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The Locomotion Charm[3] (Locomotor[1][2]) is a charm that enables a witch or wizard to lift the target a few inches off of the ground and then move said object in any given direction[1].

Known uses

Caster(s) Dates Notes
Flitwick 1995-1996 school year Flitwick used Locomotor trunks to move Trelawney's blongings back up the main staircase, back to her lodgings
Nymphadora Tonks 5 August, 1995 Tonks used Locomotor Trunk to move Harry's trunk downstairs before flying off to Grimmauld Place
Lavender Brown June 1996 Practiced this charm while studying for her O.W.L.s
Minerva McGonagall 2 May, 1998 McGonagall used Piertotum Locomotor to animate the statues and suits of armour, sending them into the Battle of Hogwarts.

Known practitioners

Etymology

The incantation is derived from Latin "loco" meaning "place" or "set down"[6], and "moto" meaning "moving about" or "keep moving"[7]

Appearances

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pottermore - From the Story: Locomotion Charms
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (OWLs)
  4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 10 (Luna Lovegood)
  6. See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.
  7. See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.
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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
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