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|incantation=''Spongify''<br />(SPUHN-jee-fye)
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{{Quote|Good morning class. Today's lesson will most assuredly involve learning how to cast the Softening Charm, ''Spongify''.|[[Filius Flitwick]] addresses his class.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)}}
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The '''Softening Charm''' (''Spongify'') is a [[spell]] that softens a target area or object, making it rubbery and bouncy.<ref name="PSps2">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' - PS2 version</ref><ref name="CSpc">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - PC version</ref>
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==History==
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The Softening Charm is part of the [[first year|first-year]] [[Charms (class)|Charms]] syllabus at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]],<ref name="PSps2"/> and is later revised in [[second year|second-year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]].<ref name="CSpc"/>
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==Known practitioners==
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*[[Harry Potter]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' - PS2 version</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Picture_11.png|thumb|left|145px|[[Harry Potter]] is propelled into the air after casting this spell on a mat.]]
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*In the [[Harry Potter video games|''Harry Potter'' video games]] in which it features, to use this spell, a Spongify mat is needed, which is an area that has a swirly symbol on it. Performing the spell on the mat will cause a purple mist to cover the mat, which, when jumped on, will bounce the player high into the air and onto higher ledges or other otherwise inaccessible areas.
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*A [[Spongify spellbook|spellbook]] for this spell could be found somewhere within Hogwarts and was located by [[Harry Potter]].
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{1st ID}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
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==Notes and references==
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{{The Standard Book of Spells}}
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Revision as of 19:15, 8 January 2015

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This article is about the Softening Charm. You may be looking for the Cushioning Charm.

"Good morning class. Today's lesson will most assuredly involve learning how to cast the Softening Charm, Spongify."
— Filius Flitwick addresses his class.[src]

The Softening Charm (Spongify) is a spell that softens a target area or object, making it rubbery and bouncy.[1][2]

History

The Softening Charm is part of the first-year Charms syllabus at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,[1] and is later revised in second-year Defence Against the Dark Arts.[2]

Known practitioners

Behind the scenes

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Harry Potter is propelled into the air after casting this spell on a mat.

  • In the Harry Potter video games in which it features, to use this spell, a Spongify mat is needed, which is an area that has a swirly symbol on it. Performing the spell on the mat will cause a purple mist to cover the mat, which, when jumped on, will bounce the player high into the air and onto higher ledges or other otherwise inaccessible areas.
  • A spellbook for this spell could be found somewhere within Hogwarts and was located by Harry Potter.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - PS2 version
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PC version
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - PS2 version
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