Locomotion Charm

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The Locomotion Charm^[3] (Locomotor)^[1]^[2] is a charm that enables a witch or wizard to levitate a target a few inches off of the ground and then move said object in any given direction^[1]. This spell was described as basic.^[4]

Similarly to the Summoning Charm, a specific object can be moved by saying the object aloud after saying the incantation.^[3]

Known uses

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.^[5]
Filius Flitwick	1995-1996 school year	Flitwick used Locomotor trunks to move Trelawney's belongings back up the main staircase, back to her lodgings.
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.
Fred Weasley	1 September, 1995	Used it on his trunk in 12 Grimmauld Place, causing Ginny Weasley to fall down the stairs.
George Weasley	1 September, 1995
Lavender Brown	June 1996	Practised this charm beside Parvati while studing for her Charms O.W.L.s
Parvati Patil	June 1996	Practised this charm beside Lavender while studing for her Charms O.W.L.s

Known practitioners

Etymology

The incantation is derived from Latin "loco" meaning "place" or "set down"^[8], and "moto" meaning "moving about" or "keep moving"^[9]

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Pottermore - From the Story: Locomotion Charms
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
↑ LEGO Dimensions (see this video)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) identified as a Locomotion Charm in LEGO Dimensions (see this video)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 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.

Charms (class)

Charmbook writers and developers
Delfina Crimp · Miranda Goshawk · Jarleth Hobart · Basil Horton · Randolph Keitch · Levina Monkstanley · Orabella Nuttley · Mnemone Radford · Scarpin · Elliot Smethwyck · Felix Summerbee · Fred Weasley · George Weasley
Professors	Fortinbras · Filius Flitwick
Textbooks	The Standard Book of Spells · Achievements in Charming · Quintessence: A Quest
Charms studied at Hogwarts
Banishing Charm (Depulso) · Cheering Charm · Cistem Aperio · Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Exploding Charm (Bombarda) · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Growth Charm · Hardening Charm (Duro) · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo)· Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locomotion Charm (Locomotor) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Nonverbal spell · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Seize and Pull Charm (Carpe Retractum) · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Shrinking Charm (Reducio) · Silencing Charm (Silencio) · Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) · Skurge Scouring Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Spell for growing legs · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Vinegar into Wine · Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) · Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)

[OP3-0] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)

[PM-1] 2.0 ^2.1 Pottermore - From the Story: Locomotion Charms

[OP31-2] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)

[LEGO-D-3] LEGO Dimensions (see this video)

[FBf-4] 5.0 ^5.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) identified as a Locomotion Charm in LEGO Dimensions (see this video)

[OP26-5] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)

[OP10-6] 7.0 ^7.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 10 (Luna Lovegood)

[loco-7] See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.

[moto-8] See this translation, courtesy of Google Translate.

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