An Pumpkin-Head Jinx

The Pumpkin-Head Jinx - A handy guide to the lesser-known spells in the wizarding world (Melofors), also known as the Melofors Jinx, was a jinx that encased the victim's head in a pumpkin. To outsiders, it appeared that the victim's head was transformed into a pumpkin.
==History==
Pumpkin Johnny was a mysterious Hallowe'en figure said to cast this jinx on Hogwarts students if he was summoned. He was supposedly a Hogwarts student who was bullied due to his fondness for pumpkins, and then had his head trapped in a pumpkin when a student cast this jinx on him on Hallowe'en. He then fled into the Forbidden Forest and was never seen again, and could be summoned on Hallowe'en if his name was said aloud thrice.Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger used this spell on various Erklings throughout the grounds of Hogwarts Castle during the 1994-1995 school year, overlooked by their Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Bartemius Crouch Jnr (who at the time was disguised as Alastor Moody).
==Known practitioners==
OOTP_promo_front_Harry_cropped.jpg|Harry Potter
Hermione Granger OOTP profile.jpg|Hermione Granger
OOTP_promo_front_Ron_cropped.jpg|Ronald Weasley
Draco Malfoy Promo HPB.jpg|Draco Malfoy
Vincent_Crabbe1.jpg|Vincent Crabbe
Gregory Goyle DH2.jpg|Gregory Goyle
==Etymology==
See the page -fors suffix. "Melo-" is likely deriving from the English word "melon" as pumpkins are a part of the melon family.
==Behind the scenes==
*The jinx is included in the "5 Spell Pack" DLC for .
*The jinx is also an unlockable spell in the DS and PSP versions of .
*In , although the spell is part of the updated first year syllabus, it is actually a time-specific award for Hallowe'en Duelling Club event during Hallowe'en in real time, by winning sixteen duels. The Sneaky move deals small damage to opponents, and have chances for medium stun.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Conjurations
Category:Jinxes
Category:Pumpkins
Category:Spells Of-Known Incantation
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Known Transfiguration Spells