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[[File:HarryCrucio.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Voldemort using the Cruciatus Curse on [[Harry Potter]].]]
 
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[[File:AvadaKedavra.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] casting the Killing Curse.]]
  
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A '''Curse''' is one of the seven known spell types and the worst kind of [[Dark Magic]]<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types">[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=24 JK on the definition of various spell types]</ref>. Curses are used with the intention of causing [[Cruciatus Curse|harm]], [[Imperius Curse|control]], or even [[Killing Curse|death]] to the victim. Like [[hexes]], Hogwarts students don't learn them in school. However, students studying [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] learn how to deal with them using defensive magic.
  
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|image = Lily murder.gif
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|incantation = Varies
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|type = [[Dark charm]]<ref name=":PM"/> (worst kind)<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types"/>
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|hand = Varies
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|light = Varies
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|effect = Extensive suffering<ref name=":PM"/>
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|creator = [[Severus Snape]]<ref name="HBP28">{{HBP|B|28}}</ref><br /> [[Herpo the Foul]]<ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref><br /> [[Urquhart Rackharrow]],<ref name="OOTP22"/> etc.
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{{Quote|An' anyway, yeh couldn' work any of [[Curses and Counter-Curses|them]] curses yet, yeh'll need a lot more study before yeh get ter that level.|Rubeus Hagrid informing a young [[Harry Potter]] about curses|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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A '''curse''' was a type of [[Dark charm]]<ref name=":PM">{{PM}} - ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1]]''</ref> which was used for the worst kinds of [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]].<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110721042920/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=24 J. K. Rowling's official site - Extra Stuff]</ref> The most heinous of the three Dark charms, curses came in many strengths and forms,<ref name="GOF14">{{GOF|B|14}}</ref> but were usually reserved for causing immense suffering to the victim,<ref name="JKR" /> such as [[Cruciatus Curse|excruciating pain]], [[Imperius Curse|total control]], or even [[Killing Curse|death]].<ref name="GOF14" />
   
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==Nature==
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Most curses can be blocked by a [[Counter-curse]].
  
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{{Quote|So — straight into it. Curses. They come in many strengths and forms.|[[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] {{C|[[Polyjuice Potion|disguised]] as [[Alastor Moody]]}} regarding curses|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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A curse was classified as a [[Dark charm]], which was primarily defined as any spell that affected the object in a negative manner, typically associated with varying levels of discomfort.<ref name=":PM" /> A curse was the worst kind of Dark Magic, affecting the target in a severely negative manner.<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types" />
   
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While curses came in many strengths and forms, they were generally the most wicked, strongest, longest-lasting, and least reversible of the Dark charms. The [[Unforgivable Curses]] were the strongest known Dark charms in existence, as their effects were very powerful and their use required skill.<ref name="GOF14" />
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==List of known curses==
  
   
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[[Blood malediction]]s were a specific type of curse that might not kill the target but could remain within the victim's body, and be passed down as a genetic defect that could resurface generations later. [[Astoria Malfoy]] suffered from such as curse, as her [[Astoria Malfoy's ancestor|ancestor]] passed down a malediction that showed up in her, causing Astoria's body to be frail, and childbirth was what weakened her to the point of death a few years later.<ref name="CC44">{{CC|B|4|4}}</ref>
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===A===
  
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[[File:Unicorn blood PSF.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Unicorn blood]]
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*[[Antonin Dolohov's curse]]
  
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Drinking [[unicorn blood]] extended one's lifespan even if at the brink of [[death]], but it cursed the drinker's life, for they had slain an [[Unicorn|innocent animal]] to selfishly extend their own life. It was said to be an act that only those who had nothing to lose and everything to gain would commit.<ref name="ps15">{{PS|B|15}}</ref>
   
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Curses were said to be rather difficult spells to master, as [[first year|first-year]] students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] were not considered by adult wizards and witches to be experienced or knowledgeable enough to cast such powerful Dark spells.<ref name="PS5">{{PS|B|5}}</ref>
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===B===
  
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*[[Babbling Curse]]
  
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*[[Blasting Curse]] (''Confringo'')
  
   
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===C===
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==Usage==
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{{Quote|A wizard who's about to put an illegal curse on you isn't going to tell you what he’s about to do. He's not going to do it nice and polite to your face. You need to be prepared. You need to be alert and watchful.|[[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] {{C|[[Polyjuice Potion|disguised]] as [[Alastor Moody]]}} regarding how malicious curses were used by [[Wizardkind|wizards]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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*[[Conjunctivitus Curse]]
  
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[[File:B4C14M1 DADA Unforgivable Curses.png|thumb|249x249px|Fourth year students learning about the [[Unforgivable Curses]]]]
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*[[Cruciatus Curse]] (''Crucio'')
  
