The Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus), also known as the Body Freezing Spell, was a curse that temporarily paralysed the opponent. It was often used by
inexperienced or young wizards and witches
in duelling. This curse could be found in Curses and Counter-Curses by Vindictus Viridian.
Why didnt they petrify Peter Pettigrew?
@Paperplane
They thought that two fully qualified wizards (Sirius and Lupin) plus Harry and Hermione were capable of keeping Peter under control, without the need to petrify him
(which would have made him considerably harder to extract from the Shrieking Shack and Whomping Willow).
What is the effect of Petrificus Totalus?
Petrificus Totalus is a spell that
freezes or petrifies the body of the victim, making it incapable of moving, except for the eyes and breathing
. It is also known as the Body-Bind Curse or the Full Body-Bind, the latter being used apparently to differentiate it from Locomotor Mortis, the leg-locker curse.
Is Fiendfyre illegal?
Fiendfyre really seems like one of those spells that should without a doubt be illegal
. It’s powerful and extremely dangerous – even to the caster.
Does Hermione use Petrificus Totalus?
In first year, Hermione used “Petrificus Totalus” on Neville Longbottom to prevent him from stopping Harry while he was saving the Philosopher’s Stone.
What is Levicorpus?
The Dangling Jinx (Levicorpus) was
a jinx, which was intended to be cast nonverbally but the incantation could also be spoken aloud, caused the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle
; the counter-jinx for this jinx was Liberacorpus.
Why didn’t they use Petrificus Totalus on Pettigrew?
The simple explanation is that
Rowling hadn’t invented the stunning spell yet
, so she didn’t know it could be used. If you check the HP Lexicon, the spell’s first use wasn’t until Goblet of Fire. Admittedly Petrificus Totalus has been around since the first book, and likely would have sufficed better than tying him up.
Why did Peter Pettigrew not stun?
Sirius Black and Remus Lupin originally had planned to kill Peter, and they were both quite eager to do it, especially Sirius. The only reason they didn’t was because
Harry didn’t want them to and asked them to let Pettigrew be taken to Azkaban instead of them killing him
.
How do you classify Doxy?
Ministry of Magic Classification
The Doxy, sometimes referred to as the Biting Fairy, is a
small Fairy-like creature
, sometimes mistaken for a Fairy.
What does the Engorgio spell do?
Engorgio is a spell that
enlarges an object
. It means ‘To Fill In’.
What spell is Diffindo?
The
Severing Charm
(Diffindo) was a charm used to precisely and accurately cut something. If used inappropriately, it could cause death or injury.
What else can destroy Horcruxes?
A Horcrux can be destroyed with
Basilisk Venom, Fiendfyre, or the Killing Curse
. The Sword of Gryffindor was useful in destroying Horcruxes because it was imbued with Basilisk Venom when Harry stabbed the monstrous snake in the Chamber of Secrets.
Can you Avada Kedavra a Horcrux?
Avada Kedavra kills. Horcruxes are the opposite of a human being, so foremost
they can’t be killed
as that’s a rather obvious fact about humans.
Who uses Fiendfyre?
Notes: It is only used by
Vincent Crabbe
throughout in Deathly Hallows, who Harry believes learned it from the Carrows. (Alecto Carrow and Amycus Carrow; two Death Eater siblings who taught at Hogwarts for a brief period under Snape’s reign as Headmaster.)
What does leviosa mean in Harry Potter?
The Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) was
a charm used to make objects fly, or levitate
. It was taught to first-years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
What does Expelliarmus mean?
Roughly translated, Expelliarmus – the Disarming Charm – means ‘
to drive out a weapon
‘ and that’s what it does: forces the subject to drop whatever they’re holding. Usually that’s a wand, which is why it’s often seen in duels, and Harry definitely took that to heart, given how much he used it in combat.
What does bombarda mean in Harry Potter?
The Exploding Charm (Bombarda) was
a charm that detonated the target in a small explosion
. One use for this explosion was to blast open sealed doors or to blow bars off of windows.
Did Snape create Sectumsempra?
Sectumsempra was a curse invented by Professor Severus Snape
that lacerates the target and causes severe haemorrhaging. Snape created it as a student of Hogwarts, with the intention of using it against his enemies, likely including the Marauders, and it became one of his specialities.
How did Luna use Levicorpus?
Basically Levicorpus is a spell that “causes the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle,” but in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Luna Lovegood uses it
on a Death Eater in the Ministry of Magic
but it makes the person fly away like when harry used Expelliarmus on Snape in The Prisoner of Azkaban.
Did James Use Levicorpus on Snape?
So in OotP Harry finds out, through Snape’s memories, that his dad bullied Snape and, on that particular memory,
Harry sees James use levicorpus on Snape
.
How does Harry find out Sirius is his godfather?
He remained the best of friends with James and attended James’s wedding to Lily Evans as best man.
When their son Harry was born, James and Lily named Sirius godfather
, thus designating him as Harry’s guardian in the event of their deaths.
How did Percy get Scabbers?
Scabbers was actually Peter Pettigrew in his Animagus form. After tricking Sirius, Pettigrew transformed into a rat and stayed that way for twelve years, from November 1981 to June 1994, living as Percy and then Ron’s pet, Scabbers, in order to hide from the Death Eaters who thought he had betrayed Voldemort.
What house was Sirius Black?
Sirius bucked the trend in the Black family by being sorted into
Gryffindor
as opposed to Slytherin, like the rest of his family. This marked him as being different from the off and him being a Gryffindor – coupled with a significantly more sympathetic disposition – resulted in a rocky relationship with his family.
