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- Ferula - Fidelius Charm
- Finite Incantatum - Fire
Magic - Fire Talking
Flame-Freezing
Charm - Flashing Paint Charm - Flying
- Fountain of Wine
Four-Point
Spell - Freezing Charm - Fur
Spell - Furnunculus
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Spell that makes an object weigh practically nothing.
- After running away from the Dursleys, Harry considered the idea of casting a spell to make his trunk feather-light so he could carry it all the way to London on his broomstick (PA3).
"ferule" alt. spelling of "ferrule" Eng. wooden handle for strength or protection, from "ferula" L. fennel plant
Spell that conjures a wooden rod.
- Lupin uses this spell to conjure a splint and bandages for Ron's broken leg (PA19).
Fidelius Charm (fih-DAY-lee-us)
"fidelis" L. trusty, faithful
Complex and powerful charm that hides a person or persons completely; their location is known only to their designated "Secret Keeper."
- Used to try to protect Lily and James Potter from Voldemort. "An immensely complex spell involving the magical concealment of a secret inside a single, living soul. The information is hidden inside the chosen person, or Secret-Keeper, and is henceforth impossible to find -- unless, of course, the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it. As long as the Secret-Keeper refused to speak, You-Know-Who could search the village where Lily and James were staying for years and never find them, not even if he had his nose pressed against their sitting room window!" Unfortunately, Peter Pettigrew was chosen as Secret-Keeper, and he betrayed James and Lily (PA
Finite Incantatum (fi-NEE-tay in-can-TAH-tum)
"finio" L. settle, end, die + "incantationem" L. the art of enchanting
Stops currently operating spell effects.
- Snape uses this spell to end the various unfortunate spells that were affecting members of the Dueling Club when things got a little out of hand (CS10)
- Hagrid starts a roaring fire in the hut on the rock without wand (SS4)
- Wormtail starts a fire under the cauldron in which Voldemort is reborn
- at the Quidditch World Cup, a magical fire shoot violet sparks twenty feet into the air (GF7)
- See INCENDIO
- See FIRE TALKING
- See FLAME FREEZING CHARM
- See BLUEBELL FLAMES
- See EXTINGUISHING SPELLS
- c.f. WAND EFFECTS
- c.f. FLOO POWDER
no incantation given
Using a Wizard's fire, a person can communicate with another over distance. The head of the person making contact appears in the midst of the flames and they can hold a conversation and even interact physically with the person they are connecting to.
- Amos Diggory used this method of contacting Ron's dad when Mad-Eye Moody reported being attacked. (GF10)
- When he was in hiding, Sirius Black talked to Harry by means of a Wizard fireplace.
- Snape used a powder thrown into the fire to contact Lupin and ask to speak to him (PA
no words given
Changes the properties of fire so that it's heat feels like a warm breeze.
- Spell used by witches and the wizards in Medieval times who were burned at the stake. They would then scream and pretend to be burning up (PA1)
no incantation given
This "tricky little charm" makes the paint on a banner flash different colors.
- Hermione uses this charm on the banner that the Gryffindors had painted on one of the sheets Scabbers had ruined. It said Potter for President, and Dean, who was good at drawing, had drawn a Gryffindor lion under the words. (SS11)
no incantation given
While "[n]o spell yet devied enables wizards to fly unaided in human form" (QA), various spells create flying effects.
- Wingardium Leviosa levitates objects (SS
- Dobby uses the Hover Charm to float a pudding above Aunt Petunia's kitchen (CS2).
- spells cast on broomsticks and carpets allow them to fly
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A spell which produces a fountain of wine from the end of the wand.
- Mr. Olivander performed this spell with Harry's wand to test it at the Weighing of the Wands. (GF
- Similar to Mrs Weasley's spell to create a creamy sauce from her wand when cooking (GF
"point me"
A simple spell, performed with the wand laying flat on the open palm of the caster. When the words are spoken, the wand rotates to point north.
- Harry uses this spell to good advantage in the maze of the Third Task, keeping himself walking in more or less the right direction (GF31).
no incantation given
A spell that causes a person to grow fur.
- Fred and George, in an effort to cheer up Ginny, would cast this spell on themselves so they would be covered with fur. All it did was irritate Percy. (CS
Furnunculus ( fur-NUN-kyoo-lus)
related to "furnus" L. oven?
related to "furunculus"
L. which means "petty thief" and is the basis of the English word "furuncle,"
which is a fancy name for "boil" (as in a skin lesion, not the verb for
the point at which a liquid becomes a gas). Obviously, at some point, wizards
decided it was easier to say the spell when they threw in the extra "n"
after the letters f-u-r. Submitted by Claire T. Nollet
Curse that causes boils to break out all over the victim.
- Harry casts this spell on Malfoy, but it is deflected and hits Goyle in the face (GF18, 37)
- Fred and George try to cheer up Ginny by covering themselves with fur or boils and then jumping out at her. (CS
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