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{{Spell infobox
|name = ''Portus''
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|incantation = Portus
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|incantation=''Portus''<br/>(POR-tus)
|type = [[Types of magic|Charm]]
 
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|effect = Creates a portkey
 
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|effect=Creates a [[Portkey]]
 
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'''''Portus''''' (POR-tus) is the [[spell]] used to turn an ordinary object into a [[Portkey]].
 
   
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{{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==
 
In [[1994]], [[Amos Diggory]] possibly used this spell to turn an old boot into a portkey to transport him, [[Cedric Diggory]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and the [[Weasley family]] to the [[Quidditch World Cup]].<br />Also in [[1994]], [[Barty Crouch Jr]] (disguised as [[Alastor Moody]]), used this spell to turn the [[Triwizard Cup]] into a portkey to send [[Harry Potter]] to [[Tom Riddle]]'s Graveyard.
 
   
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'''''Portus''''' is the incantation to a [[charm]] used to [[Transfiguration|transform]] an ordinary object into a [[Portkey]]. Since creating Portkeys are restricted by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], the usage of this spell also requires permission. 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 [[1995]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this spell to transport [[Harry Potter]] and the [[Weasley family]] to [[Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place]] after [[Arthur Weasley]] was attacked in the [[Department of Mysteries]].
 
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== Effect ==
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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.
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==Known uses==
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! align="center" width="20%" |Caster(s)
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! align="center" width="20%" |Date
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|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Albus Dumbledore]]
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|19 December, [[1995]]
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|Dumbledore turned an old kettle into a Portkey to number twelve, [[Grimmauld Place]] on the night of the snake attack on [[Arthur Weasley]].
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|[[18 June]], [[1996]]
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|Dumbledore turned the head of the wizard statue into a Portkey to his office with this spell after his [[duel]] with [[Voldemort]].
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==Known practitioners==
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* [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]]
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* [[Albus Dumbledore]]
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* [[Bathilda Bagshot]]
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st ID}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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[[fi:Portus]]
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
 
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[[fr:Portus]]
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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[[pl:Portus]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
 
[[Category:Charms]]
[[Category:Transfiguration Spells]]
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[[Category:Spells of known incantation]]
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[[Category:Transportation]]

Revision as of 11:09, 21 June 2015

"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 the incantation to a charm used to transform an ordinary object into a Portkey. 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]

Effect

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.

Known uses

Caster(s) Date Notes
Albus Dumbledore 19 December, 1995 Dumbledore turned an old kettle into a Portkey to number twelve, Grimmauld Place on the night of the snake attack on Arthur Weasley.
18 June, 1996 Dumbledore turned the head of the wizard statue into a Portkey to his office with this spell after his duel with Voldemort.

Known practitioners

Appearances

Notes and references