Spells

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

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

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

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

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

Snitch Jinx • Spells The Snitch Jinx is a delayed-action jinx which writes the word “sneak” across someone’s face in pimples if they break an agreement they sign. This jinx may be an invention of Hermione Granger.    … Read More

Softening Charm — "Spongify" • Spells Softens objects. 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

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

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