Expulso Curse

Expulso Curse
Incantation	Expulso (ecks-SPUHL-soh)
Type	Curse
Hand movement	Point wand
Light	Blue
Effect	Caused powerful explosions

"'Expulso!' bellowed the Death Eater, and the table behind which Harry was standing blew up: the force of the explosion slammed him into the wall and he felt his wand leave his hand as the cloak slipped off him."

— Description

The Expulso Curse (Expulso) was a curse used to produce immense explosions, blasting the target apart with a burst of blue light; it had enough force to throw people into walls.

History

A spellbook specifically regarding this curse existed. Dolores Umbridge kept a copy of it in her office at the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters.

Known uses

Caster(s)	Date	Notes
Aesop Sharp	1891	Used it to take down an armoured Troll used by Ranrok's forces during the attack on Hogwarts
Delphini	31 October 1981	During the duel between Harry Potter and Delphini in St Jerome's Church, Delphini used this curse to collapse the floor which Harry Potter was standing on, sending it crashing down.
Filius Flitwick	1990–1991 school year	Used it in an attempt to destroy a cursed CD case in order to break a laughing curse placed upon it in the Charms Classroom, but it failed due to magical protections on the case.
Antonin Dolohov	1 August 1997	Was cast by Dolohov on a table which Harry Potter was standing behind under his Invisibility Cloak during the Luchino Caffe duel. The force of the explosion caused Harry to be slammed against the wall and made his cloak fall off, exposing him.
Harry Potter	2 September 1997	Tried to use this curse to destroy Slytherin's Locket whilst hunting Horcruxes, but was unsuccessful, as the item was a Horcrux and immune to spells.

Known practitioners

Filius Flitwick

Antonin Dolohov

Delphini

Harry Potter

Cerberus Langarm

Eleazar Fig

Etymology

Latin expulso, meaning "expel".

Behind the scenes

• In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, if one charges the spell, it acts as an automatic rifle against enemies.
• In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, while playing as Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville or Seamus, the player's Expulso spell appears as shards of blue light when fired off, but when the player plays as McGonagall and Molly, the spell appears as violet orbs of light instead. When used by enemies as an alternate version of the Cruciatus Curse, they fire red light, boss characters such as Snape, Bellatrix and Voldemort fire green light.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy

See also

• Blasting Curse
• Bombarda Maxima
• Bombardment Spell