Anti-Disapparition Jinx

From Absit Omen Lexicon

Spell Name: Anti-Disapparition Jinx

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Spell Branch: Charms

Magical Discipline(s): Jinxes

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Description: Used to prevent Disapparition and/or Apparition in an area for a period. Presumably can be used to prevent an enemy from entering a defended area, or used to trap an enemy in an area.

Its counterpart is the Anti-Apparition Charm

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References: Mentioned in Order of the Phoenix, used by Dumbledore to trap several Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries.Template:OP Also cast long ago on Hogwarts, the reason why, as Hermione quotes often throughout the series, "no one can Apparate or Disapparate inside the Hogwarts grounds."

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  • Auror Lawrence Musgrave used a localised anti-disapparition charms to prevent a wizard escaping capture in 1991 [1]