Petrificus Totalus (pe-TRI-fi-cus to-TAH-lus)
"Full Body Bind", "Body-Bind Curse", or "full" (UK) / "Full" (US) Body-Bind Curse"
"petrificare" L. to make into stone + "totalis" L. entire
Source: Curses and Counter-Curses by Vindictus Viridian (Pm)
Turns the entire body of the victim rigid.
Hermione cast this spell on Neville with profuse apologies when he tried to stop them from going after the Philosopher's Stone. She referred to it as the Full Body Bind as well as using the incantation (PS16).
Used by Harry on Dolohov during the battle of the Department of Mysteries (OP35)
Cast by Dumbledore on Harry as a nonverbal spell (HBP27, HBP28)
Cast by Harry on a brutal-faced Death Eater and on Fenrir Greyback (HBP28).
Fred Weasley said, while waiting in dress robes in the hot sun for the wedding guests to arrive, that when he got married, all of them could wear what they liked, and he'd put a full Body-Bind Curse on Molly Weasley until it was all over (DH8).
Hermione cast this spell at Antonin Dolohov in the caf (DH9).
Piertotum Locomotor (pee-air-TOH-tum lo-co-MO-tor )
"pier" = ? + "totum" L. total, all
"loco" L. from a place + "motionem" L. motion
A variation of the Locomotor spell, used to animate statues and armour.
Portus (POR-tus)
"porta" L. gate, entrance
Turns the target object into a Portkey.
Dumbledore turned an old kettle into a Portkey to number twelve, Grimmauld Place on the night of the snake attack on Arthur Weasley (OP22).
Dumbledore turned the head of the wizard statue into a Portkey to his office with this spell after his duel with Voldemort (OP36).
When the spell is cast, the target object glows blue and trembles briefly before returning to a normal appearance (OP22, OP36).
Point Me
"Four-Point Spell"
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 used this spell to good advantage in the Triwizard maze, keeping himself walking in more or less the right direction (GF31).
possession
no incantation given
Dark Magical effect of one person's spirit inhabiting or taking over the body of another.
The only examples of possession are the actions of Voldemort, the greatest Dark wizard of the age.
He used this horrible form of intrusion on snakes and small animals while hiding out in the wilds of Albania without a body of his own.
He possessed Quirrell in order to monitor and control him. In this particular case, Voldemort's face appeared protruding from the back of Quirrell's head (PS17).
Tom Riddle's memory form, freed from its diary by life energy from Ginny Weasley, inhabited the little girl off and on, forcing her to kill roosters, write on the wall, and so on. She talked about it later and said that there were long periods of time when she couldn't remember what had happened to her (OP23).
During the climactic battle between Dumbledore and Voldemort, the Dark Lord possessed Harry, trying to make Dumbledore have to choose to kill Harry in order to defeat Voldemort. Harry remembered the love of his mother and friends and the feelings of love drove Voldemort out of him (OP36).
While a Horcrux is still intact, the bit of soul inside it can flit in and out of someone if they grow too close emotionally to the object acting as a magical container (DH6).
possession
<small>no incantation given</small>
Dark Magical effect of one person's spirit inhabiting or taking over the body of another.
The only examples of possession are the actions ofVoldemort, the greatest Dark wizard of the age.
He used this horrible form of intrusion on snakes and small animals while hiding out in the wilds ofAlbaniawithout a body of his own.
He possessedQuirrellin order to monitor and control him. In this particular case,Voldemort's face appeared protruding from the back ofQuirrell's head (PS17).
Tom Riddle's memory form, freed from itsdiaryby life energy fromGinny Weasley, inhabited the little girl off and on, forcing her to kill roosters, write on the wall, and so on. She talked about it later and said that there were long periods of time when she couldn't remember what had happened to her (OP23).
During the climactic battle betweenDumbledoreandVoldemort, the Dark Lord possessedHarry, trying to makeDumbledorehave to choose to killHarryin order to defeatVoldemort.Harryremembered the love of his mother and friends and the feelings of love droveVoldemortout of him (OP36).
While aHorcruxis still intact, the bit of soul inside it can flit in and out of someone if they grow too close emotionally to the object acting as a magical container (DH6).
Petrificus Totalus(pe-TRI-fi-cus to-TAH-lus)
<small>"Full Body Bind", "Body-Bind Curse", or "full" (UK) / "Full" (US) Body-Bind Curse"</small>
<small>"petrificare" L. to make into stone + "totalis" L. entire</small>
Source:Curses and Counter-Cursesby Vindictus Viridian (Pm)
Turns the entire body of the victim rigid.
Hermionecast this spell onNevillewith profuse apologies when he tried to stop them from going after thePhilosopher's Stone. She referred to it as the Full Body Bind as well as using the incantation (PS16).
Used byHarryonDolohovduring thebattle of the Department of Mysteries(OP35)
Cast byDumbledoreonHarryas a nonverbal spell (HBP27,HBP28)
Cast byHarryon abrutal-faced Death Eaterand onFenrir Greyback(HBP28).
Fred Weasleysaid, while waiting indress robesin the hot sun for the wedding guests to arrive, that when he got married, all of them could wear what they liked, and he'd put a full Body-Bind Curse onMolly Weasleyuntil it was all over (DH8).
Hermionecast this spell atAntonin Dolohovin the caf (DH9).