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Like [[jinx]]es, Hogwarts students studying [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] only learnt a few minor curses in a defensive manner,<ref name="PS9" /> such as for [[duelling]] and defence against Dark creatures, but especially learnt how to deal with them using defensive magic.<ref name="GOF14" /> Curses might be blocked or deflected with a [[Shield Charm]],<ref name="GOF31" /> and be removed with a [[counter-curse]].<ref name="PS13" /> The two most notable exceptions to this were the [[Killing Curse]] and the [[Cruciatus Curse]], two of the Unforgivable Curses, which could only be dodged, intercepted or blocked with physical objects.<ref name="OOTP36">{{OOTP|B|36}}</ref>
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*[[Curse of the Bogies]] (''Mucus ad Nauseam'')
  
   
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Curses could have also been spread by touching cursed objects. The [[Opal Necklace]] had a deadly curse placed on it that would [[Death|kill]] upon touch.<ref name="COS4"/><ref name="HBP12"/> A [[cursed CD case]] that had the [[laughing curse]] placed on it would affect anyone who touched it with uncontrollable laughter.<ref name="HM726">{{HM|7|26}}</ref>
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===E===
  
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*[[Ear-shrivelling curse]]
  
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*[[Entrail-Expelling Curse]]
  
   
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Wizards and witches appeared to have had the ability to send curses in the [[Owl Postal Service|post]], as a piece of [[Hermione Granger]]'s [[Witch Weekly readers' hate mail to Hermione Granger|hate mail]] in [[1995]] claimed that it was possible.<ref name="GOF28">{{GOF|B|28}}</ref>
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===F===
  
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*[[File:Fiendfyre.jpg|thumb|280px|Fiendfyre]][[Fiendfyre]]
  
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*[[Flagrante curse]]
  
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*[[Full Body-Bind Curse]] (''Petrificus Totalus'')
  
   
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[[Dark wizard]]s used curses to [[Necromancy|reanimate]] [[human]] corpses as [[Inferius|Inferi]].<ref name="PM-inferi">{{WW|inferi}}</ref>
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===G===
  
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*[[Gemino Curse]]
  
   
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Objects could be cursed by wizards in a number of ways. For example, items could be unintentionally cursed by wizards with intense negative emotions and traumatic experiences, as demonstrated with [[Dai Ryusaki]]'s [[Dai Ryusaki's amulet|amulet]].<ref name="HM749">{{HM|7|49}}</ref>
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===H===
  
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*[[Hair Loss Curse]] (''Calvario'')
  
   
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==List of curses==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
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*[[File:Krumimperius.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Viktor Krum]] under the [[Imperius Curse]].]][[Imperius Curse]] (''Imperio'')
  
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! scope="col" |Name
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! scope="col" |Incantation
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! scope="col" |Effect
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! colspan="1" rowspan="1" scope="row" |A
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|[[Antonin Dolohov's curse]]
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|The curse was cast using "''a sudden slashing movement with the wand''", causing a streak of purple flame to strike the target.<ref name="OOTP35">{{OOTP|B|35}}</ref> This curse could inflict severe injuries on the victim, even [[death]].<ref name="OOTP38">{{OOTP|B|38}}</ref>
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|[[Bee pendant's curse]]
   
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| This curse caused a the person afflicted to fall into a deep sleep that could only be broken if the person’s lover grasped their hand at sunrise and told the person cursed how much they loved them.<ref name="TCOL">{{HM|5|The Curse of Love}}</ref>
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*[[Jelly-Fingers Curse]]
  
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|[[Babbling Curse]]
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*[[Jelly-Legs Curse|Jelly-Legs Curse (Locomotor Wibbly)]]
  
   
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|This curse caused a person to uncontrollably babble whenever they tried to speak.<ref name="COS10">{{COS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="babbling curse">{{HM}} - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csa9MUuN8AA See this video]</ref>
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===K===
  
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*[[Killing Curse]] (''Avada Kedavra'')
  
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|[[Black sisters' keepsake box|Black sisters' keepsake box curse]]
   
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|This curse had many effects, including bursting into green fire and summoning a [[mystic knight]], all designed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] to stop people from accessing the contents of the box.<ref name="AHH">{{HM|3|ANDROMEDA'S HOGWARTS HOMECOMING}}</ref>
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===L===
  
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*[[Leg-Locker Curse]] (''Locomotor Mortis'')
  
