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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|}}
 
{{quote|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 [[jinx]]es. It differs from an [[Anti-Jinx]] in that an anti-jinx is intended to ''prevent'' those effects rather than'' remove'' them.
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A '''Counter-Jinx''' is a type of [[counter-spell]] that inhibits 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.
 
[[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.

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"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 inhibits 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.

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