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{{Quote|As they soared upwards, away from the two remaining Death Eaters, Harry spat blood out of his mouth, pointed his wand at the falling sidecar, and yelled, 'Confringo!' He knew a dreadful, gut-wrenching pang for Hedwig as it exploded...|Harry Potter's use in the Battle of the Seven Potters|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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The '''Blasting Curse''' is a [[spell]] that causes anything that the spell comes into contact with to explode. A possible lesser version of it might be the [[Blasting Charm]]. The incantation is ''Confringo''.
  
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The '''Blasting Curse''' (''Confringo'') is a [[spell]] that causes anything that the spell comes into contact with to explode.
   
 
==Known uses==
  
==Known uses==
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[[File:PettigrewKillsMuggles.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Pettigrew uses the curse to kill twelve Muggles and create a massive crater]]
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*[[Alberta Toothill]] used this curse to defeat [[Samson Wiblin]] in the [[All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition]] of [[1430s|1430]].
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*On [[1 November]], [[1981]], [[Peter Pettigrew]] may have used an extremely powerful blasting curse to decimate a street and kill [[Peter Pettigrew's victims|twelve]] [[Muggle]]s at once while evading [[Sirius Black]], who was blamed for the crimes and Pettigrew's alleged [[death]]. <ref name="POA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref> The explosion was so fierce, it left a massive crater in the street, with the pipes showing. The Ministry gave an excuse of a "gas leak" to the surviving Muggles, and thought that Black was the one who used the curse.
 
*[[Harry Potter]] used this curse to destroy [[Sirius Black]]'s [[Sirius Black's motorcycle|flying motorcycle]]'s side-car during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]. <ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
  
*[[Harry Potter]] used this curse to destroy [[Sirius Black]]'s [[Sirius Black's motorcycle|flying motorcycle]]'s side-car during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]. <ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
 
*Later [[1997|that year]], [[Hermione Granger]] used it in an attempt to kill [[Nagini]] and facilitate her and Harry's [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|escape]] from [[Bathilda Bagshot]]'s house in [[Godric's Hollow]], but broke [[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] in the process. <ref name="DH"/>
  
*Later [[1997|that year]], [[Hermione Granger]] used it in an attempt to kill [[Nagini]] and facilitate her and Harry's [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|escape]] from [[Bathilda Bagshot]]'s house in [[Godric's Hollow]], but broke [[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] in the process. <ref name="DH"/>
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[[File:Confringo.JPG|thumb|250px|Hermione using this curse against [[Nagini]].]]
  
[[File:Confringo.JPG|thumb|250px|Hermione using this curse against [[Nagini]].]]
 
*This spell may have been the cause of the explosion which killed [[Fred Weasley]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
  
*This spell may have been the cause of the explosion which killed [[Fred Weasley]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
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*On [[1 November]], [[1981]], [[Peter Pettigrew]] may have used an extremely powerful blasting curse to decimate a street and kill [[Peter Pettigrew's victims|twelve]] [[Muggle]]s at once while evading [[Sirius Black]], who was blamed for the crimes and Pettigrew's alleged [[death]]. <ref name="POA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref> The explosion was so fierce, it left a massive crater in the street, with the pipes showing. The Ministry gave an excuse of a "gas leak" to the surviving Muggles, and thought that Black was the one who used the curse. [[File:Confringo!.jpg|thumb|250px]]
  
   
 
==Known practitioners==
  
==Known practitioners==
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[[File:Tumblr_lu5zt32HOs1qgt0vro3_250.gif|frame|Harry uses the Blasting Curse during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]]]
 
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*[[Minerva McGonagall]] {{C|possibly}}
  
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*[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]
  
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==Behind the Scenes==
  
==Behind the Scenes==
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[[File:Deathly Hallows - Confringo.gif|thumb|loop|400px|Voldemort trying to kill Harry.]]
  
 
*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' Professor McGonagall possibly uses the Blasting Curse to duel against Snape (just in case this is ''not ''the Blasting Curse, it is referred to as the [[Fiery offensive spell]]), defeating Amycus and Alecto Carrow in the process.
  
