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Below is an alphabetical listing of many of the known canonical spells in the Harry Potter novels. It is probably incomplete. The official Harry Potter film logo This article is about the Harry Potter series. ...

A note on "silent" spells

Most spells are listed by their incantation, with their vernacular name in parentheses, when known. Some spells, however, have no known incantation — the only canonical reference is by an informal name. It is possible that some of these spells simply have no incantation. This seems unlikely, as some of the spells (e.g. the Stinging Hex) are used by Hogwarts students prior to sixth year, when non-verbal spells are taught. It is more likely that Rowling has merely never shown these spells cast verbally. An incantation is the words spoken during a ritual. ... The vernacular is the native language of a country or locality. ...

The language of magic in the world of Harry Potter

The entries below include speculations on the possible etymologies of spell incantations. It is wise to keep in mind the limits of such speculation while reading. Ms. Rowling is not a linguist, and her aim is primarily to tell a good story, not to create a consistent linguistic system. Thus, one should not expect the use of "magical" language in the books to be entirely consistent. One can speculate about the possible origins of various spell incantations or terms, but one should not necessarily expect the results to be consistent in themselves or with the histories of other languages. For this reason, there is often no real Latin derivation of spell incantations, or any other "magical terms". This is not meant to take away from the fun of speculating about it, but to caution the reader to remember that the world of Harry Potter is primarily the world of a good story.

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Accio (The Summoning Charm)

Pronunciation: Two variant pronunciations: AH-see-oh /a'sio/ (modern English) or AH-kee-oh /a'kio/ (classical Latin).

Description: This charm summons an object to the caster. It can be used in two ways: by casting the charm, and naming the object desired ("Accio Firebolt"), or by pointing the wand at the desired object during or immediately following the incantation to "pull" it towards you.

Seen/Mentioned: Many places. Seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when Harry Potter used the charm to summon his broom to him during the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.

Etymology: The Latin accio means "I call" or "I summon".

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Aguamenti

Pronunciation: ah-gwa-MEN-tee /ag^wəmɛn'ti/

Description: It produces a jet of water from the witch or wizard's wand.

Seen/Mentioned: Probably used by Mrs. Weasley in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince when she fills up the kettle with soup rather quickly. It is also used by Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to put out her skirt during her challenge against a dragon. Harry uses it twice in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, once to give Dumbledore a drink to lessen the effects of Voldemort's potion, and once to douse Hagrid's hut after it was set on fire by a Death Eater.

Etymology: Possibly an extension of Portuguese/Spanish words agua ("water") and mente ("mind").

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Alohomora

Pronunciation: a-LOW-ho-MORE-ah /əlo'ho'moɹə/

Description: Used to open and unlock doors.

Seen/Mentioned: Used throughout the series, its first use was by Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on the third floor corridor door in Hogwarts (behind which was Fluffy).

Etymology: From Hawaiian aloha, meaning "farewell", and Latin mora, meaning "obstacle". Or perhaps an abbreviated form of the dog Latin sentence "alo hoc mora" intended to mean "I raise this barrier".

Notes: The spell may have some sort of unknown complex interaction with the Colloportus spell.

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Anapneo

Pronunciation: ahn-AHP-nee-oh /an'ɑpneo/

Description: Clears the target's airway, if blocked.

Seen/Mentioned: Professor Slughorn cast this on Marcus Belby when the latter began to choke after swallowing too fast while attempting to respond to a question in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Etymology: From the Greek verb anapneo (αναπνεω), "I breathe in".

Notes: Anapneo and Episkey, which are first used in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, are the only spells in the series obviously derived from Greek. It is not out of the question that they are J. K. Rowling's acknowledgement to the unknown author of a fake Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix novel, who made extensive use of spells whose etymology is non-Latin, including Greek and even Japanese.

Notes (2): It may be related to the term sleep apnea, a phenonomon in which breathing temporarily stops during sleep.

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(Anti-Cheating spell)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Cast on a quill to prevent the writer from cheating while writing answers.

