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Scarpin's Revelaspell
See SPECIALIS REVELIO.
Scourgify
(SKUR-ji-fy)
from the Latin word 'excoriata' which means 'to be stripped
of'. (thanks to Ruth Eyres)
Cleans things.
Scouring Charm
"Scourgify" (?)
or possibly "Tergeo" (?)
Cleans things.
Hermione taught
Neville a Scouring Charm
to clean frog guts out from under his fingernails
(GF14).
A Scouring Charm is required to eradicate an infestation of
bundimuns
(FB)
There is no specific reference that
Scourgify and the Scouring Charm
are the same thing, but it seems very likely.
sealing spell
No incantation used
Seals a roll of parchment with a touch of the wand.
Sectumsempra
(sek-tum-SEM-pra)
"sectus" L. past participle of "seco", to cut
"sempra" L. always
Cuts the target.
A spell invented by the Half-Blood Prince "for enemies"
(HBP21)
Apparently the nonverbal spell used by Snape on James Potter that
resulted in a gash across James' face during their confrontation
just after their DADA O.W.L, as seen by Harry in the Pensieve
(OP28), judging
from Snape's remarks during his departure from Hogwarts
Harry used this on Inferi in the cave, but it didn't do much good
(HBP26)
Harry tried and failed to cast this on Snape during Snape's
departure from Hogwarts
(HBP28).
Serpensortia
(ser-pen-SOR-sha)
"serpens" L. serpent +
"ortus" L. past participle of "ortir", to come into existence
(or second segment could be derived from "sortir" Old Fr. to go out)
(thanks to Jake Downs for suggesting we look at "ortir")
Causes a large serpent to burst from the end of the caster's wand.
Severing Charm
"Diffindo" (?)
Spell to cut something.
Shield Charm
See PROTEGO.
Shock Spells
No incantation mentioned
Spells used at St. Mungo's to treat mental illnesses.
One reader of The Quibbler wrote Harry after his interview was
published and suggested that he needed a course of Shock Spells
at St. Mungo's, since he was obviously a nutter
(OP26)
This is clearly a reference to shock therapy, a technique used in the
treatment of mental illness in the Muggle world. Some see it as a bit
barbaric, but it does produce results in some cases.
Silencing Charm
See SILENCIO.
Silencio
(si-LEN-see-oh)
"Silencing Charm"
"silencio" L. to be quiet
Magically silences the target of the spell.
The song of the Fwooper
will drive the listener insane and must therefore be sold with a Silencing
Charm on it. This charm must be recast on the Fwooper every month
(FB).
Fifth-years work on this spell in Transfiguration using bullfrogs and
ravens (OP18).
Hermione cast this spell on a
Death Eater
during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, which caused the spell
he used to attack her to be a lot less damaging. He still knocked her
out, though, and did "enough damage to be going on with," according
to Pomfrey (OP35,
OP38).
slug-vomiting charm
no incantation given (no, it's not "eat slugs")
Causes the victim to belch up slugs.
Ron tried to hit Malfoy with this curse after Malfoy had called Hermione
a Mudblood. Unfortunately, Ron's wand
was damaged and the spell backfired (CS7)
Interestingly, Ron had only a short time before, at breakfast, snapped
"Eat slugs, Malfoy!" This is not the incantation, however, although the
film clearly and incorrectly indicates that it is
(CS/f).
The name for this spell is mentioned in
(OP19).
snitch jinx
no incantation given
A delayed-action jinx which writes the word "sneak"
across someone's face in pimples if they break an agreement they sign.
This jinx may be an invention of Hermione Granger.
Hermione jinxed a piece of parchment with this spell. Each member of
the DA signed the parchment when the group started meeting and in so doing
put themsleves under its effect. When Marietta Edgecombe told Umbridge
about the DA, the word "sneak" broke out on her face instantly. Umbridge
tried to remove it but couldn't, which indicates just how talented Hermione
is at casting spells
(OP16)
This jinx was still in effect on Marietta the following September
(HBP7)
Sonorus
(so-NO-rus)
reverse: Quietus
"sonorus" L. loud
Makes the caster's voice carry over long distances.
Specialis Revelio
(spe-see-AH-lis reh-VEL-ee-oh)
Scarpin's Revelaspell
Used to identify the ingredients of the target potion.
Sponge-Knees Curse
no incantation given
Presumably turns the target's knees spongy, making it difficult for
him or her to walk
Stealth Sensoring Spells
no incantation given
Spells to detect anyone sneaking past them. Can
be placed on physical objects such as doors.
Stinging Hex
no incantation given
A fairly low-powered hex that causes a stinging
pain in the victim.
When under assault by Snape's
Legilimency,
Harry found it almost impossible to resist the intrusion until Snape happened
upon the memory of Harry's kiss with Cho Chang. The resistence he felt
to Snape viewing this memory translated into a Stinging Hex that broke
Snape's spell. Harry had not consciously decided to perform that spell,
so it seems unlikely that that he actually spoke any words. It would seem
instead that this hex was purely an extension of his intentions to fight
Snape off (OP24).
Stunner
See STUPEFY
Stupefy
(STOO-puh-fye)
"Stunner" "Stunning Spell" "Stupefying Charm"
reverse: "Ennervate"
"stupefacio" L. to make senseless, from "stupeo" L. stunned
Renders the target of the spell unconscious; this
spell hurls a bolt of red light.
Used by Ministry Wizards to try to stop whomever cast the
Dark Mark during the
Quidditch World Cup riot (GF9)
Used by dragon keepers (a lot of them at once) to manage
dragons
(GF19).
Flavius Belby tried to use a Stupefying Charm against a Lethifold, but
only succeeded in blasting a hole through his bedroom door
(FB)
effective against
Pogrebins
(FB)
not very effective against Hagrid, who is part giant
(OP31)
Harry tried to cast this on Snape during Snape's departure from Hogwarts,
but missed
(HBP28).
Stupefying Charm
See STUPEFY.
Substantive Charm
no incantation given
Effect unknown.
Summoning Charm
See ACCIO.
Switching
Spells
various, depending on the transfiguration intended
A category of Transfiguration spells that swap one
thing for another.
Hermione knew quite a bit about Switching Spells already in her first
year, and gained some house points for it from
McGonagall
(PS9)
Neville wasn't particularly adept
at these, managing to switch his own ears onto a cactus during
Transfiguration class
(GF15).
Hermione, discussing ways
to combat dragons:
"Well, there are Switching Spells...but what's the point of Switching it?
Unless you swapped its fangs for wine-gums or something that would make
it less dangerous..."
(GF20)
The definition of Switching Spells was on the theory portion of the
Transfiguration O.W.L. that Harry took in June
1996
[Y16]
(OP31)
See CROSS-SPECIES SWITCHES
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