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{{Spell infobox
|name=''Protego Horribilis''
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|name = ''Protego horribilis''
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|incantation=''Protego Horribilis''<br/>(proh-TAY-goh hor-i-BIL-luhs)
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|incantation = ''Protego horribilis''<ref name="DH30"/><br/>(proh-TAY-goh hor-i-BIL-luhs)
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|type = [[Charm]]<ref name="DH30"/>
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|hand = Point [[wand]] at sky<ref name="DH30"/>
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{{quote|...although he could barely see out of it, he pointed his wand through the smashed window and started muttering incantations of great complexity. Harry heard a weird rushing noise, as though Flitwick had unleashed the power of the wind into the grounds.|Flitwick casts enchantments such as this one over the school.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Quote|...although he could barely see out of it, he pointed [[Filius Flitwick's wand|his wand]] through the smashed window and started muttering incantations of great complexity. Harry heard a weird rushing noise, as though Flitwick had unleashed the power of the wind into the grounds.|Flitwick casting protective charms over Hogwarts castle before the Battle of Hogwarts|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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'''''Protego horribilis''''' was the [[incantation]] of a powerful [[protective enchantment|protective]] [[charm]].<ref name="DH30"/>
'''''Protego Horribilis''''' is a stronger version of the [[Shield Charm]] which protects a very large area against highly [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]]. It causes anything within the ranges of Dark Magic to rebound off the shield.
 
   
==Known uses==
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==Description==
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It was probably the most powerful version of the [[Shield Charm]], which was used as a protective enchantment against anything approaching the protected area, and against any [[Dark Arts|dark magic]], except the [[Killing Curse]], which was unblockable with ''any'' Shield Charm and passed through it, presumably leaving holes into the [[magic]]al shield. By extended use of a [[shield penetration spell|spell]], the magical shield could eventually be broken down.<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref>
*This spell was cast by [[Charms Master]] [[Filius Flitwick]] to protect the boundaries of Hogwarts Castle from the Death Eater forces in the late hours of [[May 1]], [[1998]], prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] that started at midnight the [[2 May|next day]].
 
   
==Etymology ==
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==History==
 
This spell was cast by [[Charms Master]] [[Filius Flitwick]] to protect the boundaries of [[Hogwarts Castle]] from the [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]'s forces in the late hours of [[1 May]] [[1998]], prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] that started the [[2 May|next day]].<ref name="DH30">{{DH|B|30}}</ref>
Latin ''Protego'', "I protect", and ''Horribilis'', "horrible , frightful, dreadful"; altogether the charm means "I protect against the horrible."
 
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This may have been the spell that the [[professor]]s cast around Hogwarts Castle to protect it from [[Dementor]]s and other [[Dark Arts|dark]] [[creature]]s before the [[Siege of Hogwarts]] in the [[2010–2011 school year]].<ref name="MA">{{MA}}</ref>
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==Known practitioners==
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Filius Flitwick profile.jpg|[[Filius Flitwick]]<ref name="DH30"/>
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==Etymology==
 
Latin ''Protego'', "protect", and ''Horribilis'', "horrible, frightful, dreadful"; altogether the charm means "Protect against the horrible".
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', this spell is not used. However, the similarly named ''[[Protego Maxima]]'' is among the defences that are put up in the film.
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*In {{DH|F2}}, this spell is not used. However, the similarly named ''[[Protego Maxima]]'' is among the defences that are put up in the film.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{DH}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
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*{{MA}} {{Possible}}
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*{{HL}}{{fact}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Battle of Hogwarts]]
 
[[Category:Protective spells]]
 
[[Category:Spells with incantations of Latin origin]]
   
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[[de:Protego horribilis]]
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[[es:Protego horribilis]]
 
[[fi:Varjelum kamalus]]
 
[[fi:Varjelum kamalus]]
 
[[fr:Protego horribilis]]
 
[[fr:Protego horribilis]]
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[[it:Protego Horribilis]]
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[[pl:Protego Horribilis]]
 
[[ru:Протего хоррибилис]]
 
[[ru:Протего хоррибилис]]
[[Category:Charms]]
 
[[Category:Protective Spells]]
 
[[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:22, 24 August 2023

"...although he could barely see out of it, he pointed his wand through the smashed window and started muttering incantations of great complexity. Harry heard a weird rushing noise, as though Flitwick had unleashed the power of the wind into the grounds."
— Flitwick casting protective charms over Hogwarts castle before the Battle of Hogwarts[src]

Protego horribilis was the incantation of a powerful protective charm.[1]

Description

It was probably the most powerful version of the Shield Charm, which was used as a protective enchantment against anything approaching the protected area, and against any dark magic, except the Killing Curse, which was unblockable with any Shield Charm and passed through it, presumably leaving holes into the magical shield. By extended use of a spell, the magical shield could eventually be broken down.[2]

History

This spell was cast by Charms Master Filius Flitwick to protect the boundaries of Hogwarts Castle from the Death Eater's forces in the late hours of 1 May 1998, prior to the Battle of Hogwarts that started the next day.[1]

This may have been the spell that the professors cast around Hogwarts Castle to protect it from Dementors and other dark creatures before the Siege of Hogwarts in the 2010–2011 school year.[3]

Known practitioners

Etymology

Latin Protego, "protect", and Horribilis, "horrible, frightful, dreadful"; altogether the charm means "Protect against the horrible".

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references