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==Known instances of Conjuration==
  
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*In the Tales of Beedle the Bard, the three brothers conjured a bridge to get across a river.
  
*In the Tales of Beedle the Bard, the three brothers conjured a bridge to get across a river.
 
*Appleby Arrows supporters used to [[fire]] arrows onto the [[Quidditch]] pitch to support their team by use of the [[Arrow-shooting spell]], however, the spell was banned in [[1890s|1894]] when referee [[Nugent Potts]] was pierced through the nose with a stray arrow.
  
*Appleby Arrows supporters used to [[fire]] arrows onto the [[Quidditch]] pitch to support their team by use of the [[Arrow-shooting spell]], however, the spell was banned in [[1890s|1894]] when referee [[Nugent Potts]] was pierced through the nose with a stray arrow.
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*On [[31 July]], [[1991]], Rubeus Hagrid conjured flames and lit a fire in the [[Hut-on-the-Rock]] by use of the ''[[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]]'' spell.
  
*On [[31 July]], [[1991]], Rubeus Hagrid conjured flames and lit a fire in the [[Hut-on-the-Rock]] by use of the ''[[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]]'' spell.
 
*Several times during the [[1991–1992 school year]], [[Hermione Granger]] conjured [[Bluebell flames]] to keep herself, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Harry Potter]] warm during the winter months, as well as setting [[Severus Snape]]'s robes on fire and to fend off the [[Devil's Snare]] which was attacking them.
  
*Several times during the [[1991–1992 school year]], [[Hermione Granger]] conjured [[Bluebell flames]] to keep herself, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Harry Potter]] warm during the winter months, as well as setting [[Severus Snape]]'s robes on fire and to fend off the [[Devil's Snare]] which was attacking them.
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*In [[1992]], during a practice [[Duel]] against [[Harry Potter]], [[Draco Malfoy]] conjured a snake by use of the ''[[Serpensortia]]'' Spell.
  
*In [[1992]], during a practice [[Duel]] against [[Harry Potter]], [[Draco Malfoy]] conjured a snake by use of the ''[[Serpensortia]]'' Spell.
 
*During the [[1992–1993 school year]] [[Minerva McGonagall]] conjured a fan after the attack of [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly Headless Nick]] and instructed [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] to "waft" him up to the [[Hospital wing]].
  
*During the [[1992–1993 school year]] [[Minerva McGonagall]] conjured a fan after the attack of [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly Headless Nick]] and instructed [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] to "waft" him up to the [[Hospital wing]].
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===[[1993–1994 school year]]===
  
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*Albus Dumbledore may have conjured a stretcher and then 'magicked' Harry onto it when he fell from his broom in 1993.
  
*Albus Dumbledore may have conjured a stretcher and then 'magicked' Harry onto it when he fell from his broom in 1993.
 
*In 1993, [[Albus Dumbledore]] conjured hundreds of purple sleeping bags for students who were taking refuge in the [[Great Hall]] after [[Sirius Black]]'s break-in to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
  
*In 1993, [[Albus Dumbledore]] conjured hundreds of purple sleeping bags for students who were taking refuge in the [[Great Hall]] after [[Sirius Black]]'s break-in to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
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*In [[1994]], [[Arthur Weasley]] conjured flames and lit a fire in the [[Dursley family|Dursley]]'s fireplace by use of the ''[[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]]'' Spell.
  
*In [[1994]], [[Arthur Weasley]] conjured flames and lit a fire in the [[Dursley family|Dursley]]'s fireplace by use of the ''[[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]]'' Spell.
 
*In 1994 while having dinner outside at [[the Burrow]] Bill and Charlie Weasley conjured table cloths for the tables.
  
*In 1994 while having dinner outside at [[the Burrow]] Bill and Charlie Weasley conjured table cloths for the tables.
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*On [[12 August]], [[1995]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] conjured two armchairs (for himself and [[Mrs. Figg]]) during the [[disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter]].
  
*On [[12 August]], [[1995]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] conjured two armchairs (for himself and [[Mrs. Figg]]) during the [[disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter]].
 
*In 1996, [[Arthur Weasley]] conjured a number of chairs for his [[Weasley family|family]] and friends while they were visiting him in [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].
  
*In 1996, [[Arthur Weasley]] conjured a number of chairs for his [[Weasley family|family]] and friends while they were visiting him in [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].
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*In 1996, [[Hermione Granger]] conjured a flock of canaries to keep herself company, by use of the ''[[Avis]]'' Spell.
  
*In 1996, [[Hermione Granger]] conjured a flock of canaries to keep herself company, by use of the ''[[Avis]]'' Spell.
 
*In [[June]], [[1997]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] conjured a goblet to drink the [[Drink of Despair|Emerald Green Potion]] in the [[Horcrux cave]].
  
*In [[June]], [[1997]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] conjured a goblet to drink the [[Drink of Despair|Emerald Green Potion]] in the [[Horcrux cave]].
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*On [[31 July]], [[1997]], [[Hermione Granger]] conjured purple and gold streamers to decorate [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday party]].
  
*On [[31 July]], [[1997]], [[Hermione Granger]] conjured purple and gold streamers to decorate [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday party]].
 
*On [[1 August]], [[1997]], during the [[Luchino Caffe Duel]], [[Antonin Dolohov]] conjured ropes which bound Ron Weasley, possibly by use of the ''[[Incarcerous]]'' Spell.
  
*On [[1 August]], [[1997]], during the [[Luchino Caffe Duel]], [[Antonin Dolohov]] conjured ropes which bound Ron Weasley, possibly by use of the ''[[Incarcerous]]'' Spell.

Revision as of 22:56, 10 December 2014

"Quirrell snapped his fingers. Ropes sprang out of thin air and wrapped themselves tightly around Harry"
— Quirinus Quirrell conjures ropes[src]

Conjuration is an advanced form and branch of Transfiguration. Conjurations are distinguished from the other branches of Transfiguration by their ability to transfigure the desired object from 'thin air'.

Nature

" [...] these are easier than Conjuring Spells, which you would not usually attempt until N.E.W.T level"
— Professor McGonagall to her fifth year class[src]

Since Conjuration is an advanced form of Transfiguration most are N.E.W.T.-level and are taught to sixth years and above at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,[1] although some conjurations are simpler and are taught to younger students. Some conjurations taught are the Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti) and the Bird-Conjuring Charm (Avis). There are limits as to what can be conjured, however; according to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration, food cannot be conjured.

Frog-rabbit mutation

A frog-rabbit hybrid.

Dangers

Many things can go wrong when attempting to conjure something from nothing, especially in the case of animals. If Conjuration is not performed exactly right, mistakes such as frog-rabbit hybrids can occur, explainable by the Principle of Artificianimate Quasi-Dominance.

Known instances of Conjuration

  • In the Tales of Beedle the Bard, the three brothers conjured a bridge to get across a river.
  • Appleby Arrows supporters used to fire arrows onto the Quidditch pitch to support their team by use of the Arrow-shooting spell, however, the spell was banned in 1894 when referee Nugent Potts was pierced through the nose with a stray arrow.
  • Some time during his time at Hogwarts, Rubeus Hagrid was the victim of a Sardine Hex.

1991–1992 school year

1992–1993 school year

1993–1994 school year

1994–1995 school year

1995–1996 school year

Incarcerous

Umbridge conjures ropes

1996–1997 school year

1997–1998 school year

AquaHP

Harry Potter conjuring water

Known Conjuration spells

Practitioners

Behind the scenes

  • J.K. Rowling has said that items conjured from thin air tend not to last long.[11]

Appearances

See also

References

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  8. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 26 (The Cave)
  9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  11. ↑ http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0700-swns-alfie.htm
Transfiguration (class)
COS Vera Verto demo
Branches of Transfiguration Transformation · Vanishment · Conjuration · Untransfiguration
Notable practitioners Circe · Emeric Switch · Falco Aesalon · Mirabella Plunkett · Thaddeus Thurkell
Professors Albus Dumbledore · Minerva McGonagall · Charles Rookwood · Matilda Weasley
Textbooks A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration · Intermediate Transfiguration · A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Transfiguration spells taught at Hogwarts
Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Change of hair colour and style (Crinus Muto) · Hardening Charm (Duro) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Partial Vanishment · Reparifarge · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Switching Spell · Vanishing Spell (Evanesco)
Conjuring Spells Bird-Conjuring Charm (Avis) · Inanimatus Conjurus Spell · Bouquet Spell (Orchideous) · Snake Summons Spell (Serpensortia)
Transforming Spells Animal to water goblet (Vera Verto) · Armadillo to Pillow · Bowling Ball to Balloon · Beetle into Button · Cauldron to badger · Cat to cauldron (Felifors) · Cauldron Cakes to Cabbages · Chair to cat · Cross-Species Switches · Desk Into Pig · Fairy Cakes to Fairies · Feather Duster to Ferret · Ferret to Feather Duster · Gobstone to butterfly · Goldfinch to Golden Snitch · Flobberworm to Fritter · Gnomes to Lawn Gnomes · Guinea fowl to guinea pig · Gobstone to Skunk · Hedgehog to pincushion · King to Rook · Lovebird to Love Note · Match to needle · Meddling Man to Monkey · Mice to Snuffboxes · Owl to Opera Glasses (Strigiforma) · Pawn to Queen · Porcupine to Pin Cushion (Hystrifors) · Puffskein to Paperweight · Rubbish to Raccoon Dog · Small Child to Rat · Small object to dragon (Draconifors) · Snail to Teapot · Target to bird (Avifors) · Target to matchbox (Flintifors) · Target to rabbit (Lapifors) · Teacup into Gerbil · Teacup to Rat · Teapot to Tortoise · Thimble to Thestral · Toad to Toadstool · Tortoise to Trumpet · White rabbits to slippers
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