To make these easier for those of you unfamiliar with the spells in the series, or just can't be stuffed to remember more than 50 nonsensical words that you'll never need to use in your daily lives, I have made this list, organising the spells by year they are taught! Please note that this is for all purposes a
RECOMMENDATION of the spells your characters are capable of using. Just because I have placed something in a year above your character's year does not mean they can at no time ever use or learn to use the spell.
For future references, all spells can be treated non-verbally. However, only sixth and seventh years students are taught how to do this (because non-verbal spells can go horribly wrong). Although, just because only the sixth and seventh years can do this, doesn't say that they can for every spell - it's a skill not all adults can master, so remember that! There is nothing better than screaming your incantation out.
To make your own spell, fill out this form and post below:
Incantation:
Name of Spell:
Effect:
Year:
Class:
Notes: (optional)
FIRST YEARIncantation: Alohomora
Effect: Used to open and/or unlock doors.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Avifors
Effect: Turns inanimate objects into birds.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Flipendo
Name of Spell: Knockback jinx
Effect: Can be used to 'knock back' an opponent, or blast jars and creatures.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Larcarnum Inflamarae
Effect: A spell that lights cloaks and other garments on fire.
Incantation: Lumos
Name of Spell: Wand-Lighting Spell
Effect: Causes the tip of the caster's wand to light up.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Lumos Solem
Name of Spell: Blueball Flames
Effect: Produces bright blue flames that appear to be water-proof.
Class: Herbology
Incantation: Nox
Effect: Counterspell of Lumos
Class: Charms
Incantation: Locomotor Mortis
Name of Spell: Leg-Locker Curse
Effect: A curse that causes the victim's legs to lock together.
Incantation: Periculum
Effect: A spell that allowed the caster to send out red sparks that look like fireworks from their wand.
Incantation: Petrificus Totalus
Name of Spell: Full Body-Bind Curse
Effect: Renders a victim completely immobile.
Incantation: Reparo
Name of Spell: Mending Charm
Effect: Used to seamlessly mend broken objects.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Wingardium Leviosa
Name of Spell: Hover Charm
Effect: Makes objects levitate.
Class: Charms
SECOND YEARIncantation: Aresto Momentum
Effect: A spell that slows or stops the movement of an object
Class: Charms
Incantation: Diffindo
Name of Spell: Severing Charm
Effect: Cuts or rips objects.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Diminuendo
Name of Spell: Shrinking Charm
Effect: A charm that forces objects to shrink.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Everte Statum
Effect: A spell that can send an opponent flying backwards.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Expelliarmus
Name of Spell: Disarming Charm
Effect: Produces a jet of scarlet light. This spell is used to disarm another wizard, typically by causing the victim's wand to fly out of reach. It can also throw the target backwards when enough power is put into it.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Fera Verto
Effect: A spell that transfigures animals into water goblets
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Finite Incantatem
Effect: Used to cease all spells/spell effects in a surrounding area.
*notes: just “Finite” can be used when the focus is on removing the effect of a spell on a single target.
Incantation: Immobulus
Name of Spell: Freezing Charm
Effect: Renders targets immobile and disables muggle's burglar alarm.
Incantation: Rictusempra
Name of Spell: Tickling Charm
Effect: Causes a victim to buckle with laughter
Incantation: Slugulus Eructo
Name of Spell: Slug-Vomiting Charm
Effect: Causes the victim to burp up slugs and slime for approximately ten minutes.
Incantation: Spongify
Name of Spell: Cushioning Charm
Effect: Creates an unseen softening effect on sitting and landing surfaces.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Tarantallegra
Name of Spell: Dancing Feet Jinx
Effect: Forces another person's legs to begin dancing uncontrollably.
THIRD YEARIncantation: Ascendio
Name of Spell: Ascending Charm
Effect: Lifts the caster/target high into the air.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Bombarda
Effect: Causes a small explosion. (think of items like locks or small boxes)
Incantation: Carpe Retractum
Effect: Creates a retractable magical rope that can pull objects within a controlled distance or pull the caster towards the object.
