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|name=Human-to-pig spell
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|incantation=Pigfors (Pee-gee-fors)
 
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{{Quote|Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work, anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do.|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] on his attempt to turn [[Dudley Dursley]] into a pig|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
{{Quote|Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work, anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do.|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] on his attempt to turn [[Dudley Dursley]] into a pig|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
This '''spell''' was used to [[Cross-Species Transfiguration|transform]] a [[human]] target into a pig. It produced a flash of violet light when cast.<ref name="ps4">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 4 (''The Keeper of the Keys'')</ref>
 
This '''spell''' was used to [[Cross-Species Transfiguration|transform]] a [[human]] target into a pig. It produced a flash of violet light when cast.<ref name="ps4">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 4 (''The Keeper of the Keys'')</ref>

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"Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work, anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do."
Rubeus Hagrid on his attempt to turn Dudley Dursley into a pig[src]

This spell was used to transform a human target into a pig. It produced a flash of violet light when cast.[1]

In 1991, Rubeus Hagrid attempted to cast this spell on Dudley Dursley, but it did not work as intended, only giving Dudley a curly tail that poked through his trousers. This was presumably due to the fact that Hagrid used a broken wand, and, having been expelled from Hogwarts in his third year, was not a fully-trained wizard. However, Hagrid claimed that, because Dudley was already "so much like a pig", all he needed was a tail.[1]

Circe may have used this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient Greece.

Known Practitioners

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)