Severus Snape using a Shield Charm against Harry Potter
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.
Harry Potter using the Summoning Charm
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 Charms
A
Hermione Granger using Aresto Momentum in Gringotts
Harry Potter using Ascendio in the Black Lake during the Triwizard Tournament
- Amplifying Charm (Sonorus)
- Anti-Alohomora Charm
- Anti-Apparition Charm
- Anti-Cheating Spell
- Anti-Theft Charm
- Anti-Unlocking Charms
- Aqua Eructo Charm (Aqua Eructo)
- Area Spell (Area Charm)
- Aresto Momentum
- Ascendio
- Atmospheric Charm
Hermione Granger using Bombarda to free Sirius Black
Dolores Umbridge using Bombarda Maxima to find Dumbledore's Army
Fleur Delacour using the Bubble-Head Charm in the Black Lake during the Triwizard Tournament
B
- Banishing Charm (Depulso)
- Baubillious
- Beauty Spell
- Bewitched sleep
- Bewitched Snowballs
- Bird-Conjuring Charm (Avis)
- Blackboard writing spell
- Blocked Barrier
- Blue Sparks
- Bluebell Flames
- Bombarda
- Bombarda Maxima
- Bond of Blood Charm
- Braking Charm
- Bubble-Head Charm
Hermione Granger using Confundus to help Ron Weasley
C
- 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
Nigel Wolpert using Diminuendo on a mechanical Death Eater
Severus Snape using Expelliarmus to protect Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley from Sirius Black
D
- Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra)
- Defensive Charm
- Deprimo
- Descendo
- Diminuendo
- Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus)
- Disillusionment Charm
- Dissendium
- Drought Charm
Harry Potter using Engorgio to test a wand that Ron Weasley took from the Snatchers
E
- Engorgement Charm (Engorgio)
- Enlargement Charm
- Entrancing Enchantments
- Epoximise
- Eradication Spell (Deletrius)
- Erecto
- Eye of rabbit, harp string hum, turn this water into rum
F
- False Memory Charm
- Feather-Light Charm
- [[Fianto Duri|Fianto Duri
Bellatrix Lestrange using the Fire-Making Spell to set fire to Rubeus Hagrid's cabin.
Hermione Granger using the Freezing Charm in her second year
- Fidelius Charm
- Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
- Fire Rope
- Fixing Charm
- Flame-Freezing Charm
- Flashing Paint Charm
- Floating Charm
- Flying Charm
- Food-Related Charms
- Freeze!
- Freezing Charm (Immobulus)
- Freezing Spell (Glacius)
- Fur Spell
G
H
- 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 CharmHour-Reversal Charm
- Hour-Reversal Charm
- Hover Charm
- Human-Presence-Revealing Spell (Homenum Revelio)
I
- Illegibilus
- Imperturbable Charm
- Impervius Charm (Impervius)
- Incendio Duo
- Incendio Tria
- Informous Spell (Informous)
- Intruder Charm
- Invisibility Charm
- Invisibility Spell
K
L
- 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
M
- 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)
O
P
- Pack
- Parchment-Sealing Spell
- Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronum)
- Permanent Sticking Charm
- Placement Charm
- Portaberto
- Portus
- Prior Incantato
- Protean Charm
- Protective Enchantments
- Protego Duo
- Protego Horribilis
- Protego Maxima
- Protego Totalum
Q
- Quietening Charm (Quietus)
R
- Red Sparks
- Refilling Charm
- Repairing Charms
- Repelling Spell
- Repello Inimicum
- Revealing Charm (Aparecium)
- Revelio Charm (Revelio)
- Riddikulus
- Rocket Charm
- Room-sealing spell
- Rose Growth
S
- 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)
- Shield penetration spell
- Shrinking Charm (Reducio)
- Silencing Charm (Silencio)
- Skurge Charm (Skurge)
- Slug-Vomiting Charm (Slugulus Eructo)
- Smokescreen Spell (Fumos)
- Snowflake-Creating Spell
- Softening Charm (Spongify)
- Somnambulist Charm
- Sonorous Charm
- Specialis Revelio
- Spell for growing legs
- Sticking Charm
- Stream of Flames
- Stunning Spell (Stupefy)
- Stupefy Duo
- Substantive Charm
- Summoning Charm (Accio)
- Supersensory Charm
T
- Talon-Clipping Charm
- Tea-Making Spell
- Tergeo
- Thief's Downfall
- Tickling Charm (Rictusempra)
- Tooth-Shrinking Spell
- The Trace
U
- Unbreakable Charm
- Underwater Charm
- Undetectable Extension Charm
- Unlocking Charm (Alohomora)
- Unplottability
V
- Verdillious
- Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillious)
- Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillious Duo)
- Verdimillious Tria
- Vermillious
- Vermillious Duo
- Vinegar to Wine
W
- Waddiwasi
- Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox)
- Wand-Lighting Charm
Hermione Granger using Alohomora
- Washing up spell
- Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)
See also
Appearances
- 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