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{{Spell infobox
|name=Leg-Locker Curse
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|name = Leg-Locker Curse
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|image = LocomotorMortisHM.png
|image=[[File:Leg-Locker Curse.jpg|250px]]
 
 
|incantation = ''Locomotor Mortis''<ref name="PS13"/><br/>(LOH-koh-moh-tor MOR-tis)<ref name="PS13"/>
|type=[[Curse]]
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|type = [[Curse]]<ref name="PS13"/>
|incantation=Locomotor Mortis (LOH-koh-moh-tor MOR-tis)
 
|hand=[[File:leg-locker-curse.png]]
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|hand = [[File:Leg-locker-curse.png]]
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|light = Red<ref name="LEGOY1">{{LEGO|Y1}}</ref> or purple<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}} - Console versions</ref><ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}} - Console versions</ref><ref name="LEGOY2">{{LEGO|Y2}}</ref>
|light=
 
|effect=Causes immobility to the legs
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|effect = Sticks legs together<ref name="PS13"/>
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|creator =
 
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{{Quote|At that moment Neville toppled into the common room. How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was anyone's guess, because 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.|Description of the curse|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
{{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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The '''Leg-Locker Curse'''<ref name="PS13">{{PS|B|13}}</ref> (''Locomotor Mortis''),<ref name="PS13"/> also known as the '''Leg Locking Spell'''<ref name="CASTASPELL">The [[Cast-a-Spell handbook]], as can be viewed [https://web.archive.org/web/20150316075611/http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html here].</ref> was a [[curse]]<ref name="PS13"/> that bound the legs of the victim together.<ref name="PS13" />
   
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==History==
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. Everyone laughed at him, except for [[Hermione Granger]], who leapt up and performed the [[Counter-curse for Leg-Locker Curse|counter-curse]] for the spell.<ref name="ps13">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 13 (''Nicholas Flamel'')</ref> [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] later prepared to use it during [[Harry Potter]]'s second [[Quidditch]] match, in the event that they felt that [[Severus Snape]] was acting to harm Harry.<ref name="ps13" /> The incantation is "''Locomotor Mortis''".
 
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{{Quote|Today we will learning Locomotor Mortis, also known as the Leg-Locker Curse. Failure to pay attention will leave you in a different sort of bind come exam time.|Professor Flitwick to his fifth-years|Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery}}
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It was most often used by experienced [[Wizardkind|witches and wizards]] in [[Duelling|duels]], or in friendly wizard races.<ref name="CASTASPELL" /> This curse was one of the [[dark charm]]s found in the [[Dark Arts]] spellbook ''[[Curses and Counter-Curses]]'' by [[Vindictus Viridian]].<ref name="PM">{{PM}} - ''[[Curses and Counter-Curses]]''</ref> There existed a [[Counter-curse for Leg-Locker Curse|counter-curse]] of unknown incantation; [[Hermione Granger]] used it to reverse the usage of the [[curse]] [[Draco Malfoy]] used on [[Neville Longbottom]].<ref name="PS13"/>
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During the [[1988–1989 school year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], this spell was taught to [[fifth year|fifth-year]] students in [[Charms (class)|Charms class]] by [[Professor]] [[Filius Flitwick]], in preparation for their upcoming [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s.<ref name="HM512c">{{HM|5|12|c}}</ref>
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[[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley]] learned this spell in their [[1991–1992 school year|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="PS13"/>
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==Known uses==
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{{Dialogue a-b|Hermione Granger|Now, don’t forget, it’s Locomotor Mortis.|Ron Weasley|I know. Don't nag.|Hermione and Ron preparing to use the spell on [[Severus Snape]] if needed|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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===Successful===
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" 500px; "
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|-
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! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s)
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! align="center" width="20%" |Victim(s)
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! align="center" width="20%" |Date
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! scope="col" |Notes
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|-
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|[[Draco Malfoy]]
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|[[Neville Longbottom]]
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|Early [[1992]]
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|Used it to bully him.<ref name="PS13"/>
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|}
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===Unsuccessful===
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" 500px; "
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|-
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! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s)
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! align="center" width="20%" |Victim(s)
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! align="center" width="20%" |Date
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! scope="col" |Notes
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|-
 
