Revulsion Jinx

Revulsion Jinx
Incantation	Relashio (ruh-LASH-ee-oh)
Type	Jinx
Hand movement
Light	Purple or gold
Effect	Forced target to let go

" [...] I forced him to let go with a Revulsion Jinx [...] "

— Hermione explaining her use of the spell on Yaxley

The Revulsion Jinx (Relashio) was a jinx that forced the target to release its grip on whatever it was holding. It worked on both living and inanimate targets, so long as it was holding something.

Description

"The incantation Relashio is used to make something relinquish its hold on another object."

— Description

This jinx appeared as a jet of purple sparks. Underwater, this spell fired a jet of boiling water at whatever the caster was pointing their wand at.

Known uses

"Pointing his wand at the thick cuffs chaining the beast to the floor, he yelled, "Relashio!""

— Harry using this spell to free the Gringott's Dragon

Caster(s)	Date	Notes
Bob Ogden	1925	Used it to knock Marvolo Gaunt backward — away from his daughter, who he was attempting to strangle, because of her love for a Muggle, Tom Riddle Snr.
Newt Scamander	September, 1927	Used it on the chains of a Zouwu inside his magical suitcase.
Dolores Umbridge (possibly)	1995	Possibly used this spell non-verbally to force a kissing student couple away from each other, whilst patrolling the corridors of Hogwarts as High Inquisitor.
Mundungus Fletcher (possibly)	1996	Possibly used this spell non-verbally in 1996 outside the Three Broomsticks, when Harry Potter, angered by Mundungus's plundering of Sirius Black's possessions from 12 Grimmauld Place, grabbed the former by the throat.
Hermione Granger	2 September, 1997	Used it to force chains to withdraw into the arms of a chair in order to free Mary Cattermole from the Muggle-Born Registration Commission when she, Ron, and Harry infiltrated the Ministry of Magic.
		Used it on Corban Yaxley to release her arm, which he grabbed in order to Disapparate with her, Harry, and Ron.
Ron Weasley	March, 1998	Used it on Peter Pettigrew's silver hand in an attempt to prevent it from choking its owner to death, although the spell had no effect whatsoever.
Harry Potter	24 February, 1995	Used it during the second task of the Triwizard Tournament in order to free his ankle from the Grindylow's grip.
	1 May, 1998	Used it on the chains of a dragon during the trio's break-in of Gringotts, in order to facilitate their escape.

Known practitioners

Newton Scamander

Bob Ogden

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

Ronald Weasley

Behind the scenes

Relashio's icon in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells

• Given its effects, it is possible that Relashio may also be able to act as a counter-spell for incarceration spells, Incarcerous and Incarcifors, similar to Emancipare. Relashio may release a victim from the binding ropes conjured via Incarcerous, while it may also free a victim from the prison transfigured from other items using Incarcifors.
• In the film version Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, it was Hermione Granger who used this jinx to free the dragon guarding the high-security vaults in Gringotts Banks during the 1998 Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
• It is possible that Relashio may be related to Emancipare and Liberare, which are also etymologically derived from Latin for "set free". It is however hypothetical in the case of Emancipare, not only due to its conjectural nature, but that it is also similar to The Disarming Charm. It forces the target to drop what the target is holding. Relashio releases a target's grip, thus may disarm them.
• In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Newt is not explicitly said to have removed the Zouwu's harness with a spell, but the film adaptation shows this method to have been this spell.
• In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, the player can learn the Revulsion Jinx by reaching maximum friendship with Fred Weasley, from year six onwards.

Etymology

Probably from the French verb relâcher meaning "to release, to set free", Spanish relajo meaning "to loosen up, to release", or Italian rilascio (pronounced the same way as the spell) meaning "I release".

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 (film) (Possible appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Appears in flashback(s))
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First identified as Revulsion Jinx)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Not identified)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Pottermore
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Possible appearance)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Hogwarts Legacy

See also

• Emancipare