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| − | 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]]. |
+ | The '''Revulsion Jinx (Relashio)''' 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]]. |
==Known uses== |
==Known uses== |
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Revision as of 12:47, 27 February 2010
The Revulsion Jinx (Relashio) 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.
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, who 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] |
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.