Seen/Mentioned: Near exam times at Hogwarts (see Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix).

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(Anti-Disapparation Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

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.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix during the Death Eater attack on the Department of Mysteries. Also cast a long time ago on the Hogwarts grounds, presumably by the at-the-time current headmaster or headmistress.

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(Antonin Dolohov's Curse)

Pronunciation: Unknown, see below

Description: The curse appears to cause massive internal injury, but it does not show any external symptoms. It is cast with a slashing motion, and it sends out zigzagging purple flames.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Dolohov twice during the battle between the Death Eaters and members of Dumbledore's Army during the battle at the Ministry of Magic (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix).

Notes: Shortly after Hermione used the silencing spell on Dolohov, he cast this spell at her by just mouthing the words. The spell grazed her chest, injuring but not killing her. It is implied in the text that the spell's effect may have been weakened by Dolohov's inability to say the incantation. However, Dolohov later regained the use of his voice and used the spell non-verbally again, so it is possible the spell is designed to be non-verbal.

Notes (2): Quite likely a non-verbal modified Sectumsempra, but probably stronger.

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Aparecium

Pronunciation: a-pa-REE-see-um (/æpəɹi'siʊm/)

Description: This spell makes invisible ink and perhaps invisible items in general appear.

Seen/Mentioned: First used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, when Hermione Granger tries to make something appear in Tom Riddle's diary.

Etymology: The Latin apparére means "to appear". It is unclear where the end of the word (-ecium) comes from. The word "paramecium" is a New Latin word for a genus of bacteria; the segment -mecium here appears to be derived from the Greek mekes (μεκης), "length". In addition, -ium and -cium are not uncommon as Latin noun endings. It is probable that Rowling simply intended a meaningless mock-Latin ending.

Notes: See also Specialis Revelio.

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Avada Kedavra (The Killing Curse)

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Pronunciation: a-VAH-da ka-DA-vra /əvɑdə kida'vɹʊ/ or A-va-da keh-DAV-ra

Description: One of the three "Unforgivable Curses". Causes instant death. This spell produces a jet or flash of green light, and a sound of some huge invisible thing rushing at the target.

Seen/Mentioned: Many places; is the curse that Voldemort used to kill Harry`s parents. Seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Barty Crouch Jr. (impersonating Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody) used it on a spider-like creature as a "class demonstration".

Etymology: The Aramaic avada means "I destroy/kill" whereas kedavra means "as I speak". Ergo Avada Kedavra: "I destroy as I speak". (The Aramaic "abara kedavra" means "I will create as I speak", compare non-Harry Potter Abracadabra).

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Avis

Pronunciation: AH-vis /a'vɪs/

Description: The charm creates a flock of birds which pour forth from the caster's wand.

Seen/Mentioned: Used in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Mr. Ollivander to test Viktor Krum's wand.

Etymology: The Latin avis means "bird".

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B

(The Banishing Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: The opposite of the Summoning Charm. It causes the targeted object to be thrown away from the caster, but it requires good aim.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by students in a charms lesson in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Possibly used by Professor Snape to banish Harry's wand in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Notes: The students in the Charms lesson used it as they talked with each other; it is possible the spell is non-verbal.

Notes (2): See Waddiwasi.

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(Bat-Bogey Hex)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Causes "bogies" (British slang for dried nasal mucus) to turn into bats and attack the victim.

Seen/Mentioned: Particularly in reference to Ginny Weasley, who uses it on Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and on Zacharias Smith in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Notes: This may also be the "Curse of the Bogies" mentioned by Ron in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a potential punishment should either Hermione Granger or Neville Longbottom get him and Harry in trouble. However, "bogy" also means a monster or a spectre, so it might simply be referring to that.

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(Bubblehead Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Puts a large bubble of air around the head of the user. Used as a magical equivalent of a breathing set.

Seen/Mentioned: Cedric Diggory and Fleur Delacour used this underwater in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was also used by many Hogwarts students when walking through the hallways in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, because of the bad smells caused by the various pranks played on Dolores Umbridge.

