Canon Spells
From Absit Omen Lexicon
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Accio (Summoning Charm)
- Pronunciation: /ˈæki.oʊ/AK-ee-oh
- Description: This charm summons an object to the caster, potentially over a significant distance. Its opposite is the Banishing Charm.
Aguamenti (Aguamenti Charm)
- Pronunciation: /ˌɑːɡwəˈmɛnti/AH-gwə-MEN-tee
- Description: Produces a jet of water from the caster's wand.
Alohomora
- Pronunciation: /əˌloʊhəˈmɔərə/ə-LOH-hə-MOHR-ə
- Description: Used to open and/or unlock doors, but doors can be bewitched so that this spell has no effect.
Anapneo
(Anti-Cheating Spell)
- Description: Cast on parchment or quills to prevent the writer from cheating whilst writing answers.
(Anti-Disapparition Jinx)
- 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.
(Antonin Dolohov's Curse)
- Description: Creates a streak of purple flames, causing serious injury without external symptoms.
Aparecium
- Pronunciation: /ˌæpəˈriːsi.əm/AP-ə-REE-see-əm
- Description: This spell makes invisible ink appear.
- Notes: See also Specialis Revelio.
Avada Kedavra (Killing Curse)
- Pronunciation: /əˈvɑːdə kəˈdɑːvrə/ə-VAH-də kə-DAH-vrə
- Description: Causes instant, painless death to whomever the curse hits. There is no countercurse or method of blocking this spell; however, if someone sacrifices their life for someone else, the person who was saved will not encounter any adverse effects of any curses by the specific attacker.
- One of the three Unforgivable Curses.
Avis
- Pronunciation: /ˈeɪvɨs/AY-vis
- Description: This charm creates a flock of birds from the caster's wand. When coupled with Oppugno, it can be used offensively.
B
(Babbling Curse)
- Description: The Babbling Curse is presumed to cause a person to babble whenever they try to speak.
(Bat-Bogey Hex)
- Description: Grotesquely enlarges the target's bogeys, gives them wings, and sets them attacking the target.
(Bedazzling Hex)
- Description: Similar to a Disillusionment Charm, it can be used to conceal a person or an object. Is also used to make invisibility cloaks.
(Bubble-Head Charm)
- Description: Puts a large bubble of air around the head of the user.
C
(Caterwauling Charm)
- Description: Anyone entering the perimeter of a Caterwauling Charm sets off a high-pitched shriek.
- Note: Similar to an intruder charm: they both produce an alarm if the vicinity is disturbed.
Cave Inimicum
- Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːveɪ ɨˈnɪmɨkəm/KAH-vay i-NIM-i-kəm
- Description: Spell used to strengthen an enclosure from enemies.
(Cheering Charm)
- Description: Causes the person upon whom the spell was cast to become happy and contented, though heavy-handedness with the spell may cause the person to break into an uncontrollable laughing fit.
Colloportus
- Pronunciation: /kɒlɵˈpɔrtəs/KOL-o-POR-təs
- Description: Magically locks a door, preventing it from being opened by Muggle means.
- Notes: This spell functions as the counter spell to Alohomora
(Colour-Change Charm)
- Description: Changes an object's colour.
Confringo (Blasting Curse)
- Pronunciation: /kɒnˈfrɪŋɡoʊ/kon-FRING-goh
- Description: Causes anything that the spell meets to explode in flames.
Confundo (Confundus Charm)
- Pronunciation: /kɒnˈfʌndoʊ/kon-FUN-doh
- Description: Causes the victim to become confused, befuddled, overly forgetful and prone to follow simple orders without thinking about them.
(Conjunctivitus Curse)
- Description: A curse that causes great pain to the victim's eyes.
Crucio (Cruciatus Curse)
- Pronunciation: /ˈkruːsi.oʊ/KREW-see-oh
- Description: Inflicts unbearable pain on the recipient of the curse.
