The Boggart-Banishing Spell

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Incantation	Riddikulus
Pronunciation	ri-di-KULL-lis
Wand Movement	A shape like a grinning mouth
Classification	Charm
Light	None
Effect	Turns a Boggart into something funny
Inventor	Unknown

Overview

The Boggart-Banishing Spell is a charm used to repel a Boggart. As Boggarts transform into their observer's deepest fear, this charm was used to turn them into something funny, as Boggarts were defeated by laughter. As Boggarts are amortal, they cannot be killed, but they can be repelled and weakened.

It is a deceptively difficult spell to master, because most people lose concentration in the face of their worst fear, but some examples of Boggarts repelled by this spell include a mummy being unravelled (Parvati Patil), a full moon turning into a cockroach (Remus Lupin), and a banshee losing its voice (Seamus Finnigan).

See also: Boggart

Written by: Essam Al-Saed