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C

(Cheering Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Causes the person whom the spell was cast upon to become happy and contented, though heavy-handedness with the spell may cause the person to break into an uncontrollable laughing fit.

Seen/Mentioned: First seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Notes: Invented by Felix Summerbee.

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Colloportus

Pronunciation: coll-oh-PORT-us /ka, lopoɹ'təs/

Description: This spell will magically lock a door, preventing it from being opened for a (presumably) limited amount of time.

Seen/Mentioned: First used in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Neville, Luna and Harry needed to seal doors in the Department of Mysteries against some Death Eaters.

Etymology: Perhaps a portmanteau of the Latin words colligere ("gather" or "collect") and porta ("door" or "gate"). The Greek root kolla also means "glue", and becomes collo- in many English words. Notably, the spell causes a door to seal itself "with an odd squelching noise."

Notes: The Death Eaters opened the door with Alohomora.

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(Confundus Charm)

Pronunciation: Possibly "Confundo" (con-FUN-doe).

Description: The Confundus Charm is a confusion spell.

Seen/Mentioned: First mentioned in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, when Professor Snape suggests that Harry and Hermione have been Confunded so that they will believe Sirius Black's claim to innocence. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it is suggested that the Confundus is the charm responsible for the Goblet choosing a fourth Triwizard contestant. It is first seen in action when Hermione Granger uses it on Cormac McLaggen during Quidditch tryouts in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The spell causes McLaggen to fail to stop the final goal.

Etymology: Regardless of the actual incantation, the word "Confundus" appears to be derived from the Latin confundere, "confuse;perplex".

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(Conjunctivitus Curse)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: A curse that affects the victim's eyesight and vision.

Seen/Mentioned: Suggested by Sirius Black and used by Viktor Krum for the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Also used by Madame Maxime in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on giants.

Notes: Presumably, the common name derived from the disease of that name, more commonly known as "pink eye."

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Crucio (The Cruciatus Curse)

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Pronunciation: CRU-she-oh /kru'sio/ (classical Latin: CRU-kee-oh /kru'kio/)

Description: Inflicts great pain on the recipient of the curse. One of the three "Unforgivable Curses".

Seen/Mentioned: First seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Barty Crouch Jr., who was impersonating ex-Auror Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, used it on a spider-like creature as a "class demonstration" in a Defence Against the Dark Arts lecture. Later in the book it is discovered that Barty Crouch Jr., Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus Lestrange, and Rabastan Lestrange were sent to the wizard prison, Azkaban, for using the curse to torture Frank and Alice Longbottom, parents of Neville Longbottom, into insanity.

Etymology: Latin crucio, "I torture" (perfect passive participle cruciatus).

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D

Deletrius

Pronunciation: de-LEET-ree-us /dəli'tɹiʊs/

Description: An erasure spell. It erases images and magical "after-effects".

Seen/Mentioned: First seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Amos Diggory gets rid of the echo of the Dark Mark from Harry's wand.

Etymology: The Latin delére means "to erase".

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Densaugeo

Pronunciation: denz-OW-gay-oh /dɛnzau'geo/ or den-SAW-jee-oh

Description: This charm makes the victim's teeth grow rapidly.

Seen/Mentioned: Introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Draco Malfoy attacks Hermione outside of the Potions classroom.

Etymology: From Latin dens, "tooth", and augeo, "I increase" or "I enlarge".

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Diffindo (The Severing Charm)

Pronunciation: dif-FIN-doh /dɪfɪ'ndo/

Description: Tears the target, or a specific area on the target.

Seen/Mentioned: In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Harry urgently wants to talk to Cedric Diggory he casts this spell to rip his bag, delaying him for class. Harry also uses it in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in an attempt to save Ron from the brains in the Department of Mysteries, and in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince when he wants to switch the cover of the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making for a new one, in order to keep the Half-Blood Prince's version. Ron also uses this spell to trim the lace off his dress robes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Etymology: Latin diffindere, "to divide" or "to split".

