List of Spells

names	incantation	branch	disciplines	appearance	regulations	skill level
names	incantation	branch	disciplines	appearance	regulations	skill level
	Vera Verto	Transfiguration		Once performed, a jet of nearly indiscernible, crystal-clear mist, almost like a spray, will shoot from the caster's wand, engulfing the animal and quickly morphing it into a goblet with a quiet whooshing noise.	Legal	Beginner
	Vipera Evanesca	Transfiguration	Counter-Spells	Black smoke.	Legal	Intermediate
Activation Charm	Incanto Activus	Charms		A swirl of green sparks from the wand tip to the object.	Legal	Intermediate
Age Detection Charm	Akheta	Charms	Enchantments	The casting is invisible, but when the spell takes affect on an object, it begins to grow, starting with a brilliant white and shifting through the prismatic rainbow as time goes on.	Legal	Advanced
Age Line Spell	Linea Aetatis...	Charms	Defensive	A thin golden line on the floor. The enchantment spoken is the first two words of the spell, followed by the age (also in Latin) below which no one may cross the line. For example, the Age Line in Goblet of Fire (17) would have been “Linea Aetatis Septemdecim”.	Legal (on private property)	Advanced
Aguamenti Charm	Aguamenti	Charms
Air Taking Charm	Accipio aer	Charms	Counter-Spells	An air cyclone manifests, siphoning air from where it is directed. Often used to stop large flames. Can be dangerous to small animals or children caught up in the cyclone.	Legal	Advanced
All-Stunner	Stupefex Omnis	Charms		A silver streak of light flies in a quick circle around the caster. Once it has completed a full circuit, a second flash of silver light bursts out in all directions.	Legal	Master
Anchor Charm	La'angal	Charms		When cast, the air around its target reverberates with green-tinged light.	Legal	Intermediate
Animagus Spell	Amato Animo Animato Animagus	Charms	Enchantments		Legal	Advanced
Ankle Grabber Hex	Pertraho talus	Charms	Curses • Defensive • Hexes	An instantaneous red rope of bright light burns around the ankle of the victim. The caster uses a fishing-rod like gesture to prolong the drag.	None	Intermediate
Anti-Apparition Charm		Charms	Enchantments • Jinxes
Anti-Cheating Spell		Charms
Anti-Disapparition Jinx		Charms	Jinxes
Antler Charm	Anteoculatia	Charms	Curses • Jinxes	red or purple	Legal	Intermediate
Antonin Dolohov’s Curse	Inflictum Mactabilis		Curses	Zigzagging purple fire	Controlled	Master
Apparition		Charms		The wix will twist in place to disapparate, producing a loud cracking or popping noise. The wix instantly disappears and re-appears in the intended location. That same noise occurs when a wix arrives. The wix may be aware of a split second of twisting through what may appear to be a bright sort of nether.	License Required from the Department of Magical Transportation	Intermediate
Aquaponic Spells	Sisterium Aquam / Aqua Fluensium	Charms	Enchantments		Taught in NEWT level Herbology	Intermediate to Advanced
Ascending Charm	Ascendio	Charms			Legal	Advanced
Aura Sensing Spell	Aura Perciperium	Charms		There is no visual signal for this spell.		Intermediate
Avifors Spell	Avifors	Transfiguration	Jinxes		Legal	Beginner
Babbling Curse
Bandaging Charm	Ferula	Charms	Healing	Taps afflicted area with wand.	Legal	Intermediate
Banishing Charm	Depulso	Charms
Barrier Line	Unknown	Charms	Enchantments	A line of glowing bright yellow light that shimmers.	Legal	Advanced
Barrier Spell	Obex	Charms	Defensive	Invisible, though the air seems to shimmer (like a heat mirage)	Legal	Advanced
Bat-Bogey Hex	Sternumentum Malefico		Hexes	Bogey-colored jet of light	Legal	Intermediate
Battuo inflammata	Battuo inflammata	Charms	Curses • Defensive	A sudden, rapid shot of fire which forces objects out of the way.	Legal, controlled	Advanced
Bedazzling Hex
Beetles to Buttons	Brupestus Globuli	Transfiguration	Enchantments		Legal	Beginner
Bird-Conjuring Charm	Avis
Blasting Curse	Confringo	Charms	Curses	Fiery Orange, causing an explosion	None	Intermediate
Bleaching Charm	Pallens	Transfiguration		An invisible ripple through the air.	Legal	Beginner
Bleeding Hex	Capusangre		Hexes	A jet of maroon light, which emits sparks en route to the target.	Legal	Intermediate to Advanced.
