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"She pulled out her wand and gave it a complicated little wave so that hot air streamed out of the tip; she then pointed this at her robes, which began to steam as they dried out."
— Description[src]

The Hot Air Charm[2] (incantation unknown) was a charm that streamed hot air out of the caster's wand. This air in turn could quickly dry off soaked garments.[1]

Known uses[]

Caster(s) Date Notes
Newt Scamander September, 1927 Used it to dry Jacob Kowalski’s rain soaked clothes.[3]
Hermione Granger November, 1995 Used it to melt snow and dry off her snow-covered robes.[1]
Filius Flitwick Early 1997 Used it to dry off his clothes, after Seamus Finnigan soaked them with a badly aimed Water-Making Spell during Charms class.[4]
Albus Dumbledore 30 June, 1997 Used it to dry his wet robes after swimming to the Horcrux cave.[5]
Used it to dry Harry Potter's wet robes as well, but the spell he cast instantaneously made the robes warm and dry and didn't involve any wasted wand motion.[5]

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