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The Wrapping Charm

Velopia

(vale-O-pee-uh)

A versatile charm created by Gale Jellity, a stay at home mother who became an overnight sensation after writing a collection of spells for domestic use. The original use of the charm was stated by Jellity to be “Perfect for swaddling newborns and gift wrapping,” and apparently resulted from her experimentation with the Tying Charm she often performed on her children’s shoelaces.

While being fairly simple to cast, the secureness and presentation of the wrapping is reliable on the caster’s skills with stylistic charms of this nature. For this spell to properly work the caster must have the wrapping materials present, preferably under the target, and have a clear vision of how they wish the wrapping to look.

Instinctively, a majority of the Wixen community valued the charm at its premiere, especially when moving. Such was the case for Charmist, Edibole Scrunk. While Skrunk and his family were moving one summer, his eldest son misaimed his Wrapping Charm on a box and instead hit a nearby set of drapes. After Skrunk and his family unwrapped his wife, he became increasingly fascinated by this accidental use of the spell. Once moved into his new home, Skrunk immediately began researching and experimenting with the spell and eventually had an article of the spells assaultive uses published in Dueler’s Digest Magazine.

Since Skrunk’s article, the spell has been incorporated into several duelists arsenal for when they’re in a pinch. Along with this, a spike in the charms more malicious uses were a short concern of Aurors. Wix Law Enforcement Departments across the globe reported incidents of individuals wrapped in rugs, piles of laundry, and even wire fences. Thankfully these reports have become much more occasional in modern day.

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The Surface-Scaling Charm

Arachnesqe

(uh-RACK-nesk)

Also referred to the as the Wall-Climbing Charm, once cast on a person or creature they will gain the ability to climb up walls and other solid surfaces. Originally created by Penelopi Otto during the Italian Renaissance in order to scale a giant mural she had been creating for the Noble Chanalli Family’s estate. Charm Researchers have found that this spell sprouts microscopic hairs all across the casted, including their clothing, which is what grants the effortless climbing ability. A common outcome for a failed casting is for the target to have an excess adhesion to them, having anything they touch or bump into stick to them, in a similar fashion to the Sticky Hex.

In the modern age, this spell has found itself in the use of archeologist, thieves, and the adventurous. The mountainous Wizarding village of Newsham is known to host a yearly mountain scaling competition where this charm is by far the most utilized as contestants race up a tall cliff while avoiding all types of obstacles. Another fun use of this spell can be found at The Jolly Dolly, a New Orleans Wix Bar. In order to optimize space the owners utilize this spell to seat guest along the ceilings and walls. Other enchantments are present to ensure a lack of fainting from being upside down for extended periods and make the suspended seating feel comfortable and natural to its patrons. Though The Jolly Dolly owners have never given away these additional spells used, most likely to assure competitors do not copy this strategy. Though one can assume spatial and gravitational charms are heavily involved.

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The Quick-Slick Charm

Sliquious

(slick-WEE-us)

Invented by Duchamp Rineback, an American Wizard famous for creating a vast collection of utility spells, in 1764 book “Enchantments for Efficiency: Vol. I”. When adequately cast, this charm will make the surface of any object extremely slippery, signifiable by the iridescent sheen the target will take on once enchanted, and making it nearly impossible to maintain a grip on the enchanted target. It’s intended use by Rineback was charming rooftops during the winter months, preventing any snow from sticking to the them.

Though as with most utility spells, as time went on it’s application became much broader. By 1787, the Slick Quick Charm found itself as a mainstay spell in No-Man’s-Land Broom Races. In these Illegal Broom Races participants were allowed to use any magical means in order to finish first, casting a Slick Quick Charm on an opponents broom naturally became a popular tactic. The spell has also become a favorite amongst pranksters. By the beginning of the 1800’s there had been 44 records of students at Ilvermorny casting the charm on corridor floors and stairways.

One of the most notable uses of the charm was in New York City, 1981. The criminal organization known as Wakizoto used this charm to slick many primary streets in New York, resulting in several fatal accidents amongst the Muggle population. This was used to capture the attention of the New York Auror Department, snowballing into an overnight battle on the rooftops of New York. The Wakizotos planned ahead however, enchanting the rooftops they used as vantage points, making it impossible for Aurors to land near them. This battle ended by sunrise, the NYAD casted several concealment spells to hide the fight from non-magical eyes. Eventually, MACUSA President at the time, Whinton Fiddlewhip, appeared and partook in a violent duel with then Wakizoto leader, Ichirou Wakizoto. The battle would end with Fiddlewhip using a transfiguration spell to make the enemy rooftops eject large spikes, causing the retreat of many Wakizotos, and the capture of Ichirou Wakizoto. If you wish to read more of this battle, you can find a full recounting of the incident in “Sorcerer of the States Vol. 3: MACUSA Presidents of the 1900’s” by Viveca Hollowick.

