Impediment Jinx
Incantation	Impedimenta[1] (im-PED-a-MEN-ta)[2]
Type	Jinx[1]
Hand Movement
Light	Green[3]
Effect	Temporarily slows target[1]

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The Impediment Jinx^[3] (Impedimenta^[1]), also known as the Impediment Hex^[4] is a jinx that slows the target^[1]. 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

• 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

Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
Professors: Galatea Merrythought · Quirinus Quirrell · Gilderoy Lockhart · Remus Lupin · Barty Crouch Jr. (as Alastor Moody) · Dolores Umbridge · Severus Snape · Amycus Carrow (as Dark Arts teacher)
Textbooks: The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection · Break with a Banshee · Gadding with Ghouls · Holidays with Hags · Travels with Trolls · Voyages with Vampires · Wanderings with Werewolves · Year with the Yeti · The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts · Defensive Magical Theory · Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners · Confronting the Faceless · Magical Drafts and Potions
D.A.D.A. at Hogwarts: Classroom 3C · Temporary Classroom · Tower · Professor's Office · Storeroom · Staircase · Lesson Cup · Race Cup · Dumbledore's Army
Spells covered under the subject: Curse of the Bogies · Knockback Jinx · Verdimillious Charm · Verdimillious Duo Spell · Verdimillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm · Freezing Spell · Seize and Pull Charm · Patronus Charm · Killing Curse · Cruciatus Curse · Imperius Curse · Impediment Jinx · Reductor Curse · Stunning Spell · Shield Charm · Nonverbal spells · Hex-deflection · Hex-Breaker · Hex Zapper
Creatures covered under the subject: Vampire bats · Iguanas · Cornish Pixies · Werewolves · Vampires · Hinkypunks · Boggarts · Red Caps · Kappas · Grindylows · Inferius