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|name=Flame-Freezing Charm |
|name=Flame-Freezing Charm |
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|effect=Changes effects of fire |
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− | The '''Flame-Freezing Charm''' |
+ | The '''Flame-Freezing Charm''' (''incantation unknown'') was a [[charm]] that changed the effects of a [[fire]] so that instead of burning, it felt like a warm summer breeze. The caster would usually feel a gentle tickling sensation. |
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==Known uses== |
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− | *[[Wizardkind|Wizards and witches]] of [[Wikipedia:Medieval|medieval times]] used this spell when they were persecuted by [[Muggle]]s to save themselves from being harmed when they were burned at the stake during witch-hunts. They feigned screaming in pain |
+ | *[[Wizardkind|Wizards and witches]] of [[Wikipedia:Medieval|medieval times]] used this spell when they were persecuted by [[Muggle]]s to save themselves from being harmed when they were burned at the stake during witch-hunts. They feigned screaming in pain; some even making a game out of it. In particular, [[Wendelin the Weird]] enjoyed the sensation of the charmed flames so much that she allowed herself to get caught and burned at least forty-seven times in varying disguises. |
+ | *An [[Actor who played Crapaud|actor]] playing [[Crapaud]] in "an ill-fated" act of [[Malecrit]]'s ''[[Alas, I've Transfigured My Feet]]'' used this to protect himself from engulfing flames whilst delivering the play's final, rousing speech.<ref name="WON"/> |
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*[[Albus Dumbledore]] possibly used this spell combined with ''[[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]]'' on the wardrobe of [[Tom Riddle]] in [[1930s|1938]] to prove that he was a [[Wizards|wizard]]. |
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] possibly used this spell combined with ''[[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]]'' on the wardrobe of [[Tom Riddle]] in [[1930s|1938]] to prove that he was a [[Wizards|wizard]]. |
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Revision as of 04:19, 16 April 2014
The Flame-Freezing Charm (incantation unknown) was a charm that changed the effects of a fire so that instead of burning, it felt like a warm summer breeze. The caster would usually feel a gentle tickling sensation.
Known uses
- Wizards and witches of medieval times used this spell when they were persecuted by Muggles to save themselves from being harmed when they were burned at the stake during witch-hunts. They feigned screaming in pain; some even making a game out of it. In particular, Wendelin the Weird enjoyed the sensation of the charmed flames so much that she allowed herself to get caught and burned at least forty-seven times in varying disguises.
- An actor playing Crapaud in "an ill-fated" act of Malecrit's Alas, I've Transfigured My Feet used this to protect himself from engulfing flames whilst delivering the play's final, rousing speech.[1]
- Albus Dumbledore possibly used this spell combined with Incendio on the wardrobe of Tom Riddle in 1938 to prove that he was a wizard.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Possible appearance)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells