Harry Potter Spells 2

Depulso

From the Latin "depulsio", meaning "driving away".

The Knockback Jinx. This is used to blast creatures (which it kills) and objects (which it moves). It is the same spell as Flipendo, which was used in the PS and CoS games.

Draconifors

From the Latin "draco", meaning "dragon", and "fors", meaning "luck".

Turns statues of dragons into real dragons.

Ducklifors

From the English "duck", and the Latin "fors", meaning "luck".

Transfigures target creature into a duck.

Epoximise

Effect unknown.

Ebublio

Derivative of "bubble".

Transfigures target creature into a pretty stream of coloured bubbles.

Evanesce

Effect unknown.

Everte Statum

From the Latin "everto", meaning "dislodge", and "statua", meaning "image".

Used to blast the target (person) off their feet. Professor Lockhart taught this spell to the assembled students at his ill-fated Duelling Club.

Fera Verto

From that Latin "ferus", meaning "wild animal", and "verto", meaning "I turn".

Used to transfigure a creature, most likely into anything of the spell caster's choice. In the film, the shape assumed was that of a goblet, but there is nothing in the name of the spell that suggests this is the only shape the animal in question can be made to take. The name of this charm is often mis-spelt as "Vera Verto".

Finite Incantatem

From the Latin "finis", meaning "end."

This spell is included in the books, but is listed here due to the different effect it has in the movie. In the books, this spell is used to remove the effects of any other spells that have been cast. In the movie, Hermione uses it to destroy Dobby's rogue Bludger.

Flipendo

The Knockback Jinx. This is used to blast creatures (which it kills) and objects (which it moves). It is the same spell as Depulso, which was used in the PoA game.

Fumos

From the Latin "fumo", meaning "smoke".

Creates a large amount of thick smoke, which can be used to hide things. The smoke disperses after a time.

Glacius

From the Latin "glacio", meaning "I freeze".

Used to freeze either objects or creatures. It can be used to turn water into ice, or to freeze enemies, rendering them immobilized.

Herbivicus

From the Latin "herba", meaning "vegetation".

When cast on any sort of plant, this spell accelerates its growth so that it becomes very large very quickly.

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Illegibilius [Trading Card]

From the English word "illegible", meaning "impossible to read".

Effect unknown, but presumably something to do with making writing impossible to read.

Immobulus

From the Latin "immobilis", meaning immovable.

Used by Hermione to immobilise Cornish Pixies in Professor Lockhart's first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, following Lockhart's pathetic attempt to deal with them himself. The equivalent spell in the books is the Freezing Charm, but no incantation is given except in the movie. Freezing Charms are also effective in disabling Muggle burglar alarms.

Incarcifors

Effect unkown.

Inflatus

The Latin word for "blowing into".

Used to make the target creature swell up like a balloon.

Lacarnum Inflamarae

From the Latin "lacerna", meaning "cloak", and "inflammo", meaning "set fire to".

Hermione used this spell to set fire to Professor Snape's robes in the movie - in the book no incantation was given when she cast this spell. It is likely to be intended simply to be a version of Incendio with a fancier title, although the translation of the name suggests that it can only be used to set fire to cloaks and nothing else. This is somewhat unrealistic, as it is unclear why anyone would invent a spell that only sets fire to cloaks.

Lapifors

From the Latin "lepus", meaning "hare", and "fors", meaning "luck".

Turns statues of rabbits into real rabbits.

Locomotor Wibbly

"Loco" is Latin for "place". "Moto" is Latin for "I move".

This is a non-permanent version of Locomotor Mortis. It paralyses the victim for a short time.

Lumos Duo

From the Latin "lumen", meaning "light", and "duo", meaning "two".

Makes the caster's wand emit a beam of bright light. The name of the spell suggests that it is intended to be a more powerful version of the basic "Lumos" spell from the books.

Lumos Maxima

From the Latin "lumen", meaning "light", and "maxima", meaning "large".

In a similar manner to the rest of the Lumos family of spells, this produces light from the end of the caster's wand. Given the name of the spell, it is likely to be intended as an even more powerful version than Lumos Duo, which is in turn more powerful than the straight Lumos. Harry was practicing this spell under his duvet at the Dursley's house at the beginning of the PoA movie.

Lumos Solem

From the Latin "lumen", meaning "light", and "sol", meaning "sun".

The final, and presumably most powerful, spell in the Lumos family. This one creates a light like the sun, possibly the brightest light that magic can create. Hermione uses this spell against the Devil's Snare when she, Ron and Harry go through the trapdoor after Quirrell.

