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Revision as of 06:13, 20 August 2009
- "Your adversary has no warning about what kind of magic you are about to perform, which gives you a split-second advantage."
- — Hermione Granger paraphrasing from the Standard Book of Spells, Grade 6[src]
A nonverbal spell is a spell which is performed without saying the incantation out loud. Performing spells nonverbally is very difficult and requires a good deal of practice, as it requires concentration and mental discipline alone. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry begins teaching nonverbal magic to students in their sixth year in Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms, and Transfiguration. Harry Potter noted that several students in his class looked "liked they had received an overdose in U-No-Poo", a substance that causes constipation, while attempting nonverbal spells.[1]
Effectiveness
Some spells, such as Levicorpus, are easier to perform nonverbally than others. Most spells, however, seem to be less effective than normal when the incantation is not said. For example, the unnamed curse that critically injured Hermione Granger during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries might have been fatal had Antonin Dolohov not been silenced when he used it, according to Hogwarts nurse Poppy Pomfrey.[2]
Known Uses
Caster(s) | Spell | Notes |
---|---|---|
Rubeus Hagrid | Unknown, possibly Incendio | Conjured fire in 1991, using his umbrella.[3] |
Quirinus Quirrell | Unknown, possibly Incarcerous | Conjured ropes in 1991.[3] |
Arthur Weasley | Unknown, possibly Oculus Reparo | Repaired Harry Potter's glasses with a nonverbal spell in Diagon Alley.[4] |
The memory of Tom Marvolo Riddle | Unknown writing spell, possibly Flagrate | in the Chamber of Secrets.[4] |
Remus Lupin | Conjured a "handful of flames" | On his way to Hogwarts in 1993. He also did this without using his wand.[5] |
Remus Lupin | Unknown spell that had a shower of sparks, possibly Alohomora or equivalent | Opened the cupboard containing the Boggart during the Gryffindor's first defence lesson .[5] |
Remus Lupin | Unknown transfiguration spell, has a flash of blue-white light. Spell simultaneously performed by Sirius Black | Used to force Peter Pettigrew out of his Animagus form in the Shrieking Shack.[5] |
Sirius Black | Unknown transfiguration spell, has a flash of blue-white light. Spell simultaneously performed by Remus Lupin | Used to force Peter Pettigrew out of his Animagus form in the Shrieking Shack.[5] |
Remus Lupin | Unknown, possibly Incarcerous | Conjured ropes to restrain Peter Pettigrew in the Shrieking Shack. [5] |
Fleur Delacour | Aguamenti | Conjured water during the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.[6] |
Peter Pettigrew | Unknown, possibly Incarcerous | Conjured ropes in 1995.[6] |
Marietta Edgecombe | Aguamenti | Conjured water during the first DA meeting.[7] |
Kingsley Shacklebolt | Memory Charm | deleted Marietta Edgecombe's memory of the DA meetings.[2] |
Antonin Dolohov | A Darkcurse | Against Hermione Granger during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries after she silenced him.[2] |
Bellatrix Lestrange | Unknown, but most likely the Killing Curse | In 1996, she used a nonverbal Curse with a green jet of light to kill a fox. |
Nymphadora Tonks | Patronus Charm | Conjured her Werewolf Patronus without saying the incantation in 1996. |
Severus Snape | Unknown, a spell that opened the main gates of Hogwarts, which had recently been fortified by enhanced protective enchantments. | In 1996, he used a nonverbal spell to open the Hogwarts gates. It is unlikely that this was Alohomora since Harry had tried this before, although he had been outside the gates instead of inside like Snape was. |
Fred Weasley | Transfigured a sprout knife into a paper airplane | Ron Weasley threw the knife at him, and Fred transfigured it "with one lazy flick of his wand" without speaking any sort of incantation.[1] |