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*[[Lycacomia Curse]]
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|[[Blasting Curse]]
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|''Confringo''
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|[[File:Hermione blasting Nagini.JPG|thumb|245x245px]]This curse was a spell that caused anything that the spell came into contact with to explode.<ref name="DH4">{{DH|B|4}}</ref><ref name="DH17">{{DH|B|17}}</ref> It was possibly used in the murder of [[Peter Pettigrew's unidentified victims|twelve Muggles]].<ref name="POA3">{{POA|B|3}}</ref><ref name="POA19">{{POA|B|19}}</ref>
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|[[Blood malediction]]
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|A curse that resurfaced after many generations to affect descendants of the one who had originally been cursed.<ref name="CC44" />
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|[[Conjunctivitis Curse]]
   
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|A curse that caused irritation in the target's eyes, causing them to swell shut like the infection conjunctivitis.<ref name="GOF20">{{GOF|B|20}}</ref><ref name="OOTP20">{{OOTP|B|20}}</ref> The [[Oculus Potion]] [[Antidote|ended]] the effects of this curse.<ref name="HBPG">{{HBP|G}}</ref>
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===M===
  
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*[[Morsmordre]] (curse used to conjure the Dark Mark)
  
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|[[Cruciatus Curse]]
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|''Crucio''
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| [[File:Voldemort crucio harry.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A tool of the Dark Arts and was one of the three Unforgivable Curses. It was one of the most powerful and sinister spells known to wizardkind. When cast successfully on a fellow [[Human|human being]] or living [[creature]], the curse inflicted intense, excruciating physical pain on the victim.<ref name="GOF14" /> Prolonged exposure would cause [[Insanity|extreme, irreversible brain damage]].<ref name="GOF30">{{GOF|B|30}}</ref><ref name="OOTP23">{{OOTP|B|23}}</ref>
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|[[Curse of the Bogies]]
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| ''Mucus ad Nauseam''
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|A curse that gave the recipient a strong [[Common cold|cold]], that could make him or her collapse if not treated, as well as an extremely runny nose.<ref name="PS9">{{PS|B|9}}</ref><ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref>
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|[[Curse on Marvolo Gaunt's ring]]
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|A powerful curse was placed upon [[Marvolo Gaunt]]'s [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring|ring]], around the time that Lord Voldemort turned it into a Horcrux, as a defence against anyone who might try to destroy it. This curse was designed to quickly kill anyone who dared to wear the ring.<ref name="HBP23">{{HBP|B|23}}</ref><ref name="DH33">{{DH|B|33}}</ref>
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|[[Cursed barrier]]
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|A curse used to create a magical barrier which prevented the members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] from entering through it.<ref name="HBP29">{{HBP|B|29}}</ref> [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] also [[Spell creation|invented]] his own [[William Weasley's modified cursed barrier|cursed barrier]] to prevent [[Death Eaters]] from entering through it.<ref name="HM65">{{HM|6|5}}</ref>
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|[[Cursed ice]]
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|This was [[Water|ice]] that was cursed to spread throughout [[Hogwarts Castle]] between [[1984]] to [[1986]], encasing everything in its path.<ref name="HM19">{{HM|1|9}}</ref><ref name="HM23">{{HM|2|3}}</ref><ref name="HM210">{{HM|2|10}}</ref>
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|[[Ear-shrivelling Curse]]
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|This curse caused the target's ears to shrivel up.<ref name="GOF7">{{GOF|B|7}}</ref><ref name="HM66">{{HM|6|6|dada}}</ref>
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|[[Entrail-Expelling Curse]]
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|Its effects are unknown, but presumably it caused one's entrails to be expelled from the body.<ref name="OOTP22">{{OOTP|B|22}}</ref>
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|[[Expulso Curse]]
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|''Expulso''
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|A curse used to produce immense explosions, blasting the target apart with a burst of blue light; it had enough force to throw people into walls.<ref name="DH9">{{DH|B|9}}</ref>
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|[[Fiendfyre]]
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| colspan="1" |''Pestis Incendium''<ref name="HPMCW">{{HPMCW}} {{See image 2|File:Magic Caster Wand Fiendfyre.png|File:Magic Caster Wand Fiendfyre Description.png}}</ref>
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|[[File:Fiendfyre.jpg|250px|thumb|right]]A bewitched [[Fire|flame]] of abnormal size and heat, infused with Dark Magic, capable of seeking out living targets despite being non-sentient.<ref name="DH31">{{DH|B|31}}</ref>
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|[[Flagrante Curse]]
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|''Flagrante''
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|A curse that caused objects to emit searing heat when touched.<ref name="DH26">{{DH|B|26}}</ref>
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|[[Full Body-Bind Curse]]
