Extraordinary Freezing Charm

The Freezing Charm (Immobulus) was a charm which immobilised and stopped the actions of the target. With the use of this charm, the movement of living or animated targets was stopped, and the functioning of objects such as Muggle burglar alarms was halted. It could also be used to render a Whomping Willow safely immobile.
==History==
This spell was covered in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk. - The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 It was also taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to second year students in Charms class.As the charm is covered in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2, it must be taught in second-year Charms class
==Known uses==
Caster(s) 	Date 	Notes
Hermione Granger	Fall 1992	Used this spell to successfully freeze a pair of pixies in her second year after her teacher tried and failed to subdue them using the nonsense incantation Peskipiksi Pesternomi.
==Known practitioners==
COS promo Hermione cropped.jpg|Hermione Granger
==Etymology==
The incantation is derived from Latin immobilis meaning "immobile, unmoving".
==See also==
*Full Body-Bind Curse
*Slowing Charm
==Behind the scenes==
*Despite the books and video games giving no incantation, the incantation for this charm is shown to be Immobulus in . In the film, Hermione freezes all of the pixies at the same time instead of just two.
*In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Lupin uses this charm to freeze the Whomping Willow instead of pressing a specific knot near its base.
*In , it can be used as a duelling spell to immobilise the opponent temporarily.
*In the PC version of , Immobulus is misspelled "Immobilus" when it is unlocked. In the game, the charm is taught in Gilderoy Lockhart's first Defence Against the Dark Arts class involving Pixies. This lesson cannot be considered canon however, as it contradicts the lesson's depiction in the book.
*Molly Weasley possibly used this charm in the Battle of Hogwarts to paralyse Bellatrix Lestrange in .
*This may be the spell Kingsley Shacklebolt used non-verbally during the Battle of Hogwarts.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Charms
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Spells With Incantations of Latin Known Origin