- "Charms differ from Transfiguring Spells in the following manner: a charm adds certain properties to an object or creature, whereas a transfiguring spell will change it into something utterly different."
- — The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk[src]
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.
Nature
- "Lapses in concentration while charming can result in painful side effects — remember Wizard Baruffio, who said 's' instead of 'f' and found himself lying on the floor with a buffalo on his chest."
- — The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1[src]
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]
Successfull casting of a charm is achieved through concentration, precise wand movements, and the proper pronunciation of an incantation. When a charm is casted poorly it will fail and the caster runs the risk of it backfiring.
List of Charms
A
- 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)
- Arresto Momentum
- Ascendio
- Atmospheric Charm
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
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
- Crop-Related Charms
- Cushioning Charm
D
- Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra)
- Defensive Charm
- Deprimo
- Descendo
- Diminuendo
- Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus)
- Disillusionment Charm
- Dissendium
- Drought Charm
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
- Fidelius Charm
- Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
- 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 Charm
- Hour-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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- Unplottabilit
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 (Lumos)
- 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