Notes: In the Chamber of Secrets video game, it is mentioned that Diffindo cuts (or severs) things that are organic (carbon-based) in origin. However, it must be noted that the video games should not be taken as canon.

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(Disillusionment Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Causes the target to become able to change colour to match their background, effectively hiding them without making them invisible.

Seen/Mentioned: Alastor Moody uses the charm on Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Also mentioned in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the Ministry of Magic leaflet provided to all Magical people as a precaution against Voldemort's reign of terror.

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Engorgio (The Engorgement Charm)

Pronunciation: en-GOR-jee-oh /ɛngo^rdʒio/

Description: Makes something grow larger.

Seen/Mentioned: Seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when the impostor Professor Moody casts it on a spider to enhance a demonstration of the effects of the Cruciatus Curse. Hagrid is also suspected of performing the charm on his pumpkins once, and it is even speculated to be the cause of Hagrid's abnormal size before it is revealed he is a half-giant.

Etymology: The English word engorged means "distended" or "swollen".

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Ennervate

Pronunciation: EN-er-VAH-tay /ɛ,nɚva'te/

Description: An "awakening" spell.

Seen/Mentioned: In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Amos Diggory uses it to wake up Winky, while later Professor Dumbledore uses it to wake up Viktor Krum. Dumbledore also used this spell to wake Barty Crouch Jr. to prepare him for questioning. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry uses it in an attempt to wake Professor Dumbledore.

Etymology: Perhaps from English en- (in the sense of "in") and either English nerve or Latin nervus, both in the sense of "force" or "power". There are no English or Latin words with both similar spelling and similar meaning, although the spelling is nearly identical to enervate, which means weaken or unnerve.

Notes: Can be used to counter the effects of the Stupefy spell.

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Episkey

Pronunciation: eh-PISS-key /ɛpɪ'ski/

Description: Used to heal relatively minor injuries.

Seen/Mentioned: Used in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire after the first task of the Triwizard Tournament. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood 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.

Etymology: The word comes from the Greek "episkeui" ("επισκευή"), which means "repair".

Notes: J. K. Rowling writes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that Harry's knowledge tells him this spell could belong to a family (or variety) of Healing Spells, in the same way a species of plants belongs to a larger genus.

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Evanesco (The Vanishing Spell)

Pronunciation: eh-ven-ES-ko /ɛ,vənɛ'sko/ or ee-vah-NESS-koh

Description: Makes something vanish.

Seen/Mentioned: Used in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Professor Snape makes Harry's Draught of Peace disappear from his cauldron.

Etymology: Latin evanescere, "to disappear".

Notes: In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Bill Weasley uses the spell to cause some scrolls belonging to the Order of the Phoenix to vanish. Presumably, objects banished this way can be made to reappear, as Bill probably expected to recover the scrolls later.

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Expecto Patronum (The Patronus Charm)

Pronunciation: ex-PEC-to pa-TRONE-um /ɛkspɛ'kto patro'nʊm/

Description: The Patronus Charm is a defensive spell, used to conjure an incarnation of the Witch's or Wizard's innermost positive emotions, to act as a protector.

Seen/Mentioned: First seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, when Remus Lupin made the Dementor on the train disappear, though seen without the incantation noticed. Seen again when Lupin teaches Harry Potter to use the charm as a defense against Dementors. Later seen at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Harry uses it while being attacked by a Dementor with Dudley.

Etymology: See Patronus Charm article.

Notes: The Patronus Charm is complex enough in its uses, effects, and implications as to merit its own article.

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Expelliarmus (The Disarming Charm)

Pronunciation: ex-PEL-lee-AR-mus /ɛkspɛ'liarmʊs/ (British /ɛkspɛ'lia^rmʊs/)

Description: This spell is used to disarm another wizard, typically by causing the victim's wand to fly out of reach. It also throws the wizard backwards a few feet when enough power is placed behind it. As demonstrated in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, simultaneous use of this spell by multiple witches or wizards on a single person can throw the wizard back more powerfully.

