Memory Charm -
Memory Modifying Charm -
messenger spell -
Meteolojinx Recanto -
Mobiliarbus -
Mobilicorpus -
Mors Mordre -
Muffliato -
Muggle-Repelling Charm
Memory Charm
See OBLIVIATE.
Memory Modifying Charm
See OBLIVIATE.
messenger spell
no incantation used
Sends a magical messenger to someone in the form of the caster's Patronus.
Dumbledore sent a message to Hagrid using this spell. He simply pointed his wand in the direction of Hagrid's cabin and sent the messenger without saying a word. Hagrid came directly to Dumbledore, which suggests that it is possible to retrace the messenger's path (GF28).
Tonks sent a message to Hagrid to come get Harry at the gates of Hogwarts, but Snape got the message instead (HBP8).
This spell is the method of communication used between members of the Order of the Phoenix that
JKR mentioned on her website.
Cast by Kingsley Shacklebolt to send a message to the wedding guests at the Burrow; his Patronus is a lynx (DH8).
Cast by Arthur Weasley to send a message to the Burrow announcing the arrival of the Minister for Magic (DH7) and later to send a message to Harry, Ron, and Hermione; his Patronus is a weasel (DH9).
Hermione said she had been practicing and thought she could cast this spell (DH9).
McGonagall cast this spell to contact the other three Heads of House just prior to the battle of Hogwarts; non-verbally, she conjured three Patronuses at once and sent them to their destinations, an impressive feat (DH30).
Meteolojinx Recanto (mee-tee-OH-lo-jinx ree-CAN-toh)
Halts a spell that is causing rain.
"meteorologia" Gr. meteorology + "jinx" + "recanto" L. to recant; to charm back, charm away
Arthur Weasley recommended this to Ron while the latter was disguised as Reg Cattermole, saying it had worked for Bletchley (DH13).
Mobiliarbus (MO-bi-lee-AR-bus)
"mobilis" L. movable + "arbor" L. tree
Moves a tree (PA10).
The basic spell for moving something starts with the "Mobili-" prefix. It is up to the caster to be able to tack on the correct Latinate word for the object to be moved, in this case a tree. It seems unlikely that there is a "standard" spell for moving a tree to one side!
Mobilicorpus (MO-bi-lee-COR-pus)
"mobilis" L. movable + "corpus" L. body
Moves a body.
The basic spell for moving something starts with the "Mobili-" prefix. In this case, the Latin word for "body" is tacked on the end.
Remus Lupin used this spell to levitate Snape's unconscious body for transport back to school from the Shrieking Shack (PA19). Unfortunately for Snape, Sirius Black then took over managing the levitation while Lupin covered Wormtail with his wand, and for some reason Sirius didn't seem to be very careful about keeping Snape from bumping into things (PA20).
Thought of the day: "A real friend helps you move a body."
Morsmordre
(mors-MOR-druh)
"The Dark Mark"
"mors" L. death + "mordere" L. to bite
Conjures an immense glowing skull in the sky, comprised of green sparks. There is a snake coming out of the skull's mouth.
This spell is known only to Death Eaters, who send it up in the sky when they kill. The Dark Mark was seen at the Quidditch World Cup in 1994, [Y14], conjured by Barty Crouch Jr. using Harry's wand (GF9)
c.f. PROTEAN CHARM.
Muffliato (muf-lee-AH-to)
"muffle" Eng. to deaden a sound, making it more difficult to hear
Fills the ears of target persons near the caster with an unidentifiable buzzing, so that the caster can hold lengthy conversations without being overheard.
One of the spells Harry learned from the Half-Blood Prince's notes. Hermione disapproved of it and would refuse to talk at all if Harry had cast the spell on anyone in the vicinity (HBP12)
Ron wished Harry had used this when Sprout caught the trio talking in class during their sixth year (HBP14)
Cast by Hermione to help cover up her conversation with Harry and Ron on the night of Harry's seventeenth birthday (DH7).
The corridors at the Ministry of Magic were as hushed as though the Muffliato charm had been cast over the place (DH13).
One of the protective charms cast by Hermione on the campsite (DH14).
See REPELLO MUGGLETUM.
