Flame-Freezing Charm

Flame-Freezing Charm
Type	Charm
Hand movement	Wave wand above head
Light	White
Effect	Rendered fire harmless

"Non-magic people (more commonly known as Muggles) were particularly afraid of magic in medieval times, but not very good at recognising it. On the rare occasion that they did catch a real witch or wizard, burning had no effect whatsoever. The witch or wizard would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation."

— A History of Magic on witch-hunts

The Flame-Freezing Charm (incantation unknown) was a charm that altered the effects of fire such that instead of burning, it gave off a pleasant sensation, such as a warm summer breeze or a gentle tickling sensation.

This spell could not be used to enchant corpses and Inferi to take away their weakness for fire, as it was a known fact that there was no known spell that could prevent dead flesh from burning.

Known uses

Caster(s)	Date	Notes
Wizards and witches of medieval times	Middle Ages	[[Used this spell when they were persecuted by Muggles to save themselves from being harmed when they were burned at the stake during witch-hunts. They feigned screaming in pain while experiencing a pleasant tickling sensation, thus allowing real witches and wizards to escape execution.
Wendelin the Weird		Enjoyed the sensation of the charmed flames so much that she allowed herself to get caught and burned at the stake at least forty-seven times in varying disguises.
An actor playing Crapaud	Unknown	A wizard in "an ill-fated" act of Malecrit's Alas, I've Transfigured My Feet used this to protect himself from engulfing flames whilst delivering the play's final, rousing speech.

Possible uses

Albus Dumbledore

1938

Dumbledore possibly used this spell combined with the Fire-Making Spell on the wardrobe of Tom Riddle to prove that he was in fact a wizard.

Known practitioners

Wendelin the Weird

Actor who played Crapaud

Albus Dumbledore (possibly)

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Possible appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Possible appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells (First appearance)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Appears in painting(s))