Class: Charms/Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Descendo
Name of Spell: Descending Charm
Effect: To make things sink, or go down.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Draconifors
Effect: Turns inanimate objects into dragons.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Impervius
Name of Spell: Impervius Charm
Effect: This spell makes something repel (literally, become impervious to) substances and outside forces, including water.
Incantation: Lapifors
Effect: Turns inanimate objects into rabbits.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Riddikulus
Name of Spell: Boggart-Banishing Spell
Effect: Forces the Boggart to take the appearance of an object the caster is focusing on. Best results can be achieved if the caster is focusing on something humorous.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Steleus
Effect: Causes the victim to sneeze for a short period of time.
FORTH YEARIncantation: Accio
Name of Spell: Summoning Charm
Effect: Summons an object to the caster.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Aqua Eructo
Effect: A spell that can create a jet of water, with an icy blue coloured light that can be controlled by the users will.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Densaugeo
Effect: Causes the victim's teeth to enlarge grotesquely at "an alarming rate."
Incantation: Depulso
Name of Spell: Banishing Charm
Effect: Banishes the object the spell is performed on.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Ducklifors
Effect: Turns inanimate objects into ducklings.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Ebublio
Effect: A spell that when cast, it makes the victim inflate and then explode into hundreds of bubbles.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Engorgio
Name of Spell: Engorgement Charm
Effect: Causes objects to swell in size.
Incantation: Glacius
Effect: A freezing charm that conjures a blast of freezing cold air from the end of the wand.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Herbivicus
Effect: Used to make plants grow faster.
Class: Herbology
Incantation: Impedimenta
Name of Spell: Impediment Jinx
Effect: This powerful spell is capable of tripping, freezing, binding, knocking back and generally impeding the target's progress towards the caster.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Incarcerous
Effect: Ties someone or something up with conjured ropes.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Inflatus
Effect: A jinx that inflates the target.
Incantation: Piscifors
Effect: Turns an inanimate object into fish.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Point Me
Name of Spell: Four-Point Spell
Effect: Causes the caster's wand to behave like a compass and point North.
Incantation: Reducio
Effect: Reverses the affect of Engorgio.
FIFTH YEARIncantation: Colloportus
Effect: Magically locks a door, preventing it from being opened by Muggle means.
Incantation: Expulso
Effect: A spell that causes an object to explode. The force of the explosion may depend on the intent of the caster.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Flagrate
Effect: Conjures a burning, fiery rope in the air, which can be directed in any shape or direction the caster chooses. A mark will linger as well and fade with time.
Incantation: Protego
Name of Spell: Shield Charm
Effect: Causes minor to strong jinxes, curses, and hexes to rebound upon the attacker, or at least prevents them from having their full effect. Usually creates a shield from the wand.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Silencio
Name of Spell: Silencing Charm
Effect: Renders the victim temporarily mute.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Stupefy
Name of Spell: Stunning Spell
Effect: Renders a victim unconscious and halts moving objects.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
SIXTH YEARIncantation: Aguamenti
Name of Spell: Aguamenti Charm
Effect: Produces a jet of water from the caster's wand.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Avis
Effect: Creates a flock of birds that pour forth from the caster's wand.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Confundo
Name of Spell: Confundus Charm
Effect: Causes the victim to become confused, befuddled, overly forgetful and prone to follow simple orders without thinking about them.
Incantation: Evanesco
Name of Spell: Vanishing Spell
Effect: Makes the target vanish.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Incendio
Effect: A spell that conjures a powerful fire.
Class: Charms
Incantation: Oppugno
Effect: Causes conjured objects under the caster's control to attack.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Orchideous
Effect: Conjures flowers from the end of the caster's wand.
Class: Herbology
Incantation: Specialis Revelio
Name of Spell: Scarpin's Revelaspell
Effect: Used to identify the ingredients of the target potion or the enchantments on a target object.
Class: Potions
Incantation: Tergeo
Effect: Siphons off blood, dust, grease and many other things difficult to clean off.
SEVENTH YEARIncantation: Confringo
Name of Spell: Blasting Curse
Effect: Causes anything that the spell meets to explode in flames. Appears to use the heat to explode.
