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Ancient Real Magic

**Ancient magic** was a very old, mysterious and powerful form of magic, the ways of which had been all but forgotten in the wizarding world by the late ***19th century***. Those who could perceive and had an affinity for wielding it were considered to have a unique ability. It was not widely understood even by Professors of Hogwarts.

## Description

Ancient magic appeared in traces or whispers to those with the ability to harness it whenever a particular form is wielded. Very few witches and wizards were capable of it and had to undertake the proper training. Of the three known inherent wielders of ancient magic, they all began schooling at Hogwarts only.

## History

Hogwarts Castle was said to have been built by and was itself a stronghold of ancient magic, defended by countless ancient protective enchantments.

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In 1981, Lily Potter sacrificed her life to save her son, Harry, from being murdered by Lord Voldemort. The subsequent sacrificial protection put on Harry, shielding him from harm, was a form of ancient magic. Both Albus Dumbledore and Voldemort were aware of this ancient magic, and Voldemort was known to "*despise*" it. Indeed, Dumbledore was able to invoke a form of ancient magic, a bond of blood charm, to protect Harry Potter so long as he was in the ***Dursley family***'s care.
On ***2 May*** ***1998***, Harry Potter sacrificed his life by accepting Voldemort's Killing Curse in order to protect the countless ***Hogwartian***s in the ***Battle of Hogwarts***.

## Practitioners of ancient magic

Some had the rare ability to perceive strands of ancient magic upon objects or surfaces and, if they possessed this gift, could interact with those strands appropriately. For others, it was possible for ancient magic to be learned, provided the witch or wizard was talented enough to fully understand its complex faculties, or even involuntarily exercised under rare circumstances.
The following is a list of all individuals who were known to be able to perform ancient magic at some point in their lives:

## Appearances

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## External links

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* (film) - An Chapter 34
2. ↑  (see this video)
Hogwartian

> At the same moment, the heavy wooden front doors burst open, and more of the gigantic spiders forced their way into the front hall. Screams of terror rent the air: the fighters scattered, Death Eaters and Hogwartians alike, and red and green jets of light flew into the midst of the oncoming monsters, which shuddered and reared, more terrifying than ever.
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> Description, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The term **Hogwartian** is applied to refer to those who aligned themselves with the Order of the Phoenix and ***Dumbledore's Army*** during the ***Battle of Hogwarts***. The term is used to refer to all those who fought against the ***Death Eater*** forces, in order to include all those who were never formally allied with the Order before the Battle, be them assorted Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry students and staff, their relatives, or the residents of Hogsmeade. The Hogwartian faction suffered at least ***fifty known casualties***.

 File:Combatent.jpg  Following the end of the Second Wizarding War, the Hogwartians had a large role in revolutionising and de-corrupting the Ministry of Magic under ***Kingsley Shacklebolt***, who made sure not to religate them to the sidelines. An example of this was the admission of any overage Hogwartian to begin ***Auror training***, on the grounds that having fought and survived in such a battle and not changing sides against such odds more than satisfied the character and skill requirements. At least some of these recruits, including Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, and Ron Weasley, did not even achieve any ***N.E.W.T.s*** (they had not attended their final year at Hogwarts). Some of the higher posts at the Ministry were also occupied by Hogwartians, including ***Kingsley Shacklebolt*** (acting ***Minister for Magic***, then elected), Hermione Granger (Deputy Head of the ***Department of Magical Law Enforcement***), Percy Weasley (Head of the Department of Magical Transportation), and Harry Potter (Head of the Auror Office). It is also known that at least some Hogwartians were distinguished with ***medals of bravery***.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:DH
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anelli, Melissa, John Noe and Sue Upton. "PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one." PotterCast #130, 17 December 2007 at Accio Quote!
3. ↑ Vieira, Meredith. "JK Rowling One-On-One: Part One." Today Show (NBC) , 26 July 2007 at Accio Quote!
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:PM - DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY REUNITES AT QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP\_FINAL (Archived)
5. ↑ J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month Archive
6. ↑ Template:WW
Flying Golden Snitch

> This ...is the Golden Snitch, and it's the most important ball of the lot. It's very hard to catch because it's so fast and difficult to see. It's the Seeker's job to catch it.
>
> Description of a Golden Snitch, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The **Golden Snitch**, often simply called the **Snitch**, was the third and smallest ball used in Quidditch. It was a walnut-sized gold-coloured sphere with ***silver*** wings. It flew around the Quidditch field at high speeds, sometimes pausing and hovering in place. The ***Seeker***'s goal was to catch the Snitch before the other team's seeker, which was worth one-hundred and fifty points. Template:Object

The game could only end when the Snitch had been caught, or by mutual agreement of the two teams' Captains; the latter was very rare, however, as one team would have had to have lost. Going off of Ginny Weasley's statement, it would appear Snitches flew at varying speeds, or at least can wear out.
The Quidditch rule also stated that only the two team's Seeker had the right to catch (or touch) the Snitch, any player other than the Seeker to do so committed a foul called a ***Snitchnip***.

## History

### Flesh memory

Golden Snitches had Flesh Memories and remembered the touch of the first person who handled them, in case of a disputed capture. Everyone, including the maker, had to wear gloves when handling the snitch until releasing one for each game. Because of this, a new snitch had to be used for each game. In Harry Potter's very first match, which was against Slytherin, he caught the Snitch in his mouth during the 1991–1992 school year.

Upon his death, Albus Dumbledore left Harry the ***first golden snitch*** he had caught. Dumbledore put enchanted writing on the snitch that could only be read when Harry touched it to his mouth; it read "I open at the close". Dumbledore had also enchanted the Snitch to hold the Resurrection Stone inside of it, and it would only open for Harry once he accepted the fact that he needed to sacrifice himself in order to defeat Lord Voldemort.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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Frank (Oz The-Great-And Powerful)

**Frank** is .

## Frank

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### Oz the Great and Powerful

Frank (Zach Braff), Oscar's circus assistant, barges into Oscar's caravan as he puts the moves on his latest magician's assistant May (Abigail Spencer). He produces a small wooden music box, which he claims once belonged to his great-grandmother, and gives it to May as a token of his love. Frank reminds Oscar, or Oz, as he's known, that his next show is about to begin. Frank hands Oz the show's cash takings: an old hat filled with a dozen quarters and nickels. Oz reluctantly plucks a pair of coins from the hat and gives them to Frank, and pockets the rest. Frank is unhappy with how Oz treats him. **The magic show begins with Oz striding out onto the stage in a mystical, quasi-oriental robe and turban. A young girl in a wheelchair in the front row (Joey King) watches in awe as Oz calls for a volunteer. A dozen hands shoot up, but none belong to May, Oz's assistant and ringer for the show. Oz finally calls May to the stage, much to the bewilderment of the crowd, and she takes the stage. Backstage, Frank produces all of the practical effects for the show: playing music, setting off pyrotechnics, etc. On stage Oz puts May into a deep sleep and causes her unconscious body to float in mid air. An irate voice shouts something from the back: "I see a wire!" Another voice joins in: "Yeah! I see two of 'em!" Bright lights are cast onto the stage, and sure enough, two very visible wires are seen suspending May's body from the ceiling "I want my money back you fraud!" Oz gestures to Frank, who tosses him a scimitar. Oz flicks the scimitar between his hands and then violently cuts the visible wires.... but May remains floating. The crowd gasps and Oz, for the finale, whips the silk sheet off of May's body, revealing empty air. The crowd applauds in unison, and Oz happily accepts the "Bravos!" and "Encores!".** The crowd turns on him, booing and hissing. Oz, who is now being pelted by popcorn and peanut shells, tells Frank to close the curtains. **Outside, the circus-folk are hurriedly packing up the traveling circus as gray clouds swirl above them. Frank takes Oz aside and tells him that a certain lady-friend is waiting for him in his caravan. He sidesteps the chaos, enters his caravan and is surprised to see a young blonde woman, and not May, waiting for him. This is Annie (Michelle Williams); one of Oz's old romances he met on the road.** Frank Alters Oscar and Say "Uh, Professor, You Need-To-Look Outside". **As he soars away Frank throws Oz his hat and magician's bag, filled with his various illusionary instruments.** From above Oz watches as all the circus folk fearfully run away, and then he sees it: a massive tornado which is sucking him in.

## Gallery

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Bond Of-Blood Charm

> While you can still call home the place where your mother's blood dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort. He shed her blood, but it lives on in you and her sister. Her blood became your refuge. You need return there only once a year, but as long as you can still call it home, there he cannot hurt you. Your aunt knows this. I explained what I had done in the letter I left, with you, on her doorstep. She knows that allowing you houseroom may well have kept you alive for the past fifteen years.
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> Dumbledore explaining how the charm worked, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

This **charm** Template:Incantation unknown was an extremely powerful and ancient spell, which was formed when a person sacrificed themselves for a family member, out of deep and pure love. The sacrifice created a lingering protection in the blood of the person who was saved. It was not activated, however, until the charm was actually cast, and it was not sealed and functioning until another member of the family accepted the saved person as their own.Template:Real Magical Spell

## History

This powerful charm was cast by Albus Dumbledore on Harry Potter in 1981 after Lily Potter threw herself between Harry and the Darkest wizard of all time, Voldemort, when the latter tried to murder Harry. Lily refused to step aside and was murdered, which made the Sacrificial Protection and allowed this charm to be cast.
The charm was ultimately sealed when Lily's blood-relative and sister ***Petunia Dursley*** took Harry into ***her house***. This prevented Voldemort from hurting Harry until the day he turned seventeen, or when he could no longer call the house at Privet Drive his home.

