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I haven't bothered to put up many spells yet, I'm very busy with the Order and don't have time to spare. I will update if and when I darn well feel like it. If you have any spells you'd like to see here you might as well e-owl it to me
but don't expect any thanks!
Professor S. Snape
Charm - Semi permanent effect. Effect may last from a few hours to a few months. Can be lifted with another spell.
Hex - Effect is short and not permanent. Effect may last from a few minutes to a few hours. Hexes cannot be lifted with another spell.
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Ageing Potion - ages the drinker temporarily from a few weeks upto 70 years (depending on the amount drunk). Extreme caution must be used with ageing potions, if a person drinks too much he may die of old age.
Alohomora - unlocks mechanical locks
Anti Disapparation Jinx - placed to prevent wizards from disapparating from a location. Spell is stronger inside a building, lasts until counter jinx is used.
Avada Kedavra "The Killing Curse" - one of the Unforgivable Curses. The use of this curse against another human being will land you in Azkaban for life. Instantly kills an opponent, without leaving a mark on him. Needs a powerful bit of magic behind it, you really have to want the person to die for it to work. There is only one known survivor of this curse, that insufferable Harry Potter. Avada Kedavra cannot be blocked.
Avis - causes a flock of small twittering birds to erupt from the wand tip.
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Banishing Charm - repels an object away from the wizard casting the spell.
Bubblehead Charm - creates a large, impermeable air bubble to surround a wizard's head. Allows wizard to breath under water, or to avoid breathing in noxious fumes.
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Confundus Charm - used to confuse people or magical objects and make them believe what you want them to believe.
Conjunctivitis Curse - causes an opponents eyes to become very red and swollen. Causes much discomfort and temporary blindness.
Cruciatus Curse - One of the Unforgivable curses. The use of this curse on a fellow human being will land a person a life sentence in Azkaban. Causes excruciating pain. Can drive the victim to madness if used long enough. Requires force of mind, you have to want to cause pain.
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Deletrius - "erases" an image or article produced by a spell
Densuago - causes an opponent's teeth to grow at an alarming rate.
Diffindo - severing charm, severs or tears an object
Disillusionment Charm - causes a person to take on the colour and texture of his/her surroundings thus rendering them invisible (rather like a chameleon)
Dragon claw (powdered)- gives the brain a boost and makes a person come over cunning for a few hours.
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Engorgio - causes an object, creature or person, to grow in size.
Evanesco - put things away, tidy up
Evasive Enchantments - various enchantments used to make a person more evasive. I.e to conceal their identity, to lie more effectively etc.
Expecto Patronum - literally "I expect a patronus (father or protector) used to ward off dementors
Expelliarmus - expels an opponents weapon
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Fidelus charm - conceals a secret inside a single living soul. The secret can not be discovered by anyone unless the secret keeper chooses to divulge it
Finite - lifts a spell
Flagrate - allows one to mark something temporarily
Floo Powder - creates a magical fire which links to the floo network.
Freezing Charm - causes an object or person to temporarily "freeze" (be unable to move). Also works to disable muggle devices.
Furnunculus - causes boils to spring up on an opponent.
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Impedimentia - causes an opponent (or creature) to 'freeze' temporarily
Imperius - one of the unfogiveable curses. The use of this curse on a fellow human being is enough to land a wizard a life sentence in Azkaban. Gives you complete control over opponent. The Imperius curse can be fought, but it takes great strength of character. When under the Imperius curse, the victim feels a wonderful feeling, a floating sensation as every thought and worry is wiped gently away leaving nothing but a vast, untraceable happiness. Can cause madness if used long enough on a person.
Impervius - used to make an object unbreakable and impervious
Incarcerous - causes ropes to bind an opponent
Incendio - creates a roaring fire
Instant Scalping Hex - causes an opponents scalp to disappear. Is used (in modified form) by many hair stylists.
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Legilimens - allows you to "read" a person's mind
Love Potion - causes the drinker to temporarily fall in "love" with whomever's hair is contained in the potion.
