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The '''Freezing Charm''' (''Immobulus'') 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> It resembles the [[Flame-Freezing Charm]], a spell used to negate the harmful effects of fire.
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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>
==Known uses==
 
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*This spell is covered in ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'' by [[Miranda Goshawk]].
 
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==History==
*[[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 with the incantation ''[[Peskipiksi Pesternomi]]''.
 
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*[[Professor]] [[Remus Lupin]] used it in [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|1993]] on the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow]].
 
 
This spell is covered in ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'' by [[Miranda Goshawk]]. It's also taught at [[Hogwart School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to second year students in [[Charms (class)|Charms]] class.
*[[Harry Potter]] used it in [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|1994]] to liberate himself from some attacking [[Grindylow]]s.
 
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*Horace Slughorn used this [[charm]] throughout [[1996]] to freeze the burglar alarms of [[Muggle]] houses he stayed in due to Death Eater attacks.
 
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==Uses==
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] used the charm non-verbally on [[Harry Potter]] to prevent him interfering with his death.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 27 (''The Lightning-Struck Tower'') (pg. 584 of the American Hardback edition)</ref>
 
 
*[[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]]''.
 
*[[Professor]] [[Remus Lupin]] used it in [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|1993]] on the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow|Whomping Willow]].
 
*[[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>
 
*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>
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==Behind the scenes==
 
*In the second film, Hermione freezes all of the pixies instead of just two.
 
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
The incantation is derived from Latin ''immobilis'' meaning "immobile".
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The incantation is derived from Latin ''immobilis'' meaning "immobile, unmoving".
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==Behind the scenes==
 
*In the second film, Hermione freezes all of the pixies at the same time instead of just two.
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*Despite the books and video games giving no incantation, the word is shown to be ''Immobulus'' in the film.
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*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.
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
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Revision as of 13:22, 23 April 2014

"… 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]

History

This spell is covered in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk. It's also taught at Hogwart School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to second year students in Charms class.

Uses

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

Notes and References

The Standard Book of Spells
Book of Spells 1
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)