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|name = Skurge Charm
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|incantation = ''Skurge''<ref name="COSG PC">{{COS|G}} - PC version</ref>
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|hand = [[File:Skurge wand movement COSG PC.png|75px]]
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|light = Green<ref name="COSG C"/> or blue<ref name="COSG PC"/>
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|effect = *Cleans [[ectoplasm]]<ref name="COSG PC"/><ref name="COSG C"/>
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*Frightens [[ghost]]s and other [[spirit]]s<ref name="COSG GBA">{{COS|G}} - GBA version</ref><ref name="COSG PC"/>
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{{Quote|There is a way of cleaning away [[ectoplasm]] without resorting to a can of [[Mrs Skower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover|Mrs Skower's Magical Mess Remover]], and this is with an effective [[Scouring Charm|scouring charm]] such as Skurge.|[[Miranda Goshawk]], ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'', Chapter 6 ⁠(''Cleanliness Equals Wizardliness'')|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)}}
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The '''Skurge Charm''' (''Skurge'') was a [[charm]] that could be used to clean up the sticky green [[ectoplasm]] created by passing [[ghost]]s.<ref name="COSG PC"/><ref name="COSG C">{{COS|G}} - Console versions</ref> It could also be used to frighten [[spirit]]s, such as the aforementioned [[ghost]]s, as well as [[poltergeist]]s.<ref name="COSG PC" /><ref name="COSG GBA"/> It was not be confused with the more versatile [[Scouring Charm]].
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==History==
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The Skurge Charm was [[Spell creation|invented]] sometime after [[1492]]. Before its invention, [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]] had to use shovels to get rid of [[ectoplasm]].<ref name="COSG GBA" />
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{{Quote|Welcome to Charms class. Today we shall be learning the Skurge Charm.|Professor Flitwick teaching second year Charms in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PC, Mac)}}
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This was a rather basic [[spell]], as it was taught by [[Professor]] [[Filius Flitwick]] to [[second year|second-year]] [[Charms (class)|Charms]] students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="COSG PC" /> It is also included in ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'' by [[Miranda Goshawk]], as well as [[Skurge spellbook|another spellbook]] that could be found in the [[Hogwarts Library]].<ref name="COSG C" />
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==Practitioners==
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==Behind the scenes==
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*This is the counter-charm to the cut [[Ecto Spell]].
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*[[Miranda Goshawk]] claims in ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'' that this is one of many [[Scouring Charm]]s, perhaps indicating that there are many, each with a different purpose.<ref name="COSG C" />
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*This spell is not shown in the edition of ''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2]]'' given on {{PM}}.<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref>
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*As this was referred to as a [[Scouring Charm]] before it ever made an appearance in the books, this may simply be an early form of it, and is therefore distinctly different.
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==Appearances==
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 3 April 2024

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This article is about the charm to clear ectoplasm. You may be looking for the more versatile Scouring Charm.

"There is a way of cleaning away ectoplasm without resorting to a can of Mrs Skower's Magical Mess Remover, and this is with an effective scouring charm such as Skurge."
— Miranda Goshawk, The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2, Chapter 6 ⁠(Cleanliness Equals Wizardliness)[src]

The Skurge Charm (Skurge) was a charm that could be used to clean up the sticky green ectoplasm created by passing ghosts.[1][2] It could also be used to frighten spirits, such as the aforementioned ghosts, as well as poltergeists.[1][3] It was not be confused with the more versatile Scouring Charm.

History

The Skurge Charm was invented sometime after 1492. Before its invention, wizards and witches had to use shovels to get rid of ectoplasm.[3]

"Welcome to Charms class. Today we shall be learning the Skurge Charm."
— Professor Flitwick teaching second year Charms in 1992[src]

This was a rather basic spell, as it was taught by Professor Filius Flitwick to second-year Charms students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1] It is also included in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk, as well as another spellbook that could be found in the Hogwarts Library.[2]

Practitioners

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PC version
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - Console versions
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBA version
  4. ↑ Pottermore
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