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- "'Locomotor Trunk.' Harry's trunk rose a few inches into the air. Holding her wand like a conductor's baton, Tonks made it hover across the room and out of the door ahead of them, Hedwig's cage in her left hand."
- — Nymphadora Tonks using this charm to move Harry Potter's trunk[src]
The Locomotion Charm[3] (Locomotor)[1][2] was a charm that enabled a witch or wizard to levitate an object a few inches off of the ground and then move said object in any given direction with out having to carry them.[1] It was particularly useful for moving heavy items.[4] This spell was described as basic.[5]
Casting and effects[]
Similarly to the Summoning Charm, a specific object could be moved by saying the name of the object aloud after saying the incantation.[1][6]
In addition to transportation of objects, this spell could also be used to animate objects in order to put them to work around the house, such as making a broom sweep or a spoon stirring a pot on its own.[4]
Known uses[]
- "Parvati and Lavender, who were practising basic locomotion charms, were making their pencil cases race each other around the edge of the table."
- — Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown practising this charm together[src]
| Caster(s) | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Porpentina Goldstein | 6 December 1926 | Tina used a Locomotion Charm to set the table for a dinner she had with her sister, Newton Scamander and Jacob Kowalski.[7] |
| Filius Flitwick | 1988–1989 school year | Taught Jacob's sibling and Diego Caplan this charm.[8] |
| Jacob's sibling | Jacob's sibling used Locomotor Book to practise this charm.[8] | |
| Jacob's sibling or Diego Caplan | Used this charm to make Diego's flan dance at the Great Hogwarts Cook-Off.[8] | |
| Nymphadora Tonks | 5 August 1995 | Tonks used Locomotor trunk in 4 Privet Drive to move Harry Potter's trunk downstairs before flying off to 12 Grimmauld Place.[1] |
| Fred Weasley | 1 September 1995 | Used it on his trunk in 12 Grimmauld Place, causing Ginny Weasley to fall down the stairs.[9] |
| George Weasley | ||
| Filius Flitwick | 8 March 1996 | Flitwick used Locomotor trunks to move Professor Trelawney's belongings back up the Marble Staircase, back to her lodgings.[6] |
| Lavender Brown | June 1996 | Practised this charm beside each other while studing for their Charms O.W.L.s.[3] |
| Parvati Patil |
Known practitioners[]
![Porpentina Goldstein[7]](/wiki/File:Porpentina_Goldstein.png "Porpentina Goldstein.png (3.3 MB)")
![Nymphadora Tonks[1]](/wiki/File:OOTP_promo_front_closeup_Nymphadora_Tonks_blonde.jpg "OOTP promo front closeup Nymphadora Tonks blonde.jpg (586 KB)")
![Filius Flitwick[8][6]](/wiki/File:Filius_Flitwick_profile.jpg "Filius Flitwick profile.jpg (21 KB)")
![Fred Weasley[9]](/wiki/File:Fred_HS_TDH_promo-0.jpg "Fred HS TDH promo-0.jpg (209 KB)")
![George Weasley[9]](/wiki/File:DH_promo_front_closeup_George_Weasley.jpg "DH promo front closeup George Weasley.jpg (179 KB)")
![Lavender Brown[3]](/wiki/File:LavenderBrown_WB_F6_LavenderCrying_Promo_080615_Port.jpg "LavenderBrown WB F6 LavenderCrying Promo 080615 Port.jpg (1.27 MB)")
![Parvati Patil[3]](/wiki/File:Parvati_Patil_headshot.jpg "Parvati Patil headshot.jpg (730 KB)")
![Jacob's sibling[8]](/wiki/File:Jacob%27s_sibling_generic.png "Jacob's sibling generic.png (175 KB)")
![Diego Caplan[8]](/wiki/File:Diego_Caplan.png "Diego Caplan.png (522 KB)")
Etymology[]
The incantation is derived from Latin "loco" meaning "place" or "set down",[10] and "moto" meaning "moving about" or "keep moving".[11]
Appearances[]
This spell's movement in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- Pottermore
- LEGO Dimensions
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in Muggle Studies classes)
- Hogwarts Legacy
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 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pottermore - From the Story: Locomotion Charms dead link
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Locomotion Charm at Wizarding World
- ↑ LEGO Dimensions (see this video)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (identified as a Locomotion Charm in LEGO Dimensions (see this video)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, "THE GREAT HOGWARTS COOK-OFF" Achievement
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 10 (Luna Lovegood)
- ↑ See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.
- ↑ See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.
