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Curse or jinx?[]

In Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37, George Weasley refers to this spell as the "Furnunculus curse" ("curse" being uncapitalized in the text), but in Pottermore, it's called the "Pimple Jinx."

I think this spell would be correctly classified as a jinx based on Pottermore being the more recent source. Additionally, since George referred to the spell by its incantation and "curse" wasn't capitalized, it's possible he forget the spell's proper name and type, rather than JKR changed her mind on the spell's type. Starstuff (Owl me!) 08:00, August 22, 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I also see "Furnunculus curse" with it not being a proper noun, so the GOF book doesn't actually give "Furnunculus Curse". MalchonC (talk) 16:20, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery does however in a question option provided by Elton Elderberry (see here). RedWizard98 (talk) 16:22, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
You can change my redirect to lower case if Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (higher canon) says "Furnunculus curse" in lower case. RedWizard98 (talk) 16:24, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
If Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery does, it's fine, but the reference needs to be changed to that. There need not be a lowercase "Furnunculus curse" redirect, since it's just two words being put together (Furnunculus, which is a curse) rather than being any kind of name or alias. MalchonC (talk) 13:47, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
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