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"Moody had given them such a rigorous test of hex-deflection that many of them were nursing small injuries. Harry had such a bad case of Twitchy Ears, he had to hold his hands clamped over them as he walked away from the class."
Bartemius Crouch Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody) teaching hex-deflection[src]

Hex-deflection was the practice of deflecting hexes, such as the Twitchy Ears Hex.[1] One spell used for hex-deflection is Salvio hexia.[2] Hex-deflection was part of the fourth[1] and fifth-year[2] Defence Against the Dark Arts curriculum at Hogwarts.

History[]

"Today in Defence Against the Dark Arts, we'll be learning and practising Hex-Deflection. I'm prepared to mend everything from Bat-Bogeys to Twitchy-Ears, so don't hold back. To begin, let's discuss the various uses and functions of Hex-Deflection."
Patricia Rakepick teaching Hex-Deflection to fifth-years[src]

During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts, Professor Patricia Rakepick taught Hex-Deflection to fifth-year students in Defence Against the Dark Arts, including the spell Salvio hexia.[2]

During the 1994–1995 school year, Bartemius Crouch Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody) taught a rigorous hex-deflection test to his fourth-year Defence Against the Dark Arts students, which resulted in several students getting minor injuries from hexes, such as Harry Potter experiencing a Twitchy-Ears Hex which had him holding his hands over his ears as he left the class.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

  • It remains uncertain if Salvio hexia is the incantation for a spell called Hex-deflection, or if it is merely one spell that falls under this branch.
  • It is unknown if "Salvio hexia" was a spell that Barty Crouch Junior taught during his hex-deflection lesson in 1995.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 28 (The Madness of Mr Crouch)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 2 (Grave Danger) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Hex-Deflection"
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D.A.D.A. at Hogwarts
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Aqua Eructo · Boggart-Banishing Spell (Riddikulus) · Bombarda Maxima · Cave inimicum · Concealment Charms · Counter-curses · Counter-jinxes · Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) · Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam) · Cursed barrier spell · Densaugeo · Deprimo Spell (Deprimo) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Ear-Shrivelling Curse · Everte Statum · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · Fumos Duo · Green Sparks · Hex-Breaker· Hex-deflection · Hex Zapper · Homorphus Charm · Human-presence-revealing Spell (Homenum Revelio) · Impediment Jinx (Impedimenta) · Imperius Curse (Imperio) · Imperturbable Charm · Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Lacarnum Inflamari · Langlock · Levitation Spell (Levioso) · Limbo Mist anticharm · Nonverbal spells · Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronum) · Pimple Jinx (Furnunculus) · Protective enchantments · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Salvio hexia · Sea Urchin Jinx · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Shield Charm (Protego) · Smokescreen Spell (Fumos) · Snake-Vanishing Spell (Vipera Evanesca) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Stretching Jinx · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Tongue-Tying Curse (Mimblewimble) · Trip Jinx · Twitchy-Ears Hex · Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Tria · Vermillious Duo · Vermillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
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