Blindfold Jinx	Obscuro	Charms	Jinxes
Blinding Curse	Caecus	Charms	Curses	Bright white burst of light from the wand tip.	Illegal	Advanced
Blood Flow Charm	Staima		Healing	A faint sparkling on the affected area	Legal	Advanced
Bluebell Flame Charm	Incendium Careulagilis	Charms		Blue flames	Legal	Intermediate.
Body-Bind Curse	Petrificus Totalus	Charms
Boggart-Banishing Charm	Riddikulus	Charms	Counter-Spells • Defensive	None, or a brief flash of white light.	Legal	Intermediate
Boiling Charm	Fervefacio	Charms		A red beam like a torch from the wand tip to the target	Legal	Intermediate
Bonding Spell	Epoximise	Transfiguration		Invisible, though the targeted objects may appear gummy.	Legal	Advanced
Bone Breaker	Ossa Ruptor	Charms	Hexes	A sliver of bright white light, aimed at the part of the victim's body in which the bone will be broken.	Illegal	Advanced
Bouquet Spell	Orchideous	Charms
Box Blasting Charm	Cistem Aperio	Charms	Curses	White light.	Legal	Beginner
Branch Clearing Charm	Thallus Lacero	Charms		Invisible	Legal	Advanced
Broken Bone Charm	Episkokaley		Healing	The affected area glows briefly	Legal	Advanced to Master
Bruise Relief Charm	Frendo Subvenio	Charms	Healing	White swirl of mist from the wand tip to gently caressing the afflicted area.	Legal	Intermediate
Bubble Jinx	Ebublio	Charms	Jinxes	Blue light.	Legal	Intermediate
Bubble-Head Charm		Charms
Buoyancy Charm	Innatātus	Charms	Defensive		Legal	Intermediate
Burglar's Glyph	Ingredioso	Charms		The runes glow purple-y green when the spell is cast. When the spell is done, the spell leaves a permanent mark.	Illegal. Advanced.	Illegal. Advanced.
Burn Hex	Ustulo	Charms	Defensive • Curses • Hexes	A flash of light	Legal	Intermediate
Caterwauling Charm	Armoplore	Charms		Red waves from the wand, ground of the area pulses with a red glow for a few moments after casting.	Legal	Beginner
Chaining Spell	Manicarcerous	Transfiguration		Flick of the wand at the target, which causes the chains to appear.	Legal. Advanced.	Legal. Advanced.
Cheering Charm	Felicitas	Charms		A burst of golden sparks	Legal	Beginner
Chest Conjuring Enclosure Charm	scrinium coerceo	Transfiguration		In a flash of yellow light, a simple wooden chest forms around a small to medium sized object the caster indicates, encasing it securely.	None	Advanced
Chicken Jinx	Pullus	Transfiguration	Jinxes	Purple light	Legal	Beginner
Chisel Curse	Sculpo Torva		Curses	Invisible, aside from its effects	Illegal	Advanced
Clear Airway Charm	Anapneo	Charms	Healing
Clear-Mind Counter Charm	Sanus		Counter-Spells	Sparks from the wand	Legal	Advanced to Master
Cloak Burning Spell	Lacarnum Inflamari	Charms	Curses • Defensive	Orange light.	Legal	Intermediate
Colour-Change Charm	Colovaria	Transfiguration	Enchantments
Confundus Charm	Confundo
Conjunctivitus Curse
Constricting Hex	Angustio		Hexes	A revolving sparkler that arcs into the target’s side. Accomplished with a sideways flick of the wand arm, like throwing a shuriken.	Controlled	Intermediate to Advanced.