## Nature

> She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you, and in doing so, she sealed the charm I placed upon you. Your mother's sacrifice made the bond of blood the strongest shield I could give you.
>
> Dumbledore explaining the charm to Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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If the victim was related to the beneficiary, then a powerful charm can be cast upon the beneficiary to give them additional protection (although it is unknown how closely the two must be related for this charm to work). This charm prevented any harm from coming to the beneficiary from the murderer while they were in a blood-related relative's home.
However, in order for this charm's power to take effect, the living blood-relative must first take the saved person into their home willingly. Once activated, this bond of blood will prevent harm from coming to the beneficiary when they are in their relative's home but it will break automatically when the saved person moves out permanently or turned seventeen (the age of majority in the British wizarding world), whichever happens first.

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ 2005 Edinburgh 'cub reporter' press conference
1980s

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The following events occurred in the year **1982**:

## Events

* ***26 March***: ***Elspeth MacGillony*** and ***her father*** go to a lake. Elspeth goes near the lake and is pulled in by a ***Kelpie***.
* Peter Pettigrew becomes Percy Weasley's pet rat under the alias Scabbers.
* ***Igor Karkaroff*** is released from ***Azkaban*** in exchange for testimony against ***Augustus Rookwood***.
* ***Ludo Bagman*** is acquitted of being a ***Death Eater***.
* ***Barty Crouch Jnr*** is secretly rescued from ***Azkaban***.
* ***Bartemius Crouch Junior's mother*** dies.
* ***Elphinstone Urquart*** proposes to Minerva McGonagall and she accepts.
* The ***419th Quidditch World Cup*** takes place. ***Brazil*** makes it to the finals.

### Individuals that started at Hogwarts

* ***Bill Weasley***﻿
* ***Emily Tyler***

## Births

* ***Romilda Vane***
* ***Astoria Greengrass***
* ***Derek***

## Behind the scenes

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* ***6 January***: Actor ***Eddie Redmayne***, who plays ***Newton Scamander***, is born.
* ***8 August***: ***Natsuko Yakuaru*** was born.
* ***30 October***: Actress ***Clémence Poésy***, who played ***Fleur Delacour***, is born.
* ***29 November***: Actress ***Gemma Chan***, who plays ***Ya Zhou***, is born.
* ***Matthew Bancroft***, who played a picture double of the ***Chief Snatcher***, is born.
* ***21 December***: ***David Massam***, who played a Slytherin ***Beater***, is born.
* Actor ***Tolga Safer***, who played ***Igor Karkaroff's aide***, is born.

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:MA Template:See image
2. ↑ Template:POA - "Scabbers has been in our family for-" "Twelve years!*Curiously long life for a common garden rat!?"*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Template:GOF
4. ↑ Template:GOF
5. ↑ Template:WW
6. ↑ Template:PM - **USA VERSUS BRAZIL (I)** *(Archived)*
7. ↑ *HP Lexicon - The Age of the Weasleys* works out that Bill was born in November 1970 meaning he started Hogwarts in September 1982
8. ↑ *Pottermore* states he was born in January 1964. He would have started Hogwarts in September 1965 and graduated seven years later in 1982
9. ↑ According to Template:HBP, Romilda Vane was part of "a group of fourth-year girls" in the 1996-1997 school year. This meant that she could only have stared Hogwarts in the 1993-1994 school year and her date of birth around 1982
10. ↑ Pottercast 131 states she was two years younger than her ***sister***. Her sister started Hogwarts in September 1991, making her date of birth around 1979. Therefore, Astoria was born around 1982
11. ↑ Template:POA
12. ↑ *Matthew Bancroft's profile at UK.CastingCallPro.com*
Frederick Herman Jones of His Live-Action Appearance

**Frederick Herman Jones** is The Main Leader of Mystery Incorporated.Template:Member

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Freddie Prinze Junior

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## Physical appearance

Fred is a twenty-something year old, muscular Caucasian male, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He likes to wear blue and white clothing with the occasional addition of a red ascot.

## Personality

As the leader, Fred is always coming up with idea's for the traps, though most of the time they fail. He is constantly trying to make himself and the team look good, and because of this it seems like he has a big ego. He is always trying to act cool, especailly around Daphne Blake, and he doesn't like seeing her hurt or in distress.

