Engorgement Charm -
Engorgio -
Ennervate -
Entrail-Expelling Curse -
Entrancing Enchantments -
Episkey -
Erecto -
Evanesco -
Expecto Patronum -
Expelliarmus -
Expulso -
Extension Charm, Undetectable -
Extinguishing Spell
See ENGORGIO.
Engorgio
(en-GOR-gee-oh)
"Engorgement Charm"
"engorger" Fr. swallow greedily
Spell which causes the target to swell in size.
The twins placed an Engorgement Charm on the Ton-Tongue Toffee that they "accidentally" dropped in front of Dudley (GF4).
Kevin, the little wizard boy in the World Cup campground, was casting an Engorgement Spell (or something very similar) on a slug (GF7).
Hermione suspected that Hagrid has used an Engorgement Charm on his pumpkins (CS7).
The fake Moody used an Engorgement Charm on each of the three spiders he had bought to class to demonstrate the Unforgivable Curses (GF14).
Harry cast this on a spider to practice with his wand (DH20).
See RENNERVATE.
no incantation given
Apparently this curse causes the victim's insides to come out of them. Eww....
This nasty spell was invented by Urquhart Rackharrow in the 1600s. His portrait now hangs ominously in the Dai Llewellyn Ward of St. Mungo's (OP22).
no incantation given
Spells that cause the target person to fall in love with the caster.
Episkey
(eh-PIS-key)
"episkeyazo" Gr. to repair
Heals/repairs damage that has been inflicted on the target.
Harry used this to repair Demelza's bleeding mouth after Ron accidentally punched her during Quidditch practice (HBP14).
Erecto
(er-EC-toe)
"erigere", L. to set up straight, straighten out
Straightens out the target object and sets it up.
Hermione used this to set up the tent (including pegging down the ropes) which had been a tangled mess up till then (DH14).
Evanesco
(ev-an-ES-ko)
"Vanishing Spell"
"evanesco" L. to disappear
Makes something vanish (not just become invisible, but go away completely)
When Colin was taking his picture and asking him to sign it, Harry wished he knew a good Vanishing Spell to escape the embarassment (CS6)
Another form of this spell actually makes things go away. Neville did this by mistake to one of the legs of his desk when McGonagall announced that, in spite of the attacks on students and the banishment of Albus Dumbledore and Hagrid, they would still be given their exams (CS16).
Bill Weasley used this to make a stack of scrolls disappear while cleaning up after a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix during Harry's first night at number twelve, Grimmauld Place (OP5).
Snape used the Vanishing Spell to get rid of Harry's less-than-perfect attempt at a Draught of Peace (OP12).
The fifth years had to practice Vanishing spells for some of their first Transfiguration homework that year (OP13).
Fifth years work on the Vanishing Spell in Transfiguration, starting with snails and then working their way up to mice (OP15).
According to Professor McGonagall, Vanished objects go "into non-being, which is to say, everything" (DH30).
See Vanishing Magic for a more complete discussion of the uses of this spell and others like it.
Expecto Patronum
(ex-PEK-toh pa-TROH-num)
"Patronus Charm"
"expecto" L. expect or look for + "patronus" Medieval L. patron saint, symbolizing a patron or assistant
ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGY: "expecto" L. to expel from the chest, i.e.to send forth from one's self.
Conjures a Patronus, a silvery phantom shape, usually that of an animal, which is the embodiment of the positive thoughts of the caster. A Patronus will drive away Dementors.
Lupin taught Harry to cast this spell, which he performed with minor success until he faced a large group of Dementors who were trying to attack Sirius Black. Harry saw a Patronus come charging across the lake and later realized that he himself cast it (PA12, GF31).
Harry used his Patronus Charm to drive off two Dementors in an alley near Privet Drive. He got into trouble for doing it, although he had no honourable alternative under the circumstances (OP1).
Cast by Harry, then by Hermione at the Ministry of Magic, on which occasion Harry said that it is the only spell that Hermione has trouble with (DH13).
See MESSENGER SPELL, PATRONUS.
Expelliarmus
(ex-pel-ee-AR-mus)
"Disarming Spell"
"expelo" L. to drive out + "arma" L. weapon
Causes opponent's weapon to fly out of his or her hand. The opponent is then said to have been Disarmed.
Basic defensive spell, taught at the Duelling Club by Snape (CS10) used frequently thereafter. If the exact nature of the opponent's weapon is uncertain, the spell can have unexpected results. If several people cast the spell simultaneously, the target may be rendered unconscious (PA19, GF31, GF34)
Lupin used this on Harry, Ron, and Hermione simultaneously in the Shrieking Shack on the night they first met Sirius Black (PA17).
Snape's use of this spell against Lockhart had rather violent results (CS10).
This was the first spell taught at the first D.A. meeting. Zacharias Smith thought this was silly, but Harry pointed out that he used that spell against Voldemort just a few months before and that it had saved his life (OP18).
Harry cast this at Stan Shunpike (DH4).
Used by Ron against Bellatrix Lestrange at Malfoy Manor (DH23).
Harry again used this against Voldemort during their final duel (DH36).
Expulso (ex-PUL-soh)
L. to drive out, expel
Blows up the target.
Used by Thorfinn Rowle during the fight at the café; he blew up the table behind Harry with it (DH9).
no incantation given
Extends the internal dimensions of the target object without affecting the external dimensions.
Hermione cast this on the beaded handbag that she took to the wedding; throughout the rest of the story, it is used to carry books, a tent when not in use, clothes, and all the other supplies of the journey (DH9). While the bag makes an unusual noise if dropped (DH8), it does not appear to weigh more than a normal bag of its size and can even be stuffed down a sock in an emergency (DH26).
See WIZARD SPACE.
no incantation given
Spell that puts out fires.
Used by dragon keepers; they kept them at the ready when handling the dragons for the first task (GF14).
Cho accidentally mispronounced Expelliarmus and set her friend's sleeve on fire. Marietta extinguished it with her wand (OP18).
