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{{Quote|Swift use of this jinx can freeze an attacker for a few moments, or stop a magical beast in its tracks. The jinx is a vital part of any duellist’s arsenal.|[[Miranda Goshawk]] introduces this spell in ''[[Book of Spells]]''.|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
{{Quote|Swift use of this jinx can freeze an attacker for a few moments, or stop a magical beast in its tracks. The jinx is a vital part of any duellist’s arsenal.|[[Miranda Goshawk]] introduces this spell in ''[[Book of Spells]]''.|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
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| − | The '''Impediment Jinx'''<ref name="wonderbook"/> (''Impedimenta''<ref name="GoF31"/>), also known as the '''Impediment Hex'''<ref name="fantastic">''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'' - An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts (''Lethifold'')</ref> is a [[jinx]] that slows the target<ref name="GoF31"/>. |
+ | The '''Impediment Jinx'''<ref name="wonderbook"/> (''Impedimenta''<ref name="GoF31"/>), also known as the '''Impediment Hex'''<ref name="fantastic">''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'' - An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts (''Lethifold'')</ref> is a [[jinx]] that slows the target<ref name="GoF31"/>. |
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| + | It is only temporary<ref name="GoF31"/>, lasting about ten seconds<ref name"psh">''[[Pottermore]] at PlayStation Home''</ref>. Although it is capable of freezing a [[wasp]] in mid-air<ref name="GoF31"/>, it is ineffective against [[lethifold]]s<ref name="fantastic"/>. |
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The [[curse]] will usually simply immobilise a target<ref name="GoF31"/>, it can also be used to throw a target backward<ref name="OotP19"/> or simply decrease the velocity of the victim's movement<ref name="wonderbook"/>, and can also levitate them<ref name="OOTPF"/>. |
The [[curse]] will usually simply immobilise a target<ref name="GoF31"/>, it can also be used to throw a target backward<ref name="OotP19"/> or simply decrease the velocity of the victim's movement<ref name="wonderbook"/>, and can also levitate them<ref name="OOTPF"/>. |
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The [[incantation]] "''Impedimenta''" is derived from the [[Latin]] word "''impedimentum''", meaning "a hindrance". |
The [[incantation]] "''Impedimenta''" is derived from the [[Latin]] word "''impedimentum''", meaning "a hindrance". |
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| − | In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, whhen Harry uses Protego to stop Snape from reentering his mind and he sees his father bullying Snape, James uses The Impediment Jinx on him and it causes Snape to float off the ground and to hang upside down, this effect is more or less described as Levicorpus except that Sna-e wasn't seized by his ankle, he simply turned upside down after the spell took effect. |
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==Appearances== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}} |
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Revision as of 03:44, 4 March 2014
- "Swift use of this jinx can freeze an attacker for a few moments, or stop a magical beast in its tracks. The jinx is a vital part of any duellist’s arsenal."
- — Miranda Goshawk introduces this spell in Book of Spells.[src]
The Impediment Jinx[3] (Impedimenta[1]), also known as the Impediment Hex[4] is a jinx that slows the target[1].
Effects
It is only temporary[1], lasting about ten seconds[5]. Although it is capable of freezing a wasp in mid-air[1], it is ineffective against lethifolds[4].
The curse will usually simply immobilise a target[1], it can also be used to throw a target backward[6] or simply decrease the velocity of the victim's movement[3], and can also levitate them[7].
Practitioners
Neville casting the Impediment Jinx against Scabior
James Potter casting this spell on Severus Snape in his teenage years
- Antonin Dolohov[8]
- Bellatrix Lestrange[9]
- Draco Malfoy[9]
- Flavius Belby[4]
- Harry Potter[1]
- Hermione Granger[1]
- James Potter[7]
- Jugson[8]
- Lucius Malfoy[8]
- Miranda Goshawk[3]
- Narcissa Malfoy[9]
- Neville Longbottom[9]
- Rolanda Hooch[6]
- Ronald Weasley[1]
- Scabior[10]
- Yaxley[10]
Etymology
The incantation "Impedimenta" is derived from the Latin word "impedimentum", meaning "a hindrance".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Disc 2)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- Pottermore (PlayStation Home, during Book Herding)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real) - An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts (Lethifold)
- ↑ Pottermore at PlayStation Home
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 19 (The Lion and the Serpent)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
