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| ⚫ | The '''Backfiring Jinx '''(''incantation unknown'') was a [[jinx]] of unknown effect. In July [[1996]], the [[Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects]] got wind of a "nasty" example of this jinx in [[Elephant and Castle]], but it was sorted out by the [[Magical Law Enforcement Patrol]] before they arrived on the scene.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 5 (''An Excess of Phlegm'')</ref> |
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| − | The '''Backfiring Jinx '''(''incantation unknown'') is a "nasty" [[jinx]] that presumably causes explosions<ref>"[[Wikipedia:Back-fire|Backfire]]" on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]</ref>. |
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| − | |[[Ariana Dumbledore|Ariana Dumbledore]] |
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| − | |summer [[1899]] |
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| − | |While [[Percival Dumbledore]] was imprisoned and his sons [[Albus Dumbledore|Albus]] and [[Aberforth Dumbledore|Aberforth]] attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], his wife [[Kendra Dumbledore|Kendra]] took care of [[Ariana Dumbledore|Ariana]]. Rumours spread by people such as [[Muriel]] and her cousin [[Lancelot]] suggested that Kendra was keeping her "[[Squib]]" daughter locked up in a cellar. When Ariana was fourteen years old, she lost control of her magic, and the explosion caused by a Backfiring Jinx killed Kendra.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''</ref> |
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| − | |[[July]] [[1996]] |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{mention}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' {{mention}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 03:33, 4 December 2015
The Backfiring Jinx (incantation unknown) was a jinx of unknown effect. In July 1996, the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects got wind of a "nasty" example of this jinx in Elephant and Castle, but it was sorted out by the Magical Law Enforcement Patrol before they arrived on the scene.[1]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)