## History

### Early life

Fred grew up with the rest of the gang in Coolsville, attending Coolsville High together. **In their travels, they gained another member in Scooby-Doo's nephew, Scrappy-Doo, until they got sick of him and left him in the middle of the desert.**

### *Scooby-Doo: The Movie*

The gang were hired to catch the Luna Ghost at the Wow-O Toy Factory. After the case was solved, Fred took credit in front of the press, which upset Velma, so she quit the group, as did Fred and Daphne, leaving Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo alone with the Mystery Machine.
Harry Potter's-012th Birthday

**Harry Potter's twelfth birthday** was wildly ignored by his ***uncle***, ***aunt***, and ***cousin***, although Dudley *did* remember his birthday and mocked him for it. On this day, Dobby the house-elf arrived and warned Harry not to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Harry refused, Dobby took it upon himself to try and keep Harry safe, using a Hover Charm to drops the ***pudding*** on the head of Mrs Mason.

## Behind the scenes

In the film version, Dobby drops the cake on the head of Mrs Mason, to the same effect as in the book.

## Appearances

* Template:COS Template:1st
* Template:PM

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Template:COS

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1980

File:Trelawney First Prophecy.jpg  The following events occurred in the year **1980**:

## Events

* Professor ***Sybill Trelawney*** tells Albus Dumbledore the prophecy concerning Harry Potter and Tom Marvolo Riddle.
* ***Death Eater*** ***Igor Karkaroff*** is captured by ***Auror*** ***Alastor Moody*** and sent to ***Azkaban***.
* ***Millicent Bagnold*** succeeds ***Harold Minchum*** becoming ***Minister for Magic*** until her retirement in ***1990***.
* Peter Pettigrew begins passing information to Lord Voldemort.

## Births

* 1 March: Ronald Weasley
* 5 June: Draco Malfoy
* 23 June: ***Dudley Dursley***
* 30 July: Neville Longbottom
* 31 July: Harry Potter
* Ernie Macmillan
* Terry Boot (presumed)
* Hannah Abbott (presumed)
* Susan Bones (presumed)
* Mandy Brocklehurst (presumed)
* Lavender Brown (presumed)
* Millicent Bulstrode (presumed)
* Michael Corner (presumed)
* Vincent Crabbe (presumed)
* Seamus Finnigan (presumed)
* Anthony Goldstein (presumed)
* Gregory Goyle (presumed)
* Daphne Greengrass (presumed)
* Morag MacDougal (presumed)
* Leanne (presumed)
* Lily Moon (presumed)
* Theodore Nott (presumed)
* Pansy Parkinson (presumed)
* Parvati Patil (presumed)
* Sally-Anne Perks (presumed)
* Dean Thomas (presumed)
* Lisa Turpin (presumed)
* Blaise Zabini (presumed)
* Piers Polkiss (presumed)
* Dennis (presumed)
* Gordon (presumed)
* Malcolm (presumed)

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:GOF
2. ↑ Template:WW
3. ↑ Template:POA - "DON'T LIE!" bellowed Black. "YOU'D BEEN PASSING INFORMATION TO [Lord Voldemort] FOR A YEAR BEFORE LILY AND JAMES DIED! YOU WERE HIS SPY!"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Template:PM
5. ↑ *Harry Potter Lexicon Timeline* - Dudley Dursley
6. ↑ Template:HBP showed Ernie attending Potions on ***21 April***, ***1996*** with Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and all other students who were not old enough to take their ***Apparition tests***. Thus, he must have been born in 1980.
7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 Presumption is based on these students beginning at Hogwarts in 1991, meaning they were born between 1 September 1979 and 31 August 1980.
Head Of Transfiguration

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The **Head of Transfiguration** was the title given to the teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in charge of the school's ***Transfiguration department***, meaning that they were the Professor in the said subject who enjoyed the highest degree of seniority over other transfiguration professors and presumably the one setting up the curriculum.
Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall both headed the Transfiguration department prior to their stewardship of the school.

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:PM
Sherbet-Lemon

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A **sherbet lemon** was a hard, ***lemon***-flavoured ***Muggle*** sweet that was filled with fizzy sweet powder.Template:Food And Beverage

## History

Dumbledore's liking of the sweet evidently continued, as years later, during Harry's time at Hogwarts, "Sherbet Lemon" was one of the passwords to his office in 1992.

## Behind the scenes

* The name of the sweet is "Sherbet Lemon" in the original British editions, while it became mostly "Lemon Drop" in the American editions.
	+ In Template:COS, the password for Dumbledore's office is "Lemon Drop", yet, when Harry tries to access Dumbledore's office, using the password he had learned two years earlier, he says "Sherbet Lemon".
* "Dumbledore's sweets" was one out of the thirty-two options generated by an old feature on Template:PM, "Wonderful wizarding world happiness generator", which was about things that could cast away the Blue Monday blues.
	+ The description was "Dumbledore, blessed eccentric that he was, loved a good ol' sherbet lemon. We feel better just looking at one".

