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The '''Silencing Charm''' is a spell that renders the victim temporarily mute. It works on both [[Beasts]] and [[Beings]]. It is taught to fifth-year students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[Charms]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
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{{Quote|The raven continued to open and close its sharp beak, but no sound came out.|Description|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
   
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The '''Silencing Charm''' (''Silencio'') is a [[charm]] that renders the victim temporarily mute, working on both [[beast]]s and [[being]]s<ref name="OP18"/>. It is immensely difficult to perform, more so on [[raven]]s than [[frog]]s<ref name="OP18"/>.
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[[Hermione Granger]] used this spell on [[Antonin Dolohov]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] to prevent him from alerting the other [[Death Eaters]] as to her, [[Harry Potter]], and [[Neville Longbottom]]'s location. He was not neutralized, however, as he subsequently struck Hermione with a [[Antonin Dolohov's Curse|curse]] [[Nonverbal spell|nonverbally]].
  
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==History==
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[[Professor]] [[Filius Flitwick]] had his [[fifth year]] [[Charms (class)|Charms]] students practice this [[spell]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], and assigned it as homework to those who could not perform it competently in class.<ref name="OP18" />
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==Known uses==
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|Various
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|The song of the [[Fwooper]] will drive the listener insane and must therefore be sold with a Silencing Charm on it. This [[charm]] must be recast on the Fwooper every month
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|[[Fifth year|Fifth years]]
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|[[1995]]
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|Fifth-years work on this spell in [[Charms (class)|Charms]] using bullfrogs and ravens.
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|[[Hermione Granger]]
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|[[18 June]], [[1996]]
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|Hermione cast this spell on a [[Death Eater]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], which caused the spell he used to attack her to be a lot less damaging. He still knocked her out, though, and did "''enough damage to be going on with''," according to [[Madam Pomfrey|Pomfrey]].
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|[[Lord Voldemort]]
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|[[2 May]], [[1998]]
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|He used this spell on the defenders of [[Hogwarts]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts|final battle]].
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==Known practitioners==
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Tomdh.jpg|[[Lord Voldemort]]<ref name="DH36">{{DH}} - Chapter 36 (''The Flaw in the Plan'')</ref>
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==Etymology==
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The [[incantation]] "''silencio''" is [[Latin]] for "''silence''"<ref name="e">See [http://translate.google.ca/#la/en/silencio this translation]</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*If performed incorrectly, the target will swell up to an immense size and begin making deafening sounds<ref name="OP18" />.
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{C|Nintendo DS version only}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
   
 
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Revision as of 18:39, 28 December 2015

"The raven continued to open and close its sharp beak, but no sound came out."
— Description[src]

The Silencing Charm (Silencio) is a charm that renders the victim temporarily mute, working on both beasts and beings[1]. It is immensely difficult to perform, more so on ravens than frogs[1].

History

Professor Filius Flitwick had his fifth year Charms students practice this spell at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and assigned it as homework to those who could not perform it competently in class.[1]

Known uses

Caster(s) Dates Notes
Various Unknown The song of the Fwooper will drive the listener insane and must therefore be sold with a Silencing Charm on it. This charm must be recast on the Fwooper every month
Fifth years 1995 Fifth-years work on this spell in Charms using bullfrogs and ravens.
Hermione Granger 18 June, 1996 Hermione cast this spell on a Death Eater during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, which caused the spell he used to attack her to be a lot less damaging. He still knocked her out, though, and did "enough damage to be going on with," according to Pomfrey.
Lord Voldemort 2 May, 1998 He used this spell on the defenders of Hogwarts during the final battle.

Known practitioners

Etymology

The incantation "silencio" is Latin for "silence"[4]

Behind the scenes

  • If performed incorrectly, the target will swell up to an immense size and begin making deafening sounds[1].

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 18 (Dumbledore's Army)
  2. ↑ Wizarding World of Harry Potter
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
  4. ↑ See this translation
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