Freezing Charm
Incantation	Immobilus[1]
Type	Charm
Hand Movement	Point wand at target
Light	Blue
Effect	Renders living targets immobile.

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The Freezing Charm (Immobilus^[1]) is a spell which immobilises living targets.^[2] It can also, according to Horace Slughorn, be used to disable Muggle burglar alarms.^[3] It resembles the Flame-Freezing Charm, a spell used to negate the harmful effects of fire.

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 with the incantation Peskipiksi Pesternomi.
• Professor Remus Lupin used it in 1993 on the Hogwarts 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 due to Death Eater attacks.
• 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".

Behind the scenes

• In the second film, Hermione freezes all of the pixies instead of just two.
• Despite the books and video games giving no incantation, the word is shown to be Immobilus in the film.
• Pottermore shows the hand movement to be thus:
  

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