- "These straightforward but surprisingly dangerous charms cause certain things to swell or shrink. You will be learning both charms together, so that you can always undo an over-enthusiastic cast. There is thus no excuse for having accidentally shrunk your homework down to microscopic size or for allowing a giant toad to rampage through your school’s flower gardens."
- — Miranda Goshawk on this and the Shrinking Charm[src]
The Engorgement Charm[2] (Engorgio[1]) is a charm that causes the target to swell immensely.[1] If the caster attempts to engorge the target beyond a certain point it will violently explode.[1] Although this spell is safe to use on animals, it is not recommended until the counter-charm has been perfected.[1]
It appears as a circle of icy blue light emanating from the tip of the wand, much like a torch.[1] Anything within this circle will grow exponentially, bouncing and shivering.[1]
Miranda Goshawk included this charm in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2, the third spell in the book.[2] She also wrote about it in Book of Spells alongside the Shrinking Charm, which can be used to counteract this charm.[1]
Practitioners
- Bartemius Crouch Jr.[3]
- Fred Weasley[4]
- George Weasley[4]
- Harry Potter[5]
- Kevin[6]
- Rubeus Hagrid[7]
- Silvanus Kettleburn[8]
Etymology
The word engorge means "to fill to excess".
Behind the scenes
- Ronald Weasley suspected that Rubeus Hagrid might have gotten in the way of a bad Engorgement Charm when he was a kid, not realising that he was half-giant.[9]
- A variation of this spell may be Engorgio Skullus, which makes the head of a person bigger[10].
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Wonderbook: Book of Spells (see this)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 14 (The Unforgivable Curses)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 4 (Back to the Burrow)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 2 (Aunt Marge's Big Mistake)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 7 (Bagman and Crouch)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 7 (Mudbloods and Murmurs)
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 23 - (The Yule Ball)
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
The Standard Book of Spells | |||||
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Grade 1 · Grade 2 · Grade 3 · Grade 4 · Grade 5 · Grade 6 · Grade 7 | |||||
Charms included in the series: Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locking Spell (Colloportus) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Nonverbal spell · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Skurge Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) |