Defodio (Gouging Spell)
Pronunciation: /dɛˈfoʊdioʊ/ de-foh-dee-ohDescription: Can carve or dig out materials, such as stone and steel.Seen/mentioned: Cast by Harry, Ron and Hermione in Deathly Hallows to help dig their way out of the Gringotts Tunnels.[DH Ch.26]
Deletrius
Pronunciation: /dᵻˈliːtriəs/ də-lee-tree-əsDescription: Removes or dismisses the effect of Prior Incantato.Seen/mentioned: Seen only in Goblet of Fire when Amos Diggory gets rid of the echo of the Dark Mark from Harry's wand.[GF Ch.9]
Densaugeo
Pronunciation: /dɛnˈsɔːdʒiːoʊ/ den-saw-jee-ohDescription: Causes the teeth of the recipient to grow at an alarming rate.Seen/mentioned: Seen only in Goblet of Fire, cast by Draco on Harry, which is then deflected onto Hermione.[GF Ch.18]
Deprimo
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛprᵻmoʊ/ dep-rim-ohDescription: A very powerful wind that can loosen and/or soften a variety of things; it can also be used to detach objects.Seen/mentioned: Introduced inDeathly Hallows when Hermione casts this to blast a hole in the Lovegoods' living room floor.[DH Ch.21]
Descendo
Pronunciation: /dɛˈsɛndoʊ/ de-sen-dohDescription: Makes things sink, or go down.Seen/mentioned: Seen twice inDeathly Hallows, it is cast by Ron to magically cause the stairs in his room to descend,[DH Ch.6] and later by Crabbe in the Room of Requirementto lower the wall behind which Ron is hiding.[DH Ch.31]
Diffindo (Severing Charm)
Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪndoʊ/ di-fin-dohDescription: Cuts or rips objects.Seen/mentioned: In Goblet of Firewhen Ron wants to get rid of the lace on his dress robes. In Goblet of Firewhen Harry urgently wants to talk to Cedric he casts this spell to rip his bag, delaying him for class.[GF Ch.9] InHalf-Blood Prince when Harry swaps the cover of the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making with the cover of a new copy, allowing him to keep the Prince's notes under the guise of a new book.
(Disillusionment Charm)
Description: Causes the target to become invisible, or close to it.Seen/mentioned: First in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, when Dumbledore tells Harry that he does not need a cloak to become invisible. In Order of the Phoenix, Moody casts this charm on Harry.[OotP Ch.3, 4] Xenophilius Lovegood mentions, in Deathly Hallows, that Invisibility Cloaks are sometimes created by casting a Disillusionment Charm on a regular cloak.[DH Ch.21]
Duro
Pronunciation: /ˈdjʊəroʊ/ dewr-ohDescription: Makes the object hard.Seen/mentioned: Seen in Deathly Hallows, cast by Hermione while escaping from Death Eaters in Hogwarts.[DH Ch.32]
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Harry Potter (Book Of Spells)
RandomList of spells in Harry Potter Spells in Harry Potter occur in the fictional wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. Magic spells are used by many of thecharacters to achieve useful effects without the benefit of modern techn...
