Extraordinary Freezing Spell

The Freezing Charm - Chapter 11 (Gilderoy Lockhart) (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.
==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.
*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