How Wands Work Uniting the Cores

The wands belonging to Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley represent the three magical cores used by Mr. Ollivander. Harry's uses phoenix feather, Hermione's uses dragon heartstring, and Ron's -- purchased to replace his broken hand-me-down -- uses hair from the tail of a unicorn.

In the wizarding world, each magic wand is made from wood and has a magical core. Those made by Mr. Ollivander have one of three cores: dragon heartstring, unicorn tail hair or phoenix feather. Since different magical creatures live in different parts of the world, other wand makers sometimes use different core materials, such as veela hair. Mr. Ollivander classifies wands by four criteria. Three describe its physical makeup, including length, type of wood and core material. The fourth, which describes how the wand moves and bends, is more subjective.

Harry's wand is made of Holly wood. Its core is a phoenix feather.

Finding a wand that works for a particular witch or wizard is largely a process of trial and error. However, elements used in the wand often reflect its owner's traits. For example, the types of wood used in the wands belonging to Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley correspond to the trees associated with periods of the Celtic year. It's a little like a horoscope -- each character's birthday falls within a certain period, which corresponds to a specific tree. Harry's wand is holly, Hermione's is vine wood, and Ron's is ash.

Voldemort's wand is made of yew wood. Its core is a phoenix feather.

The woods used in other wands can also reflect their owners' personalities. A wand made from rose wood and veela hair, possibly the most feminine wood-and-core combination possible, belongs to part-veela Fleur Delacour. Wood from a yew tree, which has poisonous sap and foliage, surrounds the phoenix-feather core of Voldemort's wand. A mighty, protective oak contributed the wood for half-giant Rubeus Hagrid's wand. Since holly keeps its green leaves all year and displays bright red berries in winter, some people see it as a sign of hope. Holly is also said to ward off evil, and it's part of Harry's wand.

Hermiones wand is made of Vine wood. Its core is Dragon heartstring.

The Perils of Making Wands

When wand makers gather wood for their wands, they may have to fend off bowtruckles. These small insectivores live in trees that produce wand-quality wood. Before attempting to harvest wood, wand makers should offer the bowtruckles wood lice or fairy eggs to placate them.

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The affinity between the type of wood and the person who wields it may be one of the reasons why witches and wizards can have less success with others' wands. It's certainly possible to use another's wand in a pinch. Barty Crouch, Jr. created the Dark Mark with Harry's wand, and Peter Pettigrew used Voldemort's wand to cast Avada Kedavra, the killing curse, on Cedric Diggory. Neville Longbottom used his father's old wand until his fifth year at Hogwarts. However, witches and wizards have the best results with the wands that chose them.

Rons wand is made of Ash wood. Its core is the hair from the tail of a unicorn.

Wands have some magical power of their own, and in the hands of the non-magical -- Muggles -- they could be dangerous and unpredictable. But their primary role is to act as a focus for the abilities that witches and wizards already possess. For this reason, witches and wizards become completely familiar with their own wands. They can recognize their own wands immediately and can sometimes match other wands with their owners with little or no thought.

But sometimes, no matter what his intent, a wizard's wand will not function the way he expects it to.

Priori Incantatem is a rare event in the wizarding world, and it has some surprising effects. When two wands that share a core are forced to fight against each other, the winning wand may gain some of its opponent's attributes. In other words, in overcoming Voldemort's wand in a duel just after the Triwizard Tournament, Harry's wand absorbed some of Voldemort's power. The holly-and-phoenix-feather wand also gained the ability to recognize Voldemort as the owner of its brother wand -- even if Voldemort was using someone else's wand at the time. As a result, Harry's wand became able to channel extremely powerful magic when fighting Voldemort. It could even perform magic beyond Harry's knowledge or skill, without Harry's conscious effort.

This transfer of power could have made Harry's wand virtually unbeatable when fighting Voldemort. For this reason, Voldemort searched for, and discovered, a legendary wand known as the Elder Wand. This wand had the potential to be unbeatable in all duels, not just when fighting a specific opponent.

However, wands are fickle, and they follow their own particular rules when it comes to ownership. For reasons involving disarming and duels, the Elder Wand wasn't loyal to Voldemort. Wands are also relatively fragile -- Harry's wand was broken in another encounter with Voldemort, and repairing it was beyond even Mr. Ollivander's skill. Combined, both of these factors meant that Voldemort's final encounter with Harry did not go as he expected. Harry had a different wand, and the Elder Wand did not recognize Voldemort as its owner.