### Translations

* In Portuguese, it's translated as *Limonada* ("Lemonade") in *Philosopher's Stone* and *Refresco de Limão* ("Lemon Refreshment") in *Chamber of Secrets* and *Goblet of Fire*.
* In Danish and Swedish editions of *Philosopher's Stone*, it's mistranslated as *citronsorbet* and *citronisglass* ("lemon sorbet" and "lemon ***ice cream***", respectively), due to the fact that "sherbet" is also an alternate way of spelling "sorbet".
* In ***Hebrew***, it was changed to Template:W, a popular Israeli ***chocolate***-coated ***marshmallow*** treat, which does not contain any lemon ingredient. The reason for the change given by the Israeli translator Template:W was that krembo is the equivalent children’s dessert in Israel.
* In ***Indonesian***, it's translated as *Permen Jeruk* ("***Orange*** Candy").
* In older Czech translations, the candy is translated as "citrónová zmrzlina" (lemon ice cream or lemon sorbet), as sherbet is also a term for certain types of ice cream. Later works changed the translation to "citronové dropsy" (lemon hard candy).

## Appearances

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* Template:PM
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* Template:WU
* Template:PAS
* Template:MA Template:HoM mention

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:Wikilink
2. ↑ Template:COS (*Entirely Nothing-To Tell*)
3. ↑ Features: "Wonderful wizarding world happiness generator" at Template:PM Template:C
4. ↑ *"Introducing our 'Wonderful wizarding world happiness generator', which is ready and waiting to cast away those #BlueMonday blues. Click here to receive your very own piece of wizarding world happiness, and let us know what you got… pottermo.re/Happiness"* - @pottermore on Twitter and Facebook
5. ↑ Image by @MOMO\_js on Twitter
6. ↑ When Harry' met Hebrew, Cleveland Jewish News, Sarah Bronson, October 18, 2007
Counter-Charm

A **counter-charm** was a spell that acted like a charm but was specifically designed to undo or prevent the effects of an another spell.Template:Real Magical Spell

## Appearances

* Template:PS Template:1st
* Template:POA
* Template:OOTP

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ *Pottermore* - see this URL
2. ↑ *Prisoner of Azkaban* script on IMSDb
3. ↑ *Prisoner of Azkaban* script on IMSDb
4. ↑ *Prisoner of Azkaban* script on IMSDb
5. ↑ *Prisoner of Azkaban* script on IMSDb
Hex

# Hex (An-Harry Potter)

> Harry had already attempted a few of the Prince's self-invented spells. There had been a hex that caused toenails to grow alarmingly fast.
>
> The toenail-growing hex, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

A **hex** was a type of dark charm, whose effects caused moderate suffering to the victim. As a moderate type of dark magic, hexes were slightly worse than jinxes, but were not as dark as curses.Template:Real Magical Spell

## Usage

Hexes could be defended against using ***Hex-deflection***; ***Salvio hexia*** was a protective enchantment used for this purpose. Hexes could also be countered by using a ***Hex-Breaker*** or ***Hex Zapper***, which both countered their effects.
Hexes could be used in both a defensive and offensive capacity. For instance, Ginny Weasley gained a reputation for being an accomplished caster of the ***Bat-Bogey Hex***, particularly in ***1996*** after using it to free herself from ***Dolores Umbridge***'s ***Inquisitorial Squad*** and also for casting it on ***Zacharias Smith*** from her carriage on the Hogwarts Express.

## Etymology

The word "hex" may have been derived from Pensylvania German *hexe* meaning "to practise witchcraft" or German *hexen* "to hex", a meaning that the word still retains today when used as a verb. Its usage as a noun in contemporary English may refer to "a magic spell" or "a charm" and usually carries an connotation of ill will (though it used to refer to a an evil witch; such as a ***Hag*** as well). In Dutch, a witch is called a heks, which is pronounced the same way as hex.

## Behind the scenes

* Even though Rowling herself specified the differences between curses, hexes, and jinxes, she states that "*Within the Potter world, the boundaries are flexible and I imagine that wizards may have their own ideas.*" This shows that the categorisation of dark charms is not set and stone, and may sometimes be used interchangeably. This explains why some spells are known by multiple names, like why the ***Stinging Jinx*** is also sometimes known as the ***Stinging Hex***.

# .

. . .