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|''Petrificus Totalus''
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|[[File:PetrificusTotalus PS.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A curse that instantly paralysed the opponent.<ref name="PS16">{{PS|B|16}}</ref><ref name="OOTP35" /><ref name="HBP7">{{HBP|B|7}}</ref><ref name="HM33c">{{HM|3|3|c}}</ref>
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|[[Pimple Jinx|Furnunculus Curse]]<ref name="GOF37">{{GOF|B|37}}</ref>
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|''Furnunculus''<ref name="GOF18">{{GOF|B|18}}</ref>
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|Caused the target to erumpt in painful boils/pimples.<ref name="GOF18" /><ref name="GOF37" /><ref name="HM751dada">{{HM|7|51|dada}}</ref>
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|[[Floating eye curse]]
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|Conjured a large, floating eye to hover stationary over an area.<ref name="PSG" />
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|[[Doubling Charm|Gemino Curse]]
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|''Geminio''
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|[[File:Gemino Curse 2.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A spell used to duplicate an object, creating an exact replica of the target entity. It could also be used to bewitch an object into multiplying repeatedly when touched.<ref name="DH26" />
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|[[Granum Dale's curse]]
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|[[Transfiguration|Transfigured]] the feet any of his [[Dale family|descendants]] into purple [[Beetroot|beets]] should they have entered the [[Dale Family Tomb]].<ref name="HL-BAC">{{HL}} ('Beeting' A Curse)</ref>
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|[[Gormlaith Gaunt's curse]]
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|A powerful curse that put people into an enchanted slumber and pretty much nothing was able to wake up.<ref name="Ilvermorny">{{WW|ilvermorny}}</ref>
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|[[Hair Loss Curse]]
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|''Calvorio''<ref name="LEGOY1">{{LEGO|Y1}}</ref>
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|A curse that removed the victim's [[Human hair|hair]] or headdress.<ref name="LEGOY1" /><ref name="PM-curses" />
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|[[Head growing curse]]
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| Caused the victim to grow extra heads.<ref name="POA1">{{POA|B|1}}</ref>
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|[[Imperius Curse]]
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|''Imperio''
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|[[File:Imperio1.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A tool of the Dark Arts, and was one of the three Unforgivable Curses.<ref name="GOF14" /> It was one of the most powerful and sinister spells known to wizardkind. When cast successfully, the curse placed the victim completely under the caster's control,<ref name="GOF14" /> though a person with exceptional strength of will was capable of [[Spell resistance|resisting]] it.<ref name="GOF14" /><ref name="GOF15">{{GOF|B|15}}</ref><ref name="GOF33">{{GOF|B|33}}</ref>
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|[[Jelly-Fingers Curse]]
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|A curse that caused the victim's fingers to take on an almost jelly-like consistency.<ref name="DP3">{{DP|N|3}}</ref>
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|[[Jelly-Legs Curse]]
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|''Locomotor Wibbly''
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| A spell that caused the victim's legs to collapse.<ref name="PM-curses">{{PM}} - ''[[Curses and Counter-Curses]]''</ref>
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| [[Killing Curse]]
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|''Avada Kedavra''
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|[[File:Cedric's Death.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A tool of the Dark Arts and was one of the three Unforgivable Curses. It was one of the most powerful and sinister spells known to wizardkind. When cast successfully on a living [[Human|person]] or [[creature]], the curse caused instantaneous, painless [[death]].<ref name="GOF14" />
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|[[Leg-Locker Curse]]
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|''Locomotor Mortis''
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|A curse that was used to bind the legs of the victim together.<ref name="PS13">{{PS|B|13}}</ref><ref name="HBP24">{{HBP|B|24}}</ref><ref name="HM512c">{{HM|5|12|c}}</ref>
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|[[Laughing curse]]
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|[[File:Laughing curse HM725.png|250px|thumb|right]]A curse that caused uncontrollable laughter in the victim, could be used on objects to spread the curse via touch.<ref name="HM725">{{HM|7|25}}</ref><ref name="HM726">{{HM|7|26}}</ref><ref name="HM727">{{HM|7|27}}</ref><ref name="HM728">{{HM|7|28}}</ref>
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|[[Opal Necklace]] curse
   
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|A very deadly curse. When it made physical contact on the victim, the curse would spread rapidly on the recipient, the level of the effect dependent on the amount of contact made.<ref name="HBP12">{{HBP|B|12}}</ref><ref name="HBP13">{{HBP|B|13}}</ref> It was known to have killed [[Opal Necklace's unidentified victims|nineteen Muggles]].<ref name="COS4">{{COS|B|4}}</ref>
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*[[Reductor Curse]] (''Reducto'')
  
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|[[Portrait curse]]
   