Constriction Curse	Angustium Fatalis		Curses	A red revolving sparkler, emitting black sparks, arcs into the target’s side. Accomplished with a sideways flick of the wand arm, like throwing a shuriken.	Controlled	Master
Constriction Curse Counter	Opressus Exonero		Counter-Spells	A pale red glow over the target	Controlled	Advanced
Containing Shield	Protego Contineo	Charms	Defensive	Shimmer of the air during spell duration, a bubble-like, sphere shape around the target object.		Advanced, taught at NEWT level
Containing Shield	Protego Contineo	Charms	Defensive	Shimmer of the air during spell duration, a bubble-like, sphere shape around the target object.	Legal	Advanced
Copy Spell	Facsimilius Pollax	Transfiguration		The wizard appears to rip the document in half	Legal	Advanced
Cruciatus Curse	Crucio
Cushioning Charm	Pulvinufi	Charms		Invisible	Legal	Beginner-Advanced
Cyclone charm	Vertex ventus	Charms	Enchantments	Initially none but a strong enough casting will resemble a cyclone as more debris is brought into its path	Legal	Intermediate
Dancing Feet Spell	Tarantallegra	Charms	Jinxes		Legal	Beginner
Dangling Jinx	Levicorpus	Charms	Jinxes • Enchantments		Legal	Intermediate
Dark Mark	Morsmordre	Transfiguration
Dark Mark barrier	Obexus Morsmordrem	Charms	Defensive • Enchantments	A brief flickering image of the Dark Mark over the barriered area	Controlled (known only to Death Eaters)	Advanced
Deactivation Charm	Incanto Fini	Charms		A swirl of red sparks from the wand tip to the object.	Intermediate	Intermediate
Dead Limb Hex	Laxus	Charms	Healing • Hexes		Legal	Advanced
Deafen Hex	Obsurdesco		Hexes	Two bolts of purple light from wand to the target's ears.	Legal	Advanced
Deep Gash Curse	Effodio	Charms	Curses	A brilliant purple lightning bolt	Illegal	Advanced
Deflection Shield Charm	Declino	Charms	Defensive	Invisible, but accompanied with a slash of the wand in the direction the curse is to be deflected	Legal	Intermediate
Descending Charm	Descendo	Charms	Enchantments	Whip-like hand movement, blue light and target descends either as a fall or a move.	Legal	Intermediate
Dictation Enchantment	Dicto Initium, Dicto Compleo	Charms	Enchantments	Dicto Initium - Small yellow ball of light spirals around the quill from the nib to feather tip. Dicto Compleo - Nothing, quill falls back down.	Legal	Intermediate
Digging Charm	Fossura Pala	Charms		Invisible	Legal	Advanced
Disarming Charm	Expelliarmus
Disillusionment Charm		Charms
Dislocation Hex	Extorqueo	Charms	Curses • Hexes	Thin jet of purple light	Legal	Advanced
Dome-Barrier Spell	Obexus Tholus	Charms	Defensive	Invisible, though the air seems to shimmer like heat mirage, especially when physical contact is made.	Legal	Advanced
Door Locking Charm	Colloportus	Charms	Defensive
Door Opening Spell	Samsamara	Charms		From HP Wiki: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Door-opening_spell A jet of sparks shot from the end of Professor Lupin's wand and hit the doorknob. The wardrobe burst open.		Beginner
Doubling Charm/Curse	Geminio	Charms	Curses • Enchantments	Flick wand at target. No visible light.	None	Intermediate
Draconifors Spell	Draconifors	Transfiguration		Slash wand at target, fiery orange glow.	Legal	Beginner
Dragon's Breath Charm	Dracanhelitus	Charms		A burst of flame, like a flamethrower, from the tip of the wand, accomplished with a forward snapping motion of the wand arm. Alternatively, circling flames around the caster, accomplished by swishing the wand circularly around the head.	Legal	Advanced to Master
Drawing Animation Charm	Evaginato Moveo	Charms	Enchantments	Invisible, it is cast with a simple wand flick.	Legal	Intermediate
Drawing Charm	Hauriendam	Charms		Invisible. To one unfamiliar with magic, the target object appears to move on its own.	Legal	Intermediate
Drought Charm	Inaresiccitas	Charms		Wisps of sand-colored mist descending over the affected water	Legal	Intermediate
Drying Charm	Arefax	Charms		Invisible	Legal	Advanced
Ducklifors	Ducklifors (though can be produced nonverbally)	Transfiguration	Jinxes	The caster will slash their wand downward to point at the target; a banana-yellow jet of light will shoot from the tip, with what appears to be a duck made entirely of brilliant yellow light soaring in front.	Legal	3rd year for basic organisms, higher for more complex creatures

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