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{{Spell infobox
  
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|image=[[File:IncarcerousSnatcher.JPG|255px]]
  
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|incantation=''Incarcerous'' (in-CAR-ser-us)
  
|incantation=''Incarcerous'' (in-CAR-ser-us)
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|[[Snatchers|Unidentified Snatcher]]
  
|[[Snatchers|Unidentified Snatcher]]
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|Either [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] or [[Ronald Weasley]], unsuccesful.
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|Either [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] or [[Ronald Weasley]], unsuccessful.
 
|During the run in the [[Forest of Dean]].
  
|During the run in the [[Forest of Dean]].
 
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|[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]]
  
|[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]]
 
|In [[Alastor Moody]]'s [[Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office|office]] in [[1995]].<ref name="GOF"/>
  
|In [[Alastor Moody]]'s [[Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office|office]] in [[1995]].<ref name="GOF"/>
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|Possibly [[Millicent Bulstrode]]
  
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|[[Hermione Granger]]
  
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|[[1996]]; was bound and gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
  
 
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|[[C. Warrington]]
  
|[[C. Warrington]]
 
|[[Neville Longbottom]]
  
|[[Neville Longbottom]]
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|[[1996]]; was bound and gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
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|[[1996]]; was gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
 
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|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|[[Luna Lovegood]]
  
|[[Luna Lovegood]]
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|[[1996]]; was bound and gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
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|[[1996]]; was gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
 
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|[[C. Warrington]]
  
|[[C. Warrington]]
 
|[[Ginevra Weasley]]
  
|[[Ginevra Weasley]]
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|[[1996]]; was bound and gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
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|[[1996]]; was gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
 
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|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|[[Ronald Weasley]]
  
|[[Ronald Weasley]]
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|[[1996]]; was bound and gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
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|[[1996]]; was gagged by the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]<ref name="OOTP"/>
 
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|[[Antonin Dolohov]]
  
|[[Antonin Dolohov]]
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|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
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|[[Ronald Weasley]]
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|During a [[Skirmish at Luchino Caffe|skirmish]] at the [[Luchino Caffe]] in [[1997]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
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|During a [[Luchino Caffe Duel|skirmish]] at the [[Luchino Caffe]] in [[1997]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
 
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==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
 
*In [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|the film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', [[Dolores Umbridge]] says the spell wrong when she uses it against the [[centaurs]]. She says "In-cer-car-serous" not "In-car-cer-ous".
  
*In [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|the film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', [[Dolores Umbridge]] says the spell wrong when she uses it against the [[centaurs]]. She says "In-cer-car-serous" not "In-car-cer-ous".
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', when the trio are running though the Forest of Dean from the [[Snatchers]], it appears that the fetters used to bind their victims were chains instead of rope.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', when the trio are running though the Forest of Dean from the [[Snatchers]], it appears that the fetters used to bind their victims were chains instead of ropes.
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*In ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2'', Harry is seen using this spell to bind a Death eater during the Courtyard Apocalypse scene.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', Harry is seen using this spell to bind a Death Eater during the Courtyard Apocalypse scene.
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==

Latest revision as of 15:33, April 27, 2013

IncarcerousSnatcher
Incarcerous
Incantation

Incarcerous (in-CAR-ser-us)

Type

Transfiguration

Hand Movement

Point wand at target

Light

None

Effect

Conjures ropes that bind the victim

[Source]
"Ropes flew out of midair like thick snakes, wrapping themselves tightly around the centaur's torso and trapping his arms..."
—Dolores Umbridge's use of the spell on Magorian in the Forbidden Forest[src]

Incarcerous is a spell that conjures ropes, which then bind the victim.

Contents

Known usesEdit

Caster(s) Victim(s) Notes
Dolores Umbridge Magorian During the Skirmish in the Forbidden Forest in 1996 when the Centaurs carried her off after she insulted them.[1]
Harry Potter Inferi In the Horcrux cave in 1997.[2]
Harry Potter Severus Snape During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower; unsuccessful.[2]
Unidentified Snatcher Either Harry Potter, Hermione Granger or Ronald Weasley, unsuccessful. During the run in the Forest of Dean.

Possible UsesEdit

The following are possible uses of this spell, when ropes were conjured nonverbally.

Caster(s) Victim(s) Notes
Quirinus Quirrell Harry Potter In 1992[3][4]
Severus Snape Remus Lupin In 1994 in the Shrieking Shack[5]
Remus Lupin Peter Pettigrew In 1994 in the Shrieking Shack[5]
Peter Pettigrew Harry Potter At the Little Hangleton Graveyard in 1995.[6]
Albus Dumbledore Barty Crouch Jr. In Alastor Moody's office in 1995.[6]
C. Warrington Neville Longbottom 1996; was gagged by the Inquisitorial Squad[1]
Unknown Luna Lovegood 1996; was gagged by the Inquisitorial Squad[1]
C. Warrington Ginevra Weasley 1996; was gagged by the Inquisitorial Squad[1]
Unknown Ronald Weasley 1996; was gagged by the Inquisitorial Squad[1]
Antonin Dolohov Ronald Weasley During a skirmish at the Luchino Caffe in 1997.[7]

Known practitionersEdit

Behind the scenesEdit

EtymologyEdit

"Incarcerous" comes from the Latin incarcerare, which means "to capture or imprison."

AppearancesEdit

Notes and referencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - PS1 version
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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