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{{Youmay|a book written by [[Professor]] [[Vindictus Viridian]]|[[Curses]] or [[Counter-curse|Counter Curses]]}}
 
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'''''Curses and Counter-Curses''''' is a spellbook on [[curse]]s and [[jinx]]es that was written by [[Vindictus Viridian]]. Its full title is ''Curses and Counter-Curses (Bewitch your Friends and Befuddle your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and much, much more)''.
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'''''Curses and Counter-Curses (Bewitch your Friends and Befuddle your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and much, much more)''''' is a spellbook on [[curse]]s and [[jinx]]es that was written by [[Professor]] [[Vindictus Viridian]].
   
[[Harry Potter]] saw a copy for sale at [[Flourish and Blotts]] in [[1991]] and was intrigued by the thought that it might help him to [[curse]] his cousin, [[Dudley Dursley]]. [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] dragged him away from it, telling him that he was not allowed to perform [[magic]] around [[Muggle]]s, and that he was still too young to pull off such advanced spells. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 5 (''Diagon Alley'')</ref>
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[[Harry Potter]] saw a copy for sale at [[Flourish and Blotts]] in [[1991]] and was intrigued by the thought that it might help him to [[curse]] his cousin, [[Dudley Dursley]]. [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] dragged him away from it, telling him that he was not allowed to perform [[magic]] around [[Muggle]]s, and that he was still too young to pull off such advanced spells.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 5 (''Diagon Alley'')</ref>
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It also can be found on the bench of [[Mirror of Erised]].<ref name="pottermore"/>
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==Curses covered<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>==
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* [[Full Body-Bind Curse]]
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* [[Jelly-Legs Curse]]
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* [[Leg-Locker Curse]]
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* [[Pimple Jinx]]
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* [[Stickfast Hex]]
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* [[Tickling Hex]]
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* [[Tongue-Tying Curse]]
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* [[Hair Loss Curse]]
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 19:15, 31 October 2012

Curses and Counter-Curses (Bewitch your Friends and Befuddle your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and much, much more) is a spellbook on curses and jinxes that was written by Professor Vindictus Viridian.

Harry Potter saw a copy for sale at Flourish and Blotts in 1991 and was intrigued by the thought that it might help him to curse his cousin, Dudley Dursley. Hagrid dragged him away from it, telling him that he was not allowed to perform magic around Muggles, and that he was still too young to pull off such advanced spells.[1]

It also can be found on the bench of Mirror of Erised.[2]

Curses covered[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

Curses and Counter-Curses
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Spells included in the book: Full Body-Bind Curse · Leg-Locker Curse · Jelly-Legs Curse · Pimple Jinx · Stickfast Hex · Tickling Hex · Tongue-Tying Curse · Hair Loss Curse