Conjuration

> Quirrell snapped his fingers. Ropes sprang out of *thin air* and wrapped themselves tightly around Harry.
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> Quirinus Quirrell conjuring ropes, 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

> ...these are easier than Conjuring Spells, which you would not usually attempt until N.E.W.T level.
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> Professor McGonagall informing her fifth year class of the difficulty level of conjuration, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

 File:Hagrid conjuring fire.gif  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".

According to *Book of Spells* by Miranda Goshawk, "*for reasons that are still not fully understood ... two categories of creature are easier to conjure from nothing than any other: birds and snakes.*" The spells to conjure these creatures were the Bird-Conjuring Charm and the Snake Summons Spell respectively.

### Dangers

 File:Frog-rabbit mutation.png  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

> However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water.
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> The Peverell brothers conjuring a bridge, The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)

### Fire Conjuration spells

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

* Water-Making Spell (*Aguamenti*): Conjured a jet of clear water.
* *Aqua Eructo*: Conjured a jet of clear water, similar to *Aguamenti*.

### Animal/Weapon Conjuration spells

* Christmas decorations conjuring spell: Conjured Christmas decorations out of thin air.
* Fire-Making Spell (*Incendio*): Conjured a jet of flame.
* *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.

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## Notes and references

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