Changes: Portkey Spell

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"For a moment the kettle trembled, glowing with an odd blue light; then it quivered to rest, as solidly black as ever."

— Description^[src]

Portus is a charm used to transform an ordinary object into a Portkey.

Immediately after casting, the target will glow bright blue, as the Portkey does when it is ready, but after a few seconds it will return to its normal colour.

Since creating Portkeys are restricted by the Ministry of Magic, the usage of this spell also requires permission.

This was the subject of a question of the Theory of Charms O.W.L. in 1996^[1]

Known Users

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First identified as Portkey Spell)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

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 {{Spell infobox
 |name=''Portus''
+|image=
-|incantation =Portus
+|incantation=''Portus''<br/>(POR-tus)
 |type=[[Charm]]
+|hand=
-|effect=Creates a [[portkey]]
+|light=Blue
+|effect=Creates a [[Portkey]]
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-'''''Portus''''' (POR-tus) is the [[spell]] used to turn an ordinary object into a [[Portkey]].
+{{Quote|For a moment the kettle trembled, glowing with an odd blue light; then it quivered to rest, as solidly black as ever.|Description|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
-==Known uses==
-*Sometime prior to [[1994]], this spell was used on an unknown object by [[Bathilda Bagshot]] to transport [[Gellert Grindelwald]] to an unknown destination from [[Godric's Hollow]] .
+'''''Portus''''' is a [[charm]] used to [[Transfiguration|transform]] an ordinary object into a [[Portkey]].
-*In [[1994]] , A Ministry of Magic official used this spell on an old boot to transport [[Harry Potter]] , [[Hermione Granger]], [[Ronald Weasley]] , [[Arthur Weasley]] , [[Fred Weasley]] , [[George Weasley]] , [[Ginny Weasley]] , [[Amos Diggory]] , and [[Cedric Diggory]] to the [[Quidditch World Cup]] .
-*In [[1994]], an old newspaper, a punctured football, and an empty drink can were used by an unknown person or group of people.
+Immediately after casting, the target will glow bright blue, as the [[Portkey]] does when it is ready, but after a few seconds it will return to its normal colour.
-*In [[1995]], [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr]] (disguised as [[Alastor Moody]]), used this spell to transport [[Harry Potter]] and by accident, [[Cedric Diggory]], to [[Tom Riddle Sr.]]'s [[Little Hangleton Graveyard|graveyard]].
-*In [[1995]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this spell on a blackened kettle to transport [[Harry Potter]] and the [[Weasley family]] to [[12 Grimmauld Place]] after [[Arthur Weasley]] was attacked in the [[Department of Mysteries]] by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s pet [[snake]], [[Nagini]].
-*In [[1996]] , [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this spell on a golden statue in the [[Atrium]] of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] to transport [[Harry Potter]] to [[Headmaster's office|his office]].
+Since creating Portkeys are restricted by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], the usage of this spell also requires permission.
-*In [[1997]], this spell was used by an unknown member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]] on a small, silver hairbrush to transport [[Harry Potter]] and [[Rubeus Hagrid]] from [[Tonks House|Tonk's house&nbsp;]]to [[The Burrow|the Burrow]].
+This was the subject of a question of the [[Theory of Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] in [[1996]]<ref>See [[:File:TheoryofCharmsExam.jpg|this image]].</ref>
-*In [[1997]], this spell was used by an unknown member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]] on a rusty oilcan, but was missed on its transport to [[The Burrow|the Burrow]], from an unknown house of a member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]].
-*In [[1997]], this spell was used by an unknown member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]] on an old sneaker, but was missed on its transport to [[The Burrow|the Burrow]], from an unknown house of a member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]].
+==Known Users==
-*In [[1997]], this spell was used by an unknown member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]] on an unknown item by [[George Weasley]] and [[Remus Lupin]] to transport them from an unknown house of a member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]] to [[The Burrow|the Burrow]].
+* [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]]
-*in [[1997]], a bent coathanger was used to transport [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] from an unknown house of a member of [[The Order of the Phoenix]] to [[The Burrow|the Burrow]].
+* [[Albus Dumbledore]]
+* [[Bathilda Bagshot]]
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st ID}}
-*[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']]
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[fr:Portus]]
 [[fi:Portus]]
 [[Category:Charms]]
-[[Category:Transfiguration Spells]]
+[[Category:Spells of known incantation]]
+[[Category:Transportation]]