Revulsion Jinx
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| Revulsion Jinx | |
|---|---|
| Incantation: |
Relashio (Re-LASH-ee-oh) |
| Type: | |
| Effect: |
Releases the target's grip |
The Revulsion Jinx forces an object or person to release its hold on something, or repels objects with the force of another object. It is presumably not functionable on a Quaffle.
[edit] Known uses
| Known Caster | How Used |
|---|---|
| Harry Potter | Used against the Grindylows, or water demons during the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament. The spell produced a jet of boiling water.[1] |
| Bob Ogden | Used it to knock Marvolo Gaunt backward — away from his daughter, whom he was attempting to strangle, because of her love for a muggle, Tom Riddle Sr..[2] |
| Hermione Granger | Used the jinx to similar effect in 1997 to force Death Eater Yaxley to release her arm, which he grabbed in order to Disapparate with her, Harry, and Ron.[3] |
| Hermione Granger | Used it to force chains to withdraw into the arms of a chair in order to free Mary Cattermole from the Muggle-Born Registration Commission when she, Ron and Harry infiltrated the Ministry of Magic in 1997.[3] |
| Ron Weasley | Used on Peter Pettigrew's silver hand to prevent it from slowly choking himself, although it had no effect whatsoever.[3] |
| Harry Potter | Used on the chains of a guard dragon during the trio's break-in of Gringotts, in order to facilitate their escape.[3] |
[edit] Possible Use
- Mundungus Fletcher may have used this spell in 1996 outside the Three Broomsticks, when Harry, angered by Mundungus's plundering of Sirius Black's possessions, grabbed the former by the throat.[2]
- In the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dolores Umbridge is seen using a spell to force a kissing couple away from each other. The spell used may have been a non-verbal form of the Revulsion Jinx.
