Guide to Harry Potter Spells : U, V, and W

This guide to the spells used in the Harry Potter books covers the spells beginning with U, V and W.

Unbreakable Vow ~
Cause a witch or wizard's vow to be inviolable. If they do manage to break it, the consequence is death. Severus Snape takes the Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa Malfoy near the beginning of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. He promises to help her son Draco with the task given to him by Lord Voldemort, and to finish the task in Draco's place if necessary.

Undetectable Extension Charm ~
This charm increases the inside of an object, without changing the object's appearance on the outside. For instance, making eight people, six large trunks, two owls, and a rat fit comfortably inside Arthur Weasley's car in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'. Also, in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' both contain tents that appear to be under this charm. The interior of Hermione's handbag in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' is also charmed to make it extra roomy inside.

Unplottable Charm ~
This charm can be used to make buildings or locations unable to be plotted on a map. It protects many important locations in the wizarding world, including Hogwarts school and the house at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place.

Voldemort's Shield ~

Lord Voldemort used this spell in 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', in the chapter 'The Only One He Ever Feared'. Voldemort used it to try to protect himself from a spell cast by Dumbledore. When collided with the spell, it made a gong-like sound, suggesting that the shiny silver aperration might actually be a metal shield that Voldemort conjured up.

Waddiwasi ~
A spell that sends small objects flying through the air. It was used by Remus Lupin in 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' to remove a wad of chewing gum from the key hole Peeves had put it in, sending it up Peeves's nose instead.

Wingardium Leviosa (Levitation Charm) ~
This charm was first seen in 'Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, when Professor Flitwick's class practices it. Later, Ron Weasley performs this spell on mountain troll's cub. The spell was also used by Harry in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' to levitate the sidecar of his Godfather Sirius's flying motorbike. Ron also uses this charm to make a twig fly into a knot of the Whomping Willow.

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