What is the most used spell in Harry Potter books?

It turns out that the most utilized spell in the entire Potterverse is actually “Accio,” the summoning spell that we didn't hear until Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts.
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What is Harry Potter's favorite spell?

The spell became Harry's trademark. But why did he love it so much? 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.
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What is Hermione's most used spell?

And the third favorite Wingardium Leviosa, used for levitation, and known, perhaps most memorably, for Hermione Granger's pronunciation of it in Harry Potter Sorcerer's Stone.
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What is the easiest spell in Harry Potter?

Harry Potter: The 10 Easiest Spells To Perform
  • 8 Confundus.
  • 7 Muffliato.
  • 6 Cheering Charm.
  • 5 Expelliarmus.
  • 4 Alohomora.
  • 3 Accio.
  • 2 Lumos.
  • 1 Nox.
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What are the 4 Unforgivable Curses?

They were first classified as "Unforgivable" in 1717. They are the Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra, the Cruciatus Curse, Crucio, and the Imperius Curse, Imperio.
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What is the coolest spell in Harry Potter?

The 10 Best and Most Iconic Harry Potter Spells
  • Expelliarmus. The Disarming Charm, as the name implies, enables the user to disarm another wizard or witch in a duel by forcing their wand out of their hand. ...
  • Avada Kedavra. ...
  • Expecto Patronum. ...
  • Wingardium Leviosa. ...
  • Petrificus Totalus. ...
  • Obliviate. ...
  • Riddikulus. ...
  • Accio.
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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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What is Draco Malfoy signature spell?

Expelliarmus. It was this spell, this spell that won Draco Malfoy his 1st duel against Hermione Granger.
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What spell does Luna use to reveal Harry?

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Luna Lovegood finds Harry on the Hogwarts Express instead of Nymphadora Tonks. Luna also uses the Episkey spell to mend Harry's broken nose when they reach the Entrance Gates to Hogwarts, instead of when Tonks does so in the book.
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What is Harry Potter's strongest spell?

Harry Potter: 15 Most Powerful Spells
  • 8 Sectumsempra.
  • 7 Apparition.
  • 6 Expelliarmus.
  • 5 Obliviate.
  • 4 Cruciatus Curse.
  • 3 Imperius Curse.
  • 2 Avada Kedavra.
  • 1 Expecto Patronum.
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What spell is Avada Kedavra?

Avada Kedavra, also known as the Killing Curse, kills a person instantaneously and without injury. There is no countercurse for it, and only one person, Harry Potter, has ever survived it.
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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 Dumbledore clean?

The Scouring Charm (Scourgify) was a cleaning charm used for washing things.
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What does Episkey spell do?

Episkey, a spell for minor cuts and injuries, keeps the accident-prone from telltale scars and heals battered athletes on the field. (It's used in The Goblet of Fire to fix Harry's broken nose.)
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What spell killed Snape?

In Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort kills Snape using his snake Nagini instead of his favorite spell Avada Kedavra - here's why.
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Why did Snape curse George's ear?

The injury was caused by Snape's Sectumsempra spell in order to stop the Death Eaters from hurting George (who he thought was Harry) and Lupin, but missed and hit George.
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Who taught Harry expelliarmus?

It was Snape who taught Harry his signature spell: Expelliarmus. During Duelling Club in Harry's second year, Snape used the Disarming Charm against Lockhart. It obviously made quite an impression...
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Who has reducto spell?

Reducto is an orange spell learned in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 which destroys shiny objects. It is learnt from Mad-Eye Moody and Professor Flitwick, respectively.
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What does Accio spell do?

Accio – This summoning charm is a direct translation from Latin, meaning “I summon”. It is summoned by Harry in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to complete the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.
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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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What is Dumbledore's most powerful spell?

Firestorm. Firestorm was a spell that created a large ring of fire around the caster's wand. This spell is one of the last and most powerful spells that Albus Dumbledore cast using the elder wand before his death.
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Does Harry Potter ever use Avada Kedavra?

Throughout the Harry Potter series, the titular hero never used the Killing Curse for several reasons. Avada Kedavra was Lord Voldemort's signature spell.
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What spell did James use on Snape?

When Sirius complains about boredom, James spies one of their favorite targets, Severus Snape, sitting alone and decides to start a confrontation with him. Shouting out their favorite nickname for Snape – “Snivellus” – James disarms him with “Expelliarmus,” and uses the Impediment Jinx to make him fall down.
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