Fire

# Fire (Harry Potter)

> He bent down over the fireplace; they couldn’t see what he was doing but when he drew back a second later, there was a roaring fire there. It filled the whole damp hut with flickering light and Harry felt the warmth wash over him as though he’d sunk into a hot bath.
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> Rubeus Hagrid having magically lit a fire in the Hut-on-the-Rock fireplace, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

**Fire** is a term used to describe the large amount of heat, light, and energy created by the rapid oxidation of a material. In the wizarding world, numerous types of magical fire existed.

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## Types of fire

### Regular flames

Natural flame could be produced using the Fire-Making Spell.

### Fiendfyre

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***Fiendfyre*** was perhaps the most dangerous type of magical fire. Apparently semi-sentient, Fiendfyre manifested as an abnormally large fire that took the shape of dangerous creatures such as dragons and ***chimaeras***. The flames were incapable of being extinguished by normal water, and were so potent that they could destroy Horcruxes. Vincent Crabbe attempted to use this fire to kill Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger in the ***Room of Requirement*** during the ***Battle of Hogwarts***, but the fire got out of control and killed him instead.

## Other spells that created fire

* A fiery offensive spell
* Fire-Making Spell
* Hand-held flames
* Ignition Spell
* Killing Curse (if it hit a combustible inanimate object)
* *Lacarnum Inflamari*

## Creatures capable of producing fire

* Dragons
* Phoenixes

## Other magical uses of fire

> However, like many creatures that dwell in cold and darkness, they fear light and warmth, which we shall therefore call to our aid should the need arise. Fire, Harry.
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> Albus Dumbledore discussing the usefulness of fire when dealing with Dark creatures, like the Inferi, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Floo Powder was a common way of magical transport that involved fire. By throwing the powder in a fireplace, one could quickly transport themselves to any other fire connected to the Floo Network.
Certain types of magical creatures, such as ***Ashwinders*** and ***salamanders***, were created from fires; fires that created salamanders were called ***salamander fires***. On a Burning Day, a phoenix burst into flames and was then reborn from the ashes.
Aside from this, fire was also used much as it was in the Muggle world: for heating, cooking, light, etc. Indeed, as wizardkind had not adopted electricity, the mundane uses of fire were even more important for them then they were for Muggles. A comfortable temperature was maintained in the Great Hall and the common rooms of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the winter by using fireplaces.
Potions were commonly brewed in a cauldron placed over a fire.
Devil's Snare was highly averse to fire.
Careless spell-casting, or spell-casting with a faulty wand could result in things being set on fire.
When Harry Potter's scar on his forehead pained him, it was often described as feeling like it was "on fire".
Fire was the element which corresponded roughly with the House of Gryffindor.

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## Notes and references

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