- "Bolts of electricity rip from the sky and blast the enemies"
- — Folio Triplicus[src]
The Tempest Jinx, (also known simply as "Tempest") (incantation unknown) is an atmospheric Jinx that causes bolts of lightning to strike from a cloudy sky at the target.[1]
History
- "Still driving the carriage, Grindelwald swirls his wand in the air toward the surrounding storm clouds. One by one, forks of lightning strike the broomstick riders, knocking each in turn from the sky."
- — Grindelwald unleashing this spell on several Aurors.[src]
On 30 May 1927, Gellert Grindelwald used this spell to attack several Aurors following him during his escape from custody when an Incarceration Carriage was holding a restrained Abernathy, who had assumed Grindelwald's appearance using Human Transfiguration.[2]
Known practitioners
![Gellert Grindelwald[2]](/wiki/File:Gellert_Grindelwald_publicity_still.jpg "Gellert Grindelwald publicity still.jpg (313 KB)")
Behind the scenes
- In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this jinx can only be cast by using Chocolate Frog Card combinations.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (GBC only) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (GBC only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald