What is the banishing charm?

The Banishing Charm (Depulso) is the countercharm to the Summoning Charm. As Accio summons objects to the caster, Depulso sends objects away. Fourth year students studying Charms at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, often shortened to Hogwarts, was the British wizarding school, located in the Scottish Highlands. It accepted magical students from Great Britain and Ireland for enrolment. It was a state-owned school, funded by the Ministry of Magic.
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What happens when you use a banishing charm on an object?

Effects. The Banishing Charm was used to push targets, both living beings and inanimate objects towards a specific location. If a caster's aim was poor the charm would banish random objects or people to various locations around the room.
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What spell does Ginny use in Order of the Phoenix?

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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 is the opposite of Accio?

The opposite of Accio is Depulso, also known as the banishing charm. Depulso sends the object or target towards a specific position or place that the wizard or witch is thinking of. Unlike Accio, Depulso can be used on people and inanimate objects.
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What is Riddikulus spell?

Overview. Riddikulus is a spell used against boggarts. The caster must think of something funny while casting this spell. If successful, it forces the boggart to take the shape of whatever the caster was thinking about.
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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 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.
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How do I say NOX to Siri?

Say "Hey Siri, Nox (nokss)" to turn off your iPhone's rear flashlight. It's the counter-charm to Lumos spell. Say "Hey Siri, Accio (ah-kee-oh)" followed by the name of an app to open it. This is a summoning charm to bring an object towards the caster, but this version simply opens apps.
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What happens if you say Lumos to Siri?

It turns out that telling Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, 'Lumos' turns on the flashlight in a phone, and this feature is available in android phones too. Saying 'nox' turns off the flashlight, making users feel like real-life wizards.
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How do you get Siri to turn on your flashlight by saying lumos?

How to cast Harry Potter spells with Siri on iPhone
  1. To turn on your torch, say: "Hey Siri, Lumos"
  2. To turn your torch off again, say: "Hey Siri, Nox"
  3. To open an app (here, Spotify), say: "Hey Siri, Accio Spotify"
  4. Note that Accio is pronounced "Ah-Kee-Oh"
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What does Relashio spell do?

Relashio is a spell that is used to release an object from another object that is binding it, like chains.
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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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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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Can you Accio a living thing?

'Accio' only works on inanimate objects. While people or creatures may be indirectly moved by 'Accio-ing' objects that they are wearing or holding, this carries all kinds of risks because of the likelihood of injury to the person or beast attached to an object travelling at close to the speed of light.
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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 is the Homorphus charm?

The Homorphus Charm (incantation unknown) was a charm that could supposedly be used to temporarily change a transformed werewolf back into their human form.
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How do you make Siri mad?

If you want to upset Siri, comment on her voice. Say something like, "Siri, I don't like your voice." Then, wait for the generated response.
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How do I make Siri swear?

If you want to make Siri cuss at you, you just have to ask Siri this by saying, “ Hey Siri can you define a mother.” After asking that Siri will provide us with the standard definition that we know after that Siri asks us that “ would, you like to hear another definition of this word “ and when you say yes after saying ...
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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.”
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How many Harry Potter spells can Siri do?

Apple only included three spells, but as Gadget Hacks notes, you can use the Shortcuts app to make your own. For starters, here are the three built-in spells: Hey Siri, Lumos: Lumos is the wand-lighting charm from the Harry Potter books and movies.
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How do I turn Siri flashlight on Harry Potter?

You can cast the spell yourself back in the world of muggles by activating Siri on an iPhone and saying “Lumos” to turn your gadget's flashlight on. Lumos is not the only spell that works on iPhone. Activating Siri and saying “Nox”, the wand-extinguishing charm, will turn the torch off.
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Can Avada Kedavra be blocked by Protego?

Well, really Protego diabolica can act as shield against Avada Kedavra, because when Alastor said about killing curse, Dumbledore explained harry that priori incantatem can be succesful way to stop killing curse, because it becomes a clash of magics (It doesn't matter spell, only power).
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What does Salvio Hexia do?

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

The Pimple Jinx, also known as the Furnunculus Curse (Furnunculus), was a dark charm that caused a person to break out in boils/pimples when it came in contact with their skin.
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