Stinging Jinx

"That's no beauty spell, that's a Stinging Jinx! Don't worry, the swelling will go down shortly."

- Someone reassuring a victim

The Stinging Jinx, also known as the Stinging Hex (incantation unknown) is a dark charm that can be used to sting the victim's flesh, producing a red brand like a scorch mark and causing swelling.

History
It is unknown when the jinx was invented and who it was invented by. On the Horcrux hunt Hermione Granger used it on Harry Potter, as a means of disguising his face when they were caught by Snatchers, after inadvertently triggering the Taboo on Voldemort's name in 1998.

Effects
The affected flesh feels tight, swollen and puffy as though the victim has suffered an allergic reaction, and if used on the face the eyes are reduced to narrow slits.

Know practitioners

 * Hermione Granger
 * Unnamed vandal

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
 * Wonderbook: Book of Spells

Notes and references
Maléfice Cuisant