Bellatrix Lestrange | Unknown, possibly Incendio or Fiendfyre | During the Christmas holiday in 1996, Bellatrix attacked the Burrow and surrounded the building with a ring of flame. |
Hermione Granger | Shield Charm | The first one in her Defence Against the Dark Arts class to perform nonverbal magic successfully. She continually used nonverbal spells in Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Potions, and Transfiguration.[1] |
Harry Potter | Levicorpus | Though Harry found nonverbal magic very difficult to do, he was eventually able to cast this spell, which is meant for nonverbal use, nonverbally.[1] |
Albus Dumbledore | Immobilus | Immobilized Harry Potter while he was under his Invisibility cloak right before being disarmed by Draco Malfoy. This allowed Harry to witness Severus Snape kill Albus Dumbledore.[1] |
Severus Snape | Unknown, possibly Protego | Deflected several curses cast at him by Harry Potter in 1997.[1] |
Antonin Dolohov | Unknown, possibly Incarcerous | Used against Ron Weasley in a skirmish on Tottenham Court Road.[8] |
Remus Lupin | Spell that with a loud bang sends victim flying back as if punched | Used against Harry Potter during their argument in Grimmauld Place in 1997.[8] |
Hermione Granger | Stunning Spell | She silently stunnedMafalda Hopkirk as part of the infiltration of the Ministry of Magic.[8] |
Hermione Granger | Orchideous | Hermione nonverbally conjured a wreath of Christmas roses for Harry Potter to place on his parents's graves in Godric's Hollow when they visited the village on December 24, 1997.[8] |
Hermione Granger | Stinging Hex | Jinxed Harry Potter's face in an attempt to hide his identity when she, Harry, and Ron were caught by Snatchers in 1998.[8] |
Minerva McGonagall | Patronus Charm | Conjured three Patronuses to alert the other Heads of Houses to the upcoming battle in 1998.[8] |
Hermione Granger | Unknown, possibly Blasting Curse or Blasting Charm | With a "deafening blast from her wand" but no incantation, Hermione repelled Fenrir Greyback from an injured Lavender Brown during the Battle of Hogwarts.[8] |
Known Practitioners
The following is a list of Wizards and witches known to have nonverbally performed spells that are usually performed with an incantation.
- Fleur Delacour[6]
- Antonin Dolohov[2]
- Albus Dumbledore[1]
- Marietta Edgecombe [7]
- Filius Flitwick
- Hermione Granger[1] [8]
- Rubeus Hagrid [3]
- Bellatrix Lestrange [1]
- Remus Lupin[5] [8]
- Draco Malfoy[1]
- Minerva McGonagall[8]
- Peter Pettigrew[6]
- Quirinus Quirrell [3]
- Kingsley Shacklebolt[2]
- Severus Snape[1]
- Nymphadora Tonks [1]
- Lord Voldemort
- Arthur Weasley[4]
- Bill Weasley [1]
- Fred Weasley[1]
- Madam Malkin[1]
Possible Uses
- Fred and George Weasley may have performed nonverbal magic while practicing Expelliarmus by surreptitiously disarming Zacharias Smith at the first meeting of Dumbledore's Army.[2]
- Harry Potter may have performed nonverbal magic when he cast his Patronus during the Battle of Hogwarts.[9]
- Molly Weasley may have killed Bellatrix Lestrange with a nonverbal spell during the Battle of Hogwarts; an incantation was not mentioned, but the spell itself was not mentioned either, nor were any of the other spells they used during the duel.[8]
- Hermione Granger may have used Wingardium Leviosa in the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to levitate the prophecies to smash one of the Death Eaters chasing them.
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 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ In Ch. 32 of Deathly Hallows, Harry casts his Patronus at Luna Lovegood's urging and with great effort. No incantation is mentioned, but Harry's perception of sound at the time was severely distorted by the presence of many Dementors, and there is also no mention of the others who also cast the Patronus speaking the incantation. It is also not specifically stated to be a nonverbal or silent use. See this article's talk page for more information.