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- "...immobilising two pixies at once with a clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage"
- —Hermione Granger's use of the charm in her Defence Against the Dark Arts class[src]
The Freezing Charm (Immobulus)[1][2] is a charm which immobilises and stops the actions of the target. With the use of this charm, the movement of living[5] or animated targets is stopped, and the functioning of objects such as Muggle burglar alarms is halted.[6]
History
This spell is covered in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk.[5] It is also taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to second year students in Charms class.[7]
At the end of the 1986–1987 school year, this spell was taught to Jacob's sibling by their House Prefect as a farewell gift.[8]
Known uses
| Caster(s) | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hermione Granger | Fall 1992 | Used this spell to successfully freeze a pair of pixies in her second year after her teacher tried and failed to subdue them using the nonsense incantation Peskipiksi Pesternomi.[4] |
| Remus Lupin | 1993 | Used this charm to freeze the Whomping Willow so that he can enter the Shrieking Shack.[9] |
| Horace Slughorn | 1996 | Used this charm to freeze the burglar alarms of Muggle houses he stayed in while in hiding from the Death Eaters.[6] |
Known practitioners
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The incantation is derived from Latin immobilis meaning "immobile, unmoving".
See also
Behind the scenes
- Despite the books and video games giving no incantation, the incantation for this charm is shown to be Immobulus in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hermione freezes all of the pixies at the same time instead of just two.
- In Harry Potter for Kinect Harry and Voldemort can use this spell against each other during the final battle during Voldemort's Last Stand as they engage in a normal duel.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (PC version), Immobulus is misspelled "Immobilus" when it is unlocked. In the game, the charm is taught in Gilderoy Lockhart's first Defence Against the Dark Arts class involving Pixies.[10]
- Molly Weasley probably used this charm in the Battle of Hogwarts to paralyse Bellatrix Lestrange, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
- This may be the spell Kingsley Shacklebolt used non-verbally during the Battle of Hogwarts.[12]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possible appearance)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Consoles and Windows versions only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (see this image)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Treat: we're giving you a spellbinding Pottermore Treat" on the Pottermore Insider
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Wizarding World
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 As the charm is covered in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2, it must be taught in second year Charms class
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Side Quest "Farewell My Prefect"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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| Charms included in the series: Banishing Charm · Dancing Feet Spell · Disarming Charm · Engorgement Charm · Fire-Making Spell · Freezing Charm · General Counter-Spell · Levitation Charm · Locking Spell · Memory Charm · Mending Charm · Severing Charm · Softening Charm · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm · Tickling Charm · Unlocking Charm | |||||
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