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| − | |name=Levitation Charm |
+ | |name = Levitation Charm |
| − | |image=[[File: |
+ | |image = [[File:Levitation Charm.gif|250px]] |
| − | |incantation=''Wingardium Leviosa''<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><br/>(wing-GAR-dee-um leh-vee-OH-sa)<ref name="PS10"/> |
+ | |incantation = ''Wingardium Leviosa''<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><br/>(wing-GAR-dee-um leh-vee-OH-sa)<ref name="PS10"/> |
| − | |type=[[Charm]]<ref name="PS10"/> |
+ | |type = [[Charm]]<ref name="PS10"/> |
| − | |hand=[[File:Levitation-charm.png]] |
+ | |hand = [[File:Levitation-charm.png]] |
| − | |light=None |
+ | |light = None<ref name="PS10"/> |
| − | |effect=Makes objects [[Levitation|fly]]<ref name="PS10"/> |
+ | |effect = Makes objects [[Levitation|fly]]<ref name="PS10"/> |
| − | |creator=[[Jarleth Hobart]] ([[1544]])<ref name="WBoS">{{WBS}} - see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n5prI9L6G8 this video]</ref> |
+ | |creator = [[Jarleth Hobart]] ([[1544]])<ref name="WBoS">{{WBS}} - see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n5prI9L6G8 this video]</ref> |
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{{Quote|The Levitation Charm is one of the first spells learnt by any young witch or wizard. With the charm a witch or wizard can make things fly with the flick of a wand. The charm is an excellent test of your magical skills, wand control and above all, patience.|An excerpt from ''[[Book of Spells]]''|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
{{Quote|The Levitation Charm is one of the first spells learnt by any young witch or wizard. With the charm a witch or wizard can make things fly with the flick of a wand. The charm is an excellent test of your magical skills, wand control and above all, patience.|An excerpt from ''[[Book of Spells]]''|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
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| − | The '''Levitation Charm'''<ref name="POTTERMORE1">See [[:File:StandardBookofSpells1Pottermore.jpg|this image]] from [[J. K. Rowling]]'s {{PM}}.</ref> (''Wingardium Leviosa'')<ref name="PS10" /> |
+ | The '''Levitation Charm'''<ref name="POTTERMORE1">See [[:File:StandardBookofSpells1Pottermore.jpg|this image]] from [[J. K. Rowling]]'s {{PM}}.</ref> (''Wingardium Leviosa'')<ref name="PS10" /> was a [[charm]] used to make objects fly, or [[Levitation|levitate]].<ref name="PS10" /> It was taught to [[first year]]s at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="PS10" /><ref name="HM15c"/> There were a number of lesser variations of the Levitation Charm, such as: the [[Hover Charm]], the [[Rocket Charm]], and the [[Floating Charm]], but the Levitation Charm remained the original and best.<ref name="WBS">{{WBS}}</ref> |
==History== |
==History== |
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He thus made a second announcement, and an even larger crowd gathered to see his second demonstration of the spell (hoping for another laugh at his expense). Hobart's demonstration was, at first, by far more successful than the first one: he showed the onlookers how he could easily levitate objects ranging from small rocks to fallen trees. Hobart decided that, for a finale, he would levitate the [[Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot in 1544|Chief Warlock]]'s hat — what he managed to levitate, however, was the Chief's wig, exposing his bald head to the gathered crowd. The Chief was not amused, and was determined to [[Duelling|duel]] Hobart, but the Warlock levitated the Chief's robes over his head, and ran for it.<ref name="WBS">{{WBS}}</ref> |
He thus made a second announcement, and an even larger crowd gathered to see his second demonstration of the spell (hoping for another laugh at his expense). Hobart's demonstration was, at first, by far more successful than the first one: he showed the onlookers how he could easily levitate objects ranging from small rocks to fallen trees. Hobart decided that, for a finale, he would levitate the [[Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot in 1544|Chief Warlock]]'s hat — what he managed to levitate, however, was the Chief's wig, exposing his bald head to the gathered crowd. The Chief was not amused, and was determined to [[Duelling|duel]] Hobart, but the Warlock levitated the Chief's robes over his head, and ran for it.<ref name="WBS">{{WBS}}</ref> |
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| − | This is also the first spell students learn to cast during their [[Charms (class)|Charms]] lessons in the [[first year]].<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref> They revise it in the [[Second year|second]]<ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref> and their [[third year]].<ref name="POAG">{{POA|G}}</ref> The theoretical Charms [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] exam includes a question on the Levitation Charm. [[Hermione Granger]] was the first student in her class to levitate a feather much to [[Ronald Weasley]]'s annoyance. |
+ | This is also the first spell students learn to cast during their [[Charms (class)|Charms]] lessons in the [[first year]].<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="HM15c">{{HM|1|5|c}}</ref> They revise it in the [[Second year|second]]<ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref> and their [[third year]].<ref name="POAG">{{POA|G}}</ref> The theoretical Charms [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] exam includes a question on the Levitation Charm.<ref name="OOTP31"/> [[Hermione Granger]] was the first student in her class to levitate a feather much to [[Ronald Weasley]]'s annoyance.<ref name="PS10"/> |
