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{{Spell infobox
  
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|incantation=''Locomotor Mortis''<br/>(LOH-koh-moh-tor MOR-tis)
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|incantation=Locomotor Mortis (LOH-koh-moh-tor MOR-tis)
  
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|light=Purple<ref name="CoSVG14">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' (PS2 Version) (''Chapter 14 - Cornelius Fudge'') (Page 192, Paragraphs 4;5)</ref>
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|effect=Sticks legs together<ref name="PS13"/>
 
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{{Quote|Experienced witches and wizards most often use the "Leg Locking" spell during Wizard duels or friendly wizard races.|Description<ref name="Cast-a-Spell"/>}}
  
   
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{{Quote|At that moment Neville toppled into the common room... his legs had been stuck together with what they recognised at once as the Leg-Locker Curse. He must have had to bunny-hop all the way up to Gryffindor tower.|[[Neville Longbottom]] having been [[curse]]d with this [[spell]] by [[Draco Malfoy]] in [[1991]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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The '''Leg-Locker Curse''' (also known as the '''Leg Locking Spell'''<ref name="Cast-a-Spell">[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html ''Locomotor Mortis'' entry on the Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site.]</ref>) is a [[spell]] that causes the victim's legs to lock together. It is first used by [[Draco Malfoy]] in [[1992]] when he cast it on [[Neville Longbottom]], with the excuse that he had been looking for someone to test it on. [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] prepared to use it during [[Harry Potter]]'s second [[Quidditch]] match. The incantation is "''Locomotor Mortis''".
  
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The '''Leg-Locker Curse'''<ref name="PS13">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (''Chapter Thirteen - Nicolas Flamel'') (Page 159, Paragraph 15, Line 4 UK Edition)</ref>, also known as the '''Leg-Locking Spell'''<ref name="CASTASPELL">The [[Cast-a-Spell handbook]], as can be viewed [http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html here].</ref> (''Locomotor Mortis''<ref name="PS13D">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (''Chapter Thirteen - Nicolas Flamel'') (Page 162, Paragraph 8, Line 1 UK Edition)</ref>) is a [[curse]]<ref name="TYPE">As the name of the spell is "Leg-Locker '''Curse'''", the title makes it rather evident that this spell is a '''curse''' and not a jinx, hex or charm.</ref> that is used to bind the legs of the victim together<ref name="PS13"/>. This curse is one of the spells found in the book ''[[Curses and Counter-Curses]]'' by [[Vindictus Viridian]].
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==Know uses==
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|[[Draco Malfoy]]
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|[[1991]]
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|Malfoy used this on [[Neville Longbottom]] while bulling him in.<ref name="PS13B">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (''Chapter Thirteen - Nicolas Flamel'') (Page 160, Paragraph 3, Line 1 UK Edition)</ref>
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|[[Harry Potter]]
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|[[1997]]
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|Harry Potter used this against Draco Malfoy but it missed and backfired of the wall behind Malfoy's ear, during their [[duel ]]in a school bathroom.<ref name= "HBP24">{{HBP}} - Chapter 24 (''Sectumsempra'')</ref>
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==Known practitioners==
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*[[Draco Malfoy]]
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*[[Hermione Granger]]
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*[[Ron Weasley]]
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*[[Harry Potter]]
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
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[[England|English]] ''locomotor'', meaning "of or relating to locomotion"<ref name="GOOGLELOCOMOTOR">See [http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=en&tab=Tw&q=locomotor#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=What+does+locomotor+mean%3F&oq=What+does+locomotor+mean%3F&gs_l=hp.3..0j0i30j0i8i30l2.1337.7067.0.7611.35.23.0.8.8.2.149.1792.20j2.22.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.9ZjrVl-celk&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.b2I&fp=b440ac92e81425e9&bpcl=40096503&biw=1241&bih=584 this entry] on [http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww Google]</ref> and [[Latin]] ''mortis'', meaning "death"<ref name="MORTISTRANSLATE">See [http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&tab=wT#la/en/mortis this entry] on [http://translate.google.ca/ Google Translate].</ref>
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''[[Locomotor]]'', meaning mobilise, and the Latin "mortis", meaning death; taken together it reads "death (termination) of motion".
  
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*According to [[Rubeus Hagrid]], no first year should be able to use this curse, suggesting it is difficult, and that Draco Malfoy was able to use it at his first year was considered impressive.
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*In the video-games, if Harry is caught out of bed, the Prefects use this on him, and a number of points is taken from Gryffindor. Also this spell has a counter-curse.
  
