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{{Quote|We've checked for most of the usual curses, but Professor Flitwick believes the broom might be carrying a Hurling Hex.|[[Minerva McGonagall]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
 
 
A '''Hurling Hex '''(''incantation unknown'') is a [[hex]] that can be applied to a [[broomstick]]. It presumably causes the broomstick to attempt to hurl its rider off.
{{Quote|It was as though the broom was trying to buck him off.|The Hurling Hex's effects|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
An '''Hurling Hex''' is a [[hex]] that is used to causes [[broomstick]]s to vibrate violently in the air and try to buck their rider off.
 
   
 
==History==
 
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In [[1993]], [[Filius Flitwick]] suggested that [[Harry Potter]]'s confiscated [[Firebolt]] might have been hexed with this spell. The possibility was discovered while the broom was undergoing a [[stripping-down]] process, but it was apparently discovered to be free of this [[spell]].
===1991===
 
{{Quote|...and then he realised that his broom was completely out of his control. He couldn't turn it. He couldn't direct it at all.|An [[Nimbus 2000]] hexed with the Hurling Hex|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
In [[1991]], [[Quirinus Quirrell]] may have been casting a [[Nonverbal spell|wordless]] and [[wandless spell|wandless version]] of this spell on [[Harry Potter]]'s [[broom]] during his [[Quidditch]] match.
 
===1993===
 
{{Quote|...Professor Flitwick believes the broom might be carrying a Hurling Hex.|The Hurling Hex|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
 
In [[1993]], [[Filius Flitwick]] suggested that [[Harry Potter]]'s confiscated [[Firebolt]] may be jinxed with this spell.
 
   
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==Behind the scenes==
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In [[1991]], [[Quirinus Quirrell]] may have been casting [[wandless spell|wandless]] version of this spell on Harry Potter's broom during his first [[Quidditch]] match. However, it is stated that he was [[jinx]]ing the broom, not hexing it. Additionally, it was implied that the Hurling Hex can be imbued on a broom, but the spell that Quirrell was casting required a continuous process and could be cast from a distance.
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{Possible}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{Possible}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]] {{Possible}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Possible}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
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Revision as of 02:30, 21 December 2015

"We've checked for most of the usual curses, but Professor Flitwick believes the broom might be carrying a Hurling Hex."
Minerva McGonagall[src]

A Hurling Hex (incantation unknown) is a hex that can be applied to a broomstick. It presumably causes the broomstick to attempt to hurl its rider off.

History

In 1993, Filius Flitwick suggested that Harry Potter's confiscated Firebolt might have been hexed with this spell. The possibility was discovered while the broom was undergoing a stripping-down process, but it was apparently discovered to be free of this spell.

Behind the scenes

In 1991, Quirinus Quirrell may have been casting wandless version of this spell on Harry Potter's broom during his first Quidditch match. However, it is stated that he was jinxing the broom, not hexing it. Additionally, it was implied that the Hurling Hex can be imbued on a broom, but the spell that Quirrell was casting required a continuous process and could be cast from a distance.

Appearances