Spells

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Spells are used in order to perform some kind of magic, often making an object behave in a manner normally alien to said object. They are limited, however, and spells can not be expected to solve any problems, though minor issues can usually be solved with the use. A wizard can use their wand in order to channel their magic.

Non-verbal magic is also possible, as is magic without the use of a wand, but it is very advanced magic.

Below, find an alphabetized list of every spell that has shown up in the books, movies, trading cards, or video games. (Any spell with a "*" next to it means that the incantation is from the movie, and if there is "**" next to it, it's from the video games.)

Contents 1 Spells 1.1 A 1.2 B, C, D 1.3 E, F 1.4 G, H, I, L 1.5 M, N, O 1.6 P, Q, R 1.7 S 1.8 T through Z 2 Spells without (known) incantations 2.1 A through D 2.2 E through O 2.3 P through Z 3 Curses 3.1 Unforgivable Curses 4 References

Spells

A

• accio - the summoning charm
• aguamenti - conjures a stream of clear water from caster's wand
• alarte ascendare* - causes object to shoot into the air
• alohomora - unlocks simple locks
• anapneo - clears targets airway, if blocked
• aparecium - makes invisible ink become visible
• aqua eructo - conjures a jet / hose of water; highly helpful for putting out large fires
• arania exumai* - throws back spiders
• arresto momentum* - slows the descent of a falling object
• ascendio* - causes caster to ascend rapidly
• Avada Kedavra - the killing curse
• avifors** - conjures a bird, or transfigures bird statues into birds
• avis - conjures flock of birds

B, C, D

• baubillius** - ?
• bombarda* - blasts apart a lock
• bracchium emendo* - if used correctly, can mend a broken arm, if not, can remove bones in arm
• carpe retractum** - pulls target towards caster, or vice versa
• cave inimicum - enlarges the insides of tents to make the "house" sized, with normal house rooms
• cistem aperio** - opens boxes, chests, crates, etc.
• colloportus - seals door
• confringo - explodes whatever object spell is aimed at
• crucio - torture curse
• deletrius - erases ghost images of spells revealed by Priori Incantatem
• densaugeo - causes target's teeth to enlarge grotesquely
• depulso** - pushes light-weight objects aside
• diffindo - cuts things open
• dissendium - opens secret door in statue of the hump-backed witch
• draconifors** - transfigures dragon statues into dragons
• duro - transifgures tapestries into stone / brick walls

E, F

• engorgio - causes target to swell in size
• ennervate - revives person hit by stunner
• episkey - heals/repairs minor damage inflicted on target
• epoximise** - ?
• erecto - pitches tents
• evanesco - makes target vanish
• everte statum* - sends target flying
• Expecto Patronum - conjures patronus
• expelliarmus - disarms opponent
• fera verto* - transfigures animal into cup or goblet of sorts
• ferula - conjures wooden rod
• finite OR finite incantatem - stops a currently operating spell effect
• flagrate - conjures fiery line in the air which may be drawn into specific shapes with wand, will linger for some time.
• flipendo** - issues a force to push or topple target
• fumos** - makes caster partially invisible
• furnunculus - causes boils to break out on victim

G, H, I, L

• glacius** - used to freeze objects or opponent
• glisseo - transfigures stairs into a chute / slide
• homenum revelio - reveals humans in the area / room / building of caster
• illegibilus** - ?
• immobulus* - freezes target how and where they are
• impedimenta - stops or slows an object
• imperio - the controlling curse
• impervius - makes object water-proof or water repellent
• inanimatus conjurus - conjures whichever inanimate object caster concentrates upon
• incarcerous - conjures thick ropes to bind target
• incarcifors** - ?
• incendio - conjures Bluebell flames
• informous** - when cast on a magical creature, information is transferred about a creature's strengths and weaknesses to the Folio Bruti
• lacarnum inflamarae* - creates fire
• langlock - glues target's tongue to roof of their mouth
• lapifors** - transfigures rabbit statues into rabbits
• legilimens - extracts emotions and memories from target's mind
• levicorpus - non-verbal, dangles victim upside-down in mid air by their ankles
• liberacorpus - non-verbal, counter-jinx to levicorpus
• locomotor ... - moves object, typically followed by target's name or title (i.e. locomotor mortis - locks victims legs together)
• lumos - causes light to shine from end of caster's wand
• lumos duo* - creates focused beam of light at end of caster's wand
• lumos maxima* - generates brilliant light at end of caster's wand
• lumos solem* - generates light with same properties as sunlight from end of caster's wand