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The Intortius Curse aka The Contortion Curse

Intortio

(in-tore-she-oh)

Breaking of bones, tearing of muscles, twisting of flesh. All sensations experienced by a victim of this curse. Invented by Herpo the Foul at some point in Ancient Greece, when cast correctly this curse will morbidly contort the body of the target. Any Wix lucky enough to survive this curse would have to undergo months of healing involving bone and tissue mending, bodily reformation, and physical therapy. This is due to most Wixes found alive after being hit with this curse are often tangled in their own limbs, a delicate condition to reverse.

The Contortion Curse can also be yielded in its extremity in order to keep its target alive, a method utilized by interrogators and torturers. Through this, a caster could cause a contortion of a single body part. This could be anything from the fingers, limbs, and even necks of a target. A caster could also will their casting to a lesser full-body contortion that would twist the victims limbs, leaving them both injured and immobilized.

It must be said, the Contortion Curse can be used on inanimate objects, in a similar fashion to the Tangling Charm. This was the case for Randal Trop, who during the 1944 Quidditch World Cup cast the curse on a nearby tent, causing it to entangle within itself and all those under it.

In the opinion of the author, the Contortion Curse is its most useful when dealing with hostile serpent creatures as it will often cause them to be tangled in their own body. Often rendering them harmless. Along with the undead, to at the very least slow them down.

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The Calming Charm

Tranquillum

(tran-quill-um)

Published by Joah Emric in his book “Cerebral Charming: Magic for the Mind”, a written collection of spells, potions, and objects that can modify a persons mood. This charm works best when a person or creature is in a distraught, enraged, or hysterical state. Once cast, an ivory puff of powder will belt out of the casters wand and abruptly change the mood of the target. The target will feel a cozy sensation, similar to that of just receiving a massage or effectively loosen up both their tense mind and body language.

While an extremely helpful charm when trying to soothe a distraught friend, it has been used in much more manipulative ways. Upon an extremely powerful casting of the Calming Charm, the target will have a nonchalant “high” that can affect their decision making. If the charm is potent enough, a bewitched victim could agree to give away their most prized possessions, reveal embarrassing secrets, or abandon obligations. Thankfully, the charm is temporary, with the longest bewitchment lasting no more than 12 hours.

A skilled Wix should have no issue effectively calming another person or small pet. Beast classified XXXX and higher will require either repeated castings of this charm or multiple simultaneous castings in order to effectively tame the creature.

Some notable uses of this charm include Joah Emric’s mastery of the spell in St. Rauf’s Hospital for the Arcanically Ailed. Throughout his Emric’s career at the hospital he was well known for casting this spell with traumatized patients, allowing them an outlet to heal and speak openly about their experiences. On the more malicious side of things, Una Borboa, former Head Healer of St. Dabbernath’s Home for Elderly Wixes was detained in 2013 for inappropriately using the charm. Former co-workers report that Borboa used to give two castings a day to “excessively needy” Wixes. This mistreatment was eventually revealed when a number of families complained about relatives not being properly tended to, sparking an investigation that eventually led to Barboa’s arrest.

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The Net-Casting Spell

Inlacio

(in-lacy-oh)

A favorite conjugation spell among Aurors, Magizoologist, and especially fishermen. When cast this spell will cause a black, spider-like net to erupt from the caster’s wand. The size and weave of the net is decided upon the casters intent. The net that comes from the spell has an unusual adhesive quality that causes it to stick itself to any solid surface. While the net material is tough, it is not invincible. Using a pair of scissors may take you a few minutes before wearing at the net, however, a well used Severing or Fire-Making Charm can get the job done much quicker.

While it is often used for entrapping people or animals, it is also quite handy it other situations. Chenecherry, the Canadian School of Magic, is known to use these nets as decorations around Halloween to mimic a spider’s web. In 1972, Ronda Solus, a Colombian Quidditch Referee cast a Net-Producing Spell that covered an entire Quidditch field in order to save falling players from an ensuing tornado that a rogue fan summoned. And who could forget the 1924 Phlegaton Games. In which during the Six Wix dueling tournament the dueling field was lined with Inlacio nets that sporadically jetted from wall to wall, creating quite the added obstacle for its competitors.

