Protego totalum

Protego Totalum
Incantation	Protego Totalum (proh-TAY-goh TOH-tuh-luhm)
Type	Charm
Hand movement	Raise wand
Light	None
Effect	Defends an area

"Raising her wand, she began to walk in a wide circle around Harry and Ron, murmuring incantations as she went. Harry saw little disturbances in the surrounding air: it was as if Hermione had cast a heat haze across their clearing."

— Description

Protego Totalum is the incantation of one of many Protective Enchantments, used to defend a certain small or enclosed area from most other spells for an extended period of time.

This charm was performed by Hermione Granger among other enchantments, in order to prevent attacks from Death Eaters, as she, Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter travelled in search of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes subsequent to the Fall of the Ministry of Magic.

Practitioner

• Harry Potter
• Hermione Granger

Etymology

The incantation is derived from "protego", meaning "to protect" and Latin "totus", meaning "as a whole", thereby making the whole incantation "to protect as a whole".

Behind the scenes

• This spell is used several times in the Battle of Hogwarts in the eighth video game, by Harry, then Professor McGonagall, then Ron and Bellatrix.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)