Jinx

Jinx
Incantation	Varies
Type	Dark magic (minor)
Hand movement	Decisive and firm
Light	Varies
Effect	Iirritating but amusing, almost playful and of minor inconvenience to the target.
Creator	Various

"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 regarding jinxes

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.

Usage

Jinxes 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

	Curse	Incantation	Effect
A	Anti-Disapparition Jinx		Prevents Disapparition within a certain area
	Anti-intruder jinx		Repels intruders
B	Backfiring Jinx
	Biting jinx		Causes cursed object to bite the user
	Broom Jinx		Makes a broomstick attempt to buck its rider off
C		Cantis	Makes things and people sing
	Cascading Jinx		Targets multiple enemies
	Cracker Jinx		Conjures exploding Wizard Crackers
D	Dancing Feet Spell	Tarantallegra	Forces the victim to dance wildly
	Drone Jinx		Produces undesirably loud noise
	Ducklifors Jinx	Ducklifors	Turns things to ducks
	Dumbledore's Army parchment jinx		Causes boils to spell "SNEAK" on the face of a traitor
E	Ebublio Jinx	Ebublio	Traps target in giant bubble
F	Finger-removing Jinx		Removes a person's fingers
I	Impediment Jinx	Impedimenta	Temporarily slows target[
	Inflatus Jinx	Inflatus	Inflates target
J	Jelly-Brain Jinx		Presumably affects the victim's mental processes
	Jelly-Legs Jinx	Locomotor Wibbly	Collapse legs
	Jinx against marriage		Makes an individual refuse marriage
	Jinx on the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher		Every Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts cannot stay in the position for more than one year and without suffering an unpleasant fate
K	Knockback Jinx	Flipendo	Knocks opponent over
L		Langlock	Affixes tongue to the roof of the mouth
	Leek Jinx		Leeks sprout from ears
		Levicorpus	Lifts people
		Liberacorpus	Counteracts Levicorpus
M	Melofors Jinx	Melofors	Encases victim's head inpumpkin
	Multi-Shot Jinx		Multiple offensive blasts
O	Oppugno Jinx	Oppugno	Assaults target with directed object(s)
	Orbis Jinx	Orbis	Sucks the target into the ground
P	Pimple Jinx	Furnunculus	Pimples erupt
	Pullus Jinx	Pullus	Transforms things into chicken and geese
R	Revulsion Jinx	Relashio	Releases the target's grip
S	Sea urchin jinx		Makes tiny spikes erupt all over the victim
	Special Jinx		When lured out of the object it appears as a blue floating ball of magic
	Stinging Jinx		Stings flesh
	Stretching Jinx		Increases the target's height
T	Tempest Jinx		Strikes target(s) with lightning bolts
		Tentaclifors	Turns victim's head into tentacle
	Toe Biter		Hurts the victim's toes
	Trip Jinx		Trips victim causing them to fall
U	Unidentified yellow pus-secreting spell (possibly)		Causes yellowish goo to squirt from one's nose
V	Ventus Jinx	Ventus	Wind
	Vermiculus Jinx	Vermiculus	Turns things into worms

Behind the scenes

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

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault