Locking Spell-(Harry Potter)

The Locking Spell (Colloportus) was a charm that locked doors, making it so that they could not be opened manually. This charm was featured in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 - The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 and its counter-charm was the Unlocking Charm (Alohomora).
==History==
During the 1987–1988 school year at at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Filius Flitwick taught his fourth-years how to cast this particular charm in Charms class.
==Effects==
The Locking Spell would shut and lock a door, preventing manual entry. The door could be unlocked with the use of a key or unlocking spell.
==Known uses==
Caster(s) 	Date 	Notes
Hermione Granger 	18 June 1996	Members of the Dumbledore's Army used this spell in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
Harry Potter 	18 June 1996	Members of the Dumbledore's Army used this spell in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
Neville Longbottom	18 June 1996	Members of the Dumbledore's Army used this spell in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
Severus Snape 	July 1996 	Snape used this spell nonverbally to close and lock the unusually small door behind his bookshelf in order to prevent Peter Pettigrew overhearing his conversation with Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange in 1996. - Chapter 4 (Snape's Visitors)
Severus Snape 	 	
===Possible uses===
Caster(s) 	Date	Notes
Albus Dumbledore	1994	May have used this spell to magically lock the door to the Hospital Wing after Harry and Hermione returned from rescuing Sirius Black.
==Known practitioners==
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Hermione Granger OOTP profile.jpg|Hermione Granger
OOTP promo front Ron cropped.jpg|Ronald Weasley
Neville HBP 1996.jpg|Neville Longbottom
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Filius Flitwick profile.jpg|Filius Flitwick
Severus Snape.jpg|Severus Snape
==Etymology==
Colloportus is composed of the prefix "collo—" deriving from Latin colligo meaning to bind together or possibly Greek κολλάω, κολλώ (collo) which means "to glue, stick" and Latin portus meaning door.
==Behind the scenes==
*Severus Snape had sealed his previous office with a spell that none but a wizard could break. It is possible that he used this spell, since unlike the Anti-Alohomora Charm, it could be undone by another.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Battle of the Department of Mysteries
Category:Charms
Category:Spells of known incantation