Episkey

Spell Name: Minor Injury Spell

Incantation: Episkey

Pronunciation: /ɛˈpɪskiː/ e-PIS-kee

Spell Branch: Charms

Magical Discipline(s): Healing

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Description: Used to heal relatively minor injuries. When this spell is cast, the person feels his/her injured body part go very hot and then very cold.

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Etymology: Greek episkeu meaning "repair, restoration".

References: Used in Goblet of Fire after the first task of the Triwizard Tournament. In Half-Blood Prince, Nymphadora Tonks uses this spell to fix Harry's broken nose; also used by Harry in the same book to fix Demelza Robins' mouth.

Notes: Rowling writes in Half-Blood Prince that Harry's knowledge tells him this spell could belong to a family (or variety) of Healing Spells.