*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' Professor McGonagall possibly uses the Blasting Curse to duel against Snape (just in case this is ''not ''the Blasting Curse, it is referred to as the [[Fiery offensive spell]]), defeating Amycus and Alecto Carrow in the process.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', Harry uses the Blasting Curse against Nagini in an attempt to kill her and possibly to provoke Voldemort to chase Harry, so the snake would stay behind unprotected. Immediately after this instance, Voldemort also casted several Blasting Curses at Harry as he jumped into a corridor and escaped Voldemort's wrath.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', Harry uses the Blasting Curse against Nagini in an attempt to kill her and possibly to provoke Voldemort to chase Harry, so the snake would stay behind unprotected. This fails in that the spells bounces off Nagini, due to her magical protection, and instead strikes multiple Death Eaters. Immediately after this instance, Voldemort also casted several Blasting Curses at Harry as he jumped into a corridor and escaped Voldemort's wrath.
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*Both this spell and ''[[Expulso]]'' share similar effects, though - unlike the latter - ''Confringo'' is sometimes accompanied by fiery explosions. The reason for this may be that ''Confringo'' is the result of a sharp, local temperature increase where as ''Expulso'' increases the local pressure to cause explosions. However in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (video game), Confringo is an explosive spell, while Expulso serves as some sort of "machine gun" spell.
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*Both this spell and ''[[Expulso]]'' share similar effects, though - unlike the latter - ''Confringo'' is sometimes accompanied by fiery explosions. The reason for this may be that ''Confringo'' is the result of a sharp, local temperature increase where as ''Expulso'' increases the local pressure to cause explosions. However, in the ''Deathly Hallows'' video games, ''Confringo'' is an explosive spell, while ''Expulso'' serves as some sort of "machine gun" spell.
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*In different varieties of games and films, the colour of Confringo varies. It's two main colours so far are a light blue and purple, or simply a fiery explosion.
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*In different varieties of games and films, the colour of Confringo varies. Its two main colours so far are a light blue and purple, or simply a fiery explosion.
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*A [[Confringo spellbook|spellbook]] for this spell could be found nearby an old building close to an [[Acromantula]] lair and some [[Abandoned nuclear power plant|abandoned nuclear power plants]].
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Mention}}<ref>On the [[Hogwarts Express]] [[Ron Weasley]] reads the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' which says ''Twelve years ago, Black murdered 13 people with one single curse.'', in a story about the event.</ref>
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
  
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==See also==
  
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*[[Bombarda]]
  
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Revision as of 04:31, 16 April 2014

"As they soared upwards, away from the two remaining Death Eaters, Harry spat blood out of his mouth, pointed his wand at the falling sidecar, and yelled, 'Confringo!' He knew a dreadful, gut-wrenching pang for Hedwig as it exploded..."
— Harry Potter's use in the Battle of the Seven Potters[src]

The Blasting Curse (Confringo) is a spell that causes anything that the spell comes into contact with to explode.

Known uses

PettigrewKillsMuggles

Pettigrew uses the curse to kill twelve Muggles and create a massive crater

Possible uses

Confringo

Hermione using this curse against Nagini.

Known practitioners

File:Tumblr lu5zt32HOs1qgt0vro3 250.gif

Harry uses the Blasting Curse during the Battle of Hogwarts

Etymology

Confringo is Latin for "I break".

Behind the Scenes

  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Professor McGonagall possibly uses the Blasting Curse to duel against Snape (just in case this is not the Blasting Curse, it is referred to as the Fiery offensive spell), defeating Amycus and Alecto Carrow in the process.
  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry uses the Blasting Curse against Nagini in an attempt to kill her and possibly to provoke Voldemort to chase Harry, so the snake would stay behind unprotected. This fails in that the spells bounces off Nagini, due to her magical protection, and instead strikes multiple Death Eaters. Immediately after this instance, Voldemort also casted several Blasting Curses at Harry as he jumped into a corridor and escaped Voldemort's wrath.
  • Both this spell and Expulso share similar effects, though - unlike the latter - Confringo is sometimes accompanied by fiery explosions. The reason for this may be that Confringo is the result of a sharp, local temperature increase where as Expulso increases the local pressure to cause explosions. However, in the Deathly Hallows video games, Confringo is an explosive spell, while Expulso serves as some sort of "machine gun" spell.
  • In different varieties of games and films, the colour of Confringo varies. Its two main colours so far are a light blue and purple, or simply a fiery explosion.
  • A spellbook for this spell could be found nearby an old building close to an Acromantula lair and some abandoned nuclear power plants.

Appearances

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters) - pg. 54 UK edition
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  4. ↑ On the Hogwarts Express Ron Weasley reads the Daily Prophet which says Twelve years ago, Black murdered 13 people with one single curse., in a story about the event.
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