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pottermore - *The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.K.Rowling Official Site - Extra Stuff
3. ↑ Template:WW - A guide to the lesser known spells in the wizarding world
4. ↑ Pottermore - *Curses and Counter-Curses*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hex, etymology of
6. ↑ Hex, definition of
Hogwarts School Caretaker

**Caretaker** was the title and occupation held at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by a witch, wizard, or ***Squib*** in charge of overseeing the cleanliness and hygiene of Hogwarts Castle. Aside from this, they could patrol the corridors at night to make sure that no students wandered in the late hours. In the past, they were also in charge of corporal punishment (e.g. caning) until Headmaster Albus Dumbledore banned it. However, the job did still entail helping to oversee punishments, as in 1992, when Ronald Weasley's detention was to help Argus Filch polish the school's trophies without using any magic.Template:Official-Post
The caretaker of Hogwarts also possessed some disciplinary powers, being able to award and dock house points. In ***1987***, Argus Filch reluctantly awarded **Jacob's sibling** ten house points at the behest of the Gryffindor house ghost, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.

## Duties

Some duties of the caretaker included:

* Enforcing hygiene of the school and the students.
* Patrolling corridors for students out of bed after hours or in forbidden areas.
* Handing out corporal punishment (formerly).
* Putting students in detention.
* Doing jobs that the Headmaster required.

## Known caretakers

### Argus Filch

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By at least ***1973***, Argus Filch, a ***Squib***, had replaced Pringle as the caretaker of Hogwarts School. He, along with his cat, Mrs Norris, frequently patrolled the corridors at night and delighted in punishing students; he desired torturous methods for punishments, such as those inflicted by Pringle, but Dumbledore did not grant him such rights. He also waged an endless war with the school's ***poltergeist***, Peeves. He constantly hassled students over the littlest infraction and took delight in the doling out of detention-worthy write-ups.

## Behind the scenes

### Translations

* Faroese: *umsjónarmaður* ("supervisor")
* German: *Hausmeister* ("caretaker")
* Greek, Modern: *Επιστάτης Template:C* ("overseer")
* Hebrew: שרת ("sharat") ("caretaker")
* Russian: *завхоз* ("zavkhoz") ("superintendent")
* Icelandic: *húsvörður* ("janitor")

## Appearances

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* Template:COS
* Template:POA
* Template:GOF
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* Template:HBP
* Template:DH
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* Template:JKRS Template:Mention
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* Template:PM
* Template:WW
* Template:HPV
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* Template:HM
* Template:WU
* Template:PAS
* Template:MA

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Template:PS
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Template:COS
3. ↑ Template:HM Template:C

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Flesh (Harry Potter)

> Flesh of the servant, willingly sacrificed, you will revive your master.
>
> Peter Pettigrew sacrificing his hand to restore the body of Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

**Flesh** describes the essence of certain organisms, mostly animals. In vertebrates, the flesh is a soft tissue of the body, covering the bones and consisting mainly of skeletal muscle and fat.

## Flesh in the wizarding world

No spell had been found to render dead flesh impervious to burning, making it a particular weakness of Inferi.
Some creatures, like Acromantulas, ate human flesh.
In ***1995***, the flesh of the ***Death Eater*** Wormtail, was one of the three ingredients that was added to the potion that helped in the ***Return of the Dark Lord***. In ***1997***, Draco Malfoy lost a lot of blood when Harry Potter cut through his flesh with *Sectumsempra*. During the ***Battle of the Seven Potters***, George Weasley lost an ear when Severus Snape cut through his flesh with *Sectumsempra*, for which Snape had actually tried to aim at a ***Death Eater***. In 1997, Ron Weasley was seriously injured when a chunk of flesh from his upper arm was ***splinched***.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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Creature

# Creature (Harry Potter)

**Creatures** in the wizarding world were comprised of both magical and non-magical entities, which were split by the British Ministry of Magic into three classifications: Being, Beast, or Spirit. The current definition for these categories was laid down by ***Minister for Magic*** ***Grogan Stump*** in ***1811***.

## Ministry rating

The ***Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures*** classified magical creatures by perceived dangerousness on a scale from one (X) to five (XXXXX):

All known beasts, beings and spirits fell into these categories.

## Mythological creatures

There were several creatures that the ***Lovegood family*** believed in the existence of, which might be mythological such as the ***Crumple-Horned Snorkack***. Stories of these creatures had been known to appear in the Lovegoods' magazine, ***The Quibbler***.

## Behind the scenes

* Some beasts, such as ones documented by ***Newton Scamander***: the ***Swooping Evil*** and ***Zouwu***, have an unknown rating.
* Similarly, the rating for ***Non-beings*** such as the ***Dementor*** or Boggart, is unknown.

