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|type=[[Curse]]<ref name="DH31">{{DH}} - Chapter 31 (''The Battle of Hogwarts'')</ref>
  
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{{Quote|It was not normal fire; [[Vincent Crabbe|Crabbe]] had used a curse of which [[Harry Potter|Harry]] had no knowledge: As they turned a corner the flames chased them as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Now the fire was mutating, forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts: Flaming [[Snake|serpents]], [[chimaera]]s, and [[dragon]]s rose and fell and rose again, and the detritus of centuries on which they were feeding was thrown up in the air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on clawed feet, before being consumed by the inferno.|Description|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
  
{{Quote|It was not normal fire; [[Vincent Crabbe|Crabbe]] had used a curse of which [[Harry Potter|Harry]] had no knowledge: As they turned a corner the flames chased them as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Now the fire was mutating, forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts: Flaming [[Snake|serpents]], [[chimaera]]s, and [[dragon]]s rose and fell and rose again, and the detritus of centuries on which they were feeding was thrown up in the air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on clawed feet, before being consumed by the inferno.|Description|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
   
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'''Fiendfyre''' (''incantation unknown'') was a [[Dark Arts|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"/>
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'''Fiendfyre''' was a kind of [[Dark Arts|bewitched]] [[Fire|flame]], capable of hunting people down despite being non-sentient<ref name="DH31"/>. It is an immensely powerful fire that cannot be extinguished by normal or [[Water-Making Spell|enchanted]] [[water]]<ref name="DH31"/>. It is also difficult for the caster to control<ref name="DH31"/>, flowing from their wand in a continuous stream of flame<ref name="DH2"/>. If the [[Wizardkind|caster]] flicks their [[wand]] when the stream of flame is still running, a jet of fire will shoot off and become a flaming animal<ref name="DH2"/>.
  
   
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== Description and effects ==
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When cast, the [[fire]] appears as a roaring, billowing noise and gives its victims only a split-second's warning<ref name="DH31"/>. The flames are of abnormally large size and take the shape of fiery monsters and beasts such as [[snake]]s and [[chimaera]]s, constantly mutating<ref name="DH31"/>. The fire even possesses a sentience of its own, a continuous (though far from latent) desire to burn anything it can<ref name="DH31"/>. It will pursue any nearby lifeforms, anything whatsoever that it can burn, and is capable of incinerating anything through mere contact<ref name="DH2"/>.
  
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It is an immensely powerful fire that cannot be extinguished by normal or [[Water-Making Spell|enchanted]] [[water]],<ref name="DH31"/> It is also very difficult for the caster to control,<ref name="DH31"/> flowing from their wand in a continuous stream of flame.<ref name="DH2"/> If the [[Wizardkind|caster]] flicks their [[wand]] when the stream of flame is still running from it, a jet of fire will shoot off and become a flaming animal.<ref name="DH2"/>
   
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When cast, the [[fire]] appears with a roaring, billowing noise and gives its victims only a split-second's warning to escape, quickly consuming anything in the vicinity of its caster.<ref name="DH31"/> The flames are of abnormally large size and take the shape of fiery monsters and beasts such as [[snake]]s, dragons, eagles and [[chimaera]]s, constantly mutating into other beasts as well as powerful, formless flames that destroy all things flammable around it.<ref name="DH31"/> The fire even possesses a sentience of its own, a continuous (though far from latent) desire to burn anything it can.<ref name="DH31"/> It will pursue any nearby lifeforms and anything that it can destroy, and is capable of incinerating anything through mere contact.<ref name="DH2"/>
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Inexperienced casters will be able to conjure the flames but will have virtually no control whatsoever over the [[curse]] once it has been unleashed, thereby making the fire a deadly backfire<ref name="DH31"/>. More experienced casters, such as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], may control the flaming beasts they create<ref name="OPF">{{OOTPF}} - See [[:File:Firesnake.png|this image]]</ref>. There is also a [[charm]] to cease the flames, but unfortunately [[Vincent Crabbe]] never paid attention in class long enough to learn it, therefore costing him his life<ref name="DH31"/>.
 
   
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Inexperienced casters will be able to conjure the flames but will have virtually no control over the [[curse]] once it has been unleashed, thereby making the fire a deadly backfire.<ref name="DH31"/> More experienced casters, such as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], may control the flaming beasts they create, even condensing it into a single, colossal animal of their desire<ref name="OPF">{{OOTPF}} - See [[:File:Firesnake.png|this image]]</ref>. There is also a [[charm]] to cease the flames as well as [[Partis Temporus|one to disperse them]], but unfortunately [[Vincent Crabbe]] never paid attention in class long enough to learn it, therefore costing him his life.<ref name="DH31"/> It is also possible that the fire may eventually burn off on its own, if it is unable to consume enough material to sustain it, and if so, the ash left behind may become [[Ashwinder]]s.
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==Practitioners==
  
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Fiendfyre was one of the few substances known be able to destroy a [[horcrux]]. [[Hermione Granger]] was aware of this, but never considered the use of it against Voldemort's horcruxes due to the inherently dangerous nature of the spell.<ref name="DH31"/>
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== Known uses==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" 500px;"
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! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s)
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! align="center" width="20%" |Date
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|[[Lord Voldemort]] (possibly)
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|[[18 June]], [[1996]]
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|During his duel with [[Albus Dumbledore]] Voldemort conjured a giant fire snake.
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|[[Amycus Carrow]]
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|[[1997-1998 school year]]
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|It was speculated by Harry Potter that Amycus was the one to teach Crabbe Fiendfyre.
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|[[Vincent Crabbe]]
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|[[2 May]], [[1998]]
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|Crabbe cast this in the [[Room of Requirement]] while it was transformed into the Room of Hidden Things. He died in the ensuing magical inferno.
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== Known practitioners==
 
{{Quote|He set the whole bloody room on fire!|[[Ronald Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2}}
  
{{Quote|He set the whole bloody room on fire!|[[Ronald Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2}}
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*[[Amycus Carrow]]
 
*[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="HBPF">{{HBPF}} - See [[:File:Bellatrix Fiendfyre and destroying Burrow.JPG|this image]]</ref>
  
*[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="HBPF">{{HBPF}} - See [[:File:Bellatrix Fiendfyre and destroying Burrow.JPG|this image]]</ref>
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*[[Tom Riddle]]<ref name="OPF"/>
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*[[Tom Riddle]]<ref name="OPF" />
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*[[Vincent Crabbe]]<ref name="DH31"/><ref name="DH2"/>
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*[[Vincent Crabbe]]
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*[[Unidentified Durmstrang students|Durmstrang boy]]<ref name="GOFF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' - See [[:File:Unidentified_Durmstrang_Boy_(I).png|this image]]</ref>
  
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==Etymology==
  
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* The word "Fiendfyre" was probably derived from "fiend" (meaning an evil [[spirit]] or [[demon]], a representation of the flame's cursed properties and taking form of dark creatures).
  
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* "Fyre" comes from the Old English word "fyr", which in turn is for "''fire''". Directly, "fyre" is just a single-letter corruption of "fire". Fire is the main effect of the curse.
  
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', [[Gregory Goyle]] uses Fiendfyre and dies instead of Crabbe. This is due to the fact that Crabbe has been cut from the film. Unlike Crabbe's failing control over the flames and unseen death, Goyle died by falling into the inferno after grabbing a loose chair from climbing a mountain of old stuff. Also, Goyle's lack of control is depicted as him having trouble stopping the flames from coming out of his wand once he cast the curse.<ref name="DH2"/>
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', [[Gregory Goyle]] uses Fiendfyre and dies instead of Crabbe, due to the fact that Crabbe has been cut from the film. Also, whereas Crabbe died because he could not run fast enough from the fire, Goyle is depicted as having been unable to stop the flame from pouring out of his wand (ending up throwing it away into the flames), and falling into the flames from grabbing a loose chair while climbing up a mountain of objects to safety.
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* In the film adaption, Fiendfyre was not used to completely destroy [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]]. Instead, Harry stabbed it with the [[Serpent of Slytherin]]'s fang to damage it, and then Ron kicked it into the Fiendfyre to finish the job. This led Voldemort's mangled [[soul]] to possess the flames briefly and screaming in pain before it was destroyed.<ref name="DH2"/>
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* In the film adaptation, Fiendfyre was not used to completely destroy [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]]. Instead, Harry stabbed it with the [[Serpent of Slytherin]]'s fang to damage it, and then Ron kicked it into the Fiendfyre to finish the job. This led Voldemort's mangled [[soul]] to possess the flames briefly and screaming in pain before it was destroyed.<ref name="DH2" />
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* The curse resembles a magical fuel air explosive or thermobaric bomb.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{possible}}
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{possible}}
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' {{possible}}
 
