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- "She was a quite extraordinary witch, you know, but she did like to experiment and one of her spells went rather badly wrong one day."
- —Luna Lovegood regarding her mother's death, caused by her spell inventing[src]
Spell creation is the highly dangerous and mysterious art of creating new spells.
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Nature
Only witches and wizards with great understanding of and skill on magic are known to be able to invent spells. It is unknown what the exact process is to creating spells other than crafting the wand movement and the incantation. What is known is that it is a very difficult, even dangerous process. If something goes wrong the results can prove fatal; an example of this is Pandora Lovegood's experimentation.[1]
Known spell inventors and their creations
- "You dare use my own spells against me, Potter? It was I who invented them — I, the Half-Blood Prince!"
- —Severus Snape regarding his achievements in spell creation to Harry Potter[src]
Name of Crafter | Spells Created | Notes |
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Curses described as 'vile'. Created in Ancient Greece. Also the first person to successfully create a Horcrux.[2][3] | |
Spells described as 'unpleasant'; Created in the Middle Ages.[2][3] | ||
Delfina Crimp was a London clothier in the 15th century; she invented the Severing Charm to help her to accurately cut fabric.[4] | ||
Taught to Eldon Elsrickle, who used it to rob the houses of London, in the early 1600s.[4] | ||
Daisy Pennifold |
Shortly after the change in colour of the Quaffle in spring of 1711, Daisy Pennifold had the idea to enchant the Quaffle so Chasers wouldn't have to dive for it; rather, it would fall slowly and they could catch it in mid-air.[7] | |
First used in 1754 after a riot after a broom race left the Coliseum in ruins.[4] | ||
First used to illuminate a corner in which she had dropped a quill in the Department of Mysteries; Invented in 1772.[4] | ||
Invented (c. 1929) with his partner Randolph Keitch.[8] | ||
Invented c. 1930s. As the youngest child in a large family, Miranda Goshawk often found it difficult to make herself heard, and developed this hex to give her sisters a piece of her mind: she cast it on her sister Diadema, so that she returned clothes she borrowed without permission; on her sister Romilda to keep her out of her room; on her sister Tangwystl when she wanted to keep her quiet so she could finish her homework.[4] | ||
Communication using Patronus Charms |
Utilised during the Second Wizarding War. Invented by Albus Dumbledore using his own original designs. | |
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Used as the sign of the Death Eaters. Created during, or shortly prior to, the First Wizarding War.[9] Voldemort stated that a few spells of his own invention were used in the process of creating a rudimentary body.[10] | |
All spells recorded in his copy of Advanced Potion Making were also crafted by him. Created between 1976 and 1978.[11][12][13] | ||
Gilderoy Lockhart |
Invented this vainglorious spell, sometime between 1975 and 1982, during his time as a Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, to shoot a glowing, holographic image of his own face into the sky, similar to the Dark Mark.[14] | |
Created the Star Shower Spell with help from Charlie Weasley and Severus Snape in the 1988–1989 school year.[15] | ||
Badeea Ali and Ben Copper |
A stronger version of the Knockback Jinx invented in the 1989–1990 school year.[16] | |
Invented a modified version of the Cursed barrier, which prevented any Death Eaters bearing the Dark Mark from entering a vicinity.[17] |
Behind the scenes
- It is possible that Antonin Dolohov invented his signature curse as he is the only Death Eater shown using it and demonstrated a certain sadistic pride when he successfully cast it against Hermione during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.[18]
- Lord Voldemort likely invented some of the protective spells he used in the hiding places of his Horcruxes, such as the Gaunt Shack and the Horcrux Cave. These spells were dark in nature and difficult for even Albus Dumbledore to penetrate.
- It is possible that Hermione Granger invented the Four-Point Spell, as she particularly searched it for Harry Potter (who is the only person who used it) and the incantation is English.[19]
- It is also likely that she invented the Dumbledore's Army parchment jinx, given the apparent lack of a counter-jinx or cure apart from the boils fading on their own, as well as being specifically stated to identify traitors from the army.[20]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Possible appearance)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (First appearance)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Possible appearance)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Indirectly mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 38 (The Second War Begins)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ J. K. Rowling's official site
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 9 (The Development of the Racing Broom)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 9 (The Dark Mark)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12 (Silver and Opals)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 28 (Flight of the Prince)
- ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Gilderoy Lockhart" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 23 (Mischief Masterpiece)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 18 (Into the Forest)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 5 (Wherefore Art Thou, Weasleys?)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
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