These spells, charms, curses, hexes, and jinxes are sorted in alphabetical order.
# indicates that the spell, charm, etc, was introduced in that particular book number.
* indicates the three Unforgivable Curses (plus bold text, additionally).
# indicates that the spell, charm, etc, was introduced in that particular book number.
* indicates the three Unforgivable Curses (plus bold text, additionally).
Spell | # | Description |
Accio | 4 | summoning charm; summons spoken object; reverse of Depulso |
Aguamenti | 6 | conjures water |
Alohomora | 1 | unlocking spell; reverse of Colloportus |
Anapneo | 6 | clears blocked airway |
Aparecium | 2 | makes invisible ink visible |
Apparation | 6 | allows caster to disappear and reappear elsewhere |
Avada Kedavra* | 4 | killing curse* |
Avis | 4 | conjures birds |
Cave Inimicum | 7 | keeps enemies away |
Colloportus | 5 | sealing spell; reverse of Alohomora |
Confringo | 7 | causes target to explode |
Confundo | 3 | causes confusion |
Cruciatus Curse (Crucio)* | 4 | inflicts torture/severe pain* |
Defodio | 7 | digs through object, clears a passage |
Deletrius | 4 | erases ghost images of previously used spells, created by Priori Incantato |
Densaugeo | 4 | causes teeth to grow rapidly |
Deprimo | 7 | blasts a hole through an object |
Depulso | 4 | banishing charm; sends object away from caster; reverse of Accio |
Descendo | 7 | causes object to lower itself |
Diffindo | 4 | cuts open, splits, or severs object |
Dissendium | 3 | opens entrance to secret passage to Hogsmeade (Witch’s Hump) |
Duro | 7 | turns objects to stone |
Engorgio | 4 | causes object to increase in size; reverse of Reducio |
Episky | 6 | heals damage inflicted upon target |
Erecto | 7 | straightens out and sets up object |
Evanesco | 2 | causes object to vanish completely, not merely become invisible |
Expecto Patronum | 3 | Patronus charm; guards from Dementors |
Expelliarmus | 2 | disarms; wand will fly away from target |
Expulso | 7 | blows up the target |
Ferula | 3 | conjures a wooden rod for possible use in a splint |
Finite | 5 | stops one current spell |
Finite Incantatem | 2 | stops all current spells |
Flagrate | 5 | marks objects with fiery lines |
Furnunculus | 4 | causes boils to break out on victims |
Geminio | 7 | duplicates target object |
Glisseo | 7 | turns target object into a smooth slide |
Homenum Revelio | 7 | reveals human presence in target area |
Impedimenta | 4 | stops an object or slows it down |
Imperius Curse (Imperio)* | 4 | control another person completely* |
Impervious | 3 | makes object repel water |
Inanimatus Conjurus | 5 | conjures inanimate objects |
Incarcerous | 5 | conjures thick ropes to wrap around target |
Incendio | 4 | starts a fire |
Lacarum Inflamarae | 1 | creates blue flames |
Langlock | 6 | glues target’s tongue to roof of mouth |
Legilimens | 5 | reads other’s minds |
Levicorpus | 6 | dangles target upside-down by the ankle |
Liberacorpus | 6 | counter-jinx to Levicorpus |
Locomotor | 5 | moves the spoken target object |
Locomotor Mortis | 1 | leg-locking curse; makes victim unable to walk |
Lumos | 1 | emits a ray of light from wand; reverse of Nox |
Meteolojinx Recanto | 7 | stops a spell that is causing rain/weather |
Mobiliarbus | 3 | moves trees |
Mobilicorpus | 3 | moves bodies |
Morsmordre | 4 | conjures the Dark Mark |
Muffliato | 6 | muffles sounds; fills target’s ears with buzzing |
Nox | 3 | extinguish light from wand; reverse of Lumos |
Obliviate | 2 | modifies or erases memories from victim |
Obscuro | 5 | blocks the vision of target |
Oppugno | 6 | causes conjured creatures to attack targets |
Orchideous | 4 | conjures flowers |
Petrificus Totalus | 1 | puts target into a full body bind |
Piertotum Locomotor | 7 | used to animate statues and armor |
Point Me | 4 | makes wand a compass (Four-Point Spell) |
Portus | 5 | turns object into a Portkey |
Priori Incantato | 4 | reveals ghost image wand’s last spell used; Deletrius is used to clear this image |
Protego | 7 | shield charm to deflect hexes and small curses |
Protego Horribilius | 7 | variation of Protego, presumably used against greater curses |
Protego Totalus | 7 | variation of Protego, presumably used to protect groups of people, and also lasts longer |
Quietus | 4 | lower magnified voice; reverse of Soronus |
Reducio | 4 | shrinks an object to its usual size; reverse of Engorgio |
Reducto | 4 | blasts apart solid objects |
Relashio | 4 | releases fiery sparks (or boiling water) |
Rennervate | 4 | revives stunned target; reverse of Stupefy |
Reparo | 2 | repairs or undoes damage to an object |
Repello | 7 | repels object away from caster or people away from object (see Muggletum) |
Repello Muggletum | 7 | keeps Muggles away from target object or place |
Rictusempra | 2 | tickling charm |
Riddickulus | 3 | ultimately banishes boggarts |
Salvio Hexia | 7 | strengthens or augments other spells cast |
Scourgify | 4 | cleans objects |
Sectumsempra | 6 | cuts the target |
Serpensortia | 2 | conjures snakes (serpents) |
Silencio | 5 | silences the target |
Specialis Revelio | 6 | identify ingredients of target potion or enchantments on target object |
Sonorus | 4 | spell to magnify one’s voice; reverse of Quietus |
Stupefy | 4 | stunning spell; reverse of Rennervate |
Tarantallegra | 2 | causes victim’s legs to do a crazy dance |
Tergeo | 6 | cleans up target object or person |
Waddiwasi | 3 | used to shoot gum out of a keyhole and up Peeves’ nose |
Wingardium Leviosa | 1 | levitation charm |