Jinxes and hexes

James Potter publicly humiliates Severus Snape for Sirius Black's amusement • Event During a break from testing in their fifth year, the group of Gryffindor friends known as the Marauders – James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius Black – are sitting outside on the Hogwarts grounds near the lake with their classmates. James releases and catches a stolen Snitch, Remus studies, and… Read More

Jelly-Brain Jinx — "none given" • Spells Presumably affects the target’s mental processes. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:52 — 5.4MB)Subscribe: RSS… Read More

Jelly-Legs Jinx — "Locomotor Wibbly" • Spells Causes the target’s legs to wobble uncontrollably. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:52 — 5.4MB)Subscribe: RSS… Read More

Jelly Window Jinx • Spells Turns window glass into a jelly-like substance that can trap anything coming into contact with it (WFT). https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:52 — 5.4MB)… Read More

Jiggery Pokery and Hocus Pocus • Books and Literature Jiggery Pokery and Hocus Pocus is a book of joke and prank spells. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:52 — 5.4MB)Subscribe:… Read More

Jinx on the DADA position • Hogwarts When Professor Merrythought of Hogwarts retired after 50 years as professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, Tom Riddle was a student at Hogwarts. Upon leaving school after his seventh year, he asked then-Headmaster Dippett for a position teaching at Hogwarts, but Dippet told him he wasn’t old enough yet. Read More

Jinxed D.A. Names List • Battles • Hogwarts This list of the DA members’ names with their signatures was jinxed by Hermione Granger. At the formation meeting of the DA in Hogsmeade, Hermione asked the members to sign their names as an agreement that they’ll keep the DA a secret (OP16). Unknowing to them, she jinxed the… Read More

jinxes — "various" • Spells A jinx is a spell cast to cause damage or other negative effect. A jinx is similar to a curse, but typically not as powerful or cast with such negative intention. Jinxes are part of defensive magic, although Umbridge tried to teach that spells should never be used in this… Read More

Jinxes for the Jinxed • Books and Literature Guide to jinxes https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:52 — 5.4MB)Subscribe: RSS… Read More

Jinx to the solar plexus • Spells This unnamed spell hit Rita Skeeter hard at the end of the Quidditch World Cup Final in 2014. Coincidentally, Ginny Weasley shared the press box with Skeeter and had been watching and listening as Skeeter continually denigrated and insulted her family and friends (Pm). https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3… Read More

Josiah Plunkett • Character Josiah Plunkett was a professional referee of Quidditch games who had to deal with two very difficult situations on the pitch (DP3, DP4). https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |… Read More

Jugson • Character Jugson was a Death Eater who fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries (OP35).  In that battle, Harry hit him with a Body-Bind, but Jugson got released from it and took part in the battle in the Death Chamber. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201901-book-two-thoughts.mp3… Read More