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Ready your wands and find your TV remotes, as the Christmas season approaches and the reruns of Harry Potter are about to begin. Soon, the television screens will be filled with enchanting Harry Potter spells cast by a boy with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead. To prepare for the most magical time of the year, now might be the best time to refresh your mind with a Harry Potter spell or two. With such a long Harry Potter spells list to learn from, there is a lot to go through. But why are these words so fun to read, learn, and even share with other people?
Now, there is a bit of a nerd in all of us. Harry Potter fans are certainly not ashamed to shout out some spells Harry Potter himself shouted out too. No one can blame them, the spells in Harry Potter are catchy and easily memorized. These spells seem to be nonsense, but when you dig deeper into the meanings of them, all Harry Potter spells are more or less based on Latin, an old language. So when people shout out “Confundo”, you can be proud that you know some Latin!
All of the spells in Harry Potter are small doses of nerdiness that you could infuse yourself with. So if you are preparing to recite all spells in Harry Potter by explaining their meanings to your friends, we are ready to help you with that. The list we compiled below might just act as the Harry Potter spell book you need right now. Upvote the ones that you recognized and heard this year already. Comment down below if you used one yourself and don’t worry — we’re all Harry Potter fans here!
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#3
Expecto patronum
Meaning: Primary protection charm against Dementors. Directs the magician's positive emotions into a powerful protection known as Patronus or spirit guardian.
#4
Expelliarmus
Meaning: Forces an opponent to let go of whatever is in their hand.
#5
Lumos
Meaning: Illuminates the tip of the caster's wand.
#10
Erecto
Meaning: Lets a witch or a wizard build a structure, like a tent.
#12
Aberto
Meaning: Opens locked doors.
#13
Crucio
Meaning: An unforgivable curse, when cast it inflicts intense, excruciating physical pain.
#16
Imperio
Meaning: One of the three Unforgivable Curses, when cast successfully, the curse places the victim completely under the caster's control.
#18
Reparifors
Meaning: A healing charm that reverts minor magically induced ailments such as paralysis or poisoning.
#24
Crinus Muto
Meaning: Transfiguration spell that could be used to transform the color and style of the caster's hair.
#25
Finite Incantatem
Meaning: A general counter-spell that's used to reverse or counter minor damage.
#27
Homonculus Charm
Meaning: Was used to create the Marauder's Map, detects anyone's identity and location on a piece of parchment.
#29
Mucus Ad Nauseam
Meaning: Gives an extreme runny nose or cold to a target.
#30
Nox
Meaning: A charm that causes the light at the end of the caster's wand to be extinguished.
#42
Apparate
Meaning: Non-verbally communicated wish of magical transportation from one location to another.
#44
Capacious Extremis
Meaning: Expands the internal dimensions of an object without affecting the external dimensions.
#49
Fidelius Charm
Meaning: A spell used to hide locations to others, or to conceal secrets to a "chosen" person.
#63
Piertotum Locomotor
Meaning: Incantation of charm which is used to bring life to inanimate artefacts.
#67
Waddiwasi
Meaning: A jinx that could be used to propel a small wad of material at high velocity.
#71
Homenum Revelio
Meaning: A charm which reveals the presence of other humans in the nearby environment.
#74
Riddikulus
Meaning: Used to defeat a Boggart, the spell permits the frightening creature to assume a comical appearance, disarming it.
#77
Unbreakable Vow
Meaning: A binding magical contract between two parties that, if broken by either party, will result in the demise of the party who broke the contract.
#80
Prior Incantato
Meaning: Forces a wand to show an "echo" of the last spell it had performed.
#81
Specialis Revelio
Meaning: Incantation of a charm that reveals any spells performed on objects or potions.
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