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{{Spell infobox |
{{Spell infobox |
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|name=Muggle-Repelling Charm |
|name=Muggle-Repelling Charm |
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| + | |image=[[File:Hermionemafalda.jpg|250px]] |
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| + | |incantation=''Repello Muggletum''<ref name="DH14">{{DH}} - Chapter 14 (''The Thief'')</ref><br>(ruh-PEL-oh MUH-guhl-tuhm) |
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| − | |type=[[Charm]] |
+ | |type=[[Charm]]<ref name="DH14"/> |
| − | |incantation=''Repello Muggletum'' (reh-PELL-loh MUG-ul-tum) |
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| + | |hand=Raise wand<ref name="DH14"/> |
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| − | |hand= |
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| + | |light=None (haze)<ref name="DH14"/> |
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| − | |effect=Repels Muggles |
+ | |effect=Repels Muggles<ref name="DH14"/> |
| + | |creator= |
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| − | The '''Muggle-Repelling Charm''' is a [[charm]] that causes an area to be unseen by [[Muggle]]s, or causes it to be undesirable for Muggles to search or enter. Its incantation is ''Repello Muggletum''. |
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| + | {{Quote|Muggle-Repelling Charms on every inch of it. Every time Muggles have got anywhere near here all year, they've suddenly remembered urgent appointments and had to dash away again.|[[Arthur Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}} |
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| + | The '''Muggle-Repelling Charm'''<ref name="DH15">{{DH}} - Chapter 15 (''The Goblin's Revenge'')</ref> (''Repello Muggletum''<ref name="DH14"/>) was a [[charm]] that repelled Muggles from an area. |
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==Effects== |
==Effects== |
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| + | ==Uses== |
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| − | [[File:Hermione (6).jpg|thumb|148px|Hermione Granger using the Muggle-Repelling Charm to Protect the camp site.]] |
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| + | *Every inch of the [[Quidditch Trillenium Stadium]] was covered in Muggle-Repelling Charms for the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]] in [[Dartmoor]]<ref name="GF8">{{GOF}} - Chapter 8 (''The Quidditch World Cup'')</ref> |
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| + | *[[Hogwarts Castle]] and [[Durmstrang Castle]] are both protected by Muggle-Repelling Charms<ref name="GF11">{{GF}} - Chapter 11 (''Aboard the Hogwarts Express'')</ref> |
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| − | Some of the effects of the [[spell]] are that [[Muggles]] will suddenly realize a reason as not to enter the area over this charm's protection, for example, by "remembering" that they had an urgent appointment somewhere else. |
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| + | *According to ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', Muggle-Repelling Charms are used on the habitats of some magical creatures. |
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| + | *[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="DH14"/> and [[Harry Potter]]<ref name="DH27">{{DH}} - Chapter 27 (''The Final Hiding Place'')</ref> used this spell to protect their campsite from [[1997]]-[[1998]] while hunting [[Horcrux]]es. |
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| − | ==Known uses== |
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| − | [[Hermione Granger]] often cast the spell in the area when she, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Harry Potter]] went into hiding in [[1997]] during their [[Horcrux hunt|hunt]] for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es. [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]] also mentions that muggle-repelling charms are used on the habitats of some magical creatures, to prevent [[Muggle]]s from discovering them. |
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| − | ==Possible uses== |
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| − | It was presumably cast on the stadium of the [[1994]] [[Quidditch World Cup]] and may also be one of the protective spells placed on [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], since it is known that if a muggle looks at Hogwarts the only thing they see is a decrepit ruin with a sign saying "Keep out". It is also likely that it has been cast over [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]]. |
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| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| + | *[[Tom Riddle]] tells Hagrid that Myrtle's parents will be arriving at Hogwarts to collect their daughter's body; as they are Muggles, this should not be possible. However, the charm may have been lifted for the event, or Tom may have been lying. |
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| − | *When [[Harry Potter|Harry]] is viewing the memory from [[Tom Riddle]] 's [[Tom Riddle's Diary|diary]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Tom Riddle says to [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] at one point: "The [[Moaning Myrtle|dead girl]]'s parents will be here tomorrow." It is stated elsewhere in the book that Myrtle is [[Muggle-born]]. [[Muggle]]s cannot enter [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. However, it is possible, that an exception was made for them (the Muggle-Repelling Charm could be lifted a day or two, for this reason). |
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| + | *Sirius says his father [[Orion Black]] put every protection known to wizardkind on [[12 Grimmauld Place]], and since Muggles cannot approach or enter it, it is possible this was among those spells. |
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| + | *Muggles can see neither the [[Leaky Cauldron]] nor [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]]; this may therefore be placed on both locations. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' |
+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' |
| − | *''[[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]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real) |
+ | *''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'' |
| + | ==Notes and references== |
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| − | [[fr:Sortilège Repousse-Moldu]] |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | [[fi:Jästienkarkoitusloitsu]] |
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[[Category:Charms]] |
[[Category:Charms]] |
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[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]] |
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]] |
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[[Category:Protective Spells]] |
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Revision as of 16:26, 26 October 2014
- "Muggle-Repelling Charms on every inch of it. Every time Muggles have got anywhere near here all year, they've suddenly remembered urgent appointments and had to dash away again."
- — Arthur Weasley[src]
The Muggle-Repelling Charm[2] (Repello Muggletum[1]) was a charm that repelled Muggles from an area.
Effects
Uses
- Every inch of the Quidditch Trillenium Stadium was covered in Muggle-Repelling Charms for the 1994 Quidditch World Cup in Dartmoor[3]
- Hogwarts Castle and Durmstrang Castle are both protected by Muggle-Repelling Charms[4]
- According to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Muggle-Repelling Charms are used on the habitats of some magical creatures.
- Hermione Granger[1] and Harry Potter[5] used this spell to protect their campsite from 1997-1998 while hunting Horcruxes.
Behind the scenes
- Tom Riddle tells Hagrid that Myrtle's parents will be arriving at Hogwarts to collect their daughter's body; as they are Muggles, this should not be possible. However, the charm may have been lifted for the event, or Tom may have been lying.
- Sirius says his father Orion Black put every protection known to wizardkind on 12 Grimmauld Place, and since Muggles cannot approach or enter it, it is possible this was among those spells.
- Muggles can see neither the Leaky Cauldron nor St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries; this may therefore be placed on both locations.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 14 (The Thief)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup)
- ↑ Template:GF - Chapter 11 (Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 27 (The Final Hiding Place)