Dumbledore's Army
SPELL LIBRARY
Arranged in alphabetical order. The Unforgivable Curses have been removed from the list, as well as the Unbreakable Vow, for your and other's personal safety.
Aberto
USE: Opens objects like windows or doors.
Accio
USE: Summons an object to the caster, used by saying the name of an object after incantation, ex. Accio shoe. However, if you can see the object or know where it is, it works the same to say Accio.
QUOTE: "'Accio! Accio! Accio!' she shouted, and toffees zoomed from all sorts of unlikely places, including the lining of George's jacket..."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Aguamenti
USE: Produces a jet of water from the wand tip.
QUOTE: "'But I had some - wait - Aguamenti!' said Harry again, pointing his wand at the goblet."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Alohamora
USE: Unlocks doors that aren't bewitched against the spell.
QUOTE: "'Alohamora!' The window sprang open. 'How - how?' said Black weakly, staring at the hippogriff."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Alarte Ascendare
USE: Launches the target into the air, not permanent.
Anapneo
USE: Cleares airway, if blocked. Useful in choking situations.
QUOTE: "...he swallowed to fast, turned purple, and began to choke. 'Anapneo' said Slughorn calmly, pointing his wand at Belby, who's airway seemed to clear at once."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Aparacium
USE: Makes invisible ink and other hidden messages become visible.
QUOTE: "The Revealing Charm will reveal invisible ink and messages hidden by magical means. Simply tap a book or parchment with your wand and any hidden message will be revealed."
Miranda Goshawk - Standard Book of Spells
Aqua Eructo
USE: Wand tip emits a controlled jet of water. Much the same effect as the Aguamenti Charm.
Arania Exumai
USE: Blasts away arachnids (spiders).
Arresto Momentum
USE: Slows down target, useful for falling objects.
Avifors
USE: Transforms target into a bird.
Baubillious
USE: Creates a bolt of light at wand tip.
Bombarda
USE: Creates small explosion on impact.
Bombarda Maxima
USE: Creates large explosion on impact.
Brachiabindo / Emencipare
USE: Binds target's limbs very tightly. Can be reversed with countercurse Emencipare (see Emancipare for details.
Brackium Emendo
USE: Mends broken bones.
Calvario
USE: Makes the target's hair fall out.
Cantis
USE: Causes target to sing like a bird.
Carpe Retractum
USE: Causes wand tip to emit a long rope that ties itsself around the target and pull them towards the caster.
Cave Inimicum
USE: Strengthens a house or other enclosure.
QUOTE: "'Cave inimicum...that's as much as I can do. At the very least, we should know they're coming.'"
Hermione Granger - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Cistem Aperio
USE: Opens boxes, wardrobes, and chests.
Colloportus
USE:Locks or seals doors so magic must be used to gain entry.
QUOTE: "'Colloportus!" gasped Hermione, and the door sealed itsself with an odd squelching noise."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Colloshoo
USE: Seals target's feet to the ground with a sticky "ectoplasm".
Colovaria
USE: Changes target's surface color.
Confringo
USE: Causes target to explode in flames.
QUOTE: "Harry...pointed his wand at the falling sidecar and yelled 'Confringo!'
Extract - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Crinus Muto
USE: Changes color and style of target's hair, not always with positive effects.
Deletrius
USE: Stops the effects of Prior Encantato (see Prior Encantato for details).
QUOTE: "'Deletrius!' Mr. Diggory shouted, and the smoky skull vanished."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Densaugio
USE: Causes target's teeth to grow at alarming rate.
QUOTE: "It wasn't a pretty sight. Hermione's front teeth - already larger than average - were now growing at an alarming rate; she was looking more and more like a beaver as her teeth elongated, past her bottom lip, towards her chin - panic-stricken, she felt them, and let out a terrified cry."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Depulso
USE: Makes target fly to a specific location.
Deprimo
USE: Causes powerful wind to blow on target. Commonly knocks other objects and/or people down as well.
Decendo
USE: Causes objects to decend or move downwards.
QUOTE: "With a whip-like movement, Crabbe pointed his wand at the fifty-foot mountain of old furniture....and shouted, 'Decendo!' The wall began to totter, then crumbled into the aisle next door where Ron stood.