## See also

* Beast
* Being
* Spirit

## Appearances

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Entire Known-Snake-Vanishing Spell

> Snape stepped forward, waved his wand, and the snake vanished in a small puff of black smoke.
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> Description, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The **Snake-Vanishing Spell** (*Vipera Evanesca*) was a transfiguration spell that vanished snakes. As such, it could be used as a counter-spell for the Snake Summons Spell, the Fire To-Snake Spell, or likely any other spell that produced snakes.Template:Real Magical Spell

## History

 File:IconViperaEvanescaHM.png   File:Evanesca.png  Severus Snape cast this spell in 1992 at the ***Duelling Club*** to dispose of a snake that Draco Malfoy had conjured while ***duelling*** Harry Potter.

## Known practitioners

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## Etymology

Template:W is a genus of venomous vipers, a type of snake. *Evanesca* likely shares its origin with ***Evanesco***, which means "disappear" in Latin -- Evanesca would be the imperative form of the verb, making this incantation a command for the serpent to disappear, meaning "Viper, disappear".

## Behind the scenes

* This spell appears to be related to the ***Vanishing Spell***, given the similar effects and etymology.
* In Template:COS the ***cobra*** burned away, leaving some ash, rather than disappearing in a cloud of black smoke, as it is portrayed in the novel.
* In the novel, Snape cast this spell non-verbally, while in the film adaption, he used the incantation aloud.
* It is unknown if used against Nagini, who was a Horcrux, she would vanish. However, given the near-indestructibility of Horcruxes, as well Nagini's proven resistance to Blasting Curses, the spell probably would have failed if used against her. It is also possible this spell only works on conjured snakes, as opposed to natural ones.

## Notes and references

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An Leg-Locker Curse

> At that moment Neville toppled into the common room. How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was anyone's guess, because his legs had been stuck together with what they recognised at once as the Leg-Locker Curse. He must have had to bunny hop all the way up to Gryffindor tower.
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> Description of the curse, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The **Leg-Locker Curse** (*Locomotor Mortis*), also known as the **Leg Locking Spell** was a curse that bound the legs of the victim together.Template:Real Magical Spell

## History

> Today we will learning Locomotor Mortis, also known as the Leg-Locker Curse. Failure to pay attention will leave you in a different sort of bind come exam time.
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> Professor Flitwick to his fifth-years, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

It was most often used by experienced witches and wizards in duels, or in friendly wizard races. This curse was one of the dark charms found in the Dark Arts spellbook *Curses and Counter-Curses* by ***Vindictus Viridian***. There existed a counter-curse of unknown incantation; Hermione Granger used it to reverse the usage of the curse Draco Malfoy used on Neville Longbottom.
Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley learned this spell in their first year, to use on Severus Snape if he tried to harm Harry Potter at an upcoming Quidditch match. They did not need to use it, however, as Professor Dumbledore was watching, they found it unlikely Snape would try to hurt Harry.

## Known practitioners

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## Etymology

This spell's incantation is derived from the ***English*** word *locomotor*, meaning "of or relating to locomotion" and the Latin word *mortis*, meaning "death". Overall, the incantation roughly means "killing locomotion" or in other words, stopping someone from moving normally.

## Behind the scenes

* According to Rubeus Hagrid, no first year should be able to cast a curse, suggesting it is difficult, and that Draco Malfoy being able to use it in his first year was considered impressive.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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## See also

* An Jelly-Legs Curse
* Stickfast Hex

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2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The ***Cast-a-Spell handbook***, as can be viewed here.
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4. ↑ See this entry on Google
5. ↑ See this entry on Google Translate.
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October

> October arrived, spreading a damp chill over the grounds and into the castle. Madam Pomfrey, the nurse, was kept busy by a sudden spate of colds among the staff and students. Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid's pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds.
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> Description, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

**October** is the tenth month of the year. It's one of the months of the year that contain thirty-one days.Template:Month

## Notable events

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 30 October
 31 October | 1981 |  File:Lily Protecting Harry from An Lord Voldemort.gif  James and Lily Potter were murdered by Lord Voldemort, while trying to protect their infant son Harry Potter. Harry survives Voldemort's attack with only a scar and becomes known as the "Boy Who Lived".

## Notable dates

### Birthdays

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Minerva McGonagallProfile - Filius F Flitwick.png17 October,
Filius FlitwickProfile - Molly Weasley COS.jpg30 October,
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Angelina JohnsonDippet Portrait.jpg*Day unknown*,
Armando Dippet
### Deaths

31 October,
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Knownly Amplifying Charm

> But her final words were drowned as a different voice echoed through the hall. It was high, cold, and clear: There was no telling where it came from; it seemed to issue from the walls themselves.
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> Effects of the Amplifying Charm, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The **Amplifying Charm** (*Sonorus*) was a charm that could be used to amplify the targeted sound, be it a person's voice or a piece of equipment. The counter-charm to this spell was the Quietening Charm.Template:Real Magical Spell

## Effects

This charm was particularly useful for amplifying one's voice, although using it on oneself for a long period of time will result in hoarseness thereafter. When using the charm on an inanimate object, one had simply point their wand at the device and either verbally or non-verbally incite the incantation.

