Post by Prof. Destiny Smith on Apr 25, 2009 19:41:20 GMT -6
Memory Charm
See "Obliviate".
Memory Creation Charm
This piece of magic is quite different from the classic Memory Charm "Obliviate", and rather than deleting memories actually creates convincing false ones in the victim. According to Dumbledore it is a complex piece of magic. The fact that the authorities did not even consider that it might have been done when they obtained Morfin Gaunt's confession of the Riddle murders also shows that it must also be extremely rare. Tom Riddle was something of an expert at it, however, and after he cast it on Morfin, the latter happily provided the authorities with a long and boastful confession [HBP17]. Many years later he used the same trick on Hepzibah Smith's House-Elf Hokey, who subsequently confessed to killing her mistress, something which had actually been carried out by Tom, of course [HBP20].
Meteolojinx Recanto
From the Greek "meteorologia", which is the basis of the English word "meteorology", the study of weather conditions, and the Latin "recanto", meaning "I charm away".
When Ron, disguised as Reg Cattermole, was having some difficulties stopping it raining in Yaxley's office in the Ministry of Magic, Arthur suggested that this spell might do the trick as it had worked for Bletchley. Based on this recommendation, and also the name of the spell, it is likely that this spell counters weather jinxes and removes their effects [DH13].
Mobili-XXXX
"Mobilis" is Latin for "moveable".
When XXXX is replaced by an object, the object is forced to move. Two examples of this spell have been seen so far: Mobiliarbus and Mobilicorpus.
"Arbor" is Latin for "tree", and the Mobiliarbus variant was used by Hermione to move a Christmas Tree in The Three Broomsticks so that she, Ron and Harry could hide behind it and eavesdrop on an interesting conversation. The tree rose a few inches from the ground and moved across much as if she had used Locomotor Tree [POA10].
"Corpus" is Latin for "body", and this variant was used by Remus Lupin to transport Severus Snape's unconscious form back from the Shrieking Shack to the castle after the encounter with Peter Pettigrew. Like the tree, Snape hovered a few inches above the ground, and from this is would appear that Locomotor and Mobili-XXXX are very closely related pieces of magic [POA19].
Morsmordre
From the Latin "mors", meaning "death" and the French "mordre", meaning "to bite". Hence the literal meaning is "to bite death", which is consistent with the name of the Death Eaters, who cast the spell.
This spell produces the Dark Mark, the skull-and-serpent sign used by Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It is very likely that Voldemort invented this piece of magic and teaches it to his followers. Death Eaters are in the habit of casting the Dark Mark wherever they have killed someone. As such, it was the lack of such a Mark over Horace Slughorn's house that gave him away when he tried to get out of coming back to teach at Hogwarts by pretending to have been attacked [HBP4].
Barty Crouch Jnr cast Morsmordre after the Quidditch World Cup final, and was so close to Harry at the time that Harry heard his incantation. The spell created the trademark image of a skull with a snake coming out of its mouth like a tongue, made up of emerald stars blazing in green smoke [GOF9]. It was also cast over Hogwarts when the Death Eaters invaded at the end of Harry's 6th year, although it is unknown who cast it on this occasion [HBP27].
Muffliato
From the English word "muffle".
Muffliato fills the ears of anyone nearby the spell caster with an unidentifiable buzzing. Harry got this spell from the Half-Blood Prince and usually used it to hold conversations in class without being detected [HBP12]. He also used it on Madam Pomfrey's office to cover the sound of Kreacher and Dobby fighting when he wanted them to tail Malfoy to find out what he was up to [HBP19].
Hermione disapproved of this spell, partly because she thought it probably wasn't Ministry approved, but mainly because the Half-Blood Prince invented it. As such, she refused to speak at all if Harry cast it [HBP12]. By the following year she had lost her aversion to it, however, and started to use it as part of the standard protective enchantments used to protect the trio's camping location whilst they were on the run from the Death Eaters [DH14].
Muggle-Repelling Charm
This is a charm that is used to keep Muggles away from things that wizards would prefer them not to see. No harm is done to the Muggles in question, but they are nevertheless overcome by an urge to leave when they encounter such a charm. According to Arthur Weasley, every inch of the gold World Cup Stadium was covered in Muggle-Repelling Charms, which made any Muggles approaching the area suddenly remember an urgent appointment and dash off. Arthur thought this was rather endearing [GOF8].
It is likely that the incantation for the Muggle-Repelling Charm is Repello Muggletum. Hermione cast this spell as part of the regular magical defences used by herself, Harry and Ron when they were on the run from the Death Eaters and were trying to avoid detection [DH14].
