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|type=[[Hex]]<ref name="GOF20"/>
 
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{{Quote|Instant scalping… but dragons had no hair… [[Pepper Breath|pepper breath]]… that would probably increase a dragon's firepower… [[Horn tongue hex|horn tongue]]… just what he needed, to give it an extra weapon…|Harry Potter scans the contents of the book, but finds nothing that can help against a dragon.|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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{{Quote|Instant scalping… but dragons had no hair… [[Pepper breath hex|pepper breath]]… that would probably increase a dragon's firepower… [[Horn tongue hex|horn tongue]]… just what he needed, to give it an extra weapon…|Harry Potter scans ''[[Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed]]'' for defence against a [[dragon]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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The '''Instant Scalping Hex''' {{Incantation unknown}} is a [[hex]] that instantly scalps all the hair off of a target.<ref name="GOF20"/>
The '''instant scalping hex''' shaves all the hair off a target's scalp. [[Harry Potter]] came across it while browsing the index of ''[[Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed]],'' trying to find a way to fight the [[dragon]] he knew he would [[Hungarian Horntail|have to face]] for the [[First Task]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. He quickly decided it would be ineffective, because dragons do not have hair.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 20 (''The First Task'')</ref>
 
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==History==
 
[[Harry Potter]] came across it while browsing the index of ''[[Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed]],'' trying to find a way to fight the [[dragon]] he knew he would [[Hungarian Horntail|have to face]] for the [[Triwizard Tournament#The First Task|First Task]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. He quickly decided it would be ineffective, because dragons do not have hair.<ref name="GOF20">{{GOF|B|20}}</ref>
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==See also==
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* [[Hair Loss Curse]]
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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*{{GOF}} {{1st Mention}}
   
 
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}[[es:Maleficio Arranque de cabellera instantáneo]]
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[[pl:Natychmiastowe oskalpowanie]]
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[[fr:Arrachage instantané des cheveux]]
 
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[[Category:Spells of unknown incantation]]

Revision as of 18:10, 8 August 2019

"Instant scalping… but dragons had no hair… pepper breath… that would probably increase a dragon's firepower… horn tongue… just what he needed, to give it an extra weapon…"
— Harry Potter scans Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed for defence against a dragon[src]

The Instant Scalping Hex (incantation unknown) is a hex that instantly scalps all the hair off of a target.[1]

History

Harry Potter came across it while browsing the index of Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed, trying to find a way to fight the dragon he knew he would have to face for the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament. He quickly decided it would be ineffective, because dragons do not have hair.[1]

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20 (The First Task)