Permanent Sticking Charm

Permanent Sticking Charm
Type	Charm
Effect	Makes object permanently stay in place

The Permanent Sticking Charm is used to make an object permanently stay in place.

Uses

First mentioned in 1995, when Sirius Black suspected that his mother's painting was fixed to the wall with such a Charm. A few days later, Fred and George Weasley "offered" to use it to stick Ron Weasley's prefect badge to his forehead. In 1996, it was implied that the portrait in the Muggle Prime Minister's office also has such a charm on it. In 1997, Harry Potter discovered that it was used by Sirius Black to permanently affix his Muggle and Gryffindor-based pictures and posters to the wall in his room, to prevent his parents removing them after he ran away.

Behind the scenes

• It is never said whether the charm prevents the object from being removed by cutting away the section of the wall.
• The Muggle Prime Minister hired a builder who failed to remove a painting in his office that was likely put there with this charm.
• It seems that once this spell is applied, it is impossible to remove the said object from the portion of the wall, as there seems to be no counter-spell for it. However, this might not be completely true, as Sirius mentioned that he attempted to remove his mother's painting for months, his refusal to give up may indicate a possible solution.
• The Epoximise spell may be a variation of the Permanent Sticking Charm, or even the incantation for the actual charm.
• Unlike some spells, the effect of a Permanent Sticking Charm does not seem to expire after its caster dies; The charm on Sirius's bedroom wall remained over a year after his death.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows