Human to pig spell

Human to pig spell
Type	Transfiguration
Light	Violet
Effect	Turned human target into pig

"Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work, anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do."

— Rubeus Hagrid on his attempt to turn Dudley Dursley into a pig

This spell (incantation unknown) was used to transform a human target into a pig.

History

The witch Circe was fond of using this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient Greece.

On 31 July 1991, Rubeus Hagrid, despite being forbidden to perform magic, attempted to transfigure Dudley Dursley into a pig, after his father Vernon Dursley had crudely insulted Albus Dumbledore at the Hut-on-the-Rock, but only managed to give him a tail.

Known practitioners

Rubeus Hagrid

Circe

Behind the scenes

• In an early script for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry threatened to use this spell on Dudley once again when Dudley and his gang tormented Harry near the film's start.
• Hagrid mentions that he tried to turn Dudley into a pig, but supposes that it did not work because he was already too much like a pig. Provided Hagrid was not simply joking to amuse Harry after successfully, purposefully giving Dudley a pig's tail in order to humiliate him, this might be an instance of Hagrid's magic not working fully, due to his snapped wand. It is also possible that Hagrid was not skilled enough, as Human Transfiguration is a very difficult branch of transfiguration.
  • In the film, however, he never mentions that he tried to turn Dudley into a pig.
• It is unknown if this spell is specifically to turn humans into pigs, or if it could do so to any creature. It may be even be the same spell Professor Minerva McGonagall used to turn her desk into a pig. If it is, this means that it can also be used on inanimate objects.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only) (Cut from final film)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)