==Effects== |
==Effects== |
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| − | {{Quote|He eventually realised that he had invented a spell that would lift objects into the air and could cause them to hover for varying lengths of time, depending on their weight, and the skill of the spellcaster.|An excerpt from the entry in ''[[Book of Spells]]''|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
+ | {{Quote|He eventually realised that he had invented a spell that would lift objects into the air and could cause them to hover for varying lengths of time, depending on their weight, and the skill of the spellcaster.|An excerpt from the entry in ''[[Book of Spells]]''|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}}[[File:Wingardium Leviosa shown on blackboard.png|220px|thumb|right|The movement shown on a blackboard]] |
| + | The Levitation Charm appears to be an improvement on both the [[Levitation Spell]] and [[Locomotion Charm]] and/or the [[Hover Charm]], being able to lift objects high in to the air but also allowing one to magically move them through it as well. It also conveniently defies gravity by lifting objects heavier than a normal person would otherwise be able to carry, as seen when Ron used this on a troll's club, something a first year Hogwarts student would otherwise never be able to do without magic.<ref name="PS10"/> |
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{{Quote|This charm ought not to be seen as a joke spell. It can be most useful in duels and can lift physical obstacles and can even Levitate small creatures (though this is likely to confuse any poor animal and is certainly not to be encouraged).|An excerpt from ''[[Book of Spells]]''.|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
{{Quote|This charm ought not to be seen as a joke spell. It can be most useful in duels and can lift physical obstacles and can even Levitate small creatures (though this is likely to confuse any poor animal and is certainly not to be encouraged).|An excerpt from ''[[Book of Spells]]''.|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
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|[[27 July]], [[1997]] |
|[[27 July]], [[1997]] |
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| − | |Harry used the spell |
+ | |Harry used the spell during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]] to levitate the side-car he was sitting in after it was separated from the[[Sirius Black's motorcycle| motorbike]] it was connected too.<ref name="DH4">{{DH|B|4}}</ref> |
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |[[Hermione Granger]] |
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |[[Hermione Granger]] |
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| − | |1991 |
+ | |31 October, 1991 |
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Hermione was the first student in her [[Charms (class)|charms class]] to master the spell in the first lesson; whilst doing so she attempted to teach Ron Weasley how to correctly cast the spell, much to his annoyance.<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref> |
Hermione was the first student in her [[Charms (class)|charms class]] to master the spell in the first lesson; whilst doing so she attempted to teach Ron Weasley how to correctly cast the spell, much to his annoyance.<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref> |
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|[[30 December]], 1997 |
|[[30 December]], 1997 |
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| − | |Six years later she cast the spell again to move |
+ | |Six years later she cast the spell again to move Ron from wreckage in [[Xenophilius Lovegood]]'s house after an [[Erumpent horn]] exploded.<ref name="DH20">{{DH|B|20}}</ref> |
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|[[Lee Jordan]] |
|[[Lee Jordan]] |
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|1996 |
|1996 |
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| − | |Lee used this spell twice to levitate [[ |
+ | |Lee used this spell twice to levitate [[Niffler]]s into [[Dolores Umbridge]]'s [[Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher's office|office]] to annoy her; however, eventually another of his teachers, [[Rubeus Hagrid]] got blamed for it instead.<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref> |
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| − | | colspan="1" rowspan="2" |[[Ron Weasley]] |
+ | | colspan="1" rowspan="2" |[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] |
|[[31 October]], 1991 |
|[[31 October]], 1991 |
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| − | Ron used this spell to defeat a [[Mountain Troll |
+ | Ron used this spell to defeat a [[Quirinus Quirrell's first mountain troll|Mountain Troll]] which [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]] had let into the school.<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref> |
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|[[2 May]], [[1998]] |
|[[2 May]], [[1998]] |
