torture and by voldemort as punishment even against his servants d defo dio g o ug in g s pell pr onunc i at i on /dfodi.o de-foh -dee-oh desc r i pt i on can carve or dig out materials such as stone and steel seen/ment i oned cast by harry ron and hermione in deathly hallows to help dig their way out of the gringotts tunnels dh ch.26 deletrius pr onunc iat ion /dlitri.s d-l ee-tree-s desc r i pt i on removes evidence of previous spells cast by the wand revealed by prior incantato seen/ment i oned seen only in goblet of fire when amos diggory gets rid of the echo of the dark mark from harry s wand gf ch.9]

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den sa ug eo pr onunc i at i on /dnsdi.o den-saw -jee-oh desc r i pt i on causes the teeth of the recipient to grow at an alarming rate seen/ment i oned seen only in goblet of fire cast by draco on harry which is then deflected onto hermione gf ch.18 deprimo pr onunc i at i on /dprmo dep-rim-oh desc r i pt i on a very powerful wind that can loosen and/or soften a variety of things it can also be used to detach objects seen/ment i oned introduced in deathly hallows when hermione casts this to blast a hole in the lovegood s living room floor dh ch.21 descen do pr onunc i at i on /dsndo de-sen-doh desc r i pt i on makes things sink or go down seen/ment i oned seen twice in deathly hallows it is cast by ron to magically cause the stairs in his room to descend dh ch.6 and later by crabbe in the room of requirement to lower the wall behind which ron is hiding dh ch.31 diffin do s everin g ch a rm pr onunc i at i on /dfndo di-fin-doh desc r i pt i on cuts or rips objects seen/ment i oned in goblet of fire when ron wants to get rid of the lace on his dress robes in goblet of fire when harry urgently wants to talk to cedric he casts this spell to rip his bag delaying him for class gf ch.9]

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dis illus io n men t ch a rm desc r i pt i on causes the target to become invisible or close to it seen/ment i oned first in harry potter and the philosopher s stone when dumbledore tells harry that he does not need a cloak to become invisible in order of the phoenix moody casts this charm on harry op ch.3 4 xenophilius lovegood mentions in deathly hallows that invisibility cloaks are sometimes created by casting a disillusionment charm on a regular cloak dh ch.21 duro pr onunc i at i on /djro dew r-oh desc r i pt i on makes the object hard seen/ment i oned seen in deathly hallows cast by hermione while escaping from death eaters in hogwarts dh ch.32 e en g o rg io en g o rg emen t ch a rm pr onunc i at i on /rdi.o eng-gor-jee-oh desc r i pt i on causes objects to swell in size seen/ment i oned a growth charm with the same effect is briefly mentioned hagrid is suspected of having performed the charm on his pumpkins in chamber of secrets also seen in goblet of fire when barty crouch jr impersonating moody casts it on a spider to enhance a demonstration of the effects of the cruciatus curse.

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en tra il-expellin g curs e desc r i pt i on presumably causes the entrails i.e intestines to be ejected from the body seen/ment i oned first mentioned in order of the phoenix when harry visits st mungo s following arthur weasley s attack by nagini while guarding the department of mysteries epis key pr onunc i at i on /pski e-pis-kee desc r i pt i on used to heal relatively minor injuries when this spell is cast the person feels his/her injured body part go very hot and then very cold seen/ment i oned used in goblet of fire after the first task of the triwizard tournament in halfblood prince nymphadora tonks uses this spell to fix harry s broken nose also used by harry in the same book to fix demelza robins mouth suggest ed et y mol ogy greek episkeu meaning repair restoration 8 not es rowling writes in half-blood prince that harry s knowledge tells him this spell could belong to a family or variety of healing spells erecto pr onunc i at i on /rkto e-rek-toh desc r i pt i on used to erect something seen/ment i oned possibly used in goblet of fire by wizards at the campsites near the quidditch world cup used by hermione and harry in deathly hallows.

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eva n es co va n is h in g s pell pr onunc i at i on /vnsko ev nes-koh desc r i pt i on makes the target vanish seen/ment i oned used in order of the phoenix by snape to make harry s potions disappear from his cauldron in addition when fred and george were showing off their puking pastilles lee jordan cleared the bucket of vomit with the evanesco spell not es according to minerva mcgonagall in deathly hallows vanished objects and organisms go into non-being which is to say everything expecto pa tro n um pa tro n us ch a rm pr onunc i at i on /kspkto ptronm eks-pektoh p-troh -nm desc r i pt i on conjures an incarnation of the caster s innermost positive feelings such as joy or hope known as a patronus a patronus is conjured as a protector and is a weapon rather than a predator of souls patronuses shield their conjurors from dementors or lethifolds and can even drive them away they are also used amongst the order of the phoenix to send messages 9 according to fantastic beasts and where to find them the charm is the only known defensive spell against lethifolds seen/ment i oned first seen in prisoner of azkaban when a dementor appears in the hogwarts express and hermione says that remus lupin repelled the dementor by casting a silvery object from his wand harry s corporeal patronus first appears in a quidditch game and other characters throughout the rest of the series use it.

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