Lumos - cases the tip of one's wand to illuminate (cast light)
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Morsmordre - conjures the Dark Mark, the Dark Lord's sign. A vast green glittering skull, with a snake protruding from the mouth like a tongue, rises up into the sky and glows. Was used by Death Eater's to mark a kill.
Murtlap Tentacles (pickled) - a soothing balm for skin irritations such as rashes or cuts.
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Nox - used to extinguish lumos
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Dr. Ubbly's Oblivious Unction - makes a person oblivious (unaware) of recent events, a memory affecting potion. Should only be taken under the supervision of a healer.
Orchideus - causes flowers to erupt from the wand tip.
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Pepper Breath Hex - causes your opponent to have horrible peppery breath. If performed correctly can cause opponent to breath flames temporarily.
Pepper-Up Potion - useful to curing the common cold, and for warming up those suffering from hypothermia. Should be used only under the supervision of a healer.
Peskipiksi Pesternomi - a stupid spell that Gilderoy Lockhart made up off the top of his head "to control pixies" sounds like pesky pixie pester no me. That man is so stupid he should be wearing a helmet!
Petrificus Totalus - petrifies a person making them stiff as a board and unable to move
Polyjuice Potion - allows a person to take on the physical appearance of another person for 1 hour. Ingredients include, Boomslang Skin.
Portus - make a port key
Potion for Dreamless Sleep - purple in colour. Causes the drinker to fall into a deep, dreamless sleep.
Prior Incantato - causes a wand to reveal the last spell that was performed with it.
Priori Incantatem - the reverse spell effect. Occurs when two brother wands (wands with the same core, i.e. tail feather from the same Phoenix) are forced to do battle against one another. One wand will force the other to regurgitate spells it has performed in reverse order.
Protego - forms a shield which causes an opponents spell to rebound on them
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Relashio - causes wand to emit hot sparks at an opponent thus burning the opponent.
Reparo - repairs (fixes) something that has been broken.
Riddikulus - a charm used to banish a boggart by making it look ridiculus
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Side Along Apparation - means by which a child or unlicensed witch/wizard can apparate. Hold tightly to the apparating wizard/witch and be brought along with them.
Silencio - silence something (or someone)
Sleeping Potion - causes a person to immediately fall asleep.
Sonorous - causes a person's voice to be magically amplified.
Stretching Jinx - causes a person or object to stretch. I.e. become longer or taller.
Stupefy - knocks an opponent unconscious.
Substansive Charm - gives something more substance
Switching spells - used to swith one thing for another. For example to switch a rabbit into a top hat.
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Tarantellegra - causes an opponent to go into a frenzied dance. A tarantella is a swift Italian dance and Allegro is Italian for very fast
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Wingardium Leviosa - levitates an object
Wit Sharpening Potion - sharpens a person's wits (makes them clever) for upto 2 hours.
Jinx - Effect is long lasting but not permanent. Effect may last from a few weeks to a few years. Effect can be lifted with a counter jinx.
Spell - any piece of magic performed with a wand.
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Accio - summoning charm. Causes a desired object, or (small) creature to rush to the wizard casting the spell. The spell is easier if the object is small, and nearby.
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Backfiring Jinx - effect depends on object used on. For example if used on a toilet, would cause toilet to backfire.
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Colloportus - magically locks a door
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Enervate - arouse someone who is unconscious.
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Ferula - conjures bandages
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Horn Tongue Hex - causes an opponent's tongue to become hard and sharp. After a while, the hard tongue will fall off revealing the normal tongue underneath.
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Metamorphmosing - the process of changing one's appearance.
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Obliviate - removes X amount of a person's memory.
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Partial Vanishment charm - no incantation required. Causes part of an person or item to become invisible.
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Quietus - counteracts Sonorous spell, thus returning a person's voice to it's normal volume
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Reducio - shrinks an object, creature or person in size. Can also be used to "reduce" an object to it's component parts.
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Scourgify - used to clean up a mess
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Unbreakable Vow - a promise made between two people, bonded by another. If the person making the vow breaks his/her promise, he/she dies.
Unplottable Enchantment - makes it impossible to plot a building on a map
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Waddiwassi - causes a wad of something to eject forcefully from where it was lodged
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