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"Goyle bellowed and put his hands to his nose, where great ugly boils were springing up..."

— Description^[src]

The Pimple Jinx^[1] (Furnunculus) is a jinx that causes a person to break out in boils when it comes in contact with their skin. The effects can be cleared by the Boil-Cure Potion.

Known uses

Caster(s)	Date	Notes
Harry Potter	1994-1995 school year	Harry tried to use this spell on Draco Malfoy, but it was deflected and hit Gregory Goyle in the face.
Harry Potter	1994-1995 school year	He later used it on Vincent Crabbe, which, when combined with George Weasley's Jelly-Legs Jinx, caused Crabbe to sprout little tentacles on his face.
Fred and George Weasley	1992	They probably used this spell on themselves when they tried to cheer up Ginny Weasley by covering themselves in boils and jumping out at her.
Unknown	Unknown	An Obliviator named Arnold Peasegood was hit by this spell while attempting to break up a Goblin Riot in Chipping, Clodbury.

Known practitioners

Etymology

Furuncle is another term for a boil, derived from the Latin word furunculus, which means "petty thief".

Behind the scenes

Whilst the book states it produces boils, Pottermore says it makes pimples. It is currently unknown which is correct.
This jinx may have inspired the jinx Hermione Granger placed on the parchment signed by members of Dumbledore's Army. It was designed so that if any member betrayed the group, boils spelling "SNEAK" would break out on the person's face, which is what happened to Marietta Edgecombe.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ Pottermore (see this image)

Curses and Counter-Curses

Spells included in the book: Full Body-Bind Curse · Leg-Locker Curse · Jelly-Legs Curse · Pimple Jinx · Stickfast Hex · Tickling Hex · Tongue-Tying Curse · Hair Loss Curse

[Pottermorepractice-1] Pottermore (see this image)

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 |name=Pimple Jinx
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 |incantation=''Furnunculus''<br/>(fur-NUN-kyoo-lus)
 |type=[[Jinx]]
 |hand=[[File:Pimple-jinx.png]]
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+|light=Gold
 |effect=Pimples erupt
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 {{Quote|Goyle bellowed and put his hands to his nose, where great ugly boils were springing up...|Description|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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 The '''Pimple Jinx'''<ref name="Pottermorepractice">[[Pottermore]] {{See image|File:PimpleJinxPractice.jpg}}</ref> (''Furnunculus'') is a [[jinx]] that causes a person to break out in boils when it comes in contact with their skin. The effects can be cleared by the [[Boil-Cure Potion]].
-==Uses==
+==Known uses==
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" 500px;"
-*In [[1994]], [[Harry Potter]] tried to use this spell on [[Draco Malfoy]], but it was deflected and hit [[Gregory Goyle]] in the face. He later used it on [[Vincent Crabbe]], which, when combined with [[George Weasley]]'s [[Jelly-Legs Jinx]], caused Crabbe to sprout little tentacles on his face.
+|-
-*In [[1992]], [[Fred and George Weasley]] probably used this spell on themselves when they tried to cheer up [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] by covering themselves in boils and jumping out at her.
+! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s)
-*An [[Obliviator]] named Arnold Peasegood was hit by this spell while attempting to break up a [[Goblin]] Riot in [[Europe|Chipping, Clodbury]].
+! align="center" width="20%" |Date
+! scope="col" |Notes
+|-
+| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Harry Potter]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[1994-1995 school year]]
+|Harry tried to use this spell on [[Draco Malfoy]], but it was deflected and hit [[Gregory Goyle]] in the face.
+|-
+|He later used it on [[Vincent Crabbe]], which, when combined with [[George Weasley]]'s [[Jelly-Legs Jinx]], caused Crabbe to sprout little tentacles on his face.
+|-
+|[[Fred and George Weasley]]
+|[[1992]]
+|They probably used this spell on themselves when they tried to cheer up [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] by covering themselves in boils and jumping out at her.
+|-
+|Unknown
+|Unknown
+|An [[Obliviator]] named Arnold Peasegood was hit by this spell while attempting to break up a [[Goblin]] Riot in [[Europe|Chipping, Clodbury]].
+|}
+==Known practitioners ==
+* [[Harry Potter]]
+* [[Fred and George Weasley]]
 ==Etymology==
 ''Furuncle'' is another term for a boil, derived from the Latin word ''furunculus'', which means "petty thief".