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[[File:Wingardium leviosa.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Levitation Charm]].]]
  
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{{Quote|One of a wizard's most rudimentary skills is ''levitation'' or the ability to make objects fly.|[[Filius Flitwick]] on levitation.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}
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{{Quote|Their feather rose off the desk and hovered about four feet above their heads.|[[Hermione Granger]]'s successful casting of the [[Levitation Charm]] in her [[first year]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:PS Wingardium Leviosa feather.gif|250px|thumb|The [[Levitation Charm]]]]
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'''Levitation''' is the ability to make objects [[flying|fly]]. It is described by [[Filius Flitwick]], [[Charms Master]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]], as one of a [[wizards|wizard]]'s "''most rudimentary skills''"<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''</ref>.
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'''Levitation''' was the [[magic]]al ability to make targeted objects [[Flight|fly]].<ref name="PS10"/> It was described by [[Filius Flitwick]], [[Charms Master]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]], as one of a [[Wizardkind|wizard]]'s "''most rudimentary skills''".<ref name="PSF17">{{PS|F}} - Chapter 17 (''Facts and Feathers'')</ref>
   
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==Spells used for levitation==
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The [[Hover Charm]], the [[Levitation Spell]], the [[Levitation Charm]], ''[[Locomotor]]'' and ''[[Levicorpus]]'' can be used to achieve levitation, as can the [[Floating Charm]] and the [[Rocket Charm]].
  
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{{Quote|Essential Tip # 1: If you choose to have a meal at a table that has been levitated (as many beginning students do), it is wise to also levitate one's chair.|Tips on casting the [[Levitation Spell]], [[Cast-a-Spell handbook]]<ref name="Cast-a-Spell">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20021201090730/http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html Levioso] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20021201090730/http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html entry on the Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site.]</ref>}}
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Objects could be made to levitate with the use of the [[Levitation Charm]],<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="HM15c">{{HM|1|5|c}}</ref> the [[Levitation Spell]],<ref name="Cast-a-Spell"/> the [[Hover Charm]],<ref name="COS2">{{COS|B|2}}</ref> the [[Flying charm]],<ref name="OOTP14">{{OOTP|B|14}}</ref> the [[Locomotion Charm]],<ref name="OOTP3">{{OOTP|B|3}}</ref> the [[Pack Charm]],<ref name="OOTP3"/><ref name="HM523c">{{HM|5|23|c}}</ref> the [[Floating Charm]],<ref name="WBS"/> and the [[Rocket Charm]],<ref name="WBS">{{WBS}}</ref> as well as ''[[Levicorpus]]'',<ref name="OOTP28">{{OOTP|B|28}}</ref><ref name="HBP12">{{HBP|B|12}}</ref> ''[[Mobiliarbus]]'',<ref name="POA10">{{POA|B|10}}</ref> and ''[[Mobilicorpus]]''.<ref name="POA19">{{POA|B|19}}</ref>
   
 
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 1 July 2023

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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells & Harry Potter: Magic Awakened.
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"Their feather rose off the desk and hovered about four feet above their heads."
— Hermione Granger's successful casting of the Levitation Charm in her first year[src]
PS Wingardium Leviosa feather

The Levitation Charm

Levitation was the magical ability to make targeted objects fly.[1] It was described by Filius Flitwick, Charms Master at Hogwarts School, as one of a wizard's "most rudimentary skills".[2]

Spells used for levitation

"Essential Tip # 1: If you choose to have a meal at a table that has been levitated (as many beginning students do), it is wise to also levitate one's chair."
— Tips on casting the Levitation Spell, Cast-a-Spell handbook[3]

Objects could be made to levitate with the use of the Levitation Charm,[1][4] the Levitation Spell,[3] the Hover Charm,[5] the Flying charm,[6] the Locomotion Charm,[7] the Pack Charm,[7][8] the Floating Charm,[9] and the Rocket Charm,[9] as well as Levicorpus,[10][11] Mobiliarbus,[12] and Mobilicorpus.[13]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Chapter 17 (Facts and Feathers)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Levioso entry on the Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site.
  4. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 5 (The Duel) - Charms Lesson "Wingardium Leviosa"
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 2 (Dobby's Warning)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
  8. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 23 (Mischief Masterpiece) - Charms Lesson "Pack Charm"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wonderbook: Book of Spells
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 28 (Snape's Worst Memory)
  11. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12 (Silver and Opals)
  12. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map)
  13. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 19 (The Servant of Lord Voldemort)
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