|[[Harry Potter]]
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|[[Draco Malfoy]]
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|Early [[May]], [[1997]]
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|Used it [[Nonverbal spell|nonverbally]], but unsuccessful, because he missed and the spell backfired of the wall behind Malfoy's ear and smashed the cistern, during their [[Duelling|duel]] in the [[Sixth-floor boys' bathroom|boys' bathroom]].<ref name="HBP24">{{HBP|B|24}}</ref>[[File:Harry Leg-Locker Curse.gif|220px|thumb|left]]
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|}
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==Known practitioners==
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<gallery widths="105" orientation="portrait" spacing="small" position="center">
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Jacob's sibling generic.png|[[Jacob's sibling]]
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Draco Malfoy Promo HPB.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]]<ref name="PS13"/>
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HBP_promo_side_Harry_cropped.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="HBP24"/>
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Hermione Granger HBP promo.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="PS13"/>
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Ron Weasley Half Blood Prince.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley]]<ref name="PS13"/>
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Percy.jpg|[[Percy Weasley]]<ref name="PSG"/><ref name="COSG"/>
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Filius Flitwick profile.jpg|[[Filius Flitwick]]<ref name="HM512c"/>
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</gallery>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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This spell's incantation is derived from the [[England|English]] word ''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 the [[Latin]] word ''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> Overall, the incantation roughly means "killing locomotion" or in other words, stopping someone from moving normally.
''[[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 cast a curse,<ref name="PS5">{{PS|B|5}}</ref> suggesting it is difficult, and that Draco Malfoy being able to use it in his first year was considered impressive.
 
*In the [[Harry Potter (video game series)|video-games]], if Harry is caught out of bed, the [[Prefect]]s use this on him, and a number of [[House points|points]] is taken from [[Gryffindor]].
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*In console versions of the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)|Philosopher's Stone]] and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)|Chamber of Secrets]]'' [[Harry Potter video games|video games]], [[Prefect]]s will use this curse if they catch Harry out of bed, taking away a number of [[House points|points]] from [[Gryffindor|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 {{PS}}, this spell is used to immobilise the opponent until they are defeated.
*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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*It can be bought at [[Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment]] in [[Diagon Alley]] in {{LEGO|Y1}},<ref name="LEGOY1"/> and in [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]] in {{LEGO|Y2}} as a novelty spell.<ref name="LEGOY2"/> Although in both these games, this curse binds the victim's legs with physical ropes, much like the effects of the [[Incarcerous Spell]].<ref name="LEGOY1"/><ref name="LEGOY2"/>
*In the video game of Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire, an unknown Death Eater uses this spell at the Quidditch World Cup
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{PS}} {{1st}}
[[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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*{{PS|F}} {{Deleted scenes}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st mention}}
 
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*{{PS|G}} {{C|Console versions only}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{mention}} {{Comment|Deleted Scene}}
 
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*{{COS|G}} {{C|Console versions only}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
 
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*{{GOF|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
 
 
*{{OOTP|G}} {{C|Mentioned in reward from [[Room of Rewards]]}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]''
 
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*{{HBP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned in reward from [[Room of Rewards]]}}
 
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*{{HBP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
 
*''[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/ Harry Potter Official Site]''
 
*''[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/ Harry Potter Official Site]''
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*{{PM}}
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*{{WW}}
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*{{LEGO|Y1}}
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*{{LEGO|Y2}}
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*{{HM}}
   
==Note and references==
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==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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{{Charms}}
 
 
{{Curses and Counter-Curses}}
 
{{Curses and Counter-Curses}}
   
 
[[Category:Curses]]
[[fr:Maléfice du Bloque-jambes]]
 
 
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[[Category:Spells with incantations of Latin origin]]
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[[Category:Spells with modifiers]]
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[[de:Beinklammer-Fluch]]
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[[de2:Beinklammerfluch]]
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[[es:Hechizo paralizador de piernas]]
 
[[fi:Liikkumitor kuolitus]]
 
[[fi:Liikkumitor kuolitus]]
 
[[fr:Maléfice du Bloque-jambes]]
 
[[it:Maledizione delle Pastoie]]
 
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[[pt-br:Feitiço da Perna Presa]]
 
[[ru:Локомотор Мортис]]
 
[[ru:Локомотор Мортис]]
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[[Category:Curses]]
 
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==See also==
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
 
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*[[Jelly-Legs Curse]]
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*[[Stickfast Hex]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 7 April 2023

"At that moment Neville toppled into the common room. How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was anyone's guess, because 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."
— Description of the curse[src]

The Leg-Locker Curse[1] (Locomotor Mortis),[1] also known as the Leg Locking Spell[6] was a curse[1] that bound the legs of the victim together.[1]

History

"Today we will learning Locomotor Mortis, also known as the Leg-Locker Curse. Failure to pay attention will leave you in a different sort of bind come exam time."
— Professor Flitwick to his fifth-years[src]

It was most often used by experienced witches and wizards in duels, or in friendly wizard races.[6] This curse was one of the dark charms found in the Dark Arts spellbook Curses and Counter-Curses by Vindictus Viridian.[7] There existed a counter-curse of unknown incantation; Hermione Granger used it to reverse the usage of the curse Draco Malfoy used on Neville Longbottom.[1]

During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this spell was taught to fifth-year students in Charms class by Professor Filius Flitwick, in preparation for their upcoming Ordinary Wizarding Levels.[8]

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 Dumbledore was watching, they found it unlikely Snape would try to hurt Harry.[1]

Known uses

Hermione Granger: "Now, don’t forget, it’s Locomotor Mortis."
Ron Weasley: "I know. Don't nag."
— Hermione and Ron preparing to use the spell on Severus Snape if needed[src]

Successful

Caster(s) Victim(s) Date Notes
Draco Malfoy Neville Longbottom Early 1992 Used it to bully him.[1]

Unsuccessful

Caster(s) Victim(s) Date Notes
Harry Potter Draco Malfoy Early May, 1997 Used it nonverbally, but unsuccessful, because he missed and the spell backfired of the wall behind Malfoy's ear and smashed the cistern, during their duel in the boys' bathroom.[9]
Harry Leg-Locker Curse

Known practitioners

Etymology

This spell's incantation is derived from the English word locomotor, meaning "of or relating to locomotion"[10] and the Latin word mortis, meaning "death".[11] Overall, the incantation roughly means "killing locomotion" or in other words, stopping someone from moving normally.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

Charms (class)
PS Wingardium Leviosa feather
Charm-book writers and developers
Blagdon Blay · Daisy Pennifold · Delfina Crimp · Miranda Goshawk · Jarleth Hobart · Basil Horton · Helixa Hyslop · Syna Hyslop · Randolph Keitch · Levina Monkstanley · Orabella Nuttley · Mnemone Radford · Scarpin · Elliot Smethwyck · Felix Summerbee · Violeta Stitch
Professors Fortinbras · Filius Flitwick · Abraham Ronen · Unidentified male professor · Unidentified medieval professor
Textbooks Achievements in Charming · Extreme Incantations · Quintessence: A Quest · The Standard Book of Spells
Charms studied at Hogwarts
Anti-Alohomora Charm · Ascension Charm (Ascendio) · Banishing Charm (Depulso) · Blackboard Writing Spell · Blue sparks · Bombardment Spell (Bombarda) · Box Blasting Charm (Cistem Aperio) · Bubble-Head Charm · Cheering Charm · Cleaning Charm · Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Confundus Charm (Confundo) · Counter-charm for hiccoughs · Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Descendo · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Disillusionment Charm · Drought Charm · Entrancing Enchantments (theoretically) · Eradication Spell (Deletrius) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Extinguishing Spell · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Gouging Spell (Defodio) · Growth Charm · Ice Jinx · Impervius Charm (Impervius) · Knitting Charm · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis) · Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locking Spell (Colloportus) · Locomotion Charm (Locomotor) · Lumos Solem Spell (Lumos Solem) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) · Nonverbal spells · Pack Charm (Pack) · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Scouring Charm (Scourgify) · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Shrinking Charm (Reducio) · Silencing Charm (Silencio) · Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) · Skurge Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Spell for growing legs · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Vinegar to wine spell · Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) · Lumos Maxima · Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)
Curses and Counter-Curses
Curses-and-counter-curses
Spells included in the book: Full Body-Bind Curse · Leg-Locker Curse · Jelly-Legs Curse · Pimple Jinx · Stickfast Hex · Tickling Hex · Tongue-Tying Curse · Hair Loss Curse

See also