Rowling defined jinxes as " spells whose effects are irritating but amusing".
These jinxed books were capable of beating someone around their head if they accidentally drooled on them. These were jinxes placed on the books in the Hogwarts Library by the librarian Irma Pince, to help protect the books from damage while they were checked out. ĭesignated a word as a key to revealing the speaker's location. When lured out of an object, it appeared as a blue floating ball of magic. Special Jinxes came in red, yellow, green and blue varieties.
Ĭaused object to become slippery, making it difficult to handle. Made tiny spikes erupt all over the victim. Įncased the victim's head inside a pumpkin. Propelled a small material at high velocity at target. Īssaulted target with directed object(s). Transformed objects and certain creatures into rabbits. Jinx on the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacherĮvery Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts could not stay in the position for more than one year and without suffering an unpleasant fate by the end of their tenure. Presumably affected the victim's mental processes. Induced insectoid physical features upon the victim, such as feelers. Inflated the target, filling it up with air. Ĭaused boils to spell "SNEAK" on the face of a traitor. Levitated the target into the air by holding them up by their ankle. Made a broomstick attempt to buck its rider off. Ĭaused spells to backfire and hurt caster. Ī jinx when used to transform certain creatures into birds. Prevented Disapparition within a certain area. In case of major jinx effects, like backfired and unliftable ones, wizards would have to let themselves be treated in St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries or at least by any Healer or expert in the knowledge of Dark Magic. The former category was taught in Defence Against the Dark Arts class, while the latter was presumably part of several protective enchantments, and therefore mostly covered in Charms class. Jinx effects could be blocked or removed by a counter-jinx or a counter-curse, and they can be prevented by an Anti-Jinx. Jinxes could also be used in a defensive capacity, and hence students of Defence Against the Dark Arts learnt some of them, such as the Knockback Jinx and Impediment Jinx. In order to successfully cast a jinx, the caster had to keep eye contact on the target. " Mr Slinkhard doesn’t like jinxes, does he? But I think they can be very useful when they’re used defensively." - Hermione Granger regarding the practical uses of jinxes
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