What does Alarte Ascendare do?

Alarte Ascendare is the incantation of a spell used to launch an object up into the air.

Why did Lockhart use Alarte Ascendare?

Gilderoy Lockhart used this spell non-verbally in an attempt to dispose the snake which Draco Malfoy had conjured during the first Duelling Club meeting in 1992. However, his efforts proved to be futile, as the spell merely caused the serpent to fly upwards, which only aggravated it further.

What does Salvio Hexia do?

Salvio hexia was the incantation of a protective enchantment which deflected hexes from the area.

What does Everte statum do?

Everte Statum was the incantation of a charm that caused opponent to fly back several feet, and caused a short sharp pain depending on the strength of the spell, but did not cause any lasting damage.

What did Lockhart do to the snake?

Professor Snape says he'll get rid of it, but before he can act, Lockhart steps forward and cast another idiotic spell that tosses the snake in the air. This just makes the snake mad.

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What is Rictusempra?

The Tickling Charm (Rictusempra), also known as the Rictusempra Charm, is a spell that causes a victim to buckle with laughter. It also has at least two other side effects on the victim. It is usually used as a diversionary tactic in duels.

What did nagini say to Harry in Godric's Hollow?

When Harry and Hermione are on the first floor of Bathilda's house, Nagini (inside the corpse of Bathilda) tells Harry to "Come!" from the next room in Parseltongue.

What does Arania Exumai do?

Arania Exumai

This extremely niche-y spell functions to blast away giant (and, presumably, other-sized) spiders, but only spiders.

What does Lumos Solem do?

Lumos Solem is the incantation of a spell that produces a beam of light. It is possible that the quality of the light is on the warmer solar end of the spectrum; considering the known uses that the spell has been put to, it is not that much of a stretch to presume that the spell is used to conjure sunlight.

What does Expulso spell do?

The Expulso Curse (Expulso) was a curse used to produce immense explosions, blasting the target apart with a burst of blue light; it had enough force to throw people into walls.

What does Repello Muggletum do?

The Muggle-Repelling Charm (Repello Muggletum) was a charm that prevented Muggles from seeing or entering an area. Any non-magic person that would get close to the vicinity of the enchantment would remember something urgent to do and leave.

What does Fianto Duri mean?

Fianto Duri was the incantation of a charm that, when combined with a protective spell such as Protego Maxima, could cause magical defences to become hard or more durable.

What does Repello Inimicum do?

Repello Inimicum was the incantation of a charm that, when cast in combination with Protego Maxima and Fianto Duri, conjured up a barrier of magical protection around the place the caster is trying to protect.

What spell did Harry use on Nagini?

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry uses the Blasting Curse against Nagini in an attempt to kill her and possibly to provoke Voldemort to chase Harry, so the snake would stay behind unprotected.

What is Harry Potter's signature spell?

Roughly translated, Expelliarmus – the Disarming Charm – means 'to drive out a weapon' and that's what it does: forces the subject to drop whatever they're holding. Usually that's a wand, which is why it's often seen in duels, and Harry definitely took that to heart, given how much he used it in combat.

Why is expelliarmus so powerful?

Expelliarmus, known as the Disarming Charm, isn't an incredibly dangerous spell in itself. Expelliarmus is very popular in dueling and is Harry Potter's trademark spell, precisely because it doesn't rely on the damage it does to the caster's opponent. It simply disarms them, nullifying the threat.

What does Alohamora spell do?

Here's a closer look at some of them: The spell Alohomora is used to open and unlock doors. The word is supposedly from the West African Sidiki dialect and means “friendly to thieves.”

What does Cistem aperio do?

The Box Blasting Charm (Cistem Aperio) was a charm that was used to blast open trunks, chests, boxes, or other containers.

What does Incendio spell do?

The Fire-Making Spell, also known as the Fire-Making Charm (Incendio) was a charm that conjured a jet of flames that could be used to set things alight.

What does the spell Oppugno do?

The Oppugno Jinx (Oppugno) is a spell that directs an object or individual to attack the victim. This jinx will cause conjured creatures or other moveable objects under the control of the caster to attack the target.

What spell does Ginny use in Order of the Phoenix?

Behind the scenes

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, only Ginny casts the Reductor Curse to smash the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy, instead of every D.A. member present.

What spell does Tom Riddle use on Aragog?

In the Chamber of Secrets movie, Tom Riddle is seen using the spell Arania Exumai on the young Aragog. Later, when Harry and Ron go into the spider's lair and are attacked, Harry is seen using the same spell on the acromantulas, including the time he frees Ron from one that is clinging to his neck.

What spell did Hermione use on Nagini?

Cast by Hermione in Bathilda Bagshot's house when Nagini was coming for her and Harry; the spell ricocheted around the room, exploding a mirror and destroying Harry's holly and Phoenix-feather wand. She later referred to it as the Blasting Curse (DH17).

How did Ron know Parseltongue?

The ability to speak Parseltongue is usually inborn; a wizard is born being able to speak Parseltongue, and those who are not born with the ability cannot normally learn the language (although, according to the author, Dumbledore may have learned to understand it, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ron learnt ...

Why does Bathilda Bagshot turn into a snake?

She lived in Godric's Hollow, and was murdered around December, 1997. Her corpse was then animated by Lord Voldemort to contain his pet snake Nagini.