Spells

Here we have gathered a large collection of spells from the Harry Potter universe.

Accio

Brings an object to you

Aguamenti

Creates a gush of water from the tip of the spell caster’s wand

Alohomora

Opens locks

Aparecium

Makes invisible ink become visible

Avada Kedavra

The Unforgivable Curse; Kills your opponent; taken from “Abra Cadabra”

Avifors

Turns things into birds

Avis

Makes birds fly out of the end of your wand

Bombarda

Causes a small, locally contained explosion. To make a bigger explosion, one could use “bombarda maxima”

Colloportus

Closes a door and binds it so that it can’t be opened.

Confringo

AKA the Blasting Curse; Causes the item targeted to explode

Confundus

Confounds your target, or makes them temporarily confused

Conjunctivitis

Damages the eyesight of your opponent, making them seem to have pink eye

Crucio

The Second Unforgivable Curse, the Cruciatus Curse; Tortures your opponent mercilessly

Deletrius

Erases the last spell cast by a wand so that it can’t be discovered

Densaugeo

Makes teeth grow out of control

Diffindo

Makes seams split open, severs an object into two pieces

Dissendium

Opens a specific passageway into a cellar, may be useful in other instances; may be only a password

Duro

Turns an item to stone.

Enervate

Mistaken spell. Changed to Rennervate. Used to wake up a stunned person

Engorgio

Makes an item larger, as in swollen

Episkey

Heals relatively minor wounds.

Evanesco

Causes an item to immediately dissolve away, as if it had never existed

Expecto Patronum

Creates Patronus

Expelliarmus

Disarms the target of the spell, such as knocking their wand out of their hand

Fera Verto

Transforms animals into water goblets!

Ferula

Binds a broken limb with a splint and bandages, tightly wrapped

Fidelius

Allows a secret to be hidden within the secret keeper’s soul; very powerful spell

Finite Incantatem

Stops any spell

Flagrate

Allows the user to write or draw in the air with fire

Flipendo

Also knows as the Knockback Jinx, pushes or flips something backwards

Furnunculus

Causes a person to break out in boils

Geminio

Creates a duplicate of an item (a twin, as in the zodiacal sign Gemini).

Homorphus

Man-Shape; makes a werewolf or person disguised as an animal resume their human shape

Immobulus

Immobilizes the target

Impedimenta

Puts up an impediment that slows down something or someone that is coming toward you

Imperio

The third unforgivable curse. Allows the user to assume complete control of another person

Impervius

Repels water from a surface

Incarcerous

Conjures up ropes, which then bind an opponent

Incendio

Lights a fire

Legilimens

Allows the user to gain access to another’s mind and memories

Levicorpus

Turns your opponent upside down and dangles them in thin air

Liberacorpus

“Liberates”, or frees a body that has been caught up by the levicorpus spell

Locomotor Mortis

The Leg-Locker Curse; locks an opponent’s legs together

Lumos

Creates light, usually by making the tip of the wand glow. More light can be created using “lumos maxima”

Mobiliarbus

Used to move a tree from one place to another

Mobilicorpus

Used to move a body from one place to another

Morsmordre or Morsmorde

Used to summon the Dark Mark

Muffliato

Causes a buzzing noise to surround a limited area so that those in the area can carry on a private conversation

Nox

Extinguishes light, used to douse the light created by “Lumos”

Obliviate

Makes a person “oblivious”, erasing their memories of an event

Orchideous

Conjures a bunch of flowers from the user’s wand

Petrificus Totalus

Total petrification; petrifies an opponent totally

Point Me

The Four Point Spell; makes the user’s wand act like a compass

Portus

Turns any item into a Portkey, which can then be used to transport a person or persons to another location.

Prior Incantato

Reveals to you the last spell that a wand was used to cast

Protego

Protects the user, and sends a spell back on an opponent

Quietus

Makes things quiet, used to muffle “Sonorus”

Reducio

Shrinks an item

Reducto

Blasts solid objects into pieces

Relashio

Releases something from being constrained or held

Rennervate

Was originally “ennervate”, but corrected by author; means to energize or wake up

Reparo

Repairs broken items

Repello

Repels something

Repello Muggletum

Makes an area invisible to Muggles

Revelio

Causes something that is hidden to be revealed

Rictusempra

Causes a person to curl up in laughter, as if being tickled

Riddikulus

Makes a boggart assume a “ridiculous” form, thereby making it funny instead of terrifying

Salvio Hexia

Unclear; seems to strengthen other protective spells, or to deflect any hexes cast toward a specific location

Scourgify

Used to clean dirt or other material off of a surface

Sectumsempra

Slashes like an invisible sword

Serpensortia

Conjures a snake

Silencio

Makes the target of the spell unable to make any sound.

Sonorus

Amplifies the user’s voice

Stupefy

Stupefies an opponent, or knocks them insensible temporarily

Tarantallegra

Forces an opponent’s legs to dance uncontrollably

Tergeo

Scours something clean

Waddiwasi

Removes a stuck object, as in a wad of gum that is stuck in a keyhole

Wingardium Leviosa

Allows the user to make an object levitate; the first spell taught in the Harry Potter movies