Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Wingardium Leviosa
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| Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter - Magic | |
| Wingardium Leviosa | |
|---|---|
| Type | Spell (Charm) |
| Features | Causes object to levitate |
| First Appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
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[edit] Overview
Wingardium Leviosa is a common spell used to levitate objects.
[edit] Extended Description
This is the first charm taught to Harry's first year class; it is a relatively simple charm, but only Hermione is able to perform it correctly at first.
It is explicitly mentioned at two other places in the series. Firstly, during the same evening it is introduced, Ron uses it to levitate a club above the head of an attacking mountain troll; when he releases the spell, the falling club knocks out the troll. Secondly, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry uses it on a sidecar which has fallen off a flying motorcycle. In fact, Harry is actually in the sidecar when he uses Wingardium Leviosa on it; while it seems that the ability to fly unaided is exceptional among wizards, the ability to charm objects on which you are mounted is relatively simple.
