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{{Conjecture}}
 
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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|name=Broom jinx
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|name = Broom jinx
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|image = Broom jinx.gif
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|incantation =
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|type = [[Jinx]]<ref name="PS11">{{PS|B|11}}</ref>
|pronunciation=
 
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|hand =
|type=[[Jinx]]
 
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|light =
 
|effect = Made a [[broomstick]] attempt to buck its rider off<ref name="PS11"/>
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|creator =
|effect=Makes a [[broomstick]] attempt to buck its rider off
 
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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}}
 
{{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}}
 
This '''[[jinx]]''' {{Incantation unknown}} was used to make [[broomstick]]s try to throw their riders off through a variety of means such as sudden lurches and violent swishing movements.<ref name="PS11"/>
   
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==Effects==
This '''[[jinx]]''' 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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Constant eye contact was required for this jinx to be successful; if broken, the jinx ceased to work.<ref name="PS11"/><ref name="PS17">{{PS|B|17}}</ref> It appeared to be a powerful [[Dark charm]], as [[Rubeus Hagrid]] stated that nothing but powerful [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]] could interfere with a broomstick, particularly a [[Nimbus 2000]].<ref name="PS11"/>
   
==Practitioners==
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==History==
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This jinx was used by [[Quirinus Quirrell]] on [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000|Nimbus 2000]] in early [[November]] [[1991]], during a [[Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match (1991)|Quidditch match]]. It was an attempt to murder [[Harry Potter|Harry]] for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. No one in the stands detected Quirrell of using this jinx, except [[Severus Snape|Professor Severus Snape]], who attempted to save Harry with a [[Counter-curse for Broom-jinxing|counter-curse]].<ref name="PS17"/> However, Snape's robes caught on [[fire]] when [[Hermione Granger]] used the [[Bluebell Flames]] on them, as she thought that Snape was causing the jinx. She knocked over Quirrell, thus breaking his eye contact, stopping the jinx.<ref name="PS11"/>
*[[Quirinus Quirrell]]
 
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==Known practitioners==
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<gallery widths="105" orientation="portrait" spacing="small" position="center">
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Quirinus Quirrel.jpg|[[Quirinus Quirrell]]<ref name="PS11"/><ref name="PS17"/>
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</gallery>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
* 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.
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*Despite being referred to as a jinx, it is possible this spell is the [[Hurling Hex]] mentioned in {{POA}}, or a variation. Both spells can be used on broomsticks, and they both make them attempt to "hurl" off the rider
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**It's possible that "jinx" was being used as a general term for a malevolent spell, not that the characters thought it was a [[jinx]] in the technical sense.
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*In {{PS|FA}} the broom jinxing scene plays out much the same as in the book, except that Hermione uses ''[[Lacarnum Inflamari]]'' rather than [[Bluebell Flames]] to ignite Snape's cloak
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{PS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{PS|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
 
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*{{PS|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
 
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*{{PM}} {{Mention}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
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*{{WW}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|Y1}}
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*{{TCG}}
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*{{HM}}<!-- Beyond Hogwarts Volume 1 Chapter 10 -->
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[de:Anti-Schleuderfluch]]
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[[Category:Broomology]]
 
[[Category:Jinxes]]
 
[[Category:Jinxes]]
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[[Category:Spells of unknown incantation]]
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[[Category:Unidentified spells]]

Latest revision as of 17:01, 21 January 2024

"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.[1]

Effects

Constant eye contact was required for this jinx to be successful; if broken, the jinx ceased to work.[1][2] It appeared to be a powerful Dark charm, as Rubeus Hagrid stated that nothing but powerful Dark Magic could interfere with a broomstick, particularly a Nimbus 2000.[1]

History

This jinx was used by Quirinus Quirrell on Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000 in early November 1991, during a Quidditch match. It was an attempt to murder Harry for Lord Voldemort. No one in the stands detected Quirrell of using this jinx, except Professor Severus Snape, who attempted to save Harry with a counter-curse.[2] However, Snape's robes caught on fire when Hermione Granger used the Bluebell Flames on them, as she thought that Snape was causing the jinx. She knocked over Quirrell, thus breaking his eye contact, stopping the jinx.[1]

Known practitioners

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 11 (Quidditch)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces)