Spells

Salvio hexia — "Salvio hexia" • Incantations Specific effect is not given, but the Latin derivation seems to suggest that this affects and possibly augments the other spells being cast. Read More

Scarpin's Revelaspell — "Specialis Revelio" • Spells Used to identify the ingredients of the target potion or the enchantments on a target object. May also be used to untransfigure those who seek to hide their true identities.  … Read More

Schoolbags • Common items • Hogwarts academics Students typically carry bags filled with books, parchment, quills, homework,  wands, potions ingredients and ink. Read More

Scouring Charm — "Scourgify" • Spells Cleans things with pink frothy soap bubbles. Wand movement: a smooth, sinuous motion, like a letter ‘S’ (BOS3)… Read More

sealing spell — "none used" • Spells Seals a roll of parchment with a touch of the wand. Read More

Secrets of the Darkest Art • Books and Literature A book about Horcruxes summoned from Dumbledore’s Office by Hermione Granger (DH6). Read More

Sectumsempra countercurse • Spells Stops the bleeding and closes the wounds made by the Sectumsempra curse (HBP24). Read More

Sectumsempra — "Sectumsempra" • Incantations A violent, Dark Magic spell which cuts and severely injures its target. Without immediate healing, the victim may die. Read More

"Serpensortia" • Incantations Serpensortia is the incantation for a spell which causes a large serpent to burst from the end of the caster’s wand. Read More

Severing Charm — "Diffindo" • Spells Spell to cut something. Wand movement: a jagged, cutting down motion with the wand: up, then slash down and right, then up again (BoS3)… Read More

Shield Charm — "Protego" • Spells This spell creates a magical barrier that will deflect hexes thrown at the caster.  … Read More

Shock Spell • Spells Spell used at St. Mungo’s to treat mental illnesses. Read More

Shrinking Charm — "Reducio" • Spells The Shrinking Charm is a spell that causes an Engorged object to return to its normal size. Read More

Side-Along Apparition — "non-verbal spell" • Magical discipline Side-Along Apparition is a form of instant magical travel in which the Apparator touches someone else, such as a child too young to Apparate, and Apparates with that person as a “passenger”. Read More

Silencing Charm — "Silencio" • Spells Magically silences the target of the spell. Similar to Muffliato… Read More

curtains closed — "none given, usually silent" • Magical effects Closing curtains with a wave of a wand. Read More

wand sparks — "silent with use of wand" • Spells Wand sparks are red or green sparks emitted from the wand, used as a signal. Read More

Silver Instruments in Dumbledore's Office • Magical artifacts In Dumbledore’s day (although not in Armando Dippet’s), the office contained a number of spindly-legged tables supporting various frail “curious silver instruments” (CS12), the function of which Harry did not know. They usually whirred and emitted little puffs of smoke. Read More

sleep, bewitched • Magical effects Puts the target person into a deep sleep; subject is in a state almost like suspended animation and does not breathe for the duration of the spell. Fleur tried to put her dragon into some sort of enchanted sleep during the first task (GF20). Dumbledore placed Cho, Ron, Hermione,… Read More

Slowing Charm • Spells The Slowing Charm was an invisible spell which decreases the speed of a traveling object (CG). Read More

Slug-vomiting Charm — "no incantation given (no, it's not "eat slugs")" • Spells The Slug-vomiting Charm causes the victim to belch up slugs. Read More

Smoke-Ring Charm • Spells A charm to make coloured smoke rings emerge from the tip of one’s wand. Read More

Smokescreen Spell — "Fumos" • Spells Apparently creates a defensive smokescreen while dueling. Read More

Elizabeth Smudgling • Character A duelling competition held on Dartmoor in 1379 was won by the English witch Elizabeth Smudgling, who cleverly used a simple Disarming Charm against her wizard opponent in the final. For this achievement, she became the “Supreme Dueller”. (BoS)… Read More

Snape flees Hogwarts with Draco and other Death Eaters • Event After an encounter with Harry during which Snape admits he was the Half-Blood Prince and shouts that Harry should not call him a coward, Buckbeak the hippogriff attacks Snape and chases him back towards the Hogwarts gates. Snape, along with several other Death Eaters including the Carrows, Thorfinn Rowle and… Read More

Softening Charm — "Spongify" • Spells Softens objects. Read More

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good • Incantations Incantation which opens the Marauders Map (PA10). Read More

Sonorus — "Sonorus" • Incantations Makes the caster’s voice carry over long distances. Reverse “Quietus”… Read More

SpBks: Spell and Potion Books (Pottermore) • Source “SpBks” refers to the text and descriptions of a number of spell and potion books which were part of the Pottermore website until the site changed format in September 2015. Links are included to images archived from the site and information found on the Pottermore Wiki. The… Read More

Spell Damage • Diseases and healing More dangerous and permanent than a normal injury, spell damage is the worst type of wound a witch or wizard can receive. This damage often leave permanent scars or effects. The Janus Thickey Ward at St. Mungo’s is devoted to the care of those most seriously injured by spell damange. Lockhart… Read More

Spells from the Films and Games • Spells The spells on this page may or may not be considered canon. Some of them, such as those from the video games, were apparently created or at least approved by Rowling. Those from the films, however, were probably created by the scriptwriter, Steve Kloves. Many of them don’t really fit… Read More

Sponge-Knees Curse — "none given" • Spells Presumably turns the target’s knees spongy, making it difficult for him or her to walk.  … Read More

The Standard Book of Spells • Books and Literature The Standard Book of Spells is a multi-volume reference work used as a textbook at Hogwarts. The series is divided into “Grades,” with each successive grade containing more difficult and complex spells. The series was written by Miranda Goshawk in the 1900s, probably based on the seminal work… Read More

Stealth Sensoring Spells — "none given" • Magical effects Spells to detect anyone sneaking past them. Can be placed on physical objects such as doors.  … Read More

Stickfast Hex — "Colloshoo" • Spells Sticks the victim’s shoes to the floor. Read More

Stinging Hex — "none given" • Spells The Stinging Hex is a fairly low-powered hex that causes a stinging pain in the victim and leaves a burn mark (OP24). Read More

Stinging Jinx • Spells The Stinging Jinx causes severe pain and swelling to the victim. The effects is a burst of white light (DH23). Read More

Stretching Jinx — "none given" • Spells Presumably causes the target object or creature to stretch (extend in length). Read More

Stunning Spell — "Stupefy" • Spells A commonly-used spell which hurls a bolt of red light, rendering the target of the spell unconscious. Alternate names “Stunner” “Stunning Spell” “Stupefying Charm” The reverse of this spell is “Rennervate”  … Read More

Sturgis Podmore • Character Square-jawed wizard with thick straw-colored hair. Member of the Order of the Phoenix and part of the Advance Guard that helped Harry escape from number four Privet Drive (OP3). Podmore was on guard duty at entrance of the Department of Mysteries on August 31, 1995 when he was apprehended… Read More

Substantive Charm — "none given" • Spells Effect unknown. Read More

Felix Summerbee • Character Felix Summerbee was the inventor of Cheering Charms (FW). Read More

Summoning Charm — "Accio" • Spells The Summoning Charm causes an object to fly to the caster, even over quite some distance; the target object is said to have been Summoned. It would seem that the caster must know at least the general location of the object Summoned. Read More

Supersensory Charm — "none given, possibly silent" • Spells Lets the caster sense things out of his or her line of sight. Read More

Enchantment Remover — "Surgito" • Spells Surgito is the incantation of a spell that can be used to remove an enchantment. In 1927, Newton Scamander used Surgito to lift an enchantment that was placed on Jacob Kowalski by Queenie Goldstein.  The spell caused Jacob to be happy with whatever Queenie wanted but had side… Read More

Switching Spell — "none given" • Spells various, depending on the Transfiguration intended A category of Transfiguration spells that swap one thing for another. Read More