Changes: Banishing Charm

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"They were supposed to be practicing the opposite of the Summoning Charm today — the Banishing Charm. Owing to the potential for nasty accidents when objects kept flying across the room. Professor Flitwick had given each student a stack of cushions on which to practice, the theory being that these wouldn’t hurt anyone if they went off target. It was a good theory, but it wasn’t working very well. Neville’s aim was so poor that he kept accidentally sending much heavier things flying across the room — Professor Flitwick, for instance...he Banished a cushion with a sweep of his wand (it soared into the air and knocked Parvati’s hat off)."

— The Charms Class on the Banishing Charm.^[src]

The Banishing Charm (Depulso) is the counter-charm to the Summoning Charm. As Accio summons objects to the caster, Depulso sends objects away.^[1]

Unlike the Summoning Charm, which can summon specific objects from anywhere, the Banishing Charm banishes whatever the wand is aimed at.

History

Fourth year students studying Charms at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry learn this spell. Harry and his classmates practiced this spell in their fourth year Charms class. Flitwick found himself being Banished around the room by Neville, whose aim wasn't very good.

Known practitioners

Behind the scenes

Although the incantation is not revealed in the books, it appears in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
The Wizard in the The Wizard and the Hopping Pot may have used this spell to try to force the pot out of the house.
Although this spell is learned by Hogwarts students in their fourth year, in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, were able to use it. It is possible that they learned it before that, as Hermione asked them, if they remembered it. However Hermione may have read beforehand and told Harry and Ron how to use it.

Etymology

From the Latin “depulsio”, meaning “driving/pushing away”. Also is similar to repulse meaning "drive/push away with force", although this is a precise antonym to attract, literally "pull towards". It could also be seen to be derived from the English word pulse (as in a pulse of energy) and the prefix "de" which would make it mean "a negative pulse of energy."

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 PC PoA Walkthrough, courtesy of YouTube

The Standard Book of Spells

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Charms included in the series: Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locking Spell (Colloportus) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Nonverbal spell · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Skurge Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)

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Textbooks	Achievements in Charming · Extreme Incantations · Quintessence: A Quest · The Standard Book of Spells
Charms studied at Hogwarts
Anti-Alohomora Charm · Ascension Charm (Ascendio) · Banishing Charm (Depulso) · Blackboard Writing Spell · Blue sparks · Bombardment Spell (Bombarda) · Box Blasting Charm (Cistem Aperio) · Bubble-Head Charm · Cheering Charm · Cleaning Charm · Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Confundus Charm (Confundo) · Counter-charm for hiccoughs · Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Descendo · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Disillusionment Charm · Drought Charm · Entrancing Enchantments (theoretically) · Eradication Spell (Deletrius) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Extinguishing Spell · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Gouging Spell (Defodio) · Growth Charm · Ice Jinx · Impervius Charm (Impervius) · Knitting Charm · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis) · Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locking Spell (Colloportus) · Locomotion Charm (Locomotor) · Lumos Solem Spell (Lumos Solem) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) · Nonverbal spells · Pack Charm (Pack) · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Scouring Charm (Scourgify) · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Shrinking Charm (Reducio) · Silencing Charm (Silencio) · Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) · Skurge Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Spell for growing legs · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Vinegar to wine spell · Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) · Lumos Maxima · Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)

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+|incantation=''Depulso''<br/>(de-PUHL-so)
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+|hand=Sweep of wand
+|light=White
-|effect=Sends an object away
+|effect=Sends an object away<ref name="PC PoA Walkthrough">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tPIAqhbqI&feature=channel_video_title PC PoA Walkthrough, courtesy of YouTube]</ref>
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+{{quote|They were supposed to be practicing the opposite of the Summoning Charm today — the Banishing Charm. Owing to the potential for nasty accidents when objects kept flying across the room. Professor Flitwick had given each student a stack of cushions on which to practice, the theory being that these wouldn’t hurt anyone if they went off target. It was a good theory, but it wasn’t working very well. Neville’s aim was so poor that he kept accidentally sending much heavier things flying across the room — Professor Flitwick, for instance...he Banished a cushion with a sweep of his wand (it soared into the air and knocked Parvati’s hat off).|The Charms Class on the Banishing Charm.|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
-The '''Banishing Charm''' is the countercharm to the [[Summoning Charm]]. As [[Summoning Charm|Accio]] summons objects to the caster, Depulso sends objects away.
+The '''Banishing Charm''' (''Depulso'') is the counter-charm to the [[Summoning Charm]]. As [[Summoning Charm|Accio]] summons objects to the caster, Depulso sends objects away.<ref name="PC PoA Walkthrough"/>
-[[Fourth year]] students studying [[Charms (class)|Charms]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] learn this spell. [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and his classmates practiced this spell in their fourth-year Charms class. Flitwick found himself being Banished around the room by Neville, whose aim wasn't very good.
+Unlike the [[Summoning Charm]], which can summon specific objects from anywhere, the Banishing Charm banishes whatever the wand is aimed at.
+==History==
+[[Fourth year]] students studying [[Charms (class)|Charms]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] learn this spell. [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and his classmates practiced this spell in their fourth year Charms class. Flitwick found himself being Banished around the room by Neville, whose aim wasn't very good.
 ==Known practitioners==
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 *[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
 *[[Sirius Black]]
+*[[Filius Flitwick]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*Although the incantation is not revealed in the books, it appears in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''.
+*Although the incantation is not revealed in the books, it appears in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.
-*The Wizard in the Wizard and the Hopping Pot may have used this spell to try to force the pot out of the house.
+*The [[Wizard (The Wizard and the Hopping Pot)|Wizard]] in the ''[[The Wizard and the Hopping Pot]]'' may have used this spell to try to force the pot out of the house.
+*Although this spell is learned by Hogwarts students in their fourth year, in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', [[Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], were able to use it. It is possible that they learned it before that, as Hermione asked them, if they remembered it. However Hermione may have read beforehand and told Harry and Ron how to use it.
 ==Etymology==
-From the Latin “depulsio”, meaning “driving away”. Also is similar to repulse meaning "drive away with force". It could also be seen to be derived from the English word pulse (as in a pulse of energy.) and the prefix "de" which would make it mean "a negative pulse of energy."
+From the Latin “depulsio”, meaning “driving/pushing away”. Also is similar to repulse meaning "drive/push away with force", although this is a precise antonym to attract, literally "pull towards". It could also be seen to be derived from the English word pulse (as in a pulse of energy) and the prefix "de" which would make it mean "a negative pulse of energy."
+==See also==
+*''[[Everte Statum]] ''
+*[[Hurling Hex]]
+*[[Knockback Jinx]]
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{The Standard Book of Spells}}
 {{Charms}}
+[[fr:Sortilège d'Expulsion]]
+[[pl:Depulso]]
 [[Category:Charms]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
+[[Category:Spells with a light]]