Changes: Scouring Charm

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This article is about a versatile scouring charm . You may be looking for the charm to clear ectoplasm.

"She pointed her wand at Hedwig's cage. 'Scourgify.' A few feathers and droppings vanished."

— Nymphadora Tonks's use on Hedwig's cage^[src]

The Scouring Charm (Scourgify) is a household charm, possibly a cleaning spell, used to clean an object, similar to Tergeo. It can also be used to clean out smaller infestations of bundimun.

History

The Scouring Charm was used by Nymphadora Tonks when attempting to clean Hedwig's cage during their liberation of Harry Potter from 4 Privet Drive in 1995. It can also be used on humans. James Potter used it on Severus Snape in the grounds, causing soap to fill his mouth. Many wizarding families use this spell, both for cleaning and punishing people who swear.

This spell is also listed in the Book of Spells (chapter 3) by Miranda Goshawk.

Known practitioners

Etymology

Perhaps related to English scour, "clean". -ify is a common English suffix meaning "to make ...". Therefore scourgify could mean "to make clean".

Behind the scenes

This charm has a curiously similar incantation to the Cleaning Charm.
Skurge may be a variant of this spell.
In Wonderbook: Book of Spells, the hand gesture is "a smooth, sinuous motion, like a letter 'S".
The Scholastic Official Site lists this as the Vanishing Spell.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Wonderbook: Book of Spells

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-The '''Scouring Charm''' is a household [[charm]] used to clean an object. The incantation for this charm is ''Scourgify''. Another similar spell for such a purpose is ''[[Tergeo]]''.
+The '''Scouring Charm''' (''Scourgify'') is a household [[charm]], possibly a [[cleaning spell]], used to clean an object, similar to ''[[Tergeo]]''. It can also be used to clean out smaller infestations of [[bundimun]].
+==History==
 The Scouring Charm was used by [[Nymphadora Tonks]] when attempting to clean [[Hedwig]]'s cage during their liberation of [[Harry Potter]] from [[4 Privet Drive]] in [[1995]]. It can also be used on humans. [[James Potter I|James Potter]] used it on [[Severus Snape]] in the grounds, causing soap to fill his mouth. Many wizarding families use this spell, both for cleaning and punishing people who swear.
+This spell is also listed in the [[Book of Spells|''Book of Spells'']] (chapter 3) by [[Miranda Goshawk]].
-==Known users==
+==Known practitioners==
 * [[Hermione Granger]]
 * [[James Potter I|James Potter]]
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