Hex (An-Harry Potter)

A hex was a type of dark charm,Pottermore - The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 whose effects caused moderate suffering to the victim. As a moderate type of dark magic, hexes were slightly worse than jinxes, but were not as dark as curses.J.K.Rowling Official Site - Extra Stuff
==Usage==
Hexes could be defended against using Hex-deflection; Salvio hexia was a protective enchantment used for this purpose. Hexes could also be countered by using a Hex-Breaker or Hex Zapper, which both countered their effects.Hexes could be used in both a defensive and offensive capacity. For instance, Ginny Weasley gained a reputation for being an accomplished caster of the Bat-Bogey Hex, particularly in 1996 after using it to free herself from Dolores Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad and also for casting it on Zacharias Smith from her carriage on the Hogwarts Express.
==List of hexes==
 	Name 	Incantation	Effect
B	Bat-Bogey Hex 	 	Caused the target's bogeys to turn into large, black bats and fly out their nose to attack them.
B	Bedazzling Hex 	 	Disguises things.
C	Confusion Hex 	 	Impaired foes by weakening their mental awareness, making them more vulnerable to attack.
D	Deterioration Hex 	Densaugeo 	Grotesquely elongated teeth.
D	Deterioration Hex 	Densaugeo 	Impaired foes and reduced an opponent's stamina.
H	Horn tongue hex 	 	Turned the target's tongue into a horn.
H	Hurling Hex 	 	Caused a broomstick to attempt to hurl its rider off.
I	Illegal growth hex 	 	Head growth.
I	Impediment Hex 	Impedimenta	Slowed down the movement of the target.
I	Insect Hex - A guide to the lesser known spells in the wizarding world	Entomorphis	Induced insectoid characteristics in the victim, such as feelers.
I	Instant scalping hex 	 	Shaved all the hair off a target's scalp.
K	Knee-Reversal Hex 	 	Switched knees from front of legs to back.
P	Pepper Breath 	 	Inflicted fiery hot breath.
P	Pus Squirting Hex 	 	Caused pus to erupt from the victim's nose.
S	Stickfast Hex 	Colloshoo 	Made target's shoes stick to ground.Pottermore - Curses and Counter-Curses
S	Stinging Hex 	 	Stung the victim's flesh.
T	Tickling Hex 	Titillando 	Tickled target and weakened.
T	Toenail-growing hex 	 	Caused its victim's toenails to grow alarmingly fast.
T	Twitchy-Ears Hex 	 	Made victim's ears twitch.
W	Weakening Hex 	 	Impaired foes and reduced the damage they could cause via their spell casting
==Etymology==
The word "hex" may have been derived from Pensylvania German hexe meaning "to practise witchcraft" or German hexen "to hex",Hex, etymology of a meaning that the word still retains today when used as a verb. Its usage as a noun in contemporary English may refer to "a magic spell" or "a charm" and usually carries an connotation of ill will (though it used to refer to a an evil witch; such as a Hag as well).Hex, definition of In Dutch, a witch is called a heks, which is pronounced the same way as hex.
==Behind the scenes==
*Even though Rowling herself specified the differences between curses, hexes, and jinxes, she states that "Within the Potter world, the boundaries are flexible and I imagine that wizards may have their own ideas." This shows that the categorisation of dark charms is not set and stone, and may sometimes be used interchangeably. This explains why some spells are known by multiple names, like why the Stinging Jinx is also sometimes known as the Stinging Hex.
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
Category:Hexes
Category:Spell By Types