A charm is a spell that adds certain properties to an object or creature. Charms are distinguished from transfigurations in that a charm adds or changes properties of an object; it focuses on altering what the object does as opposed to what the object is.^[1] For example, the Colour Change Charm causes something to flash different colours; the Levitation Charm causes an object to levitate; the Cheering Charm improves upon a creature's mood. An object that has a lasting charm placed on it is called bewitched, though charms in general appear to last longer than other spells.

Charms can be some of the most powerful and game-changing spells in existence. The Fidelius Charm, for example, can completely hide a person or a place in such a way that no one can find them unless they are given the location by a Secret Keeper. Memory Charms can be so strong that they completely remove a person's memory or even damage his or her mind permanently. Spells such as curses, jinxes, and hexes are referred to as "dark charms".^[2]

List of CharmsEdit

• Aberforth Dumbledore's Goat Charm
• Anti-Alohomora Charm
• Anti-Apparition Charm
• Anti-Cheating Spell
• Anti-Theft Charm
• Anti-Unlocking Charms
• Aqua Eructo Charm (Aqua Eructo)
• Area Spell
• Aresto Momentum
• Ascendio
• Atmospheric Charm
• Avifors Spell (Avifors)
• Banishing Charm (Depulso)
• Baubillious
• Beauty Spell
• Bewitched Snowballs
• Blocked Barrier
• Blue Sparks
• Bluebell Flames
• Bombarda
• Bombarda Maxima
• Bond of Blood Charm
• Braking Charm
• Bubble-Head Charm
• Caterwauling Charm
• Cave Inimicum
• Charm to Cure Reluctant Reversers
• Charm to Insult Severus Snape
• Cheering Charm
• Cistem Aperio
• Cleaning Charm
• Colour Change Charm (Colovaria)
• Concealing Charms
• Concealment Charm
• Confundus Charm (Confundo)
• Containment Charm
• Counter-Charm for Hiccoughs
• Crinus Muto
• Crop-Related Charms
• Cushioning Charm
• Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra)
• Defensive Charm
• Deprimo
• Descendo
• Diminuendo
• Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus)
• Dishwashing Spell
• Disillusionment Charm
• Dissendium
• Drought Charm
• Engorgement Charm (Engorgio)
• Enlargement Charm
• Entrancing Enchantments
• Epoximise
• Erecto
• Eye of rabbit, harp string hum, turn this water into rum
• False Memory Charm
• Feather-Light Charm
• Fianto Duri
• Fidelius Charm
• Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
• Fire Rope
• Fixing Charm
• Flagrate
• Flame-Freezing Charm
• Flashing Paint Charm
• Floating Charm
• Flying Charm
• Focus
• Food-Related Charms
• Fountain of Wine
• Freeze!
• Freezing Charm (Immobilus)
• Freezing Spell (Glacius)
• Fumos
• Fumos Duo
• Fur Spell
• Glacius Duo
• Glacius Tria
• Glisseo
• Gouging Spell (Defodio)
• Gripping Charm
• Growth Charm
• Hair-Regrowing Spells
• Hair-Thickening Charm
• Hand-Held Flames
• Hardening Charm (Duro)
• Harmonia Nectere Passus
• Herbivicus Charm (Herbivicus)
• Homonculous Charm
• Homorphus Charm
• Horton-Keitch Braking Charm
• Hot-Air Charm
• Hover Charm
• Human-Presence-Revealing Spell (Homenum Revelio)
• Illegibilus
• Imperturbable Charm
• Impervius Charm (Impervius)
• Incendio Duo
• Incendio Tria
• Informous Spell (Informous)
• Intruder Charm
• Invisibility Charm
• Invisibility Spell
• Knitting Charm
• Lacarnum Inflamarae
• Legilimency Spell (Legilimens)
• Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)
• Levitation Spell (Levioso)
• Liberare
• Lightning Spell
• Limbo Mist Anticharm
• Locking Spell (Colloportus)
• Locomotion Charm (Locomotor)
• Lumos Duo Charm (Lumos Duo)
• Lumos Maxima
• Lumos Solem
• Memory Charm (Obliviate)
• Mending Charm (Reparo)
• Merope Gaunt's Charm
• Meteolojinx Recanto
• Ministry of Magic Fog
• Mobiliarbus
• Mobilicorpus
• Muffliato Charm (Muffliato)
• Muggle-Repelling Charm (Repello Muggletum)
• Obliteration Charm
• Obscuro
• Oculus Reparo
• Open Sesame
• Pack
• Parchment-Sealing Spell
• Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronum)
• Pepper Breath Hex
• Permanent Sticking Charm
• Placement Charm
• Portaberto
• Portus
• Prior Incantato
• Protean Charm
• Protective Enchantments
• Protego Duo
• Protego Horribilis
• Protego Maxima
• Protego Totalum
• Quietus
• Red Sparks
• Refilling Charm
• Repairing Charms
• Repelling Spell
• Repello Inimicum
• Revealing Charm (Aparecium)
• Revelio Charm (Revelio)
• Riddikulus
• Rocket Charm
• Rose Growth
• Sauce-Conjuring Spell
• Scarpin's Revelaspell
• Scouring Charm (Scourgify)
• Scuba-Spell
• Security Spell
• Seize and Pull Charm (Carpe Retractum)
• Severing Charm (Diffindo)
• Shield Charm (Protego)
• Shrinking Charm (Reducio)
• Silencing Charm (Silencio)
• Skurge Charm (Skurge)
• Slug-Vomiting Charm (Slugulus Eructo)
• Snowflake-Creating Spell
• Softening Charm (Spongify)
• Somnambulist Charm
• Sonorous Charm
• Sonorus
• Specialis Revelio
• Spell for growing legs
• Sticking Charm
• Stream of Flames
• Stunning Spell (Stupefy)
• Stupefy Duo
• Substantive Charm
• Summoning Charm (Accio)
• Supersensory Charm
• Talon-Clipping Charm
• Tea-Making Spell
• Tergeo
• Theif's Downfall
• Tickling Charm (Rictusempra)
• Tooth-Shrinking Spell
• The Trace
• Unbreakable Charm
• Underwater Charm
• Undetectable Extension Charm
• Unlocking Charm (Alohomora)
• Unplottability
• Verdillious
• Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillious)
• Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillious Duo)
• Verdimillious Tria
• Vermillious
• Vermillious Duo
• Vinegar to Wine
• Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox)
• Wand-Lighting Charm

  

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• Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)

See alsoEdit

• Transfiguration
• Conjuration
• Counter-spell

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• 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 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Quidditch Through the Ages
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard
• LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
• LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
• J. K. Rowling Official Site
• Pottermore
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Harry Potter LEGO Sets

Notes and referencesEdit