Changes: Cushioning Charm

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This article is about the Cushioning Charm. You may be looking for the Softening Charm.

"Harry heard the cart smash into pieces against the passage wall, heard Hermione shriek something, and felt himself glide back toward the ground as though weightless, landing painlessly on the rocky passage floor."

— Description.^[src]

The Cushioning Charm (incantation unknown) creates an unseen softening effect on target surfaces. It is primarily used in broomstick manufacturing to make the brooms more comfortable for riders.

History

This charm was invented by Elliot Smethwyck in 1820.^[1]

During their break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Hermione Granger used this charm to protect Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Griphook, herself, and an Imperiused Bogrod when the Mine Cart in which they were riding derailed after passing through the Thief's Downfall.^[2]

Known practitioners

Behind the scenes

Given its usage in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Aresto Momentum may be the Cushioning Charm mentioned in the novels. However, this is as of yet unconfirmed.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Quidditch Through the Ages (First appearance)

Notes and references

↑ Quidditch Through the Ages - Chapter 9 (The Development of the Racing Broom)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 26 (Gringotts)

[QA9-1] Quidditch Through the Ages - Chapter 9 (The Development of the Racing Broom)

[DH26-2] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 26 (Gringotts)

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+{{youmay|the Cushioning Charm|the [[Softening Charm]]}}
 {{Spell infobox
 |name=Cushioning Charm
-|image=[[File:Spongify.jpg|250px]]
+|image=[[File:Effects of Cushioning Charm.jpg|250px]]
-|incantation=Spongify (s-pon-gee-fy)
+|incantation=
-|type=Charm
+|type=[[Charm]]
 |hand=
+|light=
-|light=*Orange ([[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]])
+|effect=Cushions an area/object
-*Green ([[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]])
+|creator=[[Elliot Smethwyck]] ([[1820]])
-*Pink ([[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]])
-|effect=Cushions an area/object.
 }}
+{{Quote|Harry heard the cart smash into pieces against the passage wall, heard Hermione shriek something, and felt himself glide back toward the ground as though weightless, landing painlessly on the rocky passage floor.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
-[[File:Effects of Cushioning Charm.jpg|left|thumb|The effects of the Cushioning Charm on a broomstick (invisible).]]
-The '''Cushioning Charm''' (''Spongify'') creates an unseen softening effect on sitting and landing surfaces. It is primarily used in [[broomstick]] manufacturing to make the brooms more comfortable for riders. This [[charm]] was invented by [[Elliot Smethwyck]] in [[1820s|1820]].
+The '''Cushioning Charm''' (''incantation unknown'') creates an unseen softening effect on target surfaces. It is primarily used in [[broomstick]] manufacturing to make the brooms more comfortable for riders.
+== History ==
-[[Hermione Granger]] used this charm for protection when the [[Gringotts cart]] in which she was riding derailed.
+This [[charm]] was invented by [[Elliot Smethwyck]] in [[1820s|1820]].<ref name="QA9">''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' - Chapter 9 (''The Development of the Racing Broom'')</ref>
+During their [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|break-in]] of [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]], [[Hermione Granger]] used this charm to protect [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], [[Griphook]], herself, and an [[Imperius Curse|Imperiused]] [[Bogrod]] when the [[Mine Cart]] in which they were riding derailed after passing through the [[Thief's Downfall]].<ref name="DH26">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 26 (''Gringotts'')</ref>
-==Behind the scenes==
-[[File:Picture_11.png|thumb|right|Harry Potter is propelled into the air after casting this spell on a mat.]]
-*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''Spongify'' is taught in [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] by Professor [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]. To use the spell, a spongify mat is needed, which is an area that has a swirly symbol on it. Performing the spell on the mat will cause a purple mist to cover the mat, which, when jumped on, will bounce the player high into the air.
-*This may also be the spell used in the [[Film Adaptation|film adaptation]] of [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]] when the D.A. jumped into the the room where the Veil was.
-*The spell also seems to have been used by Albus Dumbledore is the [[Film Adaptation|film adaptation]] of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when Harry Potter fell of his broom during the match against Hupplepuff.
-*In the film adaptations, the incantation of the Cushioning Charm is ''Aresto Momento''.
+==Known practitioners==
+*[[Elliot Smethwyck]]
+*[[Hermione Granger]]
+==Behind the scenes==
+Given its usage in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', ''[[Aresto Momentum]]'' may be the Cushioning Charm mentioned in the [[Harry Potter books|novels]]. However, this is as of yet unconfirmed.
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{Comment|PS2, XBOX and GC versions only}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{Comment|PC/MAC version only}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Comment|GBA and PC/MAC version only}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' ''(possibly)''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
-*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
+*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[it:Incantesimo Imbottito]]
-{{Charms}}
+[[fr:Sortilège de Coussinage]]
 [[Category:Charms]]
+[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
 [[Category:Spells]]
-[[Category:Magic]]
+[[Category:Spells of unknown incantation]]