Stunning S Spell

The **Stunning Spell** (*Stupefy*), also known as the **Stupefying Charm**, or **Stunner** for short, was a charm that stunned the target, rendering them unconscious. This charm was exceptionally useful in duelling, as it can quickly end a duel without causing lasting damage. Template:Real Magical Spell
The spell also had the ability to halt moving objects. The counter-charm to the Stunning Spell was the Reviving Spell. However, it can also be defended against with the Shield Charm. ***Stupefy Duo*** was a more powerful variant of the spell.

## Effect

> Stunning is one of the most useful spells in your arsenal. It's sort of a wizard's bread and butter, really.
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> Harry Potter on the usefulness of the Stunning Spell, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)

The Stunning Spell was used to instantly render a target unconscious without causing lasting damage. The use of multiple Stunning Spells simultaneously will amplify the effect. This was particularly useful towards creatures with spell resistance, such as ***dragons***, ***trolls***, giants and half-giants, but may result in injury for ordinary individuals.
For example, Professor McGonagall had to be moved to ***St Mungo's*** after being hit with the spell by multiple ***Ministry of Magic*** employees in ***1996***, and Madam Pomfrey expressed surprise that it did not kill her.

## Defence

> The effects of the Stunning Spell may be counteracted by *Rennervate*, but will also wear off with time on their own. Another method of avoiding the spell was to deflect it with a Shield Charm.
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> Defence against the spell, Pottermore

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The effects of a Stunning Spell may be counteracted with the Reviving Spell, but will also wear over time. It can also be deflected by a Shield Charm. Species known to be naturally resistant to the spell include ***dragons***, ***trolls***, acromantulas, giants and half-giants. Rubeus Hagrid was unaffected by this spell when, in **1996**, several ***Ministry of Magic*** employees attempted to remove him from Hogwarts grounds.

It was also possible to bewitch objects to be resistant to the spell. Fred and George Weasley bewitched ***their fireworks*** to explode when hit by Stunning Spells.

Stunning Spells were also ineffective against ***Matagots***, which would simply multiply and become hostile if the spell was used on them.

## Known uses

### Successful uses

> STUPEFY!" roared twenty voices — there was a blinding series of flashes and Harry felt the hair on his head ripple as though a powerful wind had swept the clearing. Raising his head a fraction of an inch he saw jets of fiery red light flying over them from the wizards' wands, crossing one another, bouncing off tree trunks, rebounding into the darkness —
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> Ministry officials using the Stunning Spell, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

## Known practitioners

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## Etymology

"Stupefy" comes from the Latin word *stupere*, meaning "to be stunned". *Stupefy* is also an English word, which means "to stun" or "to amaze".

## Behind the scenes

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* The Stunning Spell has been identified as a jet, a flash or a burst of red, blue, white or green light in the film adaptions.
* In the books, it is described as a "jet of red light," and appears as such at the beginning of Template:GOF, when Ministry of Magic Officials apparate near the trio and attempt to stun them after the destruction of the Quidditch World Cup fair grounds. However, from Template:OOTP on, it is shown as blue light that often just knocks people off their feet, as well as leaving them unable to think or react.
* Harry counters unidentified green curses cast by Death Eaters with the Stunning Spell, causing the spells to collide and explode in midair. If these green curses were Killing Curses, this would serve as a demonstration of the Killing Curse being parried and blocked by another spell.
* In the ***video game adaptation*** of Template:HBP, Stupefy is shown as a ball of red light, but when cast by opponents, it is green, like the Killing Curse. Also at the end after Harry defeats Bellatrix Lestrange outside Hagrid's hut he casts Stupefy but instead of the red light it came out as a green ball of light.
* In Template:DH, Hermione attempts to use a Stunning Spell on one of the enemy giants, but is prevented from doing so by Ron as it would "crush half the castle." However, it was Hermione herself who pointed out in Template:OOTP that Stunning Spells are almost completely ineffective against Giants, even when cast by multiple wizards.
* In Template:DH, Hermione casts Stupefy at ***Blaise*** in the ***Room of Requirement*** instead of ***Gregory Goyle***. This is due to Crabbe's part being replaced by Blaise and thus is Goyle is the one to conjure the ***Fiendfyre***.
* It has been implied that Dobby does this to Wormtail in Template:DH. However, when Harry does this to Umbridge and Mafalda, they are instantly knocked out, while Wormtail stands for a few seconds, says "Ow" (hinting that the spell was quite painful) and collapses. This, as well as his unintended non-reappearance in *Part 2*, suggests that he may be dead, or that Dobby used a different spell to knock him out.
* Also in Deathly Hallows: Part 1, When Ron (disguised as Reginald Cattermole) hits Yaxley with a non-verbal Stunning Spell, it seems to strike his chest rather hard, causing him to groan in pain and leaving him incapacitated for several minutes before he catches up with the trio and attempts to stop their escape.
* In Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Voldemort casts Stupefy at Neville Longbottom out of anger, after Harry Potter seemingly came back to life. Neville was blown backward into the Great Hall, and remained unconscious until he woke to slay Nagini.
* In Template:HPK, Harry and Voldemort can use this spell against each other in the final battle during ***Voldemort's Last Stand*** as they engage in a normal duel.
* In the video game adaption of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2, the player's stunning spells are blue, while enemy stunning spells are red, bosses such as Snape and Bellatrix cast green stunning spells.
* In the Deathly Hallows, Harry uses the combined power of the wands of Draco Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange and Peter Pettigrew to cast a stunning spell on Fenrir Greyback, causing him to be lifted up, smash into the ceiling and them slammed onto the ground, it can be implied here that spells can be more powerful when being cast by multiple wands at once. In the Film adaption, Harry uses it against Lucius Malfoy and it causes him to be launched to the other side of the room just as he is about to touch his Dark Mark.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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