Seen/Mentioned: First seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, when Professor Snape disarms Professor Lockhart in the Duelling Club. Also used by Harry in the same book to free Ron from the giant spider (Acromantula), and in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all use it at the same time to produce the bizarre effect of stunning Professor Snape. In the Goblet of Fire movie, it is somehow used by Cedric Diggory to disarm Viktor Krum (who was under the Imperius Curse) during the third event, and by Harry Potter to Lord Voldemort during their duel in the graveyard (initiating the Priori Incantatem effect). Again it is used in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when Draco Malfoy disarms Professor Dumbledore.

Etymology: Perhaps an incorrect form of the Latin expellere ("-armus", might come from the English "arm", as in "weapon", with -us being a latinized ending).

Notes: When duelling in the Prisoner of Azkaban video game, Expelliarmus can be used as a shield, much like the Protego charm. When used in the Chamber of Secrets video game, it can make a spell backfire.

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(False Memory Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Implants a false memory in the mind of the target.

Seen/Mentioned: Tom Riddle uses this against Morfin Gaunt and Hepzibah Smith's house-elf in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to make them confess to murders he himself committed.

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(Featherweight Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Makes something lightweight.

Seen/Mentioned: Harry contemplates using this in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to lighten his trunk so that he can carry it by broom to Hogwarts. Before he uses it, however, he accidentally summons the Knight Bus.

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Ferula

Pronunciation: FAIR-oo-lah /fɛ'rulə/

Description: Creates a splint.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Remus Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to bind Ron's broken leg.

Etymology: Latin ferula, meaning "walking-stick" or "splint".

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(Fidelius Charm)

Pronunciation: Possibly "Fidelio" (Fi-DAY-lee-o), although repeated references to it as a 'complicated charm' suggest that it might require more than just the one word, perhaps something similar to the ritual involved in the Unbreakable Vow.

Description: This complex charm enables secret information to be hidden within the soul of the recipient, known as a Secret-Keeper. The information is then irretrievable until and unless the Secret-Keeper chooses to reveal it; not even those who have the secret revealed to them can reveal it to others.

Seen/Mentioned: So far, there have been two uses of the Fidelius Charm in the Harry Potter series:

• In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, it is explained that when Harry was an infant, he and his parents, James and Lily Potter, were hidden from Lord Voldemort by this charm. They initially selected Sirius Black to be their Secret-Keeper, but Black recommended that they choose Peter Pettigrew instead. When they did, Pettigrew betrayed them to Voldemort (and framed Sirius for doing so, as well as for Pettigrew's own murder).
• In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix we are told the charm is also used to hide the location of the headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix. Albus Dumbledore is the Secret-Keeper, and is apparently able to use a letter to reveal the information to Harry.

Notes: J. K. Rowling recently stated that when a Secret-Keeper dies the secret they held can never be revealed to anyone else; the people who were told about the secret before the Secret-Keeper's death will still know the secret, but they will still be unable to reveal the secret to other people even after the death of the Secret-Keeper.

Etymology: Latin fidelis, wich means "faithful" or "loyal".

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Finite Incantatem

Pronunciation: fi-NEE-tay in-can-TAH-tem /fɪni'te ɪnkanta'tʊm/

Description: Used to end the effects of a spell.

Seen/Mentioned: Professor Snape uses it in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to restore order in the Duelling Club when Harry and Draco were duelling. Hermione Granger used it in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to destroy Dobby's rogue Bludger after it attacked Harry. Remus Lupin uses the short form "Finite" in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as well. Also used in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Lupin stops Neville's legs from shaking.

Etymology: Latin finire, "to finish". Incantatem is obviously intended to recall "incantation"; the Latin verb form incantatum would mean "someone or something enspelled".

Notes: In the Chamber of Secrets movie, Hermione uses it to stop the "rogue Bludger" sent by Dobby from attacking Harry.

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Flagrate

Pronunciation: flag-RAH-tay /flagra'te/

Description: With this spell, the caster's wand can leave fiery marks.