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|[[File:Beatrice Haywood trapped in portrait HM52.png|250px|thumb|right]]A curse which imprisoned individuals in [[portrait]]s.<ref name="HM52">{{HM|5|2}}</ref>
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===S===
  
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*''[[Sectumsempra]]''
  
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*''[[Sponge-Knees Curse]]''
  
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|[[Reductor Curse]]
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*''[[Slug-Vomiting Charm]]''
  
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|''Reducto''
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|[[File:OOTP DA Ginny Reducto.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A curse that could be used to blast solid objects into pieces. It was rather easy to reduce a target to a fine mist or a pile of ashes.<ref name="GOF31">{{GOF|B|31}}</ref><ref name="OOTP19">{{OOTP|B|19}}</ref><ref name="OOTP35" /><ref name="HM524">{{HM|5|24|dada}}</ref>
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|[[Ragnuk's curse]]
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|[[File:Ragnuk curse HM.jpg|250px|thumb|right]]Deprived the victim of their sight, completely blinding them. Only [[Ragnuk]] could lift it.<ref name="HM3SOGH">{{HM|3|The Secrets of Godric's Hollow}}</ref>
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|[[Sleepwalking curse]]
   
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| [[File:Sleepwalking Curse HM.png|250px|thumb|right]]A curse that was used to put an individual into a deep sleep from which they might never wake, inducing a condition similar to that of [[somnambulism]].<ref name="HM41">{{HM|4|1}}</ref>
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*[[Tongue-Tying Curse]]
  
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| colspan="2" |''[[Sectumsempra]]''<ref name="HBP24" />
   
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|[[File:Sectumempra Curse.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A dangerous curse invented by [[Severus Snape]]. Its effect was the equivalent of an invisible sword; it was used to slash the victim from a distance, causing rather deep wounds and making the them bleed profusely.<ref name="HBP24" /> This curse could also be used to remove body parts from the victim,<ref name="DH5">{{DH|B|5}}</ref><ref name="DH33" /> which couldn't be grown back with [[healing magic]].<ref name="DH5" />
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*[[Unforgivable Curses]] (3)
  
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|[[Sponge-Knees Curse]]
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|Was a curse which presumably made the target's legs spongy, making it difficult for them to walk.<ref name="DP4">{{DP|N|4}}</ref>
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|[[Slug-Vomiting Charm]]<ref name="OOTP19" />
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|''Slugulus Eructo''<ref name="LEGOY1" /><ref name="LEGOY2">{{LEGO|Y2}}</ref>
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|[[File:Ron vomiting slugs.gif|250px|thumb|right]]A curse that caused the victim to [[vomit]] [[slug]]s and slime.<ref name="COS7">{{COS|B|7}}</ref><ref name="OOTP19" />
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|[[Statue curse]]
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|A curse which [[Petrification|petrified]] the victim, [[Transformation|transforming]] them into stone.<ref name="HM62">{{HM|6|2}}</ref>
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|[[Sunken Vault's curse]]
   
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|A curse placed upon the [[Sunken Vault]] which caused whoever entered it to relive their worst [[Memory|memories]].<ref name="HM642">{{HM|6|42}}</ref><ref name="HM737">{{HM|7|37}}</ref><ref name="HM746">{{HM|7|46}}</ref><ref name="HM751">{{HM|7|51}}</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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*Wizards may have the ability to send curses in the [[Owl post|post]]. This is unconfirmed, but in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' a piece of [[Hermione Granger]]'s hate mail claimed that it is possible.
  
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|[[Tongue-Tying Curse]]
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|''Mimble Wimble''<ref name="COSG" />
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|Bound the target's tongue to keep them from talking about a specific subject.<ref name="PM-curses" /><ref name="DH9" /><ref name="HM58dada">{{HM|5|8|dada}}</ref>
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|[[Thief's Curse]]
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*According to [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]], it may not be possible to cure a curse victim without the correct counter-curse.
  
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Latest revision as of 10:31, 18 April 2024

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"An' anyway, yeh couldn' work any of them curses yet, yeh'll need a lot more study before yeh get ter that level."
— Rubeus Hagrid informing a young Harry Potter about curses[src]

A curse was a type of Dark charm[1] which was used for the worst kinds of Dark Magic.[2] The most heinous of the three Dark charms, curses came in many strengths and forms,[6] but were usually reserved for causing immense suffering to the victim,[7] such as excruciating pain, total control, or even death.[6]

Nature

"So — straight into it. Curses. They come in many strengths and forms."
— Bartemius Crouch Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody) regarding curses[src]

A curse was classified as a Dark charm, which was primarily defined as any spell that affected the object in a negative manner, typically associated with varying levels of discomfort.[1] A curse was the worst kind of Dark Magic, affecting the target in a severely negative manner.[2]

While curses came in many strengths and forms, they were generally the most wicked, strongest, longest-lasting, and least reversible of the Dark charms. The Unforgivable Curses were the strongest known Dark charms in existence, as their effects were very powerful and their use required skill.[6]

Blood maledictions were a specific type of curse that might not kill the target but could remain within the victim's body, and be passed down as a genetic defect that could resurface generations later. Astoria Malfoy suffered from such as curse, as her ancestor passed down a malediction that showed up in her, causing Astoria's body to be frail, and childbirth was what weakened her to the point of death a few years later.[8]

Unicorn blood PSF

Unicorn blood

Drinking unicorn blood extended one's lifespan even if at the brink of death, but it cursed the drinker's life, for they had slain an innocent animal to selfishly extend their own life. It was said to be an act that only those who had nothing to lose and everything to gain would commit.[9]

Curses were said to be rather difficult spells to master, as first-year students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were not considered by adult wizards and witches to be experienced or knowledgeable enough to cast such powerful Dark spells.[10]

Usage

"A wizard who's about to put an illegal curse on you isn't going to tell you what he’s about to do. He's not going to do it nice and polite to your face. You need to be prepared. You need to be alert and watchful."
— Bartemius Crouch Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody) regarding how malicious curses were used by wizards[src]
B4C14M1 DADA Unforgivable Curses

Fourth year students learning about the Unforgivable Curses

Like jinxes, Hogwarts students studying Defence Against the Dark Arts only learnt a few minor curses in a defensive manner,[11] such as for duelling and defence against Dark creatures, but especially learnt how to deal with them using defensive magic.[6] Curses might be blocked or deflected with a Shield Charm,[12] and be removed with a counter-curse.[13] The two most notable exceptions to this were the Killing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse, two of the Unforgivable Curses, which could only be dodged, intercepted or blocked with physical objects.[14]

Curses could have also been spread by touching cursed objects. The Opal Necklace had a deadly curse placed on it that would kill upon touch.[15][16] A cursed CD case that had the laughing curse placed on it would affect anyone who touched it with uncontrollable laughter.[17]

Wizards and witches appeared to have had the ability to send curses in the post, as a piece of Hermione Granger's hate mail in 1995 claimed that it was possible.[18]

Dark wizards used curses to reanimate human corpses as Inferi.[19]

Objects could be cursed by wizards in a number of ways. For example, items could be unintentionally cursed by wizards with intense negative emotions and traumatic experiences, as demonstrated with Dai Ryusaki's amulet.[20]

