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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