M, N, O

• mobili... - moves whatever object you complete the spell with (i.e. mobiliarbus - moves a tree; mobilicorpus - moves a body)
• morsmordre - conjures the Dark Mark
• mucus adnauseum** - Curse of the Bogies; sickness curse that weakens victim until they must be put to bed (too weak to move)
• muffliato - fills ears of victim near caster with unidentifiable buzzing
• nox - counter-spell to lumos
• obliviate - modifies or erases portions of target's memory
• obscuro - conjures a blindfold that is austomatically attached to victim of spell
• occlumens - protects one's mind against intrusion
• oculus reparo* - repairs eyeglasses; target word (oculus) added for precision
• oppugno - causes conjured creatures of caster to attack target
• orchideous - conjures bouquet of flowers from end of caster's wand

P, Q, R

• periculum* - creates red sparks that hover in the air where cast
• Petrificus Totalus - the full-body bind
• portus - turns desired target into a portkey
• prior incantato OR Priori Incantatem - forces wand to emit ghost image of last cast spell
• protego - creates magical barries that deflects most hexes thrown at caster
• protego totalum - creates large magical protective barrier that covers area. same effects as protego
• quietus - reverses effects of sonorus
• reducio - reverses effects of engorgio
• reducto - blasts solid objects out of caster's path
• relashio - releases a jet of fiery sparks or boiling water, if underwater
• rennervate - see ennervate
• reparo - repairs minor breaks in target
• repello Muggletum - conjures invisible barrier that keeps out Muggles by making an area "invisible" to them
• rictusempra - causes target to laugh uncontrollably
• riddikulus - causes boggart to take on laugh-inspiring appearance(s)

S

• salvio hexia - standard protective enchantment
• scourgify - cleans target
• sectumsempra - deeply cuts target
• serpensortia - conjures serpent
• silencio - magically silences target
• skurge** - clears up ectoplasm left behind by ghost(s)
• snufflifors** - transfigures objects into mice
• sonorus - causes caster's voice to magnify and carry over long distances
• specialis revelio - used to identify ingredients of target potion
• spongify** - causes target to adopt sponge-like characteristics
• stupefy - the stunning spell

T through Z

• tarantallegra - forces target's legs to do a crazy dance
• tergeo - cleans up target, nominally a person
• titillando** - ?
• transmogrify** - ?
• verdimillious** - causes invisible objects to appear through a bolt of green light
• vermillious** - ?
• vipera evanesca* - vanishing spell with target word (vipera) added for precision, vanishes snakes
• waddiwasi - clears small erea of purposefully placed blockage and sends it to caster's desired area
• wingardium leviosa - the levitation charm

Spells without (known) incantations

A through D

• The Age Line - a line drawn in the air which prevents one of a forbidden age to cross it
• The Animagus Charm - transforms caster into the form of an animal; very complex and advanced
• Anti-Apparition OR Anti-Disappirition Jinx - prevents someone from apparating
• Anti-Cheating Spell - cast on quills before tests to prevent user from cheating
• Anti-Gravity Mist - conjures an innocent mist that, once stepped into, causes victim to believe that the world is spun upside down
• Antler Jinx - victim sprouts antlers
• Apparition - instantly transports caster to other destination, Side-Along Apparition also possible
• Babbling Charm - causes victim to babble (?)
• Backfiring Jinx - ?
• Banishing Charm - sends target object away from caster
• Bat-Bogey Hex - causes victims "boogies" to grow to bat size, sprout wings, and attack victim's face
• Blasting Curse - ?
• Braking Charm - used on broomsticks to increase effectivness of stopping
• Bubble-Head Charm - conjures bubble like mask over the caster's head so they can breath clean air
• Caterwauling Charm - monitors and alerts caster of wizards / witches who Apparate into area affected by charm
• The Cheering Charm - makes target cheerful
• Colour Change - changes colour of target object
• Confundus Charm - causes target to become confused
• Conjunctivitis Curse - affects eye/vision of target
• Cross-Species Switch - transfigures one creature into another
• Cushioning Charm - improves comfort of a broomstick, cushions the seat
• Defnsive Charm - defends caster, not much else known
• Disillusionment Charm - hides the true, magical nature of an object
• Drought Charm - dries water

