Aberto:

unlocks a door; first seen in Fantastic Beasts (the movie)

Accio:

Summoning Charm; used to summon objects toward the caster (usually from a long distance)

Aguamenti:

produces a jet of water from the caster’s wand

Alohomora:

used to unlock and open doors

Avada Kedavra:

the Killing Curse; causes a green flash of light; Harry Potter is the only known survivor of this curse; one of three Unforgivable Curses banned by the Ministry of Magic

Bat-Bogey Hex:

causes the victim’s bogies to enlarge, grow wings, and attack the victim

Bubble-Head Charm:

creates a bubble of air around the caster’s head and mouth, acting as a breathing apparatus

Caterwauling Charm:

causes a loud, high-pitched shrieking noise when encountered

Cheering Charm:

causes the person upon whom the spell has been cast to become happy and content

Colloportus:

used to magically lock a door and prevent it from being opened by non-magical means

Confringo:

Blasting Charm; causes items the charm comes in contact with to burst into flames

Confundo:

Confundus Charm; causes the victim to become confused and disoriented

Crucio:

causes the victim extreme pain; one of three Unforgivable Curses banned by the Ministry of Magic

Descendo:

causes the target object to move downward

Diffindo:

Severing Charm; causes the targeted object to rip or tear

Disillusionment Charm:

hides objects and humans

Engorgio:

Engorgement Charm; causes objects to increase in size

Episkey:

used to heal minor injuries

Evanesco:

used to vanish objects

Expecto Patronum:

used to cast a Patronus (a physical manifestation of one’s most positive feelings), which guards against dementors and can be used for communications

Expelliarmus:

used to disarm another wizard

Finestra:

shatters glass; first appears in Fantastic Beasts

Homenum Revelio:

allows the caster to detect human presence

Impedimenta:

Impediment Jinx; prevents the victim from approaching the caster (by knocking back, tripping, etc.)

Imperio:

removes the victim’s free will and ability to make decisions for him- or herself; one of three Unforgivable Curses banned by the Ministry of Magic

Impervius:

causes objects to repel outside forces, such as water

Incendio:

creates fire

Levicorpus:

a nonverbal spell that causes the victim to be dangled upside down by his or her ankles

Liberacorpus:

the nonverbal countercurse to Levicorpus

Locomotor:

causes an object to rise and move at the command of the caster

Lumos:

projects a beam of light from the user’s wand

Morsmordre:

conjures the Dark Mark

Muffliato:

used to prevent conversations from being overheard by filling the ears of those nearby with an unidentifiable buzzing noise

Nox:

puts out wand light

Obliviate:

used to hide memories

Permanent Sticking Charm:

causes objects to permanently stay in place

Petrificus Totalus:

Full Body-Bind Curse; temporarily binds the victim’s entire body, thus immobilizing him or her

Portus:

turns objects into Portkeys

Priori Incantato:

creates an “echo” of previously performed spells

Protego:

Shield Charm; rebounds minor to moderate hexes, jinxes, and spells upon their caster

Reducto:

Reductor Curse; breaks objects and in its strongest form has the ability to disintegrate them

Rennervate:

revives the victim of a Stunning Spell

Relashio:

causes the victim to release whatever they are holding

Rennervate:

revives someone who has been Stunned

Reparo:

used to repair broken objects

Revelio:

a revealing spell; first used in the Fantastic Beasts film to reveal Graves is Grindelwald

Rictusempra:

Tickling Charm; causes an extreme tickling sensation that disables the victim

Riddikulus:

spell used when fighting a Boggart; causes the Boggart to transform into something the caster finds humorous

Scourgify:

used to clean objects

Sectumsempra:

spell that causes deep gashes on the victim’s body

Silencio:

used to make something silent

Sonorus:

magically magnifies one’s voice

Stupefy:

used to stun a victim

Taboo:

a jinx that can be placed upon a word so that when the word is spoken, a magical disturbance is created which alerts the caster of the Taboo

Tergeo:

used to remove matter (blood, dirt, etc.) from an object

Unbreakable Vow:

causes the vow being taken by the witch or wizard to be inviolable with the consequence of death if it is breeched

Wingardium Leviosa:

Hover Charm; causes an object to levitate