Changes: Freezing Charm

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"...immobilising two pixies at once with a clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage"

— Hermione Granger's use of the charm in her Defence Against the Dark Arts class^[src]

The Freezing Charm (Immobulus^[1]) is a spell which immobilises living targets.^[2] It can also, according to Horace Slughorn, be used to disable Muggle burglar alarms.^[3]

Known uses

This spell is covered in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk.
Hermione Granger used this spell on a pair of pixies in her second year after her teacher tried and failed to subdue them using the incantation Peskipiksi Pesternomi.
Professor Remus Lupin used it in 1993 on the Whomping Willow.
Harry Potter used it in 1994 to liberate himself from some attacking Grindylows.
Horace Slughorn used this charm throughout 1996 to freeze the burglar alarms of Muggle houses he stayed in while in hiding from the Death Eaters.
This may be the spell Kingsley Shacklebolt used non-verbally during the Battle of Hogwarts.^[4]

Etymology

The incantation is derived from Latin immobilis meaning "immobile, unmoving".

Behind the scenes

In the second film, Hermione freezes all of the pixies at the same time instead of just two.
Despite the books and video games giving no incantation, the word is shown to be Immobulus in the film.
In Harry Potter for Kinect Harry and Voldemort can use this spell against each other during the final battle during Voldemort's Last Stand as they engage in a normal duel.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possible appearance)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Consoles and Windows versions only)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Harry Potter Trading Card Game
Harry Potter for Kinect

Notes and References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 See this image
↑ Pottermore
↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

The Standard Book of Spells

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)

[s-1] 1.0 ^1.1 See this image

[2] Pottermore

[3] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[4] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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+|hand=[[File:Freezing-charm.png]]
-|hand=
-|effect=Renders targets immobile and disables Muggles' burglar alarms
+|effect=Renders living targets immobile.
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+{{Quote|...immobilising two pixies at once with a clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage|Hermione Granger's use of the charm in her Defence Against the Dark Arts class|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
-The '''Freezing Charm ''' (''Immobulus''), according to [[Horace Slughorn]], will disable a [[Muggle]] burglar alarm as it stops things from moving. The spell strikes resemblances to the [[Flame-Freezing Charm]], which negates the effects of fire. [[Hermione Granger]] used the Freezing Charm on [[pixie]]s after [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] set them loose and failed to stop them with [[Peskipiksi Pesternomi]]. In [[1996]], [[Horace Slughorn]] used the [[charm]] to freeze the burglar alarms of [[Muggle]] houses he stayed in. [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] possibly used this spell nonverbally during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
+The '''Freezing Charm''' (''Immobulus''<ref name="s"/>) is a spell which immobilises living targets.<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> It can also, according to [[Horace Slughorn]], be used to disable [[Burglar alarm|Muggle burglar alarms]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>
-==Behind the scenes==
-*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Hermione freezes all the [[Pixies]] using the spell, using the incantation, ''Immobulus''.
+==Known uses==
-*[[Remus Lupin]] also used this spell to freeze the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.
+*This spell is covered in ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'' by [[Miranda Goshawk]].
-*Harry Potter uses a non-verbal version in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' to freeze the Grindylows.
+*[[Hermione Granger]] used this spell on a pair of [[pixie]]s in [[1992-1993 school year|her second year]] after [[Gilderoy Lockhart|her teacher]] tried and failed to subdue them using the incantation ''[[Peskipiksi Pesternomi]]''.
-*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', when cast, the victim will emerge into a blue bubble, motionless. This is how [[Pixies]] are defeated. Once in the bubble, they must be shot again, breaking the bubble and their little bodies.
+*[[Professor]] [[Remus Lupin]] used it in [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|1993]] on the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow|Whomping Willow]].
-*[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] possibly used this spell during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] to stop a [[Death Eater]] breaking through a window on the Quad Battlements.
+*[[Harry Potter]] used it in [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|1994]] to liberate himself from some attacking [[Grindylow]]s.
+*Horace Slughorn used this [[charm]] throughout [[1996]] to freeze the burglar alarms of [[Muggle]] houses he stayed in while in hiding from the Death Eaters.
+*This may be the spell [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] used non-verbally during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''</ref>
 ==Etymology==
-Immobulus, from the Latin “immobilis”, meaning immovable.
+The incantation is derived from Latin ''immobilis'' meaning "immobile, unmoving".
+==Behind the scenes==
+*In the second film, Hermione freezes all of the pixies at the same time instead of just two.
+*Despite the books and video games giving no incantation, the word is shown to be ''Immobulus'' in the film.
+*In ''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]'' Harry and Voldemort can use this spell against each other during the final battle during [[Voldemort's Last Stand]] as they engage in a normal duel.
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]''
+==Notes and References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{The Standard Book of Spells}}
 [[fr:Immobulus]]
-[[it:Incantesimo Congelatore]]
+[[it:Incantesimo Congelatore]][[es:Encantamiento de Congelación]]
 [[Category:Charms]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]