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|He also used the spell again [[1998|seven years later]] to levitate a twig in order to press the knot on the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow|tree]] that was trying to beat him up which would freeze the aforementioned tree.<ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> |
|He also used the spell again [[1998|seven years later]] to levitate a twig in order to press the knot on the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow|tree]] that was trying to beat him up which would freeze the aforementioned tree.<ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> |
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| − | |[[Bill Weasley]] |
+ | |[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] |
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |August, 1994 |
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |August, 1994 |
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|Used this spell to levitate the table to fight table levitated by his brother Charlie.<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref> |
|Used this spell to levitate the table to fight table levitated by his brother Charlie.<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref> |
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| − | |[[Charlie Weasley]] |
+ | |[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]] |
|Used this spell to levitate the table to fight table levitated by his brother Bill.<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref> |
|Used this spell to levitate the table to fight table levitated by his brother Bill.<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref> |
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|[[Rita Skeeter]] |
|[[Rita Skeeter]] |
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|[[13 November]], 1994 |
|[[13 November]], 1994 |
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| − | |Used it [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbally]] to levitate the candles in the [[Broom cupboard]].<ref name="GOF18">{{GOF|B|18}}</ref> |
+ | |Used it [[Nonverbal spell|non-verbally]] to levitate the candles in the [[Broom cupboard (Ground Floor)|Broom cupboard]].<ref name="GOF18">{{GOF|B|18}}</ref> |
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| − | |[[Xenophilius Lovegood]] |
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| − | |30 December, 1997 |
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| − | |Xenophilius used this spell in [[1998]] to attempt to clear wreckage on his staircase in order to apprehend [[Harry Potter]] during the [[Ambush at the Lovegood House|confrontation at his house]].<ref name="DH20">{{DH|B|20}}</ref> |
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|[[Minerva McGonagall]] |
|[[Minerva McGonagall]] |
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|Snape may have used this spell so that he could examine a [[Opal Necklace|cursed necklace]] without touching it, though that might have been a [[Hover Charm]].<ref name="HBPF">{{HBP|F}}</ref> |
|Snape may have used this spell so that he could examine a [[Opal Necklace|cursed necklace]] without touching it, though that might have been a [[Hover Charm]].<ref name="HBPF">{{HBP|F}}</ref> |
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==Known practitioners== |
==Known practitioners== |
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<gallery orientation="portrait" position="center" spacing="small" widths="105"> |
<gallery orientation="portrait" position="center" spacing="small" widths="105"> |
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JarlethHobart.png|[[Jarleth Hobart]]<ref name="WBS">{{WBS}}</ref> |
JarlethHobart.png|[[Jarleth Hobart]]<ref name="WBS">{{WBS}}</ref> |
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| − | + | Filius Flitwick profile.jpg|[[Filius Flitwick]]<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="LEGO">{{LEGO|Y1}}</ref> |
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| − | Severus_Snape.jpg|[[Severus Snape]]<ref name="HBPF">{{HBP|F}}</ref> |
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Mcgonagall.jpg|[[Minerva McGonagall]]<ref name="DH30">{{DH|B|30}}</ref> |
Mcgonagall.jpg|[[Minerva McGonagall]]<ref name="DH30">{{DH|B|30}}</ref> |
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| − | + | Rita skeeter 1.png|[[Rita Skeeter]]<ref name="GOF18">{{GOF|B|18}}</ref> |
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| − | + | Hermione Granger OOTP profile.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="DH20">{{DH|B|20}}</ref> |
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OOTP_promo_front_Ron_cropped.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley]]<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> |
OOTP_promo_front_Ron_cropped.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley]]<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> |
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OOTP_promo_front_Harry_cropped.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref><ref name="OOTP34">{{OOTP|B|34}}</ref><ref name="DH4">{{DH|B|4}}</ref> |
OOTP_promo_front_Harry_cropped.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref><ref name="OOTP34">{{OOTP|B|34}}</ref><ref name="DH4">{{DH|B|4}}</ref> |
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| − | + | Colin Creevey OOTPG.jpg|[[Colin Creevey]]<ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
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OOTP promo Dean Thomas.png|[[Dean Thomas]]<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref><ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
OOTP promo Dean Thomas.png|[[Dean Thomas]]<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref><ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
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| − | + | Bill Weasley 2.jpg|[[William Weasley]]<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref> |
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Charlie_PM.jpg|[[Charles Weasley]]<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref> |
Charlie_PM.jpg|[[Charles Weasley]]<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref> |
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Fred HS TDH promo.jpg|[[Fred Weasley]]<ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
Fred HS TDH promo.jpg|[[Fred Weasley]]<ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
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DH promo front closeup George Weasley.jpg|[[George Weasley]]<ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
DH promo front closeup George Weasley.jpg|[[George Weasley]]<ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
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Leejordan_OoTP.PNG|[[Lee Jordan]]<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref> |
Leejordan_OoTP.PNG|[[Lee Jordan]]<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref> |
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| − | + | Katie Bell infobox.jpg|[[Katie Bell]]<ref name="HBPG">{{HBP|G}}</ref> |
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| − | + | Luna Lovegood.jpg|[[Luna Lovegood]]<ref name="OOTPvg" /> |
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| − | + | OOTP promo front closeup Sirius Black.jpg|[[Sirius Black]]<ref name="OOTPvg">{{OOTP|G}}</ref> |
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| − | Sirius Black profile.jpg|[[Sirius Black]]<ref name="OOTPvg">{{OOTP|G}}</ref> |
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Draco Malfoy hp6.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]]<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref><ref name="CC">{{CC}}</ref> |
Draco Malfoy hp6.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]]<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref><ref name="CC">{{CC}}</ref> |
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Delphini_Diggory.jpg|[[Delphini]]<ref name="cc">{{CC|B|4|11}}</ref> |
Delphini_Diggory.jpg|[[Delphini]]<ref name="cc">{{CC|B|4|11}}</ref> |
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| − | Quirinus |
+ | Quirinus Quirrel.jpg|[[Quirinus Quirrell]]<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref> |
Lord_Voldemort_Tom_Marvolo_Riddle_Original_Appearance.jpg|[[Tom Riddle]]<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref> |
Lord_Voldemort_Tom_Marvolo_Riddle_Original_Appearance.jpg|[[Tom Riddle]]<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref> |
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| − | + | File:Jacob's sibling generic.png|[[Jacob's sibling]]<ref name="HM">{{HM}}</ref> |
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| + | Ivy_Warrington_from_Harry_Potter_Magic_Awakened.png|[[Ivy Warrington]]<ref name="MA">{{MA}}</ref> |
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*[[Rowan Khanna]]<ref name="HM">{{HM}}</ref> |
*[[Rowan Khanna]]<ref name="HM">{{HM}}</ref> |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | [[File:Hermione_with_feather_pop_vinyl.jpg|thumb|[[Hermione Granger]] levitating a [[feather]] with this charm as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]] |
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| − | [[File:Wingardium_Leviosa_shown_on_blackboard.png|220px|thumb|left|The movement shown on a blackboard]] |
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*Whilst it was originally assumed that this spell and the [[Hover Charm]] were the same, they are not; the Hover Charm makes the target '''hover''', whereas this one is always described as making it '''fly'''. |
*Whilst it was originally assumed that this spell and the [[Hover Charm]] were the same, they are not; the Hover Charm makes the target '''hover''', whereas this one is always described as making it '''fly'''. |
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*In {{COS|F}}, [[Harry Potter]] uses this charm to levitate two cupcakes for [[Gregory Goyle]] and [[Vincent Crabbe]] to eat, containing [[Sleeping Draught]], where as in {{COS}}, they simply leave the cakes on the banisters of the [[Grand Staircase]]. |
*In {{COS|F}}, [[Harry Potter]] uses this charm to levitate two cupcakes for [[Gregory Goyle]] and [[Vincent Crabbe]] to eat, containing [[Sleeping Draught]], where as in {{COS}}, they simply leave the cakes on the banisters of the [[Grand Staircase]]. |
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| − | *As a homage to the scene in the |
+ | *As a homage to the scene in the film, the PC version of {{PS|G}} had feathers flying out of the wand when the spell was used. |
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|GBC video game adaptation]] of {{PS}}, this spell is used to lift small enemies (havling no effect on large ones), and will deal damage depending on the target (e.g. if it is very light, flying, or, has a shell, it deals very little damage). |
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|GBC video game adaptation]] of {{PS}}, this spell is used to lift small enemies (havling no effect on large ones), and will deal damage depending on the target (e.g. if it is very light, flying, or, has a shell, it deals very little damage). |
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| − | *A potential variation of this spell is [[Alarte Ascendare]], used by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] to unintentionally send a [[snake]] flying into the air. |
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| − | *The first question of the [[1995-1996 school year|1996]] Theory of Charms exam required students to give the incantation and wand movement for a Levitation Charm. |
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*In {{LEGO|Y1}}, the [[Mending Charm]] is not present, ''Wingardium Leviosa'' is used instead as repairing charm. It levitates broken [[LEGO Harry Potter|LEGO pieces]] to form a new or previous object. |
*In {{LEGO|Y1}}, the [[Mending Charm]] is not present, ''Wingardium Leviosa'' is used instead as repairing charm. It levitates broken [[LEGO Harry Potter|LEGO pieces]] to form a new or previous object. |
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*Although this spell canonically produces no visible effects (apart from its actual spell effect of levitation) - a possible sign of its simplicity - it sometimes does in other HP media. For example, in [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] the spell connects objects and wand via a yellow stream of light continually released from the wand tip whereas in [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] (GBA version) a blue orb of magical energy is shot at the target. In {{LEGO|Y1}} a pink glow appears around the object and levitates it. |
*Although this spell canonically produces no visible effects (apart from its actual spell effect of levitation) - a possible sign of its simplicity - it sometimes does in other HP media. For example, in [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] the spell connects objects and wand via a yellow stream of light continually released from the wand tip whereas in [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] (GBA version) a blue orb of magical energy is shot at the target. In {{LEGO|Y1}} a pink glow appears around the object and levitates it. |
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*In {{LEGO|Y1}} the Levitation Charm is also a double up of the [[Cruciatus Curse]] for [[Death Eaters]]. It works the same way as the Levitation Charm by lifting it's victim off the ground, but instead it causes them to writhe and scream. |
*In {{LEGO|Y1}} the Levitation Charm is also a double up of the [[Cruciatus Curse]] for [[Death Eaters]]. It works the same way as the Levitation Charm by lifting it's victim off the ground, but instead it causes them to writhe and scream. |
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| − | *This spell is Warwick Davis's favourite line |
+ | *This spell's incantation is Warwick Davis's favourite line,<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3FP-nmkFL0&feature=relmfu</ref> and his favourite spell in the series.<ref>https://www.pottermore.com/news/what-are-the-harry-potter-cast-members-favourite-hogwarts-classes</ref> |
*In ''[[The LEGO Batman Movie]]'', [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] uses the incantation of this spell for effects normally completely unrelated to it, emitting a green light similar to the [[Killing Curse]] and [[Human Transfiguration|transfiguring people into fish]]. |
*In ''[[The LEGO Batman Movie]]'', [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] uses the incantation of this spell for effects normally completely unrelated to it, emitting a green light similar to the [[Killing Curse]] and [[Human Transfiguration|transfiguring people into fish]]. |
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*{{POA|G}} {{Comment|GBA version only}} |
*{{POA|G}} {{Comment|GBA version only}} |
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*[[Harry Potter: The Wand Collection]] {{Mention}} |
*[[Harry Potter: The Wand Collection]] {{Mention}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Charms}} |
{{Charms}} |
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{{The Standard Book of Spells}} |
{{The Standard Book of Spells}} |
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[[de:Levitation]] |
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[[es:Encantamiento levitatorio]] |
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- "The Levitation Charm is one of the first spells learnt by any young witch or wizard. With the charm a witch or wizard can make things fly with the flick of a wand. The charm is an excellent test of your magical skills, wand control and above all, patience."
- — An excerpt from Book of Spells[src]
The Levitation Charm[3] (Wingardium Leviosa)[1] was a charm used to make objects fly, or levitate.[1] It was taught to first years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1][4] There were a number of lesser variations of the Levitation Charm, such as: the Hover Charm, the Rocket Charm, and the Floating Charm, but the Levitation Charm remained the original and best.[5]
History
- "The Levitation Charm was invented in 1544 by warlock Jarleth Hobart who mistakenly believed that he had at last succeeded in doing what wizardkind had so far failed to do, and learnt to fly."
