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|name=Muffliato Charm
 
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|incantation=''Muffliato''<ref name="DH14">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 14 (''The Thief'')</ref><br/>(muff-LEE-ato)<ref name="SCP">Scholastic Pronunciation Guide</ref>
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|incantation=''Muffliato''<br/>muf-lee-AH-to
 
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|type=[[Charm]]<ref name="DH15">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 15 (''The Goblin's Revenge'')</ref>
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|hand=Point wand at target<ref name="HBP19">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 19 (''Elf Tails'')</ref>
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|hand=Point wand at soundproofed area
  
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|light=None<ref name="HBP19"/>
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|effect=Causes a buzzing sound that muffles conversation
  
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|effect=Muffles sounds<ref name="EFF">As the incantation is derived from [[England|English]] "muffle", it is likely that is the effect.</ref>
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|creator=[[Severus Snape]] ([[1977]]/[[1978]])
 
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{{quote|Harry pointed his wand hastily at the door of Madam Pomfrey's office and muttered, "''Muffliato!''" so that she would not come running.|Harry Potter using this spell in the hospital wing|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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{{Quote| ''[...]'' perhaps most useful of all, Muffliato, a spell that filled the ears of anyone nearby with an unidentifiable buzzing, so that lengthy conversations could be held in class without being overheard.|[[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s use of the charm created by [[Severus Snape]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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'''Muffliato''' is a [[charm]] that fills a surrounding area with an unidentifiable buzzing so to provide a private environment for a conversation in a public place. The caster may have lengthy, intimate conversations without being overheard. It was invented by [[Severus Snape]] while he was a student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
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The '''Muffliato Charm''' (''Muffliato'') is a [[charm]] used to fill the ears of any [[human|person]] in the vicinity of the caster with an unidentifiable buzzing sound so as to allow long conversations without being overheard in a public place such as a class. The [[spell]] was invented by [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]] whilst he was a [[Slytherin|student]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
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==Known uses==
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[[Harry Potter]] used this spell multiple times during the [[1996-1997 school year]] after discovering the [[Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making.]]
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It is possible, given that when Harry Potter was shouting at his friends in an area that was protected by this spell and ravens flew up in shock when he began yelling, that the charm only works on humans.
 
   
 
[[Hermione Granger]] originally disapproved of using the spell, but came to use it herself when it was needed; for example, to protect the campsites she shared with [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] when they [[Horcrux hunt|hunted]] for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es between [[1997–1998 school year|1997-1998]].
  
[[Hermione Granger]] originally disapproved of using the spell, but came to use it herself when it was needed; for example, to protect the campsites she shared with [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] when they [[Horcrux hunt|hunted]] for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es between [[1997–1998 school year|1997-1998]].
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==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
 
*The English word ''muffle'' means "to make a sound less distinct by covering its source."
  
*The English word ''muffle'' means "to make a sound less distinct by covering its source."
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==Behind the scenes==
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*This is the last named [[Defensive Charm]] cast by [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] before she begins her [[Unidentified protective spells|nonverbal spellcasting]].
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*It is possible, given that when Harry Potter was shouting at his friends in an area that was protected by this spell and ravens flew up in shock when he began yelling, that the charm only works on humans.
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*A prop made for the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' has ''Muffliato'' being among the tested material. This cannot be considered [[canon]], however, as neither Harry, Ron nor Hermione knew of the spell in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{1st Mention}} {{Non-canon}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{1st}}
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 
*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]''
  
*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]''
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
 
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Revision as of 19:46, 12 July 2014

" [...] perhaps most useful of all, Muffliato, a spell that filled the ears of anyone nearby with an unidentifiable buzzing, so that lengthy conversations could be held in class without being overheard."
— Harry's use of the charm created by Severus Snape.[src]

The Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) is a charm used to fill the ears of any person in the vicinity of the caster with an unidentifiable buzzing sound so as to allow long conversations without being overheard in a public place such as a class. The spell was invented by Professor Severus Snape whilst he was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Known uses

Harry Potter used this spell multiple times during the 1996-1997 school year after discovering the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making.

Hermione Granger originally disapproved of using the spell, but came to use it herself when it was needed; for example, to protect the campsites she shared with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley when they hunted for Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes between 1997-1998.

Known practitioners

Etymology

  • The English word muffle means "to make a sound less distinct by covering its source."

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 14 (The Thief)
  2. ↑ Scholastic Pronunciation Guide
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 19 (Elf Tails)
  5. ↑ As the incantation is derived from English "muffle", it is likely that is the effect.
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