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The Wand-Extinguishing Charm. It is used to turn off the light invoked by Lumos. Nox, in Latin, means night.
This is a variant of the Lumos or the Wand-Lighting Charm. Lumos Maxima shoots a ball of light at the targeted or pointed place when the wand is swung. It was used by Harry Potter at the Dursley home and by Dumbledore at the cave of one of the Horcruxes. It came from the Latin words ...
The counter-spell to Levicorpus. This was also invented by Severus Snape. Since Snape invented the Levicorpus spell, it may have been made irreversible without its specific counter-spell. It came from the Latin words "liberare," meaning "to free," and "corpus."
This is a non-verbal spell invented by Severus Snape, then known as the Half-blood Prince when Harry Potter learned about it. It causes the victim to dangle upside-down by their ankles. It came from the Latin words "levare" (raise) and "corpus" (body). It cannot be countered or ...
The Fire-Making Spell. This charm produces fire and is frequently used by Hermione. It was also used by Bellatrix to set Hagrid's hut ablaze. Arthur Weasley also used this spell to produce fire in the Dursleys' hearth to use the Floo powder.
Causes someone or something to be tied up with ropes. Its etymology is from the Latin word "in carcerem" which means "in prison." It also has a non-verbal version.
Known as the Imperius Curse, it is also part of the three Unforgivable Curses. This places the victim in a trance or a dream-like state which is subject to the will of the caster. If one has a strong will, they can learn to resist the Imperius Curse. It came from the Latin word "impero" ...
Hermione invented this jinx during the formation of Dumbledore's army. This causes boils or pimples to break out on a traitor's forehead, spelling out the work "sneak." The jinx was placed on the parchment where all the members of Dumbledore's Army signed. This jinx may have ...