- One of the three Unforgivable Curses.
D
Defodio (Gouging Spell)
- Pronunciation: /dɛˈfoʊdi.oʊ/de-FOH-dee-oh
- Description: Can carve or dig out materials, such as stone and steel.
Deletrius
- Pronunciation: /dəˈliːtri.əs/də-LEE-tree-əs
- Description: Removes evidence of previous spells cast by the wand, revealed by Prior Incantato.
Densaugeo
- Pronunciation: /dɛnˈsɔːdʒiː.oʊ/den-SAW-jee-oh
- Description: Causes the teeth of the recipient to grow at an alarming rate.
Deprimo
- Pronunciation: /ˈdɛprɨmoʊ/DEP-rim-oh
- Description: A very powerful wind that can loosen and/or soften a variety of things; it can also be used to detach objects.
Depulso (Banishing Charm)
- Pronunciation: /diˈpuːlsoʊ/dee-POOL-soh
- Description: Opposite to "Accio". Banishes the object the spell is performed on.
Descendo
Diffindo (Severing Charm)
(Disillusionment Charm)
- Description: Causes the target to become invisible, or close to it.
Duro
E
Engorgio (Engorgement Charm)
(Entrail-Expelling Curse)
- Description: Causes the entrails to be ejected from the body.
Episkey
- Pronunciation: /ɛˈpɪskiː/e-PIS-kee
- 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.
- Notes: This spell belong to a family of Healing Spells.
Erecto
Evanesco (Vanishing Spell)
- Pronunciation: /ɛvəˈnɛskoʊ/EV-ə-NES-koh
- Description: Makes the target vanish.
- Notes: Vanished objects and organisms go "into non-being, which is to say, everything."
Expecto Patronum (Patronus Charm)
- Pronunciation: /ɛksˈpɛktoʊ pəˈtroʊnəm/eks-PEK-toh pə-TROH-nəm
- Description: Conjures an incarnation of the caster's innermost positive feelings, such as joy or hope, known as a Patronus. A Patronus is conjured as a protector, and is a weapon rather than a predator of souls: Patronuses shield their conjurors from Dementors or Lethifolds, and can even drive them away. They can also be used to send messages.
Expelliarmus (Disarming Charm)
- Pronunciation: /ɛksˌpɛliˈɑrməs/eks-PEL-ee-AR-məs
- Description: This spell is used to disarm another wizard, typically by causing the victim's wand to fly out of reach.
Expulso
- Pronunciation: /ɛkˈspʊlsoʊ/ek-SPUUL-soh
- Description: A spell that causes an object to explode. The force of the explosion may depend on the intent of the caster.
F
Ferula
(Fidelius Charm)
- Description: A charm involving secret information hidden within the soul of a Secret-Keeper. This information is irretrievable until the Secret-Keeper chooses to reveal it; those who have the secret revealed to them cannot reveal it to others.
- Notes: Upon the Keeper's death, all those who have been told the secret become Secret-Keepers in turn, and can pass the secret on to others.
(Fiendfyre Curse)
- Description: Dangerous, uncontrollable and extremely powerful fire which can take the form of beasts such as serpents, Chimaeras, and dragons.
Finite Incantatem
- Pronunciation: /fɪˈnaɪtiː ˌɪŋkənˈtætəm/fi-NY-tee IN-kən-TAT-əm
- Description: Negates many spells or the effects of many spells.
(Flagrante Curse)
- Description: Causes any object affected to burn human skin when touched.
Flagrate
- Pronunciation: /fləˈɡreɪtiː/flə-GRAY-tee
- Description: With this spell, the caster's wand can leave fiery marks
(Flame-Freezing Charm)
- Description: Causes fire to become harmless to those caught in it, creating only a gentle, tickling sensation instead of burns.
(Flying Charm)
- Description: Cast on broomsticks, and magic carpets to make them fly.
(Freezing Charm)
- Description: Renders target immobile.