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]] ''{{1st}}
  
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]] ''{{1st}}
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''{{Flashback}}
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' {{possible}} {{Flashback}}
 
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
  
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
 
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
  
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
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Revision as of 07:30, 26 April 2016

"It was not normal fire; Crabbe had used a curse of which Harry had no knowledge: As they turned a corner the flames chased them as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Now the fire was mutating, forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts: Flaming serpents, chimaeras, and dragons rose and fell and rose again, and the detritus of centuries on which they were feeding was thrown up in the air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on clawed feet, before being consumed by the inferno."
— Description[src]

Fiendfyre (incantation unknown) was a bewitched flame of abnormal size and heat, infused with dark magic, capable of seeking out living targets despite being non-sentient.[1]

Description and effects

It is an immensely powerful fire that cannot be extinguished by normal or enchanted water,[1] It is also very difficult for the caster to control,[1] flowing from their wand in a continuous stream of flame.[2] If the caster flicks their wand when the stream of flame is still running from it, a jet of fire will shoot off and become a flaming animal.[2]

When cast, the fire appears with a roaring, billowing noise and gives its victims only a split-second's warning to escape, quickly consuming anything in the vicinity of its caster.[1] The flames are of abnormally large size and take the shape of fiery monsters and beasts such as snakes, dragons, eagles and chimaeras, constantly mutating into other beasts as well as powerful, formless flames that destroy all things flammable around it.[1] The fire even possesses a sentience of its own, a continuous (though far from latent) desire to burn anything it can.[1] It will pursue any nearby lifeforms and anything that it can destroy, and is capable of incinerating anything through mere contact.[2]

Inexperienced casters will be able to conjure the flames but will have virtually no control over the curse once it has been unleashed, thereby making the fire a deadly backfire.[1] More experienced casters, such as Lord Voldemort, may control the flaming beasts they create, even condensing it into a single, colossal animal of their desire[3]. There is also a charm to cease the flames as well as one to disperse them, but unfortunately Vincent Crabbe never paid attention in class long enough to learn it, therefore costing him his life.[1] It is also possible that the fire may eventually burn off on its own, if it is unable to consume enough material to sustain it, and if so, the ash left behind may become Ashwinders.

Fiendfyre was one of the few substances known be able to destroy a horcrux. Hermione Granger was aware of this, but never considered the use of it against Voldemort's horcruxes due to the inherently dangerous nature of the spell.[1]

Known uses

Caster(s) Date Notes
Lord Voldemort (possibly) 18 June, 1996 During his duel with Albus Dumbledore Voldemort conjured a giant fire snake.
Amycus Carrow 1997-1998 school year It was speculated by Harry Potter that Amycus was the one to teach Crabbe Fiendfyre.
Vincent Crabbe 2 May, 1998 Crabbe cast this in the Room of Requirement while it was transformed into the Room of Hidden Things. He died in the ensuing magical inferno.

Known practitioners

"He set the whole bloody room on fire!"
— Ronald Weasley[src]

Behind the scenes

  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Gregory Goyle uses Fiendfyre and dies instead of Crabbe, due to the fact that Crabbe has been cut from the film. Also, whereas Crabbe died because he could not run fast enough from the fire, Goyle is depicted as having been unable to stop the flame from pouring out of his wand (ending up throwing it away into the flames), and falling into the flames from grabbing a loose chair while climbing up a mountain of objects to safety.
  • In the film adaptation, Fiendfyre was not used to completely destroy Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem. Instead, Harry stabbed it with the Serpent of Slytherin's fang to damage it, and then Ron kicked it into the Fiendfyre to finish the job. This led Voldemort's mangled soul to possess the flames briefly and screaming in pain before it was destroyed.[2]
  • The curse resembles a magical fuel air explosive or thermobaric bomb.

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) - See this image
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - See this image
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