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|incantation=''Immobulus''<ref name="s'>See [[:File:Freezesource.png|this image]]</ref> |
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|pronunciation=(ih-MOH-byoo-luhs) |
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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}} |
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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}} |
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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> |
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==Known uses== |
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==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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*This spell is covered in ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'' by [[Miranda Goshawk]]. |
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*[[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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*[[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]]. |
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*[[Professor]] [[Remus Lupin]] used it in [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|1993]] on the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow]]. |
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*[[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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*[[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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*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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*[[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> |
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*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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*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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*In the second film, Hermione freezes all of the pixies instead of just two. |
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==Etymology== |
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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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==Appearances== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}} |
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==Notes and References== |
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==Notes and References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{The Standard Book of Spells}} |
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[[it:Incantesimo Congelatore]][[es:Encantamiento de Congelación]] |
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[[Category:Charms]] |
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[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]] |
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| Freezing Charm
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| Incantation
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Immobulus[1]
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| Pronunciation
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(ih-MOH-byoo-luhs)
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Charm
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| Hand Movement
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Blue
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| Effect
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Renders living targets immobile.
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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[2]) is a spell which immobilises living targets.[3] It can also, according to Horace Slughorn, be used to disable Muggle burglar alarms.[4]
Known uses
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EtymologyEdit
The incantation is derived from Latin immobilis meaning "immobile, unmoving".
Behind the scenesEdit
- 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 Immobilus in the film.
AppearancesEdit
Notes and ReferencesEdit
