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Furnunculus

(fur-NUN-kyoo-lus)

Curse that causes boils to break out all over the victim.

• Harry cast this spell on Draco, but it was deflected and hit Goyle in the face (GF18, GF37)

• Fred and George tried to cheer up Ginny by covering themselves with fur or boils and then jumping out at her (CS11).

• Obliviator Arnold Peasegood suffered a minor attack of boils while helping to break up a goblin riot in Chipping Clodbury (DP).

• c.f. BOIL-CURE POTION, BULBADOX POWDER HIVES HEX, WARTCAP POWDER.

related to "furnus" L. oven?
related to "furunculus" L. which means "petty thief" and is the basis of the English word "furuncle," which is a fancy name for "boil" (as in a skin lesion, not the verb for the point at which a liquid becomes a gas). Obviously, at some point, wizards decided it was easier to say the spell when they threw in the extra "n" after the letters f-u-r. Submitted by Claire T. Nollet

Geminio (jeh-MIN-ee-oh)

from "geminare" L. to double

Duplicates the target object.

• Hermione uses this to duplicate (in appearance, anyway) the locket Horcrux so that Umbridge won't realize that it is missing (DH13).

Gemino Curse

no incantation given, but see GEMINIO

When touched, the target object will multiply, but the copies are worthless.

• Gringotts placed Gemino Curses on the objects in the Lestranges' high security vault, creating a lot of apparently identical copies from which the genuine objects could not be distinguished. According to Griphook, a would-be thief who continued to handle treasure under such a curse would eventually be crushed by the weight of expanding gold (DH26).

Glisseo (glis-EH-oh)

from "glisser" Fr. slip, slide

Converts the target object into a smooth slide.

• When Hermione cast this, the stairs on which she, Harry, and Ron were standing flattened into a chute down which they slid very fast (DH32)

• c.f. GRYFFINDOR TOWER.

Gripping Charm

no incantation given

Spell that allows the enchanted object to be held more easily.

• Gripping Charms, invented in 1875, are cast on a Quaffle to make it possible for a Chaser to hold onto it one-handed (since a Chaser needs at least one hand free to control his or her broomstick) (QA6).

grooming charms

no incantation given

Minor spells for personal grooming.

• Molly Weasley thought that Bill's hair was too long and wanted to give it a trim. She fingered her wand as she suggested this, indicating that she would use her wand to do the trimming (GF5). (On the other hand, Molly may have had Diffindo in mind for this or some other general use spell, so there may not be a specific hair-trimming spell.)

  Oddly enough it was Charlie, not Bill, whom Molly made a point of giving a haircut a day or so before Bill's wedding. Ron said later that he expectedCharlie to sneak out and use a spell to regrow his hair (DH7).

• Eloise Midgen tried to curse her pimples off, but that is not the recommended procedure and it did not work as well as she might have hoped (GF13).

• During breakfast on the day of her first Divination class with Firenze, Parvati curled her eyelashes around her wand because she wanted to make a good impression on the centaur (OP27). This may not have been a spell, however, any more than the use of Muggle hair curlers would have been.

  
  

Originally posted by: lakshmi_3004

grooming charms

<small>no incantation given</small>

Minor spells for personal grooming.

• Molly Weasleythought thatBill's hair was too long and wanted to give it a trim. She fingered herwandas she suggested this, indicating that she would use herwandto do the trimming (GF5). (On the other hand,Mollymay have hadDiffindoin mind for this or some other general use spell, so there may not be a specific hair-trimming spell.)

  Oddly enough it wasCharlie, notBill, whomMollymade a point of giving a haircut a day or so beforeBill's wedding.Ronsaid later that he expectedCharlieto sneak out and use a spell to regrow his hair (DH7).

• Eloise Midgentried to curse her pimples off, but that is not the recommended procedure and it did not work as well as she might have hoped (GF13).

• During breakfast on the day of her firstDivinationclass withFirenze,Parvaticurled her eyelashes around her wand because she wanted to make a good impression on thecentaur(OP27). This may not have been a spell, however, any more than the use of Muggle hair curlers would have been.

  
  

Originally posted by: lakshmi_3004

<h4>Flagrante Curse</h4>

(flah-GRAN-tay)

<small>no words given</small>

Causes the target object to burn anyone who touches it.

• Cast byGringottspersonnel on the contents of theLestranges' vault (DH26).

• c.f.FLAGRATE.