Extract - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Diffindo
USE: Cuts, breaks, or tears the target.
QUOTE: "'Diffindo.' It cracked with a sound like a bullet in the silence: the surface of the pool broke and chunks of dark ice rocked..."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Dissendium
USE: Opens secret or concealed passagways.
QUOTE: "'That's true,' said Hermione, getting to her feet. 'If he sees you....how do you open the witch's hump again?'"
Extract - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Draconifors
USE: Turns target into a dragon.
Ducklifors
USE: Transforms target into a duck.
Duro
USE: Hardens an object. Acheived by turning the object to stone.
QUOTE: The Hardening Charm will turn an object into solid stone. This can be surprisingly handy in a tight spot.
Miranda Goshawk - Book of Spells
Ebublio
USE: Used in parallel with Aqua Erectus (see Aqua Erectus for details), this spell causes a target to grow larger, then explode into bubbles.
Emancipare
USE: The counterspall for the Leg Locker Curse (see Brachibindo for details), and Fulgari (see Fulgari for details).
Engorgio
USE: Causes target to swell and grow larger.
QUOTE: "[This] straightforward but suprisingly dangerous charm causes things to swell..."
Miranda Goshawk - Book of Spells
Engorgio Skullus
USE: Causes target's skull to swell rapidly until it reaches an unproportionate, grotesque size.
Entomorphis
USE: Transforms target into an insect for a short period of time.
Episkey
USE: Heals minor injuries when cast in the direction of the injured person.
QUOTE: "'Episkey,' said Tonks. Harry's nose felt very hot, then very cold. He raised a hand and felt it gingerly. It seemed to be mended."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Epoximise
USE: Sticks objects together like magical glue.
Erecto
USE: Causes target object to build or erect itsself.
QUOTE: "'...so Ron's dad said I could borrow it. Erecto!' she added, pointing her wand at the misshapen canvas, which in one fluid motion rose into the air and settled, fully constructed, on to the ground before Harry, out of whose startled hands a tent peg soared, to land with a final thud at the end of a guy rope."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Evenesco
USE: Vanish the target.
QUOTE: "'I know you did, Potter, which means that this mess is utterly worthless. Evanesco.' The contents of Harry's potion vanished; he was left standing foolishly beside an empty cauldron."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Everte Statum
USE: Causes target object to fly backwards in the air.
Expecto Patronum
USE: Conjures a patronus, used to ward off dementors.
QUOTE: ""EXPECTO PATRONUM!' An enormous silver stag erupted from the tip of Harry's wand; it's antlers caught the dementor in the place where the heart should have been; it was thrown backward, weightless as darkness, and as the stag charged, the dementor swooped away, batlike and defeated."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Expulso
USE: Causes target object to explode loudly.
QUOTE: "'Expulso!' bellowed the Death Eater, and the table behind which Harry was standing blew up..."
Extract - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Ferula
USE: Creates a bandage and splint on an injury.
QUOTE: "'Ferula.' Bandages spun up Ron's leg, strapping it tightly to a splint.
Extract - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Finato Duri
USE: Strengthens objects.
Finite Incantatem
USE: Ends the effect of an already cast spell.
QUOTE: "Snape took charge. 'Finite Incantatem!' he shouted; Harry's feet stopped dancing."
Extract - Harry Poter and the Chamber of Secrets
Flagrate
USE: Allows caster to write with fire.
QUOTE: "'Flagrate!' She drew with her wand in midair and a fiery 'X' appeared on the door.
Extract - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Flipendo
USE: Causes target to flip in the air.
Fumos
USE: Creates a cloud of thick grey smoke.
Fulgari
USE: Bids target's hands with thick ropes. To release target, use counterspell Emancipare (see Emancipare for details).
Furnunculus
USE: Causes target to become covered in boils.
QUOTE: "'Furnunculus!' Harry yelled....Goyle bellowed and put his hands to his nose, where great big ugly boils were springing up.
Extract - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Geminio
USE: Creates duplicate of target, duplicate lasts several hours.
QUOTE: "I need to duplicate it - Geminio! There, that should fool her..."
Hermione Granger - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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