Incantation: Defodio
Name of Spell: Gouging Charm
Effect: Can carve or dig out materials, such as stone and steel.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Deprimo
Effect: Places immense downward pressure upon a target, which may cause the target to fracture.
Class: Transfiguration
Incantation: Geminio
Effect: Creates a duplicate of any object upon which it is cast. The duplicate lasts several hours.
Incantation: Homenum Revelio
Effect: Reveals human presences in the surrounding environment.
SELF-LEARNING/NOT TAUGHT AT SCHOOLIncantation: Anapneo
Effect: Clears the target's airway, if blocked.
Distinction: Healing
Incantation: Avada Kedavra
Name of Spell: Killing Curse
Effect: Causes instant, painless death to whomever the curse hits.
Distinction: Dark Arts/Unforgivable Curse
Incantation: Crucio
Name of Spell: Cruciatus Curse
Effect: Inflicts unbearable pain on the recipient of the curse.
Distinction: Dark Arts/Unforgivable Curse
Incantation: Deletrius
Effect: Removes evidence of previous spells cast by the wand, revealed by Prior Incantato.
Incantation: Episkey
Effect: Used to heal relatively minor injuries. When this spell is cast, the person feels his/her injured body part go very hot and then very cold.
Distinction: Healing
Incantation: Ferula
Effect: Creates a bandage and a splint.
Distinction: Healing
Incantation: Imperio
Name of Spell: Imperius Curse
Effect: Causes the victim of the curse to obey the spoken/unspoken commands of the caster.
Distinction: Dark Arts/Unforgivable Curse
Incantation: Legilimens
Name of Spell: Legilimency Spell
Effect: Allows the caster to delve into the mind of the victim, allowing the caster to see the memories, thoughts, and emotions of the victim.
Incantation: Piertotum Locomotor
Effect: Used to animate statues and suits of armour to do the caster's bidding.
Distinction: Transfiguration
Incantation: Meteolojinx Recanto
Effect: Causes weather effects caused by incantations to cease
Incantation: Obliviate
Name of Spell: Memory Charm
Effect: Used to hide a memory of a particular event.
*note: torture and distress can cause the spell to break.
Incantation: Prior Incantato
Effect: A spell that, if pointed at a wand, can show the last spell performed.
Incantation: Protego Horribilis
Effect: Protects a very large area against highly Dark Magic. Normally shown as a large forcefield/shield around the protected area.
Distinction: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Incantation: Sectumsempra
Effect: Its effect is the equivalent of an invisible sword, slashing the target repeatedly.
Distinction: Dark Arts
*note: while it seems to be a spell that Snape invented, Dark Magic is not taught at Hogwarts, so by default this must be learnt in your own time.
Incantation: Vulnera Sanentur
Effect: Heal injuries ranging from minor cuts to deep gashes. Repeat spell three times; the first time it is used, the flow of blood eases up; the second time causes the wounds to knit; the third time removes most visible injuries near-instantly.
Distinction: Healing
*note: victims will still need medical treatment, but applying dittany immediately will avoid scarring.
KEEKS' SPELLSIncantation: Bracae Incende
Effect: Sets trousers on fire. Depending on the intent of the caster/strength of the cast, the spell could either be a mildly harmless jinx or a slightly stronger (and a little more painful) hex.
Distinction: Defense Against the Dark Arts
*note: A spell of Kiku's design, can only be learnt if you've ever see and heard him use the spell.
Incantation: Cervical Verto
Effect: Turns pillows into other objects. Add on 'in' and the latin for something else, such as 'in libros' (into books) or something of the like to be specific. If not, the pillow will simply take on the shape of something close to it.
Distinction: Transfiguration
*note: A spell of Kiku's design, can only be learnt if you've ever see and heard him use the spell.
Incantation: Chartam Animare
Effect: Animates paper (i.e. better animates origami)
Distinction: Transfiguration
*note: A spell of Kiku's design, can only be learnt if you've ever see and heard him use the spell.
UNKNOWNIncantation: Alarte Ascendare
Effect: To throw the targeted object into the air.
Used by Lockhart in the Duelling Club. (And since Lockhart can't use any spell beyond forth year capability...)
