Reductor Curse

Reductor Curse
Incantation	Reducto (re-DUCK-toh)
Type	Curse
Hand movement
Light	Blue
Effect	Destroys solid objects

"With this powerful curse, skilled wizards can easily reduce obstacles to pieces. For obvious reasons great care must be exercised when learning and practising this spell, lest you find yourself sweeping up in detention for it is all too easy to bring your classroom ceiling crashing down, or to reduce your teacher's desk to a fine mist."

— Miranda Goshawk

The Reductor Curse (Reducto) is a curse that blasts solid objects to pieces. It is rather easy to reduce a target to a fine mist or a pile of ashes. Harry Potter taught this curse to Dumbledore's Army during the 1995-1996 school year.

History

It is unknown when and who invented this spell. It was used multiple times during the Second Wizarding War. It is also featured in the Wonderbook: Book of Spells and commented on Miranda Goshawk.

This is one of the spells that Harry Potter taught Dumbledore's Army. It was used throughout the Second Wizarding War, such as the Triwizard Tournament and the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

Known uses

" Five different voices behind him bellowed, "REDUCTO!" Five curses flew in five different directions and the shelves opposite them exploded as they hit; the towering structure swayed as a hundred glass spheres burst apart, pearly-white figures unfurled into the air and floated there, their voices echoing from who knew what long-dead past amid the torrent of crashing glass and splintered wood now raining down upon the floor — "

— D.A. members smashing the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy

Caster(s)	Date	Notes
Severus Snape	25 December, 1994	Snape used this on rosebushes at the Yule Ball after his talk with Karkaroff.
Harry Potter	June 1995	Harry learned this spell in 1995 in preparation for the third task of the Triwizard Tournament.
	24 June, 1995	He used it in the hedge maze to try and disperse the Limbo mist that was placed there as an obstacle.
		He used it again when he need to blast away a bush to get through and save Cedric from Victor, who was under the Imperius Curse.
Parvati Patil	Fall 1995	Parvati used this curse during a D.A. to reduce a table to rubble.
Harry Potter	18 June, 1996	This spell was later used during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and resulted in the smashing of the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy.
Hermione Granger
Ginny Weasley
Ron Weasley
Luna Lovegood
Neville Longbottom
Order of the Phoenix member	30 June, 1997	Used to try and get past the Cursed Barrier in The Battle of the Astronomy Tower, the night Albus Dumbledore died

Known practitioners

Ginny Weasley

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

Luna-Lovegood-Deathly-Hallows.jpg

Luna Lovegood

Molly Weasley

Ron Weasley

Neville Longbottom

Parvati Patil

Severus Snape

Jacob's sibling

Etymology

The incantation "reducto" is  Latin for "reduce" or "bring down".

Behind the scenes

Ginny Weasley casting the spell

• In the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), only Ginny casts the Reductor Curse to smash the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy, instead of every D.A. member present.
• In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, The Reductor Curse is the standard offensive spell that enemies, in particular Death Eaters, will cast at the player's character to attack them.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• 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
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Nintendo DS version only)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• LEGO Dimensions
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells