Conjuration

# Conjuration (Harry Potter)

> Quirrell snapped his fingers. Fire sprang out of *thin air* and block all exits to stop Harry by escaping with the Stone.
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> Quirinus Quirrell conjuring flames, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

**Conjuration** was an advanced form and type of Transfiguration, some of the most complex magic taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Conjurations were distinguished from the other branches of Transfiguration, by their ability to transfigure the desired object from 'thin air', while its opposite, Vanishment, caused desired objects to disappear from existence.Template:Class
Conjuration was more than difficult than Transformation, Switching, and Vanishment and was only taught to students at ***N.E.W.T.***-level. The only form of Transfiguration that exceeded Conjuration in difficulty was Human Transfiguration. Conjuration also had some overlap with charms and some dark charms, such as the Water-Making Spell and the ***floating eye curse***.

## Nature

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Since Conjuration was an advanced form of Transfiguration, most were ***N.E.W.T.***-level, taught to ***sixth-years*** and above at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, although some conjurations were simpler and taught to younger students. Some conjurations taught included the Fire-Making Spell (*Incendio*), the Water-Making Spell (*Aguamenti*) and the ***Bird-Conjuring Charm*** (*Avis*), the former two of which were taught in Charms class. There were limits as to what can be conjured; ***Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration*** had five Principal Exceptions which could not be conjured, one of which was "good food".

### Dangers

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Many things could go wrong when attempting to conjure something from nothing, especially in the case of living creatures. If Conjuration was not performed exactly right or if the caster was simply messing around with Conjuring Spells, mistakes such as ***frog***-***rabbit*** hybrids could occur.

The hybrids in question could be explainable by the magical law ***Principle of Artificianimate Quasi-Dominance***. Things such as severed heads and indeterminate stumps could also occur, when the conjuration wasn't exactly right, as well.

## Known instances of Conjuration

### 1993–1994 school year

 Cornelius Fudge | ***July***, 1993
 Sirius Black | Nonverbally conjured ***manacles*** to bind Peter Pettigrew to ***Remus Lupin*** and Ron Weasley.

### 1994–1995 school year

 Garrick Ollivander | November 1994
 Albus Dumbledore | January 1995
 24 June, 1995
 Lord Voldemort | 24 June, 1995

## Known Conjuration spells

### Fire Conjuration spells

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* *Lacarnum Inflamari*: Conjured a small fireball to set pieces of clothing alight.
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### Water Conjuration spells

* Water-Making Spell (*Aguamenti*): Conjured a jet of clear water.
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### Animal/Weapon Conjuration spells

* Fire-Making Spell (*Incendio*): Conjured a jet of flame.
* Inanimatus Conjurus Spell: Possibly conjured an inaminate object.
* *Lacarnum Inflamari*: Conjured a small fireball to set pieces of clothing alight.
* Snake Summons Spell (*Serpensortia*): Summoned a snake out of thin air.
* Spell to conjure a circle of fire: Conjured a circle of fire around an area.
* Water-Making Spell (*Aguamenti*): Conjured a jet of clear water.

## Known practitioners

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## See also

* Animagus
* Human Transfiguration
* Untransfiguration
* Vanishment

## Behind the scenes

* J. K. Rowling has said that items conjured from thin air tend not to last long.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:HM - (see this video)
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10. ↑ Accio Quote!

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