See "Obliviate".
Memory Creation Charm
This piece of magic is quite different from the classic Memory Charm "Obliviate", and rather than deleting memories actually creates convincing false ones in the victim. According to Dumbledore it is a complex piece of magic. The fact that the authorities did not even consider that it might have been done when they obtained Morfin Gaunt's confession of the Riddle murders also shows that it must also be extremely rare. Tom Riddle was something of an expert at it, however, and after he cast it on Morfin, the latter happily provided the authorities with a long and boastful confession [HBP17]. Many years later he used the same trick on Hepzibah Smith's House-Elf Hokey, who subsequently confessed to killing her mistress, something which had actually been carried out by Tom, of course [HBP20].
Meteolojinx Recanto
From the Greek "meteorologia", which is the basis of the English word "meteorology", the study of weather conditions, and the Latin "recanto", meaning "I charm away".
When Ron, disguised as Reg Cattermole, was having some difficulties stopping it raining in Yaxley's office in the Ministry of Magic, Arthur suggested that this spell might do the trick as it had worked for Bletchley. Based on this recommendation, and also the name of the spell, it is likely that this spell counters weather jinxes and removes their effects [DH13].
Mobili-XXXX
"Mobilis" is Latin for "moveable".
When XXXX is replaced by an object, the object is forced to move. Two examples of this spell have been seen so far: Mobiliarbus and Mobilicorpus.
"Arbor" is Latin for "tree", and the Mobiliarbus variant was used by Hermione to move a Christmas Tree in The Three Broomsticks so that she, Ron and Harry could hide behind it and eavesdrop on an interesting conversation. The tree rose a few inches from the ground and moved across much as if she had used Locomotor Tree [POA10].
"Corpus" is Latin for "body", and this variant was used by Remus Lupin to transport Severus Snape's unconscious form back from the Shrieking Shack to the castle after the encounter with Peter Pettigrew. Like the tree, Snape hovered a few inches above the ground, and from this is would appear that Locomotor and Mobili-XXXX are very closely related pieces of magic [POA19].
Morsmordre
From the Latin "mors", meaning "death" and the French "mordre", meaning "to bite". Hence the literal meaning is "to bite death", which is consistent with the name of the Death Eaters, who cast the spell.
This spell produces the Dark Mark, the skull-and-serpent sign used by Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It is very likely that Voldemort invented this piece of magic and teaches it to his followers. Death Eaters are in the habit of casting the Dark Mark wherever they have killed someone. As such, it was the lack of such a Mark over Horace Slughorn's house that gave him away when he tried to get out of coming back to teach at Hogwarts by pretending to have been attacked [HBP4].
Barty Crouch Jnr cast Morsmordre after the Quidditch World Cup final, and was so close to Harry at the time that Harry heard his incantation. The spell created the trademark image of a skull with a snake coming out of its mouth like a tongue, made up of emerald stars blazing in green smoke [GOF9]. It was also cast over Hogwarts when the Death Eaters invaded at the end of Harry's 6th year, although it is unknown who cast it on this occasion [HBP27].
Muffliato
From the English word "muffle".
Muffliato fills the ears of anyone nearby the spell caster with an unidentifiable buzzing. Harry got this spell from the Half-Blood Prince and usually used it to hold conversations in class without being detected [HBP12]. He also used it on Madam Pomfrey's office to cover the sound of Kreacher and Dobby fighting when he wanted them to tail Malfoy to find out what he was up to [HBP19].
Hermione disapproved of this spell, partly because she thought it probably wasn't Ministry approved, but mainly because the Half-Blood Prince invented it. As such, she refused to speak at all if Harry cast it [HBP12]. By the following year she had lost her aversion to it, however, and started to use it as part of the standard protective enchantments used to protect the trio's camping location whilst they were on the run from the Death Eaters [DH14].
Muggle-Repelling Charm
This is a charm that is used to keep Muggles away from things that wizards would prefer them not to see. No harm is done to the Muggles in question, but they are nevertheless overcome by an urge to leave when they encounter such a charm. According to Arthur Weasley, every inch of the gold World Cup Stadium was covered in Muggle-Repelling Charms, which made any Muggles approaching the area suddenly remember an urgent appointment and dash off. Arthur thought this was rather endearing [GOF8].
It is likely that the incantation for the Muggle-Repelling Charm is Repello Muggletum. Hermione cast this spell as part of the regular magical defences used by herself, Harry and Ron when they were on the run from the Death Eaters and were trying to avoid detection [DH14].