Seen/Mentioned: Single appearance, by Hermione in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She used the spell to identify doors of the Department of Mysteries which members of Dumbledore's Army had already opened, by marking an "X" on them. It is also possible that the Tom Riddle that emerged from Riddle's Diary used a non-verbal incantation of this spell to leave his name "Tom Marvolo Riddle" in the air, whilst proving to Harry that he was Lord Voldemort in the Chamber of Secrets.

Etymology: The incantation comes from the Latin verb flagrare, meaning "to burn".

Notes: Hermione uses the charm to mark an "X" on the chosen doors.

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(Flame-Freezing Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Causes fire to become harmless to those caught in it, creating only a gentle, tickling sensation instead of burns.

Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as used by witches and wizards during medieval burnings. Apparently, one witch (Wendelin the Weird) was so fond of the tickling sensation she allowed herself to be caught and subsequently burned 47 times.

Notes: This may have been the spell used by Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to seemingly set fire to Tom Riddle's old wardrobe whilst causing no physical damage. This may also be the source of the pigmented fire in the way of Harry in the race to get the philosopher's stone.

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Furnunculus

Pronunciation: fur-NUNG-cu-lus /fərnʊ'ŋkʊkulʊs/

Description: Makes boils appear on the victim.

Seen/Mentioned: Used in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Harry and Draco Malfoy get in a fight and Harry hits Gregory Goyle accidentally. Later, on the return journey of the Hogwarts Express, Harry casts this spell on Vincent Crabbe while George Weasley casts the Jelly-Legs Jinx; however, the mixture causes little tentacles to sprout all over Crabbe's face.

Etymology: The English word Furunculus means to cover with boils.

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(Hex Deflection)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Deflects spells. It seems to be similar to a Shield Charm, although deflection does not cause the spell to rebound on the attacker.

Seen/Mentioned: Taught by Professor Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

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(Homorphus Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Causes an Animagus or transfigured object to reassume its normal shape.

Seen/Mentioned: According to Gilderoy Lockhart, he used it to force a Werewolf to take its human form (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). However, it is extremely unlikely that this is possible, otherwise such a spell would have been used on Remus Lupin when he transformed into a werewolf. It may also have been used by Sirius Black and Remus Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, non-verbally, to force Peter Pettigrew to assume his human form. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire this charm was a counter-spell to the Transfiguration Spell.

Etymology: Most likely from Latin homo, "a human", and Greek morphê (μορφή), "shape".

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(Horcrux Spell)

Pronunciation: Unknown

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 most evil deed in order to be able to perform this spell, and it is probably very complex.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Lord Voldemort while creating his Horcruxes. First mentioned in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

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(Hot Air Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown

Description: Causes wand to emit hot air.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to dry off her robes. Also used shortly after to melt snow.

Notes: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince suggests that the Hot Air Charm can be nonverbal, and only requires a complicated wand movement to be cast successfully.

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(Imperturbable Charm)

Pronunciation: Unknown (Note: this could be the title for Impervius; the two charms seem to have the same effect.)

Description: Makes objects such as doors impenetrable (by everything, including sounds and objects).

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Mrs. Weasley in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on the door of the room where an Order of the Phoenix meeting was being held, in order to prevent her sons, Fred and George, from eavesdropping. The spell is also used in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Hermione to trap Rita Skeeter within a bottle while she was in beetle form.

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Impedimenta (The Impediment Charm)

Pronunciation: im-PED-i-MEN-tuh /ɪmpɛ,dɪmɛ'ntə/

Description: This hex 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 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Harry is practising for the third task. Also seen toward the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when Harry is fighting the Death Eaters. Stronger uses of this spell seem capable of blowing targets away; also used in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in a DA meeting, and in the same book by Madam Hooch to blast Harry off of Draco Malfoy when they get into a fist fight after the Quidditch match when Malfoy was insulting Harry's parents.

Etymology: Latin impedimentum (plural impedimenta), "a hindrance" or "an impediment".

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