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{{quote|Counter-Jinx is a name wizards give their spells to make them sound more friendly.|[[Wilbert Slinkhard]] on counter-jinxes|}} |
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− | A '''Counter-Jinx''' is a type of [[counter-spell]] that removes the effects caused by [[jinx]]es. It differs from an [[Anti-Jinx]] in that an anti-jinx is intended to ''prevent'' those effects rather than'' remove'' them. |
+ | A '''Counter-Jinx''' is a type of [[counter-spell]] that removes the effects caused by [[jinx]]es. It differs from an [[Anti-Jinx]] in that an anti-jinx is intended to ''prevent'' those effects rather than'' remove'' them. |
− | [[Wilbert Slinkhard]] said that the term "counter-jinx" was |
+ | [[Wilbert Slinkhard]] said that the term "counter-jinx" was a misnomer, implying that they were intended with just as much harm as the spells they countered, though [[Hermione Granger]] disagreed with this assessment. |
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
Revision as of 04:18, 10 July 2011
- "Counter-Jinx is a name wizards give their spells to make them sound more friendly."
- — Wilbert Slinkhard on counter-jinxes
A Counter-Jinx is a type of counter-spell that removes the effects caused by jinxes. It differs from an Anti-Jinx in that an anti-jinx is intended to prevent those effects rather than remove them.
Wilbert Slinkhard said that the term "counter-jinx" was a misnomer, implying that they were intended with just as much harm as the spells they countered, though Hermione Granger disagreed with this assessment.
Appearances