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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
 
|name=''Portus''
 
|name=''Portus''
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|image=
|incantation =Portus
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|incantation=''Portus''<br/>(POR-tus)
 
|type=[[Charm]]
 
|type=[[Charm]]
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|hand=
|effect=Creates a [[portkey]]
 
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|light=Blue
 
|effect=Creates 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}}
'''''Portus''''' (POR-tus) is the [[spell]] used to turn an ordinary object into a [[Portkey]]. The object then takes on the trademark blue glow of a Portkey.
 
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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>
   
==Known uses==
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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.
*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]] .
 
*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.
 
*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]].
 
*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]].
 
*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]].
 
*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]].
 
*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]].
 
   
==Appearances==
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== Known users ==
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* [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]]
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
 
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* [[Albus Dumbledore]]
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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* [[Bathilda Bagshot]]
*[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']]
 
   
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== Appearances ==
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* {{GOF}} {{1st}}
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* {{OOTP}} {{1st ID}}
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* {{OOTP|F}} {{Mention}}
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* {{DH}} {{Mention}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[es:Portus]]
 
[[fi:Portus]]
 
[[fi:Portus]]
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[[fr:Portus]]
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[[pl:Portus]]
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[[pt-br:Portus]]
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[[ru:Портус]]
 
[[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 18:16, 2 April 2016

"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 users

Appearances

References