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*[[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley]] learned this spell in their [[first year]], to use on [[Severus Snape]] if he tried to harm [[Harry Potter]] at an upcoming [[Quidditch]] match. They did not need to use it, however - as [[Professor]] [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] was watching, they found it unlikely Snape would try to hurt Harry<ref name="PS13C">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (''Chapter 13 - Nicolas Flamel'') (Page 162, Paragraph 7, Lines 4;5 UK Edition)</ref>
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*It can be bought at [[Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment]] in [[Diagon Alley]] in [[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]. Although, in [[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]], this curse appears to bind the victim's legs with ropes, much like the effects of [[Incarcerous]].
  
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*There is a [[Counter-curse for Leg-Locker Curse|counterspell]] of unknown incantation; [[Hermione Granger]] used it to reverse the [[curse]] [[Draco Malfoy]] used on [[Neville Longbottom]]<ref name="PS13B"/>.
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*In console versions of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|Chamber of Secrets]]'' videogame, the [[Prefects]] use this spell if they catch Harry out of bed, taking away a number of [[House points|points]] from [[Gryffindor]] House if any exist.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|GBC video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', this spell is used to immobilize the opponent until they are defeated.
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*It can be bought at [[Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment]] in [[Diagon Alley]] in ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''. Although, in ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', this curse appears to bind the victim's legs with ropes, much like the effects of [[Incarcerous]].
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*This spell is used in the Video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban by Prefects who catch Harry out of bed out of hours
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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[[File:Neville_got_a_Leg-Locker_Curse_(1991).JPG|thumb|left|220px|Neville Longbottom appeared at the Great Hall with the curse in 1991.]]
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Mention}} {{Comment|Deleted Scene}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{1st Described}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned in reward from [[Room of Rewards]]}}
 
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*''[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/ Harry Potter Official Site]''
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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{{Curses and Counter-Curses}}
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== References ==
  
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[[pl:Locomotor Mortis]]
 
[[fr:Maléfice du Bloque-jambes]]
  
[[fr:Maléfice du Bloque-jambes]]
 
[[fi:Liikkumitor kuolitus]]
  
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[[it:Maledizione delle Pastoie]]
 
[[ru:Локомотор Мортис]]
  
[[ru:Локомотор Мортис]]
 
[[Category:Curses]]
  
[[Category:Curses]]

Revision as of 21:53, 14 July 2015

"At that moment Neville toppled into the common room... his legs had been stuck together with what they recognised at once as the Leg-Locker Curse. He must have had to bunny-hop all the way up to Gryffindor tower."
— Neville Longbottom having been cursed with this spell by Draco Malfoy in 1991[src]

The Leg-Locker Curse[3], also known as the Leg-Locking Spell[4] (Locomotor Mortis[5]) is a curse[1] that is used to bind the legs of the victim together[3]. This curse is one of the spells found in the book Curses and Counter-Curses by Vindictus Viridian.

Know uses

Caster(s) Date Notes
Draco Malfoy 1991 Malfoy used this on Neville Longbottom while bulling him in.[6]
Harry Potter 1997 Harry Potter used this against Draco Malfoy but it missed and backfired of the wall behind Malfoy's ear, during their duel in a school bathroom.[7]

Known practitioners

Etymology

English locomotor, meaning "of or relating to locomotion"[8] and Latin mortis, meaning "death"[9]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 As the name of the spell is "Leg-Locker Curse", the title makes it rather evident that this spell is a curse and not a jinx, hex or charm.
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS2 Version) (Chapter 14 - Cornelius Fudge) (Page 192, Paragraphs 4;5)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Chapter Thirteen - Nicolas Flamel) (Page 159, Paragraph 15, Line 4 UK Edition)
  4. ↑ The Cast-a-Spell handbook, as can be viewed here.
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Chapter Thirteen - Nicolas Flamel) (Page 162, Paragraph 8, Line 1 UK Edition)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Chapter Thirteen - Nicolas Flamel) (Page 160, Paragraph 3, Line 1 UK Edition)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
  8. ↑ See this entry on Google
  9. ↑ See this entry on Google Translate.
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Chapter 13 - Nicolas Flamel) (Page 162, Paragraph 7, Lines 4;5 UK Edition)
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