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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|image=[[File:VoldyBlow.gif|250px]]
 
 
|name=Blasting Curse
 
|name=Blasting Curse
 
|image=[[File:VoldyBlow.gif|250px]]
|incantation=''Confringo''<br/>con-FRIN-joh
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|incantation=''Confringo''<br/>(con-FREEN-go)
 
|type=[[Curse]]
 
|type=[[Curse]]
|hand=Point wand at target; Move wand and non-casting hand like unlatching a grenade (DH Part 1 Videogame)
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|hand=Point wand at target<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 4 (''The Seven Potters'') - pg. 54 UK edition</ref>
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|light= Orange, fire-like
|effect=Causes an explosion
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|effect=Causes explosion
|||light = *Fire
 
**Purple
 
**Blue
 
**Red
 
 
}}
 
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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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{{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}}
The '''Blasting Curse''' is a [[spell]] that causes anything that the spell comes into contact with to explode. The incantation is ''Confringo''. Confringo is probably one of the most destructive curses in the spell arsenary, aside from ''Reducto''. The difference between this spell and ''Expulso ''is that Confringo uses heat to cause explosions, and ''Expulso ''uses pressure.
 
   
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The '''Blasting Curse''' (''Confringo'') is a [[spell]] that causes anything that the spell comes into contact with to explode. This curse can be very dangerous and even deadly, if not used responsibly.
==Known uses==
 
*[[Alberta Toothill]] used this curse to defeat [[Samson Wiblin]] in the [[All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition]] of [[1430s|1430]].
 
*[[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"/>
 
   
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This curse is also popular when it comes to dueling, as it can create maximum damage, depending on the power behind the spell.
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== History ==
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It is unknown who invented the curse and when but, considering that it has been used at least since the year 1430, it had to have been invented sometime before that. This curse was used during the [[First Wizarding War]] and several times during the [[Second Wizarding War]].
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It's quite possibly been the cause of many murders during the end of the First Wizarding War and a few during the second.
 
==Known uses==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" 500px;"
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! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s)
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! align="center" width="20%" |Date
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! scope="col" |Notes
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|[[Alberta Toothill]]
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|[[1430s|1430]]
 
|She used this curse to defeat [[Samson Wiblin]] in the [[All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition]].
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|[[Peter Pettigrew]]
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|[[1 November]], [[1981]]
 
|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.
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[[File:PettigrewKillsMuggles.jpg|thumb|left|220px]]
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|-
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|[[Harry Potter]]
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|[[27 July]], [[1997]]
 
|Harry used this curse to destroy [[Sirius Black]]'s [[Sirius Black's motorcycle|flying motorcycle]]'s side-car during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]].
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|[[Hermione Granger]]
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|[[24 December]], [[1997]]
 
|Hermione 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">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
 
[[File:Confringo.JPG|thumb|250px|left]]
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|}
 
===Possible uses===
 
===Possible uses===
[[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]].
*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]]]]
 
*[[Harry Potter]]
 
*[[Harry Potter]]
 
*[[Hermione Granger]]
 
*[[Hermione Granger]]
*[[Peter Pettigrew]] {{C|possibly}}
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*[[Peter Pettigrew]]
 
*[[Minerva McGonagall]] {{C|possibly}}
 
*[[Minerva McGonagall]] {{C|possibly}}
 
*[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]
 
*[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]
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==Behind the Scenes==
 
==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. The curse McGongall used, however, could have been a spell that shapes fire into magnificent, swirling shapes, and when hit it causes the victim to pass out from heat exhaustion.
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*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. 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.
 
*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.
 
*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.
 
*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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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{FWC mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{FWC mention}} {{1st mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{FWC mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{FWC mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
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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>
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]] ''{{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[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)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
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[[de:Sprengfluch]]
[[fr:Maléfice Explosif]] [[fi: Ruhjoo]]
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[[fr:Maléfice Explosif]]
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[[fi:Ruhjoo]]
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[[pl:Confringo]]
 
[[Category:Curses]]
 
[[Category:Curses]]
 
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
 
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]

Revision as of 22:55, 31 December 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. This curse can be very dangerous and even deadly, if not used responsibly.

This curse is also popular when it comes to dueling, as it can create maximum damage, depending on the power behind the spell.

History

It is unknown who invented the curse and when but, considering that it has been used at least since the year 1430, it had to have been invented sometime before that. This curse was used during the First Wizarding War and several times during the Second Wizarding War.

It's quite possibly been the cause of many murders during the end of the First Wizarding War and a few during the second.

Known uses

Caster(s) Date Notes
Alberta Toothill 1430 She used this curse to defeat Samson Wiblin in the All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition.
Peter Pettigrew 1 November, 1981 Pettigrew may have used an extremely powerful blasting curse to decimate a street and kill twelve Muggles at once while evading Sirius Black, who was blamed for the crimes and Pettigrew's alleged death. [2] 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.
PettigrewKillsMuggles
Harry Potter 27 July, 1997 Harry used this curse to destroy Sirius Black's flying motorcycle's side-car during the Battle of the Seven Potters.
Hermione Granger 24 December, 1997 Hermione used it in an attempt to kill Nagini and facilitate her and Harry's escape from Bathilda Bagshot's house in Godric's Hollow, but broke Harry's wand in the process. [3]
Confringo

Possible uses

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. 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.