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Question 1

What does the spell Evanesco do?

Answer 1

Causes an item to dissolve away, as if it had never existed

Question 2

You’re being attacked by Dementors! What spell do you use to summon your Patronus and drive them away?

Answer 2

Expecto Patronum!

Question 3

Which spell disarms its target, knocking their wand or other weapon out of their hands?

Answer 3

Expelliarmus!

Question 4

This spell is somewhat ridiculous, serving to turn an animal into a water goblet. Name the spell…

Answer 4

Fera Verto.

Question 5

Does the spell Finite Incantatem… a) render a wand useless temporarily, b) stop any spell, or c) cause someone to lose the ability to sing?

Answer 5

b) Finite Incantatem ends immediately any spell with a prolonged effect.

Question 6

The spell Tom Riddle used to write his anagram in the Chamber of Secrets air with lines of flame was…

Answer 6

…Flagrate.

Question 7

What does the spell Flipendo do?

Answer 7

Also known as the knockback jinx; pushes or flips something backwards

Question 8

In his first Potions lesson, Neville Longbottom made a disastrous potion. It caused him to break out in boils, making it something like a spell in liquid form, which was…

Answer 8

…Furmunculus.

Question 9

You’re hosting a tea party for two, but realized you only have one dessert pastry. Which spell do you use to duplicate the pastry, and thus have enough for both you and your guest?

Answer 9

Geminio.

Question 10

Which spell forces a shape-shifted human or werewolf to resume their human form?

Answer 10

Homorphus.

Question 11

This spell immobilizes its target, making it useful as a defense or counterattack. Name the spell…

Answer 11

Immobulus!

Question 12

Does the spell Impedimenta… a) put up an force field to slow someone or something that is coming at you, b) cause a low stone wall to rise out of the ground, or c) influence fate to impede someone’s progress on a task?

Answer 12

a) Harry used this spell quite a bit in the maze at the Triwizard Tournament.

Question 13

What does the spell Imperio do?

Answer 13

The third Unforgivable Curse. Allows the user to assume complete control of another person

Question 14

You’re carrying your schoolbooks across the Hogwarts grounds when it suddenly starts raining. Which spell do you use to repel water from your books so they won’t get soaked?

Answer 14

Impervius.

Question 15

Which spell brings an object to you and “locks” it there?

Answer 15

Incarcerous.

Question 16

This spell serves to light a fire wherever your wand is pointing. Name the spell…

Answer 16

Incendio.

Question 17

Does the spell Legilimens… a) cause smudged or hidden writing to become readable, b) give you access to another’s mind and memories, or c) make whatever your wand’s pointing at grow legs?

Answer 17

b) Legilimens is also the name for someone accomplished at using this spell, like Professor Snape or You-Know-Who.

Question 18

For bullying, Professor Moody turned Malfoy into a white ferret. He then bounced him bodily up and down in the air using the spell…

Answer 18

…Levicorpus.

Question 19

What does the spell Liberacorpus do?

Answer 19

“Liberates” or frees a body that has been caught up by the Levicorpus spell

Question 20

During his first year, a Slytherin performed the Leg-Locker curse on Neville Longbottom with the incantation…

Answer 20

…Locomotor Mortis.

Question 21

You’re on your way to class when Peeves floats in and blows out all the lamps! Which spell do you use to light the tip of your wand and find your way through the pitch-black hall?

Answer 21

Lumos (or Lumos Maximus for more light).

Question 22

Which spell uproots a tree and moves it to another place with its life and health intact?

Answer 22

Mobiliarbus.

Question 23

This spell moves a human or animal body, living or dead, from one place to another. Name the spell…

Answer 23

Mobilicorpus.

Question 24

Does the spell Nox… a) cause an arrow to load itself into an archery bow, b) force a human or humanoid creature to speak in rhyme, or c) extinguish light and dispel Lumos?

Answer 24

c) If you’re sneaking around the castle after dark and using Lumos to light your way, it’s handy to know this spell as well if Mrs. Norris shows up!

Question 25

What does the spell Obliviate do?

Answer 25

Makes a person “oblivious,” erasing their memories of an event

Question 26

This spell is humorous but impressive, causing flowers to burst forth from the tip of the caster’s wand. Name the spell…

Answer 26

Orchideous.

Question 27

You’re in the Forbidden Forest on detention, when suddenly a young Welsh Green dragon leaps out of a nearby tree, poisonous fangs aimed straight at you! Which spell do you use to petrify it completely and thus stop its charge?

Answer 27

Petrificus Totalus!