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.
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What does Arania Exumai mean?

Arania Exumai was a charm used to blast away Acromantulas or other large spiders. If the spell missed and struck a stone, it would produce a large black scorch mark, and thus was not recommended for use on humans, although casting through or along a human-produced no ill effect so long as a spider was struck.
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How did Harry learn Arania Exumai?

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Harry casts the spell Arania Exumai against the spiders in the forest. He learns this by watching Tom Riddle cast it against Aragog in the past.
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Where is Arania Exumai spell used upon?

Arania Exumai is a spell introduced in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It is used to blast away spiders, particularly Acromantulas.
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What spell did 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.
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Arania Exumai (First told spell)



Why are spiders afraid of basilisk?

It has been theorised that spiders fear Basilisks because arachnids can see nearly 360-degrees around them and cannot shut their eyes, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the monster's killing gaze.
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What is Levicorpus spell?

The Dangling Jinx (Levicorpus) was a jinx, which was intended to be cast nonverbally but the incantation could also be spoken aloud, caused the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle; the counter-jinx for this jinx was Liberacorpus.
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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.
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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.
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What does the spell Salvio Hexia do?

Salvio hexia was the incantation of a protective enchantment which deflected hexes from the area.
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What does Alarte Ascendare do?

Alarte Ascendare is the incantation of a spell used to launch an object up into the air.
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What does the spell bombarda do?

The Exploding Charm (Bombarda) was a charm that detonated the target in a small explosion. One use for this explosion was to blast open sealed doors or to blow bars off of windows.
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What does the spell Deletrius do?

The Eradication Spell (Deletrius) was a charm that could disintegrate certain objects and served as the counter-charm to the Reverse Spell, vanishing the shadow emitted from the wand.
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What does Revelio do in Harry Potter?

You may be looking for Revealing Charm. The Revelio Charm (Revelio) was a charm used to reveal concealed objects, messages, invisible things, and passages or any other secretly written messages and hidden markings.
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What language is Harry Potter spells?

J.K. Rowling used Latin as inspiration for the spells in "Harry Potter." Some translations are very literal; "avis" means "bird."
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What is the forgetting spell in Harry Potter?

Obliviate – Make someone forget instantly

Obliviate is a part of the memory-based Harry Potter charms that makes anyone instantly forget memories. It was first used in the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when Gilderoy Lockhart unsuccessfully cast this spell with a broken wand resulting in a backfiring.
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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.
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What does Diffindo spell do?

The Severing Charm (Diffindo) is a charm used to precisely and accurately cut something. It is taught in second year charms classes, and if used inappropriately can cause death or injury.
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What is Ginny's favorite spell?

Ginevra Weasley was well-known for her ability to cast a particularly potent Bat-Bogey Hex, which could be considered her signature spell as she used it several times on people who annoyed her and was referred as "an accomplished caster" of the spell.
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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.
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Did Ron use an Unforgivable Curse?

None of the good guys dare use the Killing Curse throughout the events of the movies and books, no matter how high the stakes and how difficult things are. But Ron Weasley is the exception, giving it a go in the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 movie when himself and Hermione look destined to die via Nagini.
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How does Snape fly without a broom?

Creator. This form of flight (incantation unknown) was a spell that allowed a witch or wizard to fly without the use of a broomstick or other form of support. The spell was notably demonstrated by Lord Voldemort.
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What spell does Luna use on the Death Eater?

Levicorpus. In the film Order of the Phoenix members of Dumbledore's Army practise the spell on each other in the Room of Requirement under Harry's supervision, and Luna Lovegood goes on to use this one on a Death Eater in the Ministry of Magic.
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Did Snape create Sectumsempra?

Sectumsempra was a curse invented by Professor Severus Snape that lacerates the target and causes severe haemorrhaging. Snape created it as a student of Hogwarts, with the intention of using it against his enemies, likely including the Marauders, and it became one of his specialities.
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