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- "...the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban"
- —Description of the charm[src]
Bewitched Snowballs[1] (incantation unknown) is a charm that can bewitch snowballs so that they hone in on a designated target and continually plague them by throwing themselves at said target.[2][3]
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Known uses
Fred and George Weasley used the spell December 1991 to bewitch snowballs to bounce off the back of Quirinus Quirrell's turban and were punished for it. Though they did not know it at the time, their snowballs were actually hitting Lord Voldemort.[2]
The Weasley twins used the spell again in December 1995 to bewitch snowballs to rap on the windows of the Gryffindor Tower Common room and they hit their brother Ron Weasley.[4]
Known practitioners
Behind the scenes
- This charm may be related to the Oppugno Jinx or the Locomotion Charm. Its possible relation to the former is mentioned in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.[3]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (First appearance) (First identified as Bewitched Snowballs)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 (The Mirror of Erised)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 21 (The Eye of the Snake)
- Articles with information from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Articles with information from Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Articles with information from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Articles with information from Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- Spells
- Charms
- Snow
- Spells of unknown incantation
- Water-based magic