## Known practitioners

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## Etymology

The incantation is a Latin word, meaning "*loud*".

## Behind the scenes

* In Template:GOF, it was ***Minister for Magic*** Cornelius Fudge that used this spell, as ***Ludovic Bagman*** was cut from the film.
* In the *Deathly Hallows: Part 2* game, a black/grey cloud appears in the air above those who have to hear Voldemort's messages.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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Lycanthropy

> Another term lycanthrope, often used to describes werewolves, however, refers to someone who suffers from a mental disease of fantasising being a wolf. This particular mental disorder is termed lycanthropy.
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> ***The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts***, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)

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**Lycanthropy** was the state in which a ***werewolf*** found him or herself: that of turning into a fearsome and deadly near-wolf. Muggles were far less likely to be infected by lycanthropy than wizardkind, as the wounds had a higher fatality rate. To date, there was no cure for lycanthropy. Lycanthropy was a deeply feared and despised condition, as tragic tales were told that victims begged to be allowed to die rather than becoming werewolves.
The term was often used to describe actual ***werewolves***, but some authors, like ***Arsenius Jigger*** in his work ***The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts***, asserted that its correct use was of describing a Template:W and, thus, preferred the term **werewolfry**, when referring to the condition of being a werewolf.

## Behind the scenes

* ***J. K. Rowling*** has stated that she used lycanthropy as a metaphor for HIV in the *Harry Potter* novels. This statement was repeated in material provided for ***Pottermore Presents***, leading some sources to report it as if was new information. In response, Rowling posted a series of scathing Twitter messages pointing out that "at a conservative estimate, 90% of 'revelations' that keep cropping up about Potter characters are recycled from years ago".

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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Potter Family Memorial

> As they had passed it, it had transformed. Instead of an obelisk covered in names, there was a statue of three people: a man with untidy hair and glasses, a woman with long hair and a kind, pretty face, and a baby boy sitting in his mother’s arms. Snow lay upon all their heads, like fluffy white caps. Harry drew closer, gazing up into his parents’ faces. He had never imagined that there would be a statue.... How strange it was to see himself represented in stone, a happy baby without a scar on his forehead....
>
> Harry Potter and Hermione Granger viewing this memorial in Godric's Hollow, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The **Potter memorial** was a statue located in the centre of the village square in Godric's Hollow.Template:Object

## Description

From a distance, it appeared as an obelisk, carved with the names of people who died in a war (presumably ***Muggle*** casualties of one or more previous conflicts).
While Muggles could see only this obelisk, a witch or wizard could see that the memorial changes into a statue of a family as they approached: James, Lily, and an infant Harry Potter.
It was said that in the winter, the snow looked like knit caps on the heads of the statues. The infant Harry was said to look content in his mother's arms.

## History

 File:Potter-Memorial.jpg
Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, disguised as Muggles, visited Godric's Hollow during Christmas of 1997 while they hunted Voldemort's Horcruxes. They did this in order for Harry to see where he had been born (and lost his parents). They also visited Godric's Hollow because of a theory they had regarding Dumbledore leaving the Sword of Gryffindor for them there. They visited the memorial, as well as Harry's parents graves.
Inferius

# Inferius (Harry Potter)

> They are corpses, dead bodies that have been bewitched to do a Dark wizard's bidding. Inferi have not been seen for a long time, however, not since Voldemort was last powerful... He killed enough people to make an army of them, of course.
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> Description of Inferi, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

An **Inferius** (pl. **Inferi**) was a dead body reanimated by a Dark wizard's curse. They were similar, but intrinsically distinct from a ***zombie***. Inferi were created through the magical branch of Dark Arts called necromancy, which was the art of raising the dead. The spells used to reanimate the corpse were very complex.Template:Creature

## Description

### Physical appearance

An Inferius was a grisly puppet. The Inferi were gaunt, skeletal beings that closely resembled ***zombies***. Being human corpses, they had individual appearances based on the humans they had been created from. For example, one Inferius might have dull teeth, while another might have sharp teeth.
Some might have hair, others might not have any at all — depending on the age of the human at time of death and the corpse's state of decay. The most obvious sign that one was facing an Inferius rather than a living human were the white and cloudy eyes, indicating their owner was devoid of any form of life.

## Etymology

*Inferius* is a tampered form of the Latin word for "underneath; below", *Inferus*, but with an obvious connotation of being 'lesser' than a living human. Meanwhile, *Inferi* means "the dead; underworld". J. K. Rowling has changed this real Latin words to form these creatures.

## Notes and references

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