{{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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{{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)}}
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>
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==
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"/>
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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==Practitioners==
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*[[Harry Potter]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' - PS2 version</ref>
*In the [[Harry Potter video games|''Harry Potter'' video games]] in which it features, to use this spell, a Spongify tile[[File:SpongifyRug SP.PNG|thumb|102x102px]]is needed, as seen on the right. 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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[[File:Picture_11.png|thumb|150px|[[Harry Potter]] is propelled into the air after casting this spell on a mat.]]
*A [[Spongify spellbook|spellbook]] for this spell could be found somewhere within Hogwarts and was located by [[Harry Potter]].[[File:S Rug2.PNG|thumb|101x101px]][[File:SpongifyLarge.PNG|thumb|98x98px]]
*In the [[Harry Potter video games|''Harry Potter'' video games]] in which it features, to use this spell, a Spongify mat is needed, whichisanarea that has a swirly symbol onit. 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.
In the Harry Potter video games in which it features, to use this spell, a Spongify tileis needed, as seen on the right. 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.