As for the spell’s inception, it was created by Tatsu Takanashi, a Japanese witch from the Kamakura Era. Takanashi,s village river became home to an Akugyo, a fast and fire spitting creature with the face of a human and body of a large fish. Refusing to be docile, Takanashi invented the net casting spell and quickly cast it over her village river. Through the use of other spells Takanashi manipulated the nets movements and after a ferocious battle finally entrapped the creature. The spell was eventually taught to the village fishermen and quickly spread over the wizarding world.

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The Kuirassiers [kur-asi-er]

During The No-Maj Second World War and the Global Wizarding War, many Wizarding Families in Europe were desperate to escape from the chaos of both wars. Many were scared that the Nazi’s treatment of Jews could be an omen of how the non-magical community could treat wizards if their world was discovered. With this era being a hard time for anyone to travel only Families of wealth had the best chance of escaping. Many of these families fled to America, being aware of their strict divide between the magical and non-magical community.

Much of the American Wizarding population however would not be too pleased to have so many new foreign citizens as they saw their former ways of frequently fraternizing with No-Majs as a danger to their hidden community. These families were initially excluded from the mainstream American Wizarding Community, unable to find work or shelter. The families that were once respected and wealthy in their motherland were now ostracized and impoverished.

Some of the European families held out and believed they would eventually blend into the American Wizarding Community, some even charming themselves to hide their accents. Other more prideful families however would band together to stand in opposition of blending in. This would become the birth of the first Wizarding Gangs in America.

Seven notable families of Europe would form a powerful brotherhood due to the lack of American Wizards willing to help them. The Krausman, Devereaux, Tallthorn, Villafuerte, Napier, Bellavance, and Burgess families would form the Brotherhood in 1938 that they would title “The Kuirassiers”. The first intention of the Kuirassiers was to return themselves to their former wealthy lifestyles. Of course coming to America they all had plans of how they would provide for their families once they settled in the new country, but without the trust of Americans and inability to interact with No-Majs this was a lost hope. Now that they had an alliance between each other they felt more protected to preform more unethical ways of acquiring money.

The Tallthorn Family, who were a long line of celebrated Potioneers in Europe, planned to open an Apothecary in New York. But due to the change of circumstances they subsequently sold their ingredients and potions on the Blackmarket to support the Kuirassiers. And the Burgess Family twins, Murcuria and Diomedo, were extremely cunning and would often pick-pocket No-Majs with the help of the Confudus Charm. Vivienne Bellavance, being a finalist in the 1919 French Dueling Championship, taught her new comrades everything they’d need to know about combative magic incase they were caught by Aurors. These minor offenses would grow as the Kuirassier’s greed and resentment towards Americans would.

In 1941, the Kuirassiers robbed the Chicago Wizarding Nighclub, The Proud Pixie, under the guise of masks. The attack started with the Kuirassiers throwing a combustible Drowsiness Draught into the club causing all the attendants to fall into magically induced sleep. They then stole all money and valuables from both the club and the club goers. This was the onset of the Kuirassiers committing more extreme crimes. As the gang continued to rise to power and wealth they gathered the interest of American witches and wizards who also desired wealth and authority or protection. The Kuirassiers initially turned away the volunteers finding it ironic that these Americans wanted to work for them, but then discussed the benefits it would have to followers.

The Kuirassiers began to allow witches and wizards to join their gang starting at the lowest rank, where if they wanted to make it in officially they would have to preform all three Unforgivable Curses on an innocent victim (usually a kidnapped No-Maj). With some of their new members being wizards and witches of influence in America they created a disguise for Kuirassiers, the disguise would be ornate masks that were both luxurious and horrifying. The mask were a symbol of how much dirty money the Original Families had made (a slap in the face to Americans who had turned them away) and also a symbol that would induce fear. The ranking identification of the Kuirassiers was simple, the more opulent the mask the higher the rank, with the Inner Circle Heads having the most lavishness. Upon confiscating the mask of captured Kuirassiers, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement found that the mask were heavily enchanted to be see through for the wearer. This was coupled with an enchantment that caused anyone who isn’t loyal to the Kuirassiers puts one of the mask on they will be inflicted a lethal curse.

This is the time when the Kuirassiers started to gain territory in low income communities occupied by witches and wizards across the north eastern States, who they would offer “protection” from other gangs for a price (however the protection was often from the Kuirassiers themselves). The Kuirassiers had become a serious threat to MACUSA who’s Magical Law Enforcement Department became their biggest foe.