- — Miranda Goshawk, Book of Spells[src]
Hobart's first public use of the charm, on himself
The Levitation Charm was first developed in the sixteenth century, and warlock Jarleth Hobart is credited with its creation.[5]
On 16 July, Hobart invited a large crowd of wizards, among which was the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, to witness his "maiden flight" — a public demonstration of his own revolutionary charm on himself. He climbed onto the roof of his local church and, after several speeches and a rousing performance of the national anthem he leapt and, having cast the spell, was left hovering in mid-air. At first, he seemed to have succeeded but, after having spent nearly three minutes watching him hanging in mid-air, the crowd grew impatient to see him move somewhere, and booed him.[5]
In response to the catcalls, Hobart tried to move in midair, and started performing vigorous swimming movements, which produced no effect. Mistakenly believing that his clothes were making him heavier and impeding his movement, Hobart stripped thus making him fall ten feet onto the ground below, as it were the clothes that were holding him up in the air — they had been charmed by the Levitation Charm, not Hobart himself. He fell completely naked on the ground, breaking sixteen bones, and received a fine for "outrageous silliness" from the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot in 1544.[5]
Hobart returned home, humiliated, where he realised that his spell could make objects levitate for varying lengths of time, depending on the skill of the spell-caster and on the weight of the object. He also concluded that small animals or even children could be levitated, but that they had no control whatsoever of their movement once airborne.[5]
He thus made a second announcement, and an even larger crowd gathered to see his second demonstration of the spell (hoping for another laugh at his expense). Hobart's demonstration was, at first, by far more successful than the first one: he showed the onlookers how he could easily levitate objects ranging from small rocks to fallen trees. Hobart decided that, for a finale, he would levitate the Chief Warlock's hat — what he managed to levitate, however, was the Chief's wig, exposing his bald head to the gathered crowd. The Chief was not amused, and was determined to duel Hobart, but the Warlock levitated the Chief's robes over his head, and ran for it.[5]
This is also the first spell students learn to cast during their Charms lessons in the first year.[1][4] They revise it in the second[6] and their third year.[7] The theoretical Charms O.W.L. exam includes a question on the Levitation Charm.[8] Hermione Granger was the first student in her class to levitate a feather much to Ronald Weasley's annoyance.[1]
Effects
- "He eventually realised that he had invented a spell that would lift objects into the air and could cause them to hover for varying lengths of time, depending on their weight, and the skill of the spellcaster."
- — An excerpt from the entry in Book of Spells[src]
The movement shown on a blackboard
The Levitation Charm appears to be an improvement on both the Levitation Spell and Locomotion Charm and/or the Hover Charm, being able to lift objects high in to the air but also allowing one to magically move them through it as well. It also conveniently defies gravity by lifting objects heavier than a normal person would otherwise be able to carry, as seen when Ron used this on a troll's club, something a first year Hogwarts student would otherwise never be able to do without magic.[1]
- "This charm ought not to be seen as a joke spell. It can be most useful in duels and can lift physical obstacles and can even Levitate small creatures (though this is likely to confuse any poor animal and is certainly not to be encouraged)."
- — An excerpt from Book of Spells.[src]
Despite its strengths, however, the Levitation Charm has one fatal flaw: it does not work on human beings. Though a human can be levitated using this charm, it is actually their clothing that is being affected. The charm is apparently not strong enough to allow a human to do anything more that float a few feet off the air using this method, and therefore does not allow the true flight afforded to most other objects.
Almost anything can be lifted with this spell, although the object levitated depends on the skill of the caster and the weight of the object.[5]
Known uses
- Ron Weasley: "Wingardium Leviosa!"
- Hermione Granger: "You're saying it wrong. It's Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the 'gar' nice and long."
- Ron Weasley: "You do it, then, if you're so clever"
- — Hermione being condescending toward Ron[src]
| Caster(s) | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jarleth Hobart | 1544 | The first use of the spell was that of Hobart using it on himself as he leapt from the roof of a local church, remaining suspended in mid-air for a brief period of time before the crowd of wizards gathered to watch his new spell.[5] |
| Delphini | 31 October, 1981 | Delphini used this spell to attack Harry Potter with a church pew, but failed to do so as Harry rolled over to avoid being crushed under it.[9] |
| Draco Malfoy | 31 October, 1981 | Draco used this spell to elevate Delphini in the air and out of sight.[9] |
| Harry Potter | ||
| 18 June, 1996 | He later used it during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in the Brain Room in an attempt to remove some brains from himself, which managed to attack him.[10] | |
| 27 July, 1997 | Harry used the spell during the Battle of the Seven Potters to levitate the side-car he was sitting in after it was separated from the motorbike it was connected too.[11] | |
| Hermione Granger | 31 October, 1991 |
Hermione was the first student in her charms class to master the spell in the first lesson; whilst doing so she attempted to teach Ron Weasley how to correctly cast the spell, much to his annoyance.[1]   |
| 30 December, 1997 | Six years later she cast the spell again to move Ron from wreckage in Xenophilius Lovegood's house after an Erumpent horn exploded.[12] | |
| Lee Jordan | 1996 | Lee used this spell twice to levitate Nifflers into Dolores Umbridge's office to annoy her; however, eventually another of his teachers, Rubeus Hagrid got blamed for it instead.[8] |
| Ron Weasley | 31 October, 1991 |
Ron used this spell to defeat a Mountain Troll which Professor Quirrell had let into the school.[1] |
| 2 May, 1998 | He also used the spell again seven years later to levitate a twig in order to press the knot on the tree that was trying to beat him up which would freeze the aforementioned tree.[13] | |
| Bill Weasley | August, 1994 | Used this spell to levitate the table to fight table levitated by his brother Charlie.[14] |
| Charlie Weasley | Used this spell to levitate the table to fight table levitated by his brother Bill.[14] | |
| Rita Skeeter | 13 November, 1994 | Used it non-verbally to levitate the candles in the Broom cupboard.[15] |
| Minerva McGonagall | 1 May, 1998 | McGonagall used this spell during the Ousting of Severus Snape, causing a torch to fly off of its bracket and spin around, creating a wild movement of flames similar to that of a lasso in an attempt to thwart the Death Eater.[16] |
| Severus Snape | October 1996 | Snape may have used this spell so that he could examine a cursed necklace without touching it, though that might have been a Hover Charm.[17] |
- The fictional character Babbitty Rabbity may have used this spell to levitate a horse, in the tale of Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump, found in The Tales of Beedle the Bard.[18]
Known practitioners
![Jarleth Hobart[5]](/wiki/File:JarlethHobart.png "JarlethHobart.png (323 KB)")
![Filius Flitwick[1][19]](/wiki/File:Filius_Flitwick_profile.jpg "Filius Flitwick profile.jpg (21 KB)")
![Minerva McGonagall[16]](/wiki/File:Mcgonagall.jpg "Mcgonagall.jpg (54 KB)")
![Rita Skeeter[15]](/wiki/File:Rita_skeeter_1.png "Rita skeeter 1.png (219 KB)")
![Hermione Granger[1][12]](/wiki/File:Hermione_Granger_OOTP_profile.jpg "Hermione Granger OOTP profile.jpg (108 KB)")
![Ronald Weasley[1][13]](/wiki/File:OOTP_promo_front_Ron_cropped.jpg "OOTP promo front Ron cropped.jpg (191 KB)")
![Harry Potter[20][10][11]](/wiki/File:OOTP_promo_front_Harry_cropped.jpg "OOTP promo front Harry cropped.jpg (131 KB)")
![Colin Creevey[21]](/wiki/File:Colin_Creevey_OOTPG.jpg "Colin Creevey OOTPG.jpg (20 KB)")
![Dean Thomas[8][21]](/wiki/File:OOTP_promo_Dean_Thomas.png "OOTP promo Dean Thomas.png (6.09 MB)")
![William Weasley[14]](/wiki/File:Bill_Weasley_2.jpg "Bill Weasley 2.jpg (152 KB)")
![Charles Weasley[14]](/wiki/File:Charlie_PM.jpg "Charlie PM.jpg (530 KB)")
![Fred Weasley[21]](/wiki/File:Fred_HS_TDH_promo.jpg "Fred HS TDH promo.jpg (209 KB)")
![George Weasley[21]](/wiki/File:DH_promo_front_closeup_George_Weasley.jpg "DH promo front closeup George Weasley.jpg (179 KB)")
![Lee Jordan[8]](/wiki/File:Leejordan_OoTP.PNG "Leejordan OoTP.PNG (91 KB)")
![Katie Bell[22]](/wiki/File:Katie_Bell_infobox.jpg "Katie Bell infobox.jpg (362 KB)")
![Luna Lovegood[21]](/wiki/File:Luna_Lovegood.jpg "Luna Lovegood.jpg (964 KB)")
![Sirius Black[21]](/wiki/File:OOTP_promo_front_closeup_Sirius_Black.jpg "OOTP promo front closeup Sirius Black.jpg (724 KB)")
![Draco Malfoy[8][23]](/wiki/File:Draco_Malfoy_hp6.jpg "Draco Malfoy hp6.jpg (21 KB)")
![Delphini[9]](/wiki/File:Delphini_Diggory.jpg "Delphini Diggory.jpg (311 KB)")
![Quirinus Quirrell[24]](/wiki/File:Quirinus_Quirrel.jpg "Quirinus Quirrel.jpg (93 KB)")
![Tom Riddle[24]](/wiki/File:Lord_Voldemort_Tom_Marvolo_Riddle_Original_Appearance.jpg "Lord Voldemort Tom Marvolo Riddle Original Appearance.jpg (372 KB)")
![Jacob's sibling[25]](/wiki/File:Jacob%27s_sibling_generic.png "Jacob's sibling generic.png (175 KB)")
![Ivy Warrington[26]](/wiki/File:Ivy_Warrington_from_Harry_Potter_Magic_Awakened.png "Ivy Warrington from Harry Potter Magic Awakened.png (479 KB)")
