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""If we're staying, we should put some protective enchantments around the place," she replied, and raising her wand, she began to walk in a wide circle around Harry and Ron, murmuring incantations as she went."
Hermione Granger casting protective enchantments in 1997[src]

Protective enchantments were charms used to protect an area for an extended period of time. The spells shielded specific areas, and could have a wide variety of applications, with many different types of protective enchantments existing.

History[]

DH2 Protego Maxima, Fianto Duri, Repello Inimicum

Protective enchantments: Protego Maxima, Fianto Duri, and Repello Inimicum

There were many different types of protective enchantment with many different effects. It is unknown how old some of the spells were and who exactly invented them. The enchantments were used regularly during the Second Wizarding War in order for the wizarding community to protect themselves from Death Eaters[1] and by Death Eaters themselves.[citation needed] They were also used by Hogwarts staff, students and alumni during the Siege of Hogwarts a decade later.[2]

The Vanishing Cabinets were able to bypass most protective enchantments, as a pair was used to penetrate Hogwarts Castle, which was heavily armed with magical protections, ancient and recently added.[3]

During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Patricia Rakepick would often have her fifth-year Defence Against the Dark Arts students demonstrate the correct casting of protective enchantments at the start of each of her lessons.[4]

Casting[]

"Harry strode off through the heather, walking in a large circle with the distraught Hermione at its centre, casting the spells she usually performed to ensure their protection."
— Harry Potter casting various protective enchantments during the Horcrux hunt[src]

Different combinations of various protective spells existed to provide different levels and/or types of protection. For example, Harry and Hermione had to repeat incantations of charms over and over while walking in a circle in the areas they wished to protect and hide in during their Horcrux hunt. The circle that they walked outlined their protective enchantments' boundaries. The spells circled the area and created a light effect similar to a heat wave around the protected area. These light effects and the shield became invisible after Harry and Hermione finished casting the spells. However, during the Battle of Hogwarts, several teachers from Hogwarts alongside Molly Weasley had to repeat the incantations of only three spells. 12 Grimmauld Place is protected by the Fidelius Charm, Muggle-Repelling Charm, Tongue-Tying Curse, Disillusionment Charm, and many more. There also existed charms to prevent apparition and disapparition, and charms that could warn the caster of an intruder.

Known spells[]

Known uses[]

Caster(s) Date Notes
Unknown Various Enchantments were put over many places such as Gringotts, Hogwarts, The Burrow etc.
Harry Potter 24 June 1995 The dome effect that happened when people cast Priori Incantatem, as Voldemort and Harry Potter did, whilst duelling in the Little Hangleton graveyard.[22]
Priori Incantatem Pottermore
Lord Voldemort
Albus Dumbledore 19961998 The Fidelius Charm that was cast over houses owned by members of the Order of the Phoenix.
Order members
Unknown 1997 The lot of enchantments cast over The Burrow, including the Fidelius Charm, in order to hold William Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding.[23]
Hermione Granger Would cast Protego totalum, Salvio hexia, the Muggle-Repelling Charm, the Muffliato Charm, Cave inimicum, and the Disillusionment Charm over her tent site (along with Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter).[7]
SalvioHexia
Harry Potter 19971998 Would occasionally cast the protective enchantments that Hermione would use during the Horcrux Hunt.[7][18]
Filius Flitwick 2 May 1998 Cast Protego Maxima, Fianto Duri, and Repello Inimicum at the start of the Battle of Hogwarts; only to be broken by a spell performed by Voldemort shortly after.[10]
Flitwick protecting the school DHF2
FiantoDurimw
Slughorn casting Protego Maxima DHF2
Molly Weasley
Horace Slughorn
Filius Flitwick
At the start of the Battle of Hogwarts, cast Protego horribilis.[1]
Hogwarts staff, students and alumni 2010–2011 school year Used to protect Hogwarts Castle from Dark creatures.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30 (The Sacking of Severus Snape)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - "A New Dawn" special event - Day 8 (see this video)
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 27 (The Lightning-Struck Tower)
  4. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 19 (The Unforgivable Curses) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Lacarnum Inflamari"
  5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 16 (The Goblet of Fire)
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28 (The Missing Mirror)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 14 (The Thief)
  8. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 21 (Moving Forward) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Cave Inimicum"
  9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map)
  12. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 4 (Number Twelve Grimmauld Place)
  13. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)
  14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12 (Silver and Opals)
  15. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  16. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
  17. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 23 (The Legend of Dai Ryusaki and the Dark Scroll)
  18. 18.0 18.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27 (The Final Hiding Place)
  19. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 25 (The Egg and the Eye)
  20. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
  21. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
  22. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 34 (Priori Incantatem)
  23. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)
Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
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Classroom 3C · Classroom 3C backrooms · Temporary Classroom · Hogwarts Turris Magnus · Teacher's Office · Storeroom · Staircase · Storage room · Lesson Cup · Race Cup · Duelling Club · Dumbledore's Army
Professors
Isidora Morganach · Dinah Hecat · Arsenius Jigger · Albus Dumbledore · Galatea Merrythought · 1984–1985 professor · 1985–1986 professor · 1986–1987 professor · 1987–1988 professor · Patricia Rakepick · 1989–1990 professor · First 1990–1991 professor · Olivia Green · Quirinus Quirrell · Gilderoy Lockhart · Remus Lupin · Bartemius Crouch Junior (as Alastor Moody) · Dolores Umbridge · Severus Snape · Amycus Carrow (as Dark Arts teacher) · Unidentified professor · Brindlemore
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Spells studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Aqua Eructo · Boggart-Banishing Spell (Riddikulus) · Bombarda Maxima · Cave inimicum · Concealment Charms · Counter-curses · Counter-jinxes · Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) · Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam) · Cursed barrier spell · Densaugeo · Deprimo Spell (Deprimo) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Ear-Shrivelling Curse · Everte Statum · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · Fumos Duo · Green Sparks · Hex-Breaker· Hex-deflection · Hex Zapper · Homorphus Charm · Human-presence-revealing Spell (Homenum Revelio) · Impediment Jinx (Impedimenta) · Imperius Curse (Imperio) · Imperturbable Charm · Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Lacarnum Inflamari · Langlock · Levitation Spell (Levioso) · Limbo Mist anticharm · Nonverbal spells · Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronum) · Pimple Jinx (Furnunculus) · Protective enchantments · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Salvio hexia · Sea Urchin Jinx · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Shield Charm (Protego) · Smokescreen Spell (Fumos) · Snake-Vanishing Spell (Vipera Evanesca) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Stretching Jinx · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Tongue-Tying Curse (Mimblewimble) · Trip Jinx · Twitchy-Ears Hex · Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Tria · Vermillious Duo · Vermillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
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