Hover Charm

Hover Charm

Incantation:	Wingardium Leviosa (win-GAR-dee-um lev-ee-OH-sa)
Type:	Charm
Hand Movement:	Swish and flick
Effect:	Levitation

The Hover Charm is a charm used to make objects levitate. It is one of the earliest recorded spells of the wizarding world, with its origins in ancient England.^[1] It is a basic spell taught to first years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The hand movement is very specific: a swish and flick. Its incantation is Wingardium Leviosa.^[2]

[edit] Known Uses

Hermione Granger was the first student in her Charms class to master this spell, and tried to instruct Ron Weasley on the correct pronunciation of the incantation, much to his annoyance.^[2]
Ron Weasley used this spell to defeat a troll which Professor Quirinus Quirrell released into the school on Halloween of 1991.^[2]
Dobby, the house-elf, used this spell to drop pudding on the Dursley kitchen floor in 1992.^[3]
Harry Potter used this charm to levitate two cakes containing Sleeping Draught in 1992.^[4]
Lee Jordan used this charm to levitate Nifflers into Dolores Umbridge's office to irritate her in 1996.
Severus Snape used this charm in October of 1996 so that he could examine a cursed necklace without touching it.
Hermione Granger again used this spell in December of 1997 to levitate an unconscious Harry Potter into his bed after he was attacked by Nagini.
Xenophilius Lovegood used this spell to attempt to clear the wreckage on his staircase to apprehend Harry Potter during his confrontation at his house in 1997.^[5]
In 1998, Ron Weasley used this spell on a twig to move it into position to press the place at the roots of the Whomping Willow to make it hold still. ^[6]

Wingardium Leviosa is a combination of "wing" and "levitate."

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