Harry Potter Spells: Henry’s Complete Spell Book

Harry Potter spells: Henry’s complete spell book

When Henry was a child, he collected every Harry Potter spell he could find from the books, films and other sources, then put his own handwritten collection together. This is the home for that original work and a quick guide to some of the spells readers look up most often.

View Henry’s original handwritten Harry Potter spells PDF (22 pages). The file still lives at its original address, so old bookmarks and links continue to work. It is Henry’s childhood collection, with all the charm of his own handwriting.

A–Z spell guide

This quick reference is a selection, not a transcription of every entry in Henry’s PDF. Spell names and effects can vary by context in the stories.

• Accio — Summoning Charm; calls an object to the caster. Read about Accio.
• Aguamenti — conjures a stream of water. Read about Aguamenti.
• Alohomora — Unlocking Charm; opens locks.
• Avada Kedavra — Killing Curse; one of the three Unforgivable Curses.
• Crucio — Cruciatus Curse; causes severe pain and is an Unforgivable Curse. Explore Crucio and its place in wizarding law.
• Expecto Patronum — conjures a Patronus, a protective guardian against Dementors.
• Expelliarmus — Disarming Charm; knocks an opponent’s wand away. Read about Expelliarmus.
• Imperio — Imperius Curse; controls another person and is an Unforgivable Curse. Read about Imperio.
• Lumos — lights the tip of a wand.
• Nox — extinguishes the light made by Lumos.
• Obliviate — Memory Charm; alters or erases memories.
• Petrificus Totalus — Full Body-Bind Curse; temporarily immobilises its target.
• Protego — Shield Charm; deflects many spells.
• Reparo — repairs a broken object.
• Riddikulus — helps defeat a Boggart by making its frightening form amusing.
• Stupefy — Stunning Spell; stuns the target. Read about Stupefy.
• Wingardium Leviosa — Levitation Charm; makes an object rise and move.

Explore the spell stories

Henry’s book is the heart of this collection. For a closer look at individual spells, see the linked articles above, including the Bat-Bogey Hex. You can also browse the articles below this guide.

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