Etymology
Wingardium is a composite word, based on: English to wing meaning "to fly" (e.g. the plane winged skywards[27]); arduus (meaning "high, tall, lofty, steep, proudly elevated"[28][29]) or arduum (meaning "steep place, the steep"[28][30]); and the common Latin ending -ium. Leviosa probably derives from Latin levo, meaning to "raise, lift up", or levis, meaning light (of weight).[28][31] Altogether, therefore, the incantation could best be read as "lift up high".
Behind the scenes
Hermione Granger levitating a feather with this charm as a POP! Vinyl
- Whilst it was originally assumed that this spell and the Hover Charm were the same, they are not; the Hover Charm makes the target hover, whereas this one is always described as making it fly.
- In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the trio does not use this spell to stop the Whomping Willow from moving, although they do know it. It is only in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that they use the spell to stop the tree.
- In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film), Harry Potter uses this charm to levitate two cupcakes for Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe to eat, containing Sleeping Draught, where as in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, they simply leave the cakes on the banisters of the Grand Staircase.
- As a homage to the scene in the film, the PC version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) had feathers flying out of the wand when the spell was used.
- In the GBC video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, this spell is used to lift small enemies (havling no effect on large ones), and will deal damage depending on the target (e.g. if it is very light, flying, or, has a shell, it deals very little damage).
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, the Mending Charm is not present, Wingardium Leviosa is used instead as repairing charm. It levitates broken LEGO pieces to form a new or previous object.
- Although this spell canonically produces no visible effects (apart from its actual spell effect of levitation) - a possible sign of its simplicity - it sometimes does in other HP media. For example, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire the spell connects objects and wand via a yellow stream of light continually released from the wand tip whereas in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GBA version) a blue orb of magical energy is shot at the target. In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 a pink glow appears around the object and levitates it.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 the Levitation Charm is also a double up of the Cruciatus Curse for Death Eaters. It works the same way as the Levitation Charm by lifting it's victim off the ground, but instead it causes them to writhe and scream.
- This spell's incantation is Warwick Davis's favourite line,[32] and his favourite spell in the series.[33]
- In The LEGO Batman Movie, Lord Voldemort uses the incantation of this spell for effects normally completely unrelated to it, emitting a green light similar to the Killing Curse and transfiguring people into fish.
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)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (GBA and PS1 versions only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (GBA version only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Nintendo DS version only)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Possible appearance)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Dimensions
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter: Spells
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: The Wand Collection (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Spells - see this video
- ↑ See this image from J. K. Rowling's Pottermore.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 5 (The Duel) - Charms Lesson "Wingardium Leviosa"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Four, Scene Eleven
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 34 (The Department of Mysteries)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 20 (Xenophilius Lovegood)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 32 (The Elder Wand)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 5 (Weasley's Wizard Wheezes)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30 (The Sacking of Severus Snape)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- ↑ Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- ↑ Wing, definition of
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Latin word list
- ↑ Arduus, meaning of
- ↑ Arduum, meaning of
- ↑ Levis, meaning of
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3FP-nmkFL0&feature=relmfu
- ↑ https://www.pottermore.com/news/what-are-the-harry-potter-cast-members-favourite-hogwarts-classes
| The Standard Book of Spells | |||||
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| Charms included in the series: Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locking Spell (Colloportus) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Nonverbal spell · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Skurge Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) | |||||