E through O

• Entrail-Expelling Curse - causes victim's insides to come bursting out of them
• Entrancing Enchantments - causes target to fall in love with caster (?)
• Extinguishing Spell - puts out fire
• Fidelius Charm - complex magic that is a part of the magic that designates a Secret-Keeper
• Fixing Charm - attaches one object to another
• Flame-Freezing Charm - changes properties of fire so it only feels like a warm breeze
• Freezing Charm - can be used to disable a Muggle alarm
• Gripping Charm - allows enchanted object to be held more easily
• Growth Charm - makes things grow in size
• Hair-thickening Charm - thickens and lengthens one's hair
• Homorphus Charm - supposedly good against werewolves, according to Gilderoy Lockhart
• Horton-Keitch Braking Charm - used to make racing brooms easier to handle
• Hover Charm - possibly Wingardium Leviosa; makes objects hover
• Hurling Hex - can be used against a broom to attempt to "hurl" rider off
• Imperturbable Charm - creates magical barrier against target object
• Invisibility Charm - makes target invisible
• Jelly-Brain Jinx - affects object's mental processes (?)
• Jelly-Fingers Curse - causes target's fingers to behave like jelly so they can't grasp anything properly (?)
• Jelly-Legs Jinx - causes target's legs to behave like jelly and wobble uncontrollably
• Muggle-Repelling Charm - placed on locations or objects to repel Muggles
• Obliterations Charm - removes traces or tracks left by someone

P through Z

• 'Pack' - causes desired items to assemble themselves into designated area
• Pepper Breath - causes target to breathe fiery hot breath
• Permanent Sticking Charm - permanently sticks object to target
• Placement Charm - magically positions object in place
• Point Me! - points wand north when lying flat on caster's palm
• Protean Charm - makes object change form
• Refilling Charm - refills empty containers with previous "occupant"
• Repelling Spell - keeps something away from caster or target upon which spell is cast
• Shock Spell - used to help treat mental illness
• Sponge-Knees Curse - renders target's knees spongy and makes it hard to walk (?)
• Stealth Sensoring Spell - detects when someone sneaks past the charmed object
• Stretching Jinx - stretches target
• Stinging Hex - causes painful stinging in victim, fairly low-powered
• Substantive Charm - ?
• Switching Spell - a kind of Transfiguration spell that switches one thing for another
• Talon-clipping Charm - used for dragon care
• Thief's curse - ? used on those who steal
• Transmogrifian Torture - possibly non-existant as mentioned by Lockhart
• Trip Linx - trips target
• Twitchy Ears Hex - causes target's ears to wiggle uncontrollably
• Unbreakable Charm - makes object unbreakable
• Unbreakable Vow - a magically binding promise made between two wizards or witches
• Unplottable spell - makes location unable to be mapped
• Vinegar Into Wine Charm - turns vinegar into wine

Curses

Curses are a specific kind of spell which are often used to inflict pain, or have some ill intention on behalf of the caster to the target.

Unforgivable Curses

The Unforgivable Curses are three curses that will earn you a lifetime sentence in Azkaban at the use of any one of the three: Avada Kedavra, The Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) and the Imperius Curse (Imperio). Harry and his friends learn of them in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from Professor Moody, who demonstrates the use of them on three spiders.

Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters are reknown for their careless use of theses curses, especially during their time of "reign" in the late 1970s.

References

HPL: Encyclopedia of Spell