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[[File:Quirrell counter jinx.jpg|thumb|right|Quirrell performing the jinx]]
 
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{{Spell infobox
This '''jinx''' was used to cause Harry Potter's [[Broomstick|broomstick]] to malfunction so that it began attempting to buck him off of it.
 
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{{Quote|His broom gave a sudden, frightening lurch. For a split second, he thought he was going to fall. He gripped the broom tightly with both hands and knees. He'd never felt anything like that. It happened again. It was as though the broom was trying to buck him off.|Description|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
In [[1991]] [[Quirinus Quirrell]] used this [[Spell|spell]] to prevent [[Harry Potter]] from winning the [[Quidditch]] match between [[Gryffindor]] and [[Slytherin]], but also trying to kill him. However it was interupted by [[Severus Snape]]'s [[Counter-jinx for Broom-jinxing|counter-Jinx]].
 
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This '''[[jinx]]''' (''incantation unknown'') was used to make [[broomsticks]] try to throw their riders off through a variety of means such as sudden lurches and violent swishing movements. Eye contact is required for this [[spell]] to be successful.
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==Practitioners==
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*[[Quirinus Quirrell]]
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==Behind the scenes==
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* Despite being referred to as a jinx, it is possible this spell is the [[Hurling Hex]] mentioned in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''. Both spells can be used on broomsticks, and they both make them attempt to "hurl" off the rider.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
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[[Category:Jinxes]]
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[[Category:Broomology]]

Revision as of 12:38, 14 April 2014

"His broom gave a sudden, frightening lurch. For a split second, he thought he was going to fall. He gripped the broom tightly with both hands and knees. He'd never felt anything like that. It happened again. It was as though the broom was trying to buck him off."
— Description[src]

This jinx (incantation unknown) was used to make broomsticks try to throw their riders off through a variety of means such as sudden lurches and violent swishing movements. Eye contact is required for this spell to be successful.

Practitioners

Behind the scenes

Appearances