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Melofors

From the English word "melon" and the Latin "fors", meaning "luck".

Turn the target's head into a pumpkin. The name of the spell suggests that the result should really be a melon head rather than a pumpkin head, as the two fruits are similar but not from the same family.

Mimblewimble

A dueling spell. Causes the opponent of the caster to mumble and stutter so that they cannot cast their own spells properly. This spell cannot be used outside a dueling situation.

Mucus ad Nauseam

From the English word "mucus" and the Latin "ad nauseam", meaning "to the point of sickness".

This curse gives the victim a severe cold for a period of time. In the game in question, Peeves can often be found casting this spell, but Harry later learns it as well.

Mutatio Skullus

From the Latin "mutatio", meaning "I change" and an adaptation of the English word "skull".

A spell used during the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament in the game. The effect is unknown, but the name of the spell suggests that it would be used to mutate the skull of an enemy.

Oculus Reparo

From the Latin "oculus", meaning "the eye", and "reparo" meaning "I restore".

This is a derivative of the standard Reparo spell that appears in the books. This version has the qualifier "oculus" added, which means that it only repairs spectacles.

Orbis

The Latin word for "a circle".

Causes the target to spin round rapidly and force themselves into the ground like a drill.

Periculum

The Latin word for "danger".

This is the same charm that is listed in the main spells section as the Spark Charm (and which might also be the same spell as Relashio). Causes sparks to be emitted from the end of the caster's wand. Harry uses this in the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament, where it is given the incantation Periculum.

Piscifors

From the Latin "piscis", meaning "fish", and "fors", meaning "luck".

A spell used during the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament in the game. It transfigures a target creature into a fish.

Pullus

The Latin word for "chick".

Transfigures target creature into a chicken.

Reducto

This spell is included in the books, but is listed here due to the different effect it has in the movie. In the books, this spell is used to blast solid objects into pieces. In the movie, Harry casts it on some vines that have grabbed Cedric Diggory in the maze during the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament, and it caused them to retract and release him.

Rictusempra

From the Latin "risus", meaning "laugh".

This spell is included in the books, but is listed here due to the different effect it has in the movie. Whilst it is in reality the Tickling Charm, which tickles the victim and reduces them to helpless laughter, in the movie it has no tickling effect at all, but is capable of blasting a person against a wall.

Rose Growth

Effect unknown.

Skurge

From the English word "scour", meaning "scrub clean".

Cleans up the gooey green mess that ghosts leave behind, which can stop Harry from getting to certain places whilst it is there.

Snufflifors

From the English word "snuffle", meaning "to sniff around", and the Latin "fors", meaning "luck".

Transfigures books (and quite possibly other objects) into mice. The name of the spell probably comes from the snuffling sound and movement of a mouse looking for food.

Spongify

From the English word "spongy", meaning "elastic, like a sponge".

In the game, certain areas are set as Spongify launch-pads. When the Spongify spell is cast on the correct area, it turns into a springboard that Harry can use to jump to places he cannot reach without help.

Steleus

From the Latin "sternuo", meaning "I sneeze".

This curse causes the victim to sneeze for a period of time. This is used during dueling to distract an opponent.

Titillando

Possibly from the Latin "titillo", meaning "I tickle".

Effect unknown, although the spell's name suggests it may be a form of Tickling Charm.

Transmogrify

English word meaning "to change into a different form".

Effect unknown, but given the name it is presumably some sort of transfiguration spell.

Ventus

The Latin word for "wind".

The Knockback Jinx. This is used to blast creatures (which it kills) and objects (which it moves). It is the same spell as Flipendo (from the PS and CoS games) and Depulso (from the PoA game).

Verdemillius

From the Latin "videre", meaning "to appear".

Makes invisible platforms become visible so that Harry can jump onto them.

Vermillius

Effect unknown.

Vermiculus

The Latin word for "little worm".

Used to transfigure the target creature into a worm.

Vipera Evanesca

From the Latin "vipera", meaning "snake", and "evanesco", meaning "vanish".

This is the spell used by Professor Snape to get rid of the snake that Malfoy summoned, Lockhart blasted into the air, and Harry tried to talk to at the shambolic first meeting of the Duelling Club. It is basically a derivative of the Vanishing Charm Evanesco from the books, with an object applied to the start to make it apply to snakes only.

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