Protective-Enchantment

Protective enchantments were charms used to protect an area for an extended period of time. The spells shielded specific areas, and could have a wide variety of applications, with many different types of protective enchantments existing. 
==History==
There were many different types of protective enchantment with many different effects. It is unknown how old some of the spells were and who exactly invented them. The enchantments were used regularly during the Second Wizarding War in order for the wizarding community to protect themselves from Death Eaters and by Death Eaters themselves. They were also used by Hogwarts staff, students and alumni during the Siege of Hogwarts a decade later. - "A New Dawn" special event - Day 8 
The Vanishing Cabinets were able to bypass most protective enchantments, as a pair was used to penetrate Hogwarts Castle, which was heavily armed with magical protections, ancient and recently added.
During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Patricia Rakepick would often have her fifth-year Defence Against the Dark Arts students demonstrate the correct casting of protective enchantments at the start of each of her lessons.
==Casting==
Different combinations of various protective spells existed to provide different levels and/or types of protection. For example, Harry and Hermione had to repeat incantations of charms over and over while walking in a circle in the areas they wished to protect and hide in during their Horcrux hunt. The circle that they walked outlined their protective enchantments' boundaries. The spells circled the area and created a light effect similar to a heat wave around the protected area. These light effects and the shield became invisible after Harry and Hermione finished casting the spells. However, during the Battle of Hogwarts, several teachers from Hogwarts alongside Molly Weasley had to repeat the incantations of only three spells. 12 Grimmauld Place is protected by the Fidelius Charm, Muggle-Repelling Charm, Tongue-Tying Curse, Disillusionment Charm, and many more. There also existed charms to prevent apparition and disapparition, and charms that could warn the caster of an intruder. 
==Known spells==
*Age Line
*Caterwauling Charm
*Cave inimicum
*Disillusionment Charm
*Fianto Duri
*Fidelius Charm
*Imperturbable Charm
*Intruder Charm
*Muffliato Charm
*Muggle-Repelling Charm	
*Protection Charm
*Protego Diabolica
*Protego horribilis
*Protego Maxima
*Protego totalum
*Repello Inimicum
*Room-sealing spell
*Salvio hexia
*Security Spell
*Shield Charm
==Known uses==
Caster(s) 	Date 	Notes
Unknown 	Various 	Enchantments were put over many places such as Gringotts, Hogwarts, The Burrow etc.
Harry Potter 	24 June 1995	The dome effect that happened when people cast Priori Incantatem, as Voldemort and Harry Potter did, whilst duelling in the Little Hangleton graveyard.
Lord Voldemort 	24 June 1995	The dome effect that happened when people cast Priori Incantatem, as Voldemort and Harry Potter did, whilst duelling in the Little Hangleton graveyard.
Albus Dumbledore	1996–1998 	The Fidelius Charm that was cast over houses owned by members of the Order of the Phoenix.
Hermione Granger	1997 	Would cast Protego totalum, Salvio hexia, the Muggle-Repelling Charm, the Muffliato Charm, Cave inimicum, and the Disillusionment Charm over her tent site (along with Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter).
Harry Potter 	1997–1998 	Would occasionally cast the protective enchantments that Hermione would use during the Horcrux Hunt.
Filius Flitwick 	2 May 1998 	Cast Protego Maxima, Fianto Duri, and Repello Inimicum at the start of the Battle of Hogwarts; only to be broken by a spell performed by Voldemort shortly after.
Molly Weasley 	2 May 1998 	Cast Protego Maxima, Fianto Duri, and Repello Inimicum at the start of the Battle of Hogwarts; only to be broken by a spell performed by Voldemort shortly after.
Filius Flitwick 	2 May 1998 	Cast Protego Maxima, Fianto Duri, and Repello Inimicum at the start of the Battle of Hogwarts; only to be broken by a spell performed by Voldemort shortly after.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Regular Defence Against on-the Rare Dark Arts
Category:Knownly Protective Spells
Category:Spells Of-UnKnown Incantation
Category:Spells With-An Light