Banishing-Charm

The Banishing Charm (Depulso) was a charm that sent the target away from the caster. It could send a target towards a specific location and worked on both living beings and inanimate objects. The Banishing Charm was opposite of the Summoning Charm. Unlike the Summoning Charm, which could summon specific objects from anywhere, the Banishing Charm only banished whatever the wand was aimed at.
==Effects==
The Banishing Charm was used to push targets, both living beings and inanimate objects towards a specific location. If a caster's aim was poor the charm would banish random objects or people to various locations around the room. The fact that it could be used against living beings made it useful in a duel, as shown by Severus Snape in an alternate reality.
==History==
Herodiana Byrne was known historically as "the single greatest Depulso master of all time". Allegedly, she had rescued a group of orphans from a wild Graphorn by banishing it over Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, and defeated a Dark wizard in the Alps, who was purported to have been sent flying all the way to Durmstrang Castle in the far north of Europe, although Sophronia Franklin, a Ravenclaw student in the late 19th century, believed that the power of Byrne's Banishing Charm in the latter account was exaggerated. The Hall of Herodiana was originally created by her as a place to practise the charm.Third-year and fourth-year students in Charms class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry learnt this spell. Harry Potter and his classmates practised this spell in their fourth-year Charms class. Students like Harry and Hermione Granger proved to be very good at this spell, with their cushions landing in the correct area, however Professor Flitwick found himself being thrown around the room by Neville Longbottom, whose aim with the charm was not very good.
==Known uses==
Caster(s) 	Date 	Notes
Various fourth-years (including Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom)	1994–1995 school year	Practised the charm during a Charms lesson on cushions; Harry and Hermione had good aim and had their cushions land in the correct spot, whereas Neville had poor aim and instead sent Professor Flitwick flying all over the classroom.
Severus Snape 	Alternate reality 	Used the spell to knock back Dolores Umbridge in an alternate reality set up by the experimental Time-Turner.
==Known practitioners==
Harry Potter.jpg|Harry Potter
Ginny Weasley.jpg|Ginevra Weasley
Ron Weasley.jpg|Ronald Weasley
Hermione Granger.jpg|Hermione Granger
Neville Longbottom Promo OOTP.jpg|Neville Longbottom
Filius Flitwick profile.jpg|Filius Flitwick
OOTP promo front closeup Sirius Black.jpg|Sirius Black
Severus Snape.jpg|Severus Snape
==Etymology==
From the Latin "depulsio", meaning "driving/pushing away". Also is similar to repulse meaning "drive/push away with force", although this is a precise antonym to attract, literally "pull towards". It could also be seen to be derived from the English word pulse (as in a pulse of energy) and the prefix "de" which would make it mean "a negative pulse of energy".
==Notes and references==
Category:Charms
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Spells With Incantations of Latin Known Origin
==See also==
*Knockback Jinx
*Summoning Charm