List of curses

Name Incantation Effect
A Antonin Dolohov's curse The curse was cast using "a sudden slashing movement with the wand", causing a streak of purple flame to strike the target.[21] This curse could inflict severe injuries on the victim, even death.[22]
B Bee pendant's curse This curse caused a the person afflicted to fall into a deep sleep that could only be broken if the person’s lover grasped their hand at sunrise and told the person cursed how much they loved them.[23]
Babbling Curse This curse caused a person to uncontrollably babble whenever they tried to speak.[24][25]
Black sisters' keepsake box curse This curse had many effects, including bursting into green fire and summoning a mystic knight, all designed by Bellatrix Lestrange to stop people from accessing the contents of the box.[26]
Blasting Curse Confringo
Hermione blasting Nagini
This curse was a spell that caused anything that the spell came into contact with to explode.[27][28] It was possibly used in the murder of twelve Muggles.[29][30]
Blood malediction A curse that resurfaced after many generations to affect descendants of the one who had originally been cursed.[8]
C Conjunctivitis Curse A curse that caused irritation in the target's eyes, causing them to swell shut like the infection conjunctivitis.[31][32] The Oculus Potion ended the effects of this curse.[33]
Cruciatus Curse Crucio
Voldemort crucio harry
A tool of the Dark Arts and was one of the three Unforgivable Curses. It was one of the most powerful and sinister spells known to wizardkind. When cast successfully on a fellow human being or living creature, the curse inflicted intense, excruciating physical pain on the victim.[6] Prolonged exposure would cause extreme, irreversible brain damage.[34][35]
Curse of the Bogies Mucus ad Nauseam A curse that gave the recipient a strong cold, that could make him or her collapse if not treated, as well as an extremely runny nose.[11][36]
Curse on Marvolo Gaunt's ring A powerful curse was placed upon Marvolo Gaunt's ring, around the time that Lord Voldemort turned it into a Horcrux, as a defence against anyone who might try to destroy it. This curse was designed to quickly kill anyone who dared to wear the ring.[37][38]
Cursed barrier A curse used to create a magical barrier which prevented the members of the Order of the Phoenix from entering through it.[39] Bill Weasley also invented his own cursed barrier to prevent Death Eaters from entering through it.[40]
Cursed ice This was ice that was cursed to spread throughout Hogwarts Castle between 1984 to 1986, encasing everything in its path.[41][42][43]
E Ear-shrivelling Curse This curse caused the target's ears to shrivel up.[44][45]
Entrail-Expelling Curse Its effects are unknown, but presumably it caused one's entrails to be expelled from the body.[5]
Expulso Curse Expulso A curse used to produce immense explosions, blasting the target apart with a burst of blue light; it had enough force to throw people into walls.[46]
F Fiendfyre Pestis Incendium[47]
Fiendfyre
A bewitched flame of abnormal size and heat, infused with Dark Magic, capable of seeking out living targets despite being non-sentient.[48]
Flagrante Curse Flagrante A curse that caused objects to emit searing heat when touched.[49]
Full Body-Bind Curse Petrificus Totalus
PetrificusTotalus PS
A curse that instantly paralysed the opponent.[50][21][51][52]
Furnunculus Curse[53] Furnunculus[54] Caused the target to erumpt in painful boils/pimples.[54][53][55]
Floating eye curse Conjured a large, floating eye to hover stationary over an area.[36]
G Gemino Curse Geminio
Gemino Curse 2
A spell used to duplicate an object, creating an exact replica of the target entity. It could also be used to bewitch an object into multiplying repeatedly when touched.[49]
Granum Dale's curse Transfigured the feet any of his descendants into purple beets should they have entered the Dale Family Tomb.[56]
Gormlaith Gaunt's curse A powerful curse that put people into an enchanted slumber and pretty much nothing was able to wake up.[57]
H Hair Loss Curse Calvorio[58] A curse that removed the victim's hair or headdress.[58][59]
Head growing curse Caused the victim to grow extra heads.[60]
I Imperius Curse Imperio
Imperio1
A tool of the Dark Arts, and was one of the three Unforgivable Curses.[6] It was one of the most powerful and sinister spells known to wizardkind. When cast successfully, the curse placed the victim completely under the caster's control,[6] though a person with exceptional strength of will was capable of resisting it.[6][61][62]
J Jelly-Fingers Curse A curse that caused the victim's fingers to take on an almost jelly-like consistency.[63]
Jelly-Legs Curse Locomotor Wibbly A spell that caused the victim's legs to collapse.[59]
K Killing Curse Avada Kedavra
Cedric's Death
A tool of the Dark Arts and was one of the three Unforgivable Curses. It was one of the most powerful and sinister spells known to wizardkind. When cast successfully on a living person or creature, the curse caused instantaneous, painless death.[6]
L Leg-Locker Curse Locomotor Mortis A curse that was used to bind the legs of the victim together.[13][64][65]
Laughing curse
Laughing curse HM725
A curse that caused uncontrollable laughter in the victim, could be used on objects to spread the curse via touch.[66][17][67][68]
O Opal Necklace curse A very deadly curse. When it made physical contact on the victim, the curse would spread rapidly on the recipient, the level of the effect dependent on the amount of contact made.[16][69] It was known to have killed nineteen Muggles.[15]
P Portrait curse
Beatrice Haywood trapped in portrait HM52
A curse which imprisoned individuals in portraits.[70]
R Reductor Curse Reducto
OOTP DA Ginny Reducto
A curse that could be used to blast solid objects into pieces. It was rather easy to reduce a target to a fine mist or a pile of ashes.[12][71][21][72]
Ragnuk's curse
Ragnuk curse HM
Deprived the victim of their sight, completely blinding them. Only Ragnuk could lift it.[73]
S Sleepwalking curse
Sleepwalking Curse HM
A curse that was used to put an individual into a deep sleep from which they might never wake, inducing a condition similar to that of somnambulism.[74]
Sectumsempra[64]
Sectumempra Curse
A dangerous curse invented by Severus Snape. Its effect was the equivalent of an invisible sword; it was used to slash the victim from a distance, causing rather deep wounds and making the them bleed profusely.[64] This curse could also be used to remove body parts from the victim,[75][38] which couldn't be grown back with healing magic.[75]
Sponge-Knees Curse Was a curse which presumably made the target's legs spongy, making it difficult for them to walk.[76]
Slug-Vomiting Charm[71] Slugulus Eructo[58][77]
Ron vomiting slugs
A curse that caused the victim to vomit slugs and slime.[78][71]
Statue curse A curse which petrified the victim, transforming them into stone.[79]
Sunken Vault's curse A curse placed upon the Sunken Vault which caused whoever entered it to relive their worst memories.[80][81][82][83]
T Tongue-Tying Curse Mimble Wimble[4] Bound the target's tongue to keep them from talking about a specific subject.[59][46][84]
Thief's Curse A spell that could be applied to books. Its effect is not fully understood, but it activated if someone tried to read a book for too long without paying for it.[85][86]
Transmogrifian Torture A curse of unknown exact effect, although it was possibly capable of torturing the target to death.[87]
V Victor Rookwood's curse


