Dangling Jinx(-Harry Potter)

The Dangling Jinx - A handy guide to the lesser known spells in the wizarding world (Levicorpus) was a jinx, which was intended to be cast nonverbally but the incantation could also be spoken aloud, caused the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle; the counter-jinx for this jinx was Liberacorpus.
==History==
This jinx was invented by Severus Snape and recorded under his pseudonym the "Half-Blood Prince" during his time as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to Remus Lupin this spell became quite popular during his school times and students could barely move about without being hoisted up in the air by their ankle, apparently unaware that Snape had invented it.It is unclear when Severus Snape invented this jinx, as James Potter knew it in his fifth year, whereas it was noted in Snape's NEWT-level textbook. Furthermore, according to Sirius Black, Snape "knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids in seventh year."
==Known uses==
===Successful===
Caster(s) 	Victim(s) 	Date 	Notes
James Potter 	Severus Snape	June, 1976 	Used it to bully him after an O.W.L. exam.
Hermione Granger	Harry Potter 	1 May, 1998	Used it to levitate Harry by the ankle in the Lestrange Vault during break-in so that he could reach the Horcrux Cup.
===Unsuccessful===
Caster(s) 	Victim(s) 	Date 	Notes
Harry Potter	Severus Snape	30 June, 1997	Harry tried and failed to cast this on Snape near Hagrid's Hut during Snape's departure from Hogwarts, after he had killed Albus Dumbledore.
==Known practitioners==
Severus Snape OOTP.jpg|Severus Snape
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Draco Malfoy hp6.jpg|Draco Malfoy
Lucius Malfoy Profile.jpg|Lucius Malfoy
Voldemort Headshot DHP1.png|Tom Riddle
==Etymology==
The incantation can be divided into two separate Latin words; levare means "lift", and corpus is translated to "body". It could also be translated as "Light Body".
==Behind the scenes==
*The effect of this spell may be a reference to the Hanged Man, a Tarot card that depicts a saint-like figure being hung upside down from his ankle.
*Despite being a non-verbal spell, it apparently does work verbally, as Hermione Granger successfully used it in by speaking the incantation out loud.
*In (and its video game adaptation), this is a verbal spell taught to Dumbledore's Army; it is used to lift people in this medium, but not by the ankle, as the victims of the spell are seen being levitated onto the air as long as the user concentrates, whereas loss of concentration causes the spell to break immediately and the victim to fall to the ground. This was shown when Cho Chang was distractedly looking at Harry while Nigel, who she was levitating, suddenly fell to the floor. However, when Luna Lovegood uses it on a Death Eater in the Ministry of Magic, it sends the Death Eater flying upwards, similarly to Alarte Ascendare, except that the victim does not come back down, suggesting it does suspend him in the air or to the ceiling. Despite this, Harry does not become aware of this spell himself until , so its inclusion in DA lessons in the fifth film cannot be considered canon for this reason.
*Also in the film, James Potter levitated Severus off the ground with the Impediment Jinx instead of Levicorpus, though Severus still was dangled upside-down.
*In , Voldemort can use this spell against Dumbledore in the final Duel in the Ministry Atrium as they engage in a normal duel.
*In , the spell can be unlocked by reaching the maximum level of friendship with George Weasley.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Jinxes
Category:Levitation
Category:Spells Entirely Invented by Severus S Snape
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Spells With Incantations of Latin Known Origin