Stinging Jinx

Stinging Jinx
Type	Jinx
Hand movement	Point wand
Light	White
Effect	Stings flesh

"That's no beauty spell, that's a Stinging Jinx! Don't worry, the swelling will go down shortly."

— Someone reassuring a victim

The Stinging Jinx, also known as the Stinging Hex (incantation unknown) is a dark charm that can be used to sting the victim's flesh, producing a red brand like a scorch mark and causing swelling.

History

Harry Potter under the effect

It is unknown when the jinx was invented and who it was invented by. Harry Potter unintentionally used this hex on Severus Snape during an Occlumency lesson. It resulted in a welt on Snape's wrist. Hermione Granger used it on Harry Potter as a means of disguising his face when they were caught by Snatchers after inadvertently triggering the Taboo on Voldemort's name in 1998.

Effects

The affected flesh feels tight, swollen and puffy as though the victim has suffered an allergic reaction, and if used on the face the eyes are reduced to narrow slits. It also produces welts on the skin if used on other parts of the body.

Know practitioners

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Hermione Granger

Harry Potter

• Unnamed vandal

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault