Changes: Pumpkin-Head Jinx

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"No matter where Harry went within the castle, the sole topic of conversation was Dumbledore’s flight, and though some of the details may have gone awry in the retelling (Harry overheard one second-year girl assuring another that Fudge was now lying in St. Mungo’s with a pumpkin for a head) it was surprising how accurate the rest of their information was."

— The rumour that Minister Cornelius Fudge was the victim of this jinx^[src]

The Melofors Jinx (Melofors) is a jinx that encases the victim's head in a pumpkin, although it appears to those watching to transform the victim's head into a pumpkin. The pumpkin can be shattered to free the victim, or can fall apart on its own after a short time.

Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger used this spell on various erklings throughout the grounds of Hogwarts Castle during the 1994-1995 school year, overlooked by their Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Bartemius Crouch Jr. (who at the time was disguised as Alastor Moody).

In the very next school year, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore managed to escape Cornelius Fudge, Dolores Umbridge and Percy Weasley after they came to arrest him, and the next day a rumour spread that Fudge was in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries after having had this jinx used on him^[1].

Behind the scenes

The jinx is included in the "5 Spell Pack" DLC for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.
The jinx is also an unlockable spell in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Appearances

Melofors — The jinx in *LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7*

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned as "pumpkin for a head")
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS and PSP version only)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Chapter 28 - Snape's Worst Memory)

[OotP28-1] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Chapter 28 - Snape's Worst Memory)

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+|image=[[File:Melofors.jpg|250px]]
-|incantation=Melofors
+|incantation=''Melofors''
+|pronunciation=(MELL-o-fors)
-|type=Jinx
+|type=[[Conjuration]] [[jinx]]
-|hand=
+|hand=Point [[wand]]
 |light=Orange
-|effect=Encases the heads of creatures in pumpkins
+|effect=Encases victim's head in [[pumpkin]]
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-'''''Melofors''''' is a [[jinx]] that appears to turn the heads of some creatures into pumpkins, however what it actually does is ''encase'' the head in a pumpkin. The pumpkin can be shattered to free the victim, or can fall apart on its own after a short time.
+{{Quote|No matter where Harry went within the castle, the sole topic of conversation was Dumbledore’s flight, and though some of the details may have gone awry in the retelling (Harry overheard one second-year girl assuring another that Fudge was now lying in St. Mungo’s with a pumpkin for a head) it was surprising how accurate the rest of their information was.|The rumour that [[Minister for Magic|Minister]] [[Cornelius Fudge]] was the victim of this [[jinx]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
+The '''Melofors Jinx''' (''Melofors'') is a [[jinx]] that encases the [[Wizardkind|victim]]'s head in a [[pumpkin]], although it appears to those watching to [[Transformation|transform]] the victim's head into a pumpkin. The pumpkin can be shattered to free the victim, or can fall apart on its own after a short time.
+[[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]] used this [[spell]] on various [[erkling]]s throughout the grounds of [[Hogwarts Castle]] during the [[1994-1995 school year]], overlooked by their [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher, [[Professor]] [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] (who at the time was disguised as [[Alastor Moody]]).
+In the [[1995-1996 school year|very next school year]], [[Headmaster]] [[Albus Dumbledore]] managed to escape [[Cornelius Fudge]], [[Dolores Umbridge]] and [[Percy Weasley]] after they came to arrest him, and the next day a rumour spread that Fudge was in [[St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] after having had this jinx used on him<ref name="OotP28">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' (''Chapter 28 - Snape's Worst Memory'')</ref>.
+==Behind the scenes==
+*The jinx is included in the "[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7#5 Spell Pack|5 Spell Pack]]" [[Wikipedia:Downloadable content|DLC]] for ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''.
+*The jinx is also an unlockable spell in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
 ==Appearances==
+[[File:Melofors.png|thumb|left|The jinx in ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'']]
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{C|Mentioned as "pumpkin for a head"}}
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{comment|DS and PSP version only}}
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[es:Melofors]]
+[[fr:Melofors]]
+[[pl:Melofors]]
 [[Category:Jinxes]]
+[[Category:Spell stubs]]
+[[Category:Conjurations]]
+[[Category:Plant-based magic]]
+[[Category:Transfiguration Spells]]