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[[File:Flipendo2.jpg|thumb|[[Knockback Jinx]].]]
 
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{{Quote|I know a jinx when I see one, [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], I've read all about them]]! You've got to keep eye contact, and [[Severus Snape|Snape]] wasn't blinking at all, I saw him|[[Hermione Granger]] on jinxes|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
{{Quote|I know a jinx when I see one, [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], I've read all about them]]! You've got to keep eye contact, and [[Severus Snape|Snape]] wasn't blinking at all, I saw him|[[Hermione Granger]] on jinxes|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
A '''''Jinx''''' is one of the seven known [[spell]] types, affiliated with [[Dark Arts|dark magic]] and distinguished by their negative effects used mostly for the amusement of observers and the minor discomfort of the victim<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types">[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=24 JK on the definition of various spell types]</ref>. They can also be used in a defensive capacity, and hence students of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] may learn some of them.
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A '''''Jinx''''' is one of the seven known [[spell]] types, affiliated with [[Dark Arts|dark magic]] and distinguished by their negative effects used mostly for the amusement of observers and the minor discomfort of the victim<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types">[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=24 JK on the definition of various spell types]</ref>. They can also be used in a defensive capacity, and hence students of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] may learn some of them.
   
 
Jinx effects can be removed by a [[Counter-jinx]], and they can be prevented by an [[Anti-Jinx]].
 
Jinx effects can be removed by a [[Counter-jinx]], and they can be prevented by an [[Anti-Jinx]].
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Revision as of 21:11, 1 June 2013

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Knockback Jinx.

"I know a jinx when I see one, Hagrid, I've read all about them]]! You've got to keep eye contact, and Snape wasn't blinking at all, I saw him"
Hermione Granger on jinxes[src]

A Jinx is one of the seven known spell types, affiliated with dark magic and distinguished by their negative effects used mostly for the amusement of observers and the minor discomfort of the victim[1]. They can also be used in a defensive capacity, and hence students of Defence Against the Dark Arts may learn some of them.

Jinx effects can be removed by a Counter-jinx, and they can be prevented by an Anti-Jinx.

List of Jinxes

A

B

C

D

F

I

J

K

L

M

O

R

S

T

U

V

Behind the scenes

  • J.K. Rowling defined jinxes as "spells whose effects are irritating but amusing."[1]

Appearances

Notes and references