Incantation: Anteoculatia
Name of Spell: Antler Hex
Effect: Causes the target to grow antlers.
Used by the Wesley twins in their sixth year, unsure if they invented this spell or not. (Disscussion?)
Incantation: Arania Exumai
Name of Spell: Spider Killing Curse
Effect: A spell used to kill or, at least, blast back acromantulas (a breed of giant spiders) or other large spiders.
Used by Harry in his second year but he learnt the spell from Tom Riddle who was a fifth year at the time. (I can guess this isn't a common spell otherwise Ron wouldn't have such a problem with his fear of spiders)
Incantation: Aparecium
Effect: This spell makes invisible ink appear.
Used by Hermione in the second year. (So, as she's the only one that seemed to know that spell at the time, should I assume she read ahead or that it was taught in class?)
Incantation: Bombarda Maxium
Effect: Creates a big explosion that can take down entire walls.
Used by Umbridge in the fifth book. (But since Bombarda is used in the third year, it's not going to take a genius to figure out adding "maxium" will make it stronger)
Incantation: Cave Inimicum
Effect: Spell used to strengthen an enclosure and warns of approaching enemies.
Used by Hermione on the tents in the seventh book. (It doesn't seem like a typical spell taught from school, so I didn't think it'd fit into the last year or previous years)
Incantation: Duro
Effect: Makes the object hard.
Class: Transfiguration
Used in the last book by Hermione. (But the spell seems kind of easy, so I vote to push up when it's taught?)
Incantation: Ennervate
Effect: Used to bring stunned individuals back to consciousness. It can also counter spells that causes unconsciousness or full body binding.
It was mentioned by Rowling in an interview, so I got nothing. (Yes she did renamed it Ennervate when it had been called Rennervate previously)
Incantation: Erecto
Effect: To set things up, or raise them.
Class: Charms
Used by the trio to set tents up in the last book. (Again, easy kind of spell... so again, bring up the year it was taught in?)
Incantation: Expecto Patronum
Name of Spell: Patronus Charm
Effect: Conjures an incarnation of the caster's innermost positive feelings, such as joy, hope, or the desire to survive, known as a Patronus
Class/Distinction: Degence Against the Dark Arts
Used by Harry in the third year. (But since it's not supposed to be learnt that early, discuss when it should be used?)
Incantation: Furnunculus
Name of Spell: Furnunculus Curse
Effect: Causes a person to break out in boils when it comes in contact with their skin.
Used by different students in third and forth years. (I wasn't sure whether to assume that this was a third year spell or not)
Incantation: Glisseo
Effect: Causes the steps on a stairway to flatten and form a ramp, slide, or chute.
Class: Transfiguration
Used by Hermione in the seventh book, but it usage has been mentioned in earlier books. (I'm just unaware of any students who used it before, so I cannot trace which year it has common usage in)
Incantation: Homorphus
Name of Spell: Homorphus Charm
Effect: Causes an Animagus or a transfigured object to assume its normal shape.
Class: Transfiguration
Used by Sirius Black and Lupin to reveal the animagus Scabbars as Peter Pettigrew in the third book, but it's unknown what year one might learn this spell.
Incantation: Langlock
Effect: Glues the victim's tongue to the top of their mouths.
A spell invented by the “half-blood prince”. (In other words, not a typical spell taught in school, what should I do with it?)
Incantation: Levicorpus
Effect: Causes a victim to be hoisted into the air and dangle upside-down, and is intended to be performed nonverbally.
Learnt from the notes Snape scribbled on his old potion's book, but the spell itself seems common. (Discuss?)
Incantation: Liberacorpus
Effect: Counter-curse for Levicorpus
Also learnt from the notes Snape scribbled in his old potion's book. (Look above for reason)
Incantation: Lumos Maxima
Effect: A stronger version of Lumos.
Used by Harry before he had left the Durlsey's for his third year. (I can assume he learnt it in his second year but... better left up for discussion since he learnt the first spell in his first year?)
Incantation: Locomotor
Effect: Enchants an object or creature, causing them to move where the spellcaster wishes.
*note: To use this charm, you must first say the incantation, and then whatever it is that you are trying to move, for example, "Locomotor Trunk"
Used by various students over the years, it's tricky to track this down to one year.
Incantation: Mobiliarbus
Effect: Lifts a tree a few inches off the ground and levitates it to where the caster points his or her wand.
Used by Hermione in the third year. (Again, undecided if she read ahead or if this had been already taught in class)
Incantation: Mobilicorpus
Effect: Lifts a body a few inches off the ground and levitates it where the caster points his or her wand.
Only has been used by adults. (but since a similar spell can be used by Hermione, then it should stand to reason that they'd learn it at school)
Incantation: Muffliato
Effect: Keeps nearby people, or those to whom the wand is directed, from hearing nearby conversations.
Another spell created by Snape, only found in his old potions book. (again, more discussion)
Incantation: Obscuro
Effect: Creates a blindfold over the victim's eyes which obstructs their view of their surroundings.
Used by Hermione in the seventh book, on a painting. (Considering the rarity of this predicament actually showing up, couldn't find an earlier record of the spell)
Incantation: Protego Totalum
Effect: Used to protect a small area from most other spells, behind a forcefield/bubble like shield.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts.
Used by the trio in the last book, to protect their camp site. (this is only another up-grade from protego, so it stands to reason they should learn it in an earlier year)
Incantation: Quietus
Effect: Makes a magically magnified voice return to normal. Counter-spell to Sonorus.
Used only by adults in the books, so I'm uncertain if this is taught at school or not.
Incantation: Reducto
Name of Spell: Reductor Curse
Effect: Used to blast solid objects into pieces.
Class: Defence Against the Dark Arts
First used by Harry in his forth year, but it doesn't appear to be in common use until the fifth year... which again was only an exception because Harry had taught the DA this. (In other words, circumstance in the book muddles when this spell should actually be taught)
Incantation: Relashio
Name of Spell: Revulsion Jinx
Effect: Forces an object or person to release its hold on something.
It is mostly used in the last book, but there's been odd references to it being used by Harry in the forth and fifth books. (but the incantation was never written)
Incantation: Scourgify
Name of Spell: Scouring Charm
Effect: Cleans the targeted object.
Appears to be common use to anyone grown up in a wizarding family. (So I kind of doubt it's something taught at school, discussion on this?)
Incantation: Serpensortia
Name of Spell: Snake Summons Spell
Effect: Conjures a snake.
Class: Transfiguration
While Draco used this in his second year, he only did so when Snape told him how to use the spell. (It's obvious that the spell isn't something normally taught to second years, but since it's never used again I can't find a placement for this spell)
Incantation: Sonorus
Effect: Amplifies someone's voice to become loud enough to be heard over a great distance
As with Quietus, this has only been used by adults so I don't know if it's taught at school or not.
Incantation: Ventus
Effect: Creates a gust of wind.
It only appears in the video games, supposedly learnt before the forth year, but since there seems to a similar spell mentioned in the book (I believe fourth or fifth year usage) it'd be a good idea to use this incantation for it.
Incantation: Vipera Evanesca
Effect: Counterspell for Serpensortia. Makes a summoned snake vanish.
Used by Snape and Dumbledore in books two and five respectively. (But since the spell is meant to get rid of summoned snakes, it seems like that'd be something taught in a class)
Incantation: Waddiwasi
Effect: Removes impacted objects and launches them through the air at a target.
Used by Lupin in the third book. Similar spell appears to be used by Voldemort in later books. (and this is me giving up... DAMMIT LAST SPELL, I wanted to be done)
PASSWORDSDissendium - Causes the statue of the humpbacked witch (Gunhilda Of Gorsemore) hiding the secret passage to Honeydukes to open up.
Harmonia Nectere Passus - Used to perfect a Vanishing Cabinet's performance.
This list is incomplete, and as you can see by the "unknown" category, there were a lot that appeared too randomly for me to narrow down to one year. Many spells also do not have incantations, thus were not added to the list. If you want me to go ahead and add them, just ask me.
Subject: Spell Index 
Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:53 pm
