Softening Charm

"Good morning class. Today's lesson will most assuredly involve learning how to cast the Softening Charm, Spongify."

- Filius Flitwick addresses his class.

The Softening Charm (Spongify) is a spell that softens a target area or object, making it rubbery and bouncy.

The Softening Charm is part of the first-year Charms syllabus at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and is later revised in second-year Defence Against the Dark Arts.

Behind the scenes

 * In the Harry Potter video games in which it features, to use this spell, a Spongify mat is needed, which is an area that has a swirly symbol on it. Performing the spell on the mat will cause a purple mist to cover the mat, which, when jumped on, will bounce the player high into the air and onto higher ledges or other otherwise inaccessible areas.
 * A spellbook for this spell could be found somewhere within Hogwarts and was located by Harry Potter.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
 * Harry Potter Trading Card Game
 * Pottermore

Notes and references
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