The Kuirassiers intended to continue their gang’s Inner Circle through their children who they forbade to go to Ilvermorny and instead obtained private tutors for them (who were more experienced in Dark Magic than most tutors) and would also be taught by their parents to resent Americans for their discrimination. The leadership of the gang would stay within the original seven families (the seven families having arranged marriages and having children together) with the closest an outsider getting is Captain of Infantry.

In modern day the Kuirassiers are still the most prominent Organization in America’s Wizarding Underground having ties in the Blackmarket, prostitution and gambling. None of the original Family Heads are still alive with the first to pass being Duke Napier, who would start the tradition of a Inner Circle Head passing down their mask to their Successor, in this case Napier’s first daughter Samoanna Napier. The Kuirassiers may have a new generation of leaders but their reign over the Wizarding Underground has not wavered and are still one of MACUSA’s biggest adversaries.

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The Muscle Revealing Charm

An old spell created by the famous Healer, Judith Bösch, in the days of medieval Germany. Aside from some thinking it is a charm of malicious intent by the name, the spell is used worldwide by Healers today to make patients skin transparent in order to inspect muscles to diagnose injuries. However, when most patients see their own muscles while they’re operating in their body the reaction is usually a faint or vomit. The Charm can be focused to only reveal one part of the body’s muscles such as the arm or leg, or could make all of the skin of the body transparent. The latter form of which is quite a ghastly sight to see, so much so that some clever Wixes will use this spell on themselves to form a last minute disguise when they’re up to no good so that witnesses won’t be able to identify them, or just a fun Halloween costume to scare your friends.

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Tetopexqui Escuela de Magia/ Tetopexqui School of Magic

Hidden deep in the Lacandon Jungle lies the school of Tetopexqui School of Magic. To Muggles who stumble upon it it is a ruined temple that radiates a feeing of uneasiness, to Wixes however it is a colossal assortment of temples that they know as the magical school of Central America. At the age of eleven young witches and wizards of Central America receive their invitation to Tetopexqui via letter (carried by a Common Black Hawk as to not attract much Muggle attention). If this invitation is accepted and students gather the required items to attend, they are then instructed to go to a marked location of Lacandon Jungle approximately at noon, provided on a map with their acceptance letter and entitled “Espacio Abierto”. Once there a Beast Tamer will load the students onto carriages that are strapped on the backs of magically enlarged Emerald Tree Boas. The Beast-Tamer Directing these serpents is always a member of the Lizarse Family due to their Parseltongue abilities and long lasting business for providing snake-like creatures for different services. The man who started this form of travel, Crotalus Lizarse, in 14th century recommended these snakes to Headmaster of Tetopexqui at the time, Nezahualpilli, due to their colors blending into the jungle and their ability to slither between the trees with ease.

The serpents usually deliver the students to Tetopexqui by nightfall and they are welcomed to to Tetopexqui Temple by a welcoming feast, ghost of alumni, and the staff. Above the main entrance to the school hangs the symbol adorning the schools crest of a Engorged panther head with turquoise and red feathers sprouting from its scalp. These bright turquoise and red feathers mimic the schools colors and furthermore the colors of student uniforms. The Headmaster of the school is known to, per tradition, wear a similar feathered headdress during meals and special events for the school.

Tetopexqui School is known for a number of things including their intense, and sometimes brutal, Quidditch matches. This “by any means necessary” mentality carries over to other sports and competitions such as their Dueling Matches in which a tournament is held at the end of each school year to see which student is the best duelist. The jungle surrounding the Temple is also home to many magical creatures that students usually either love to study and befriend or tease for a rise, no matter how strongly Tetopexqui staff enforced them not to. Another common popular area of the school is the Cristalino Falls, a waterfall the flows into a crystalline stream that many students enjoy swimming in when academics aren’t taking up too much of their time. Resting in the heart of the school is the Tótem del los Fundadores, a tall Mayan totem pole presenting carvings of the five scholars of the different magical tribes of Central America that came together to form the school of Tetopexqui. Reminding its students that when allied together, no matter where they come from, they can accomplish wondrous achievements together.

