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Spells Name Pronunciation Description

Accio
a-see-oh Causes an object to fly to its caster when summoned, but caster must know the objects general location
Age Line
Incantation Unknown
---------- Thin golden line drawn on the ground to keep anyone who is too young/old (depending on how its set up) out
Aguamenti ah-gwa-men-tee Conjures a fountain of water to spout from caster's wand
Alohomora al-o-ho-mor-ah Opens locked doors
Anapneo ah-nahp-nay-oh Clears target's airway, if blocked
Aparecium a-par-ee-see-um Makes invisible ink visible
Apparition a-pa-ri-shun Makes caster disappear from one place and appear in another
Avada Kedavra uh-vah-duh
kuh-dah-vruh
One of the Unforgivable Curses
Causes instant death
Avis ah-vis Conjures small birds

Babbling Curse
Incantation Unknown
---------- Causes victim to babble
Banishing Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Sends object away
Bat-Bogey Hex
Incantation Unknown
---------- Enlarges 'bogies,' gives them wings and they attack the victims face
Bubble-Head Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Creates a bubble of air around the casters head

Cheering Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Makes someone happy
Colloportus co-lo-por-tus Seals a door
Confundus Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Causes confusion
Conjunctivitis Curse
Incantation Unknown
---------- Affects the eyes and vision
Crucio kroo-see-oh One of the Unforgivable Curses
Causes victim intolerable pain
Cushioning Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Creates an invisible pillow on broom handle to make flying comfortable

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Deletrius
deh-lee-tree-us erases ghost images of spells after the Prior Incantatem spell
Densaugeo den-sah-oo-gi-oh Causes victim's teeth to enlarge
Diffindo dih-fin-doe Cuts something open
Disillusionment Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Hides the true magical nature of something
When used on a wizard, makes them a 'human chameleon'
Dissendium dis-en-dee-um Opens secret doors
Drought Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Dried up water

Engorgio
en-gor-gee-oh Causes target to enlarge
Ennervate en-er-vayt Revives stunned person
Entrail-Expelling Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Causes victims insides to come out
Entrancing Enchantment
Incantation Unknown
---------- Causes someone to fall in love with the caster
Episkey eh-pis-key Heals damage on target
Evanesco ev-an-es-ko Causes objects to vanish
Expecto Patronum ex-pek-toh
pa-troh-num
Conjures a Patronus to drive away Dementors
Expelliarmus ex-pel-ee-ar-mus Causes victim's weapon to fly out of hand
Extinguishing Spell
Incantation Unknown
---------- Puts out fire

Ferula
feh-roo-lah Conjures a wooden rod
Fidelius Charm fih-day-lee-us Magical concealment of secret inside one person (secret-keeper)
Nobody can get this information, unless the secret-keeper chooses to share it
Finite Incantatem fi-nee-tay
in-can-tah-tum
Stops the current operating spells effects
Flagrate flah-grah-tay Creates fiery line in air, that can be shaped by moving wand (air writing)
Flame Freezing Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Changes the fire to feel like a warm breeze
Furnunculus fur-nun-kyoo-lus Causes boils to break out on victim

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Hover Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Makes object float
Impedimenta im-ped-ih-men-tah stops or slows down an object
Imperio im=pair-ee-oo One of the Unforgivable Curses
Causes victim to be under the control of the caster
Imperturbable Charm im-per-tur-ba-bul Creates a magical barrier on an object
Impervius im-per-vee-us Makes something waterproof
Incarcerous in-car-sir-us Conjures thick ropes to shoot out and wrap around something
Incendio in-sen-dee-o Starts a fire

Jelly-Legs Jinx
Incantation Unknown
---------- Causes target's legs to wobble

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Langlock
lang-lok Glues victim's tongue to the roof of their mouth
Legilimens le-jil-i-menz Reads targets mind
Levicorpus leh-vi-cor-pus Causes victim to dangle upside-down by the ankle in mid-air
Liberacorpus lee-ber-ah-cor-pus Counter-jinx for Levicorpus
Locomoter... lo-co-mo-tor Moves an object
Locomotor Mortis lo-co-mo-tor
mor-tis
Causes victim's legs to lock together
Lumos loo-mos Causes a small beam of light to come from the end of the caster's wand

Mobiliarbus
mo-bi-lee-ar-bus Moves a tree
Mobilicorpus mo-bi-lee-cor-pus Moves a body
Morsmordre mors-mor-druh Conjures the Dark Mark (green skull with snake coming out of mouth)
Muffliato muf-lee-ah-to Causes targets near the caster to hear nothing but buzzing, so the caster can have long private conversations without being heard
Muggle-Repelling Charms
Incantation Unknown
---------- Keeps Muggles away from a place or object

Nox
noks Turns off Lumos spell light

Obliteration Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Causes tracks left behing someone to disappear
Obliviate oh-bli-vee-ate Modifies or erases someone's memory
Occlumency
Incantation Unknown
---------- Blocks the mind
Oppugno oh-pug-noh Causes a conjured creature to attack the target under the control of the caster
Orchideous or-kid-ee-us Conjuers a bouquet of flowers

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Permanent Sticking Charm
Incantation Unknown
---------- Fastens one thing to another
Peskipiksi Pesternomi pes-kee-pik-see
pes-ter-no-mee
Lockhart's version of a Freezing Charm
Petrificus Totalus pe-tri-fi-cus
to-tah-lus
Causes victim's body to go rigid
Point Me ---------- Lay wand flat in hand and say incantation, wand will spin to point north
Portus por-tus Turns target object into a Portkey
Prior Incantato prye-or
in-can-tah-toe
Forces a wand to emit a ghost image of the last spell cast
Protean Charm pro-tee-an Makes something change form
Protego pro-tay-go Creates barrier to deflect hexes

Quietus
kwy-uh-tus Reverses the Sonorus spell

Reducio
re-doo-see-oh Causes enlarged object to shrink back to normal size
Reducto re-duc-toh Blasts solid objects out of the caster's path
Relashio re-la-shh-eo Causes fiery sparks to shoot out of wand
Reparo re-par-oh Undoes damage to an object
Rictusempra ric-tu-sem-pra Causes the target to laugh uncontrollably
Riddikulus ri-di-kyoo-lus Visualize worst fear in a humorous form and say the incantation, the boggart will take on the appearance and the laughter will form a defense against the creature

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Scourgify
skur-ji-fy Cleans things
Sectumsempra sek-tum-sem-pra Cuts to target
Serpensortia ser-pen-sor-sha Causes large snake to come from the end of the wand
Severing Charm Incantation Unknown ---------- Spell to cut something
Silencio si-len-see-oh Silences the target
Slub-Vomiting Curse Incantation Unknown ---------- Causes victim to vomit slugs
SOnorus so-no-rus Makes caster's voice heard over large areas
Specialis Revelio spe-see-ah-lis
reh-vel-ee-oh
Used to identify ingredients of a potion
Stinging Hex Incantation Unknown ---------- Causes stinging pain to victim
Stupefy stoo-puh-fye Causes target to go unconscious

Tarantallegra
tair-an-tuh-leg-ruh Causes victim's legs to do a crazy tap dance
Tergeo tair-gay-oh Cleans up object or person
Trip Jinx Incantation Unknown ---------- Trips the target

Unbreakable Incantation Unknown
---------- Makes an object unbreakable

Waddiwasi
wah-di-wah-see Shoots a wad of gum out
Wingardium Leviosa win-gar-dee-um
lev-ee-oh-sa
Causes an object to levitate

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