![]() ![]() ![]() Despite Neville being their friend, Hermione has no choice but to stop him. They have lost house points before trying to do similar antics, and therefore Neville tries to stop them. Hermione, Ron and Harry sneak out of bed to try to protect the Philosopher’s Stone which they believe Snape is attempting to rob. This spell first appeared in the Harry Potter series in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Hermione uses this spell on Neville when he threatens to report Harry, Ron and Hermione for sneaking out of bed. Harry is also particularly known to use Expelliarmus a lot, and Lumos and Nox too. Most of the uses of this spell are by Harry, Hermione and Neville throughout the book. This speaks volumes about how careful Harry and his friends are with magic while Voldemort and the Death Eaters seem to just use the Imperius Curse (Imperio), the Cruciatus Curse and the killing curse, very carelessly. One very interesting observation is that this spell is almost always used by beginner witches and wizards, especially not by Dark Magic practitioners or Death Eaters. The Anti-Paralysis Potion could also be used to cure someone who this curse has hit. Countercurses for the Full-Body Binding Curse include Episkey, Finite Incantatem, and the Reparifors spell. ![]() The spell is usually lifted when a suitable countercurse is used or in extreme cases when the caster of the spell dies. Although the person can still hear, see, sense and think, they are paralysed completely till the spell is lifted. The spell completely binds the body and limbs of the person it is cast on and prevents any form of movement. “Petrify” has the same root word, and Petrificus Totalus can therefore be simplified to mean wholly petrify. Together, these terms loosely translate to make the entirety of something or someone as still as a rock. “Petra” means rock in Latin, “ficus” refers to the act of making or doing, and “totus” means whole or entire. Petrificus Totalus or the Full Body-Bind Curse gets its root words from ancient Latin. Similar Spells: Locomotor Mortis (leg-locker curse), Immobulus (Freezing Charm), Statue curse.Hand Movement: The shape of a ‘5’ tilted to 90 degrees clockwise.Counter-curses: Episkey, Finite Incantatem, Reparifors.Function: Renders an object or person immobile.Also known as: The Full-Body Binding Curse.It can also be used on inanimate objects but is almost useless unless it is a moving object. It completely immobilizes the victim preventing them from any form of motion. It is a relatively harmless spell used mostly by amateur wizards and witches. This page uses CC BY-SA-licensed content from FANDOM.Petrificus Totalus or the Full-Body Bind Curse is a spell used to immobilize an object or a living being. In some versions of the myth, Medusa's head became the shield Aegis and it could be used to petrify anyone who looked into her eyes. She was eventually beheaded by the hero Perseus. In one myth, Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden but she had her hair transformed into snakes by the goddess Athena after she was violated by the god Posiedon in a temple that was sacred to Athena. Those who gazed into Medusa's eyes were turned to stone. They appear as beautiful women with venomous snakes in the place of hair. The goregon and its blue cousin are inspired by the Greek myth of Medusa and her sisters, known as the Gorgons. ![]()
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