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The Cupylaius Curse

Also known as the Lusting Curse this spell is the most powerful of all Entrancing Enchantments and as you could assume, it has a long history of controversial uses. An inverted heart wand movement and a perfume-esque spritz from the casters wand and someone is bewitched by this spell, causing them to become lustful and amorous (in over castings even raunchy and immodest), however fortunately the Society of Analyzing Ancient Magic (SAAM) published that no casting has ever been found to last more than an hour or two. Many Wixes across the world have been advocating for years for the illegialization of this Curse, however, as stated by the International Confederation of Wizards member and former Professor of Magizology at Tetopexqui School of Magic in Mexico, Quetzal Quidnuncio, “The Cupylais Curse is much too valuable a tool for the repopulation of endangered creatures to put a worldwide ban on it”. This went on to cause a lively debate between himself and Chinese Delegate, Bai Luoyang, to the the point where Supreme Mugwump, Babajide Akingbade, was forced to temporarily dismiss the Translation Charm cast on the meeting room simply so the two would no longer understand what the other was saying. A less valid argument for the legalization of the spell is that it can assist older witches and wizards that, lets say, “lost their vigor with age”. No matter what arguments an individual brings however the debate of this curse’s legality continues on.

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The Fuming Baboon Conjuring Spell

While there are spells capable of conjuring a variety of apes this one has a darker intention that stands out from the rest. Invented by Malagasy Wizard that historians can find was only referred to as Njaka. When cast exceptionally well the spell will conjure multiple barbaric, bloodthirsty baboons that are loyal only to their Conjurer. This spell was a calling card of serial killer of Crooksbow Wizarding Village in Wales, Theriodes Flaverbolt, who went on to murder seven Wixes before his capture in which Aurors had to fight off hoards of rampaging baboons. This unfortunately resulted in the death of Welsh Auror, Gloria Alphamegamia, who now has a statue dedicated to her in Crooksbow. Speaking of Aurors fighting off against malevolent monkeys, Auror for the Indian Ministry of Magic, Sooraj Dhibar was said to use this spell as target practice when he was training. This would explain his specialty of detaining and terminating rambunctious magical creatures that plagued the Wizarding Community of India and his valor shown during the Nundu Attack of 1943.

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The Umbrella Charm

Created by famous charm creator and spell book author Egmarez Clayton in 1859, Clayton had a fascination with muggle inventions and found purpose in making spell counterparts to them, this charm created a forcefield like circular canopy over your head. The color of this field has become more customizable in recent years with many young witches and wizards using Color Changing Charms on their fields. Although this charm is handy when suddenly caught in a storm of rain, sleet or snow (whether they are magically summoned or not) it is extremely inadvisable to use this charm in front of the non-magical community no matter what weather you’re in. This spell has also been studied by the Academy of Combative Magic in Nigeria to see if it would make a useable shield charm against offensive spells and this study was quickly closed due to the target wizard repeatedly being hit with an abundance of jinxes and by the end sharing resemblance to a oversIzed Hornbill.

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The Shackling Spell

Invented in the early 20th Century by American Auror, Ness Billystick, this spell will conjure a pair of shackles or handcuffs to restrain your target. Ever since it’s creation it has been widely used by American Aurors as a means of capturing criminals. However, as the criminal world of Magic often does, dark Wixes have adapted. One report recalls Hugo Suge, a marvelous transfigurer who went down a troubled path that wandlessly transformed the links of his shackles into serpents, or Lylah Eigengrau, a witch infamous for robbing Muggle homes. It was unbeknownst to Aurors how she seemed to flawlessly enter and exit homes until she was captured with the Shackling Spell, and through the use of her unregistered abilities as a Amorphomagus, liquified her body to break free of her constraints. Nevertheless, aside from a talented or creative Dark Wix here and there the Shackling Spell is still widely useful to American Aurors today and just as effective at capturing those less clever.

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The Pandemonium Hex

A dark charm that should not be used as lightly as the name may suggests. Invented by Zavato Irwin and published in his book “Elaborate Leg Pulls”, casting this spell will cause all objects in a room or specific radius to go absolutely bonkers. Books will flap about wall to wall, ripping pages out and turning themselves into confetti. Brooms will spin like windmills and flail around the area. Pots and pans will bang and clatter against one another like some rambunctious orchestra. In short, everything that can go berserk, will. Now don’t get me wrong this spell can be useful when wishing to stall someone as they’ll likely be faced with many obstacles. However clever and skilled wizards are capable of finding a way out of this albeit through immobilizing, destroying, or parting a pathway through the chaos. However no matter what choice one prefers there will no doubt be quite the mess to clean up afterwards.

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Cosmetics in the Wizarding World have, as I’m sure you can imagine, tweaks compared to those in non-magical society. One of the most popular magical cosmetