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"- even with Snape muttering his little counter-curse."

— Quirinus Quirrell scorning Severus Snape's attempts to save Harry Potter^[src]

Snape Jinxing Quirrell — Severus Snape performing a counter-curse on Harry Potter's broom.

A counter-curse is a type of Counter-spell designed to remove the effects of a curse.

Known uses

In 1991, Professor Snape used a counter-curse to protect Harry Potter from a jinx put on his broom by Professor Quirrell, who was trying to knock him off.
Also in 1991, Seamus Finnigan said he knew the counter-curse to the Leg-Locker Curse and was about to use it on Neville Longbottom when he was interrupted by Hermione Granger.
In the 1996-1997 school year, Harry Potter used Liberacorpus, the counter-spell of Levicorpus (a spell he found in the Half-Blood Prince's book), on Ron Weasley, in the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory.

Debatable occasions

In 1992, Gilderoy Lockhart claimed that he knew the counter-curse to prevent the Transmogrifian Torture. Due to his dishonesty, it is debatable if such counter-curses exist to begin with.

Behind the scenes

Gilderoy Lockhart claimed that he knew the counter-curse to prevent the petrification (in the second film), as opposed to the Transmogrifian Torture (in the novel), although there is a great chance that he was simply trying to inflate his reputation, as he is known for a great ineptidude for magic and probably does not know the counter-curse.

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+{{merge|Counter-jinx}}{{Template:Quote|- even with [[Severus Snape|Snape]] muttering his little counter-curse.|[[Quirinus Quirrell]] scorning [[Severus Snape]]'s attempts to save [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}[[File:Snape_Jinxing_Quirrell.jpg|thumb|205px|Severus Snape performing a counter-curse on Harry Potter's broom.]]
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+A '''counter-curse''' is a type of [[Counter-spell]] designed to remove the effects of a [[Curse|curse]].
-[[File:Snape Jinxing Quirrell.jpg|thumb|205px|left|Severus Snape performing a counter-jinx on Harry Potter's broom.]]
-A '''Counter-Curse''' is a type of spell that removes the effects caused by [[Curse]]s over its intended target.
-''[[Finite]]'' or ''[[Finite Incantatem]]'' appear to be the most common and widely-effective counter-spells.
 ==Known uses==
+*In [[1991]], [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] used a counter-curse to protect [[Harry Potter]] from a [[jinx]] put on his broom by [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], who was trying to knock him off.
-[[File:Snape.JPG|thumb|right|[[Vipera Evanesca]], counter-curse to [[Serpensortia]].]]
-* In [[1991]], [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] used a counter curse to protect [[Harry Potter]] from a [[jinx]] put on Harry's broom by [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], who was trying to knock Harry off.
+*Also in 1991, [[Seamus Finnigan]] said he knew the counter-curse to the [[Leg-Locker Curse]] and was about to use it on [[Neville Longbottom]] when he was interrupted by [[Hermione Granger]].
+*In the [[1996-1997 school year]], Harry Potter used ''[[Liberacorpus]], ''the counter-spell of ''[[Levicorpus]]'' (a spell he found in the [[Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince's]] [[Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|book]]), on [[Ron Weasley]], in the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory.
-* Also in 1991, [[Seamus Finnigan]] said he knew the counter-curse to the [[Leg-Locker Curse]], and was about to use it on [[Neville Longbottom]], when he was interrupted by [[Hermione Granger]].
-* In [[1992]], [[Severus Snape]] used [[Vipera Evanesca]] against the snake conjured by [[Draco Malfoy]]'s use of the spell [[Serpensortia]].
-* In [[1997]], Professor Snape used [[Vulnera Sanentur]] to reverse the effects of [[Sectumsempra]] that Harry Potter used on [[Draco Malfoy]]. This required multiple usage in order to heal Draco's wounds, and even then, Draco required medical attention afterwards.
 ==Debatable occasions==
-* In 1992, [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] claimed that he knew the counter-curse to prevent the [[Transmogrifian Torture]]. Due to his dishonesty, it is debatable if such counter-curses exist to begin with.
+*In 1992, [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] claimed that he knew the counter-curse to prevent the [[Transmogrifian Torture]]. Due to his dishonesty, it is debatable if such counter-curses exist to begin with.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] claimed that he knew the counter-curse to prevent the [[petrification]] (in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|second film]]), as oposed to the [[Transmogrifian Torture]] (in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|novel]]).
+*[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] claimed that he knew the counter-curse to prevent the [[petrification]] (in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|second film]]), as opposed to the [[Transmogrifian Torture]] (in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|novel]]), although there is a great chance that he was simply trying to inflate his reputation, as he is known for a great ineptidude for magic and probably does not know the counter-curse.
 ==Appearances==
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 * ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 * ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
-[[Category:Curses]]
+==See Also==
+*[[Counter-Jinx]]
+*[[Anti-Jinx]]
+*[[Curse]]
 [[Category:Spells]]
 [[Category:Magic]]
+[[Category:Counter-curses]]