Oppugno Jinx

"Harry spun around to see Hermione pointing her wand at Ron, her expression wild: The little flock of birds was speeding like a hail of fat golden bullets toward Ron, who yelped and covered his face with his hands, but the birds attacked, pecking and clawing at every bit of flesh they could reach."

- Description

Oppugno is a spell that directs an object or individual to attack the victim. This curse will cause conjured creatures under the control of the caster to attack the target.

Known uses

 * Hermione Granger used this to set a flock of conjured canaries on Ron Weasley in 1996.
 * This was the spell used by Dobby in one of Harry's Quidditch matches to cause the Bludger to follow him interminably.
 * This was the spell Minerva McGonagall uses during the Battle of Hogwarts to make a number of desks charge at the Death Eaters.
 * Harry Potter used this spell non-verbally whilst escaping from Yaxley in the Ministry of Magic. The result was to cause the inserts for the Daily Prophet; which carried a picture of Harry with the headline "Undersirable No.1"; to swarm on Yaxley and slow him down.

Etymology
Oppugno is Latin, meaning "assault".

Behind the scenes

 * In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the birds dissolve into an explosion of yellow feathers after being dodged by Ronald Weasley and colliding with a door.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
 * Harry Potter: Spells

Oppugno Oppugno