Caused the victim considerable pain and illness which resided in them for many years.[88]

Behind the scenes

  • According to W.O.M.B.A.T., it may not be possible to cure a curse victim without the correct counter-curse.
  • J. K. Rowling defined curses as "the worst kinds of Dark Magic".[2]
  • Even though Rowling herself specified the differences between curses, hexes, and jinxes, she states that "Within the Potter world, the boundaries are flexible and I imagine that wizards may have their own ideas."[7] This shows that the categorisation of Dark charms is not set and stone, and may sometimes be used interchangeably. This explains why some spells are known by multiple names, like why the Slug-vomiting Charm is a curse, and why the Jelly-Legs Curse is also sometimes known as the Jelly-Legs Jinx. This also explains why some curses, such as the Leg-Locker Curse, Jelly-Legs Curse and Full Body-Bind Curse, which don't cause any lasting injury, seem to fall more under the definition of a jinx or hex, while Voldemort's Jinx on the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher has had serious, lasting consequences for several of those affected, which would seem more like a curse.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pottermore - The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J. K. Rowling's official site - Extra Stuff
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 28 (Flight of the Prince)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 14 (The Unforgivable Curses)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 J. K. Rowling's official site - Extra Stuff
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Four, Scene Four
  9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Forest)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 (Nicolas Flamel)
  14. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12 (Silver and Opals)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 26 (No Laughing Matter)
  18. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 28 (The Madness of Mr Crouch)
  19. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Inferi" at Wizarding World
  20. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 49 (Revelations)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
  22. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 38 (The Second War Begins)
  23. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "The Curse of Love"
  24. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
  25. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery - See this video
  26. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Side Quest "ANDROMEDA'S HOGWARTS HOMECOMING"
  27. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters)
  28. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17 (Bathilda's Secret)
  29. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 3 (The Knight Bus)
  30. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 19 (The Servant of Lord Voldemort)
  31. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20 (The First Task)
  32. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 20 (Hagrid's Tale)
  33. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
  34. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30 (The Pensieve)
  35. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  37. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
  39. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 29 (The Phoenix Lament)
  40. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 5 (Wherefore Art Thou, Weasleys?)
  41. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 9 (Inside the Room)
  42. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Chapter 3 (The Black Quill)
  43. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Chapter 10 (The Vault of Ice)
  44. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7 (Bagman and Crouch)
  45. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 6 (On Jacob's Trail) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Ear-Shrivelling Curse"
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 9 (A Place to Hide)
  47. ↑ Harry Potter: Magic Caster Wand (see this image and this image)
  48. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
  50. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
  51. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club)
  52. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 3 (Three Broomsticks) - Charms Lesson "Petrificus Totalus"
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37 (The Beginning)
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
  55. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 51 (A Simple Demonstration) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Furnunculus"
  56. ↑ Hogwarts Legacy ('Beeting' A Curse)
  57. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at Wizarding World
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 Pottermore - Curses and Counter-Curses
  60. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1 (Owl Post)
  61. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
  62. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
  63. ↑ Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 3
  64. ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
  65. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 12 (The Vault Portrait) - Charms Lesson "Locomotor Mortis"
  66. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 25 (Swan Dive)
  67. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 27 (Now That's What I Call a Cursed CD)
  68. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 28 (The Last Laugh)
  69. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 13 (The Secret Riddle)
  70. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 2 (Grave Danger)
  71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 71.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 19 (The Lion and the Serpent)
  72. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 24 (Dark Pranks) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Reductor Curse"
  73. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Side Quest "The Secrets of Godric's Hollow"
  74. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 1 (Year Four Begins)
  75. ↑ 75.0 75.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)
  76. ↑ Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 4
  77. ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
  78. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 7 (Mudbloods And Murmurs)
  79. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 2 (Curses and Prophecies)
  80. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 42 (The Final Vault)
  81. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 37 (Lockdown)
  82. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 46 (Total Recall)
  83. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 51 (A Simple Demonstration)
  84. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 8 (Trial by Fire) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Mimblewimble"
  85. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  86. ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages
  87. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 9 (The Writing on the Wall)
  88. ↑ Hogwarts Legacy
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