- "Oh, it's a simple enough anti-jinx, but it's not so much having to repair the damage, it's more the attitude behind the vandalism, Harry. Muggle-baiting might strike some wizards as funny, but it's an expression of something much deeper and nastier, and I for one —"
- — Arthur Weasley[src]
An anti-jinx was a type of spell that prevented the effects of a jinx over a target.[1]
History[]
The Cleansweep Eleven was polished with an anti-jinx varnish.[1]
In August 1995, Arthur Weasley was assigned to use one of these to solve the problem of the Regurgitating Toilets that had been set up by the prankster Willy Widdershins.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter uses signs claiming that a building "currently has an anti-jinx in place" when one of the spell effects caused by the interactive wands sold at the park is malfunctioning.[2]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 9 (The Woes of Mrs Weasley)
- ↑ "Interactive wands & spell-casting in the Wizarding World" - Orlando Informer