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Accio
Means “to summon” in Latin. It makes objects fly straight to the
spell caster.
Alohomora
Spell used to unlock doors.
Aparecium
Reveal invisible ink.
Apparate
The Latin for “to become visible”. Spell used to move instantly
from one place and appear in another.
Avada Kedavra
Aramaic phrase that means "may it be destroyed”. The killing curse
Avis
Latin for “bird”. Conjures a flock of birds.
Colloportus
Seals a door against being opened.
Confundus
Charm “Confundo” is Latin for “to confuse”. Used to
confuse an object or person, to make them believe what the spell caster wants
them to.
Conjunctivitis
Curse Conjunctivitis is an illness of the eyes that makes eyelids crust together.
Attacks the eyes of the victim.
Crucio
Latin for “to torture”. An Unforgiveable Curse used for torturing
people.
Cushioning Charm
Creates an invisible cushioned area. It is primarily used in broomstick manufacture
to make the brooms more comfortable to sit on.
Deletrius
Used to erase spell images conjured by Priori Incantem.
Densaugeo
Enlarges the teeth of the victim.
Diffindo
Latin for “to split”. A spell that rips an object in half.
Disapparate
The opposite of Apparate – you have to Disapparate before you Apparate
at the other end.
Dissendium
This is possibly a path-revealing spell. It was used to open a secret passage
to Hogsmeade.
Drought Charm
Dries up a limited amount of water. Harry decided he probably wouldn't be able
to use it to dry up the entire Hogwarts lake.
Engorgio
“Engorge” means “to fill to excess”. Causes an object
to enlarge.
Ennervate
Revives someone, especially someone who has had Stupefy cast on them.
Entrail-Expelling Curse
Invented by Urquhart Rackharrow, 1612-1697. Effect unknown, but presumably
involves expelling entrails.
Evanesco
Latin for “to vanish”. Used to make an object disappear.
Expecto Patronum
“Patronus” is Latin for “protector”. Conjures a Patronus,
which is some sort of spirit-animal which becomes more solid with the ability
of the spell-caster. The Patronus defends the caster, from Dementors and possibly
other things.
Expelliarmus
Latin for “to expel a weapon”. Disarming spell – makes the
victim’s wand fly out of their hand.
Ferula
Conjures a splint and bandages.
Finite Incantatem
Removes the effects of any spells currently cast.
Flagrate
“Flagrantia” is Latin for “burning”. Makes the spell-caster
able to draw lines of fire with their wand.
Flame Freezing Charm
Charm used by Medieval witches to remove the effects of the fire when they
were burned at the stake. It is a good idea at this point to scream a bit and
pretend to be burning.
Furnunculus
Makes the victim’s body break out in boils.
Hover Charm
Makes an item hover in the air. Famously used by Dobby on Aunt Petunia’s
pudding.
Immobulus
“Immobilise” means to prevent moving. Stops an object moving.
Impedimenta
“Impedimentum” is Latin for “a hindrance”. Use to stop
or slow down a person or creature (as opposed to an object).
Imperio
Imperious means “domineering”. An Unforgivable Curse. Puts the
victim under the complete control of the spell caster.
Impervius
Impervious means “incapable of being affected”. Used to make an
object resistant to water.
Incarcerous
“Incarcerate” means to shut in. Summons ropes which then bind the
victim.
Incendio
“Incendo” is Latin for “set fire to”. Creates fire.
Legilimens
Allows the spell caster to see memories from another person's mind. Occlumency
is the defence of the mind against such an attack.
Locomotor
“Loco” is Latin for “place”. “Moto” is
Latin for “to move”. Causes an object to travel floating in the
air.
Locomotor Mortis
The Leg-Locker Curse. Causes the victim’s legs to lock together. The
incantation for this spell is of a similar form to the “Locomotor”
spell but doesn’t seem to sit very happily with it, considering the very
different effects.
Lumos
“Lumen” is Latin for light. “Luminosus” is Latin for
“bright”. Produces light from the end of the caster’s wand.
Mobili-[object]
“Mobilis” is Latin for “moveable”. When [object] is
replaced by an object, the object is forced to move.
Morsmordre
“Mors” is Latin for “death”. Produces the Dark Mark.
Nox
Latin for “night”. Causes the effect of Lumos to stop.
Obliteration Charm
“Obliterate” means to wipe out, leaving no trace.
Obliviate
“Oblivio” is Latin for “forgetfulness” Erases memories
from the victim as chosen by the spell caster.
Occlumency
The defence of the mind against psychic attack using the art of Legilimency
Orchideous
Named after the orchid, a type of flower. Creates flowers from the caster’s
wand.
Peskipiksi Pesternomi
Used by Lockhart to attempt to get rid of Cornish Pixies. It had no effect,
probably due to the fact that he’d just made it up.
Petrificus Totalus
Renders the victim temporarily unable to move.
Point Me
Causes a wand to point North.
Portus
“Porta” is Latin for “gate”. Turns an item into a Portkey.
Prior Incantato
Creates an image of the last spell cast by a wand.
Protean Charm
A spell which links the appearance of several items. When one item is changed,
the others change in the same way.
Protego
Latin for “protect”. Creates a magical shield to deflect spells
from others.
Quietus
Causes uncontrollable laughter in the victim.
Riddikulus
Adaptation of “ridiculous”. Causes an item, creature or person
to take on a humorous appearance of the spell-caster’s choosing. Particularly
useful against Boggarts, who are destroyed by laughter.
Scourgify
Cleans an item.
Sectusempra
Produces deep cuts in the person on wich it was used
Serpensortia
From “serpent”, a snake. Creates a snake from the caster’s
wand.
Severing Charm
Cuts one thing from another. This probably only works on items rather than
people.
Silencio
From “silent”. Forces an object, person or creature to be silent.
Sonorus
Latin for “loud”. Projects the voice of the spell caster, making
it very loud.
Stupefy
Means “to dull the senses”. Stuns the victim with a bolt of red
light.
Tarantallegra
The Tarantella is a fast Italian dance. Causes the victim’s legs to dance
uncontrollably.
Unbreakable Charm
Makes an item unbreakable.
Waddiwasi
Causes an item to fly at high speed where the spell caster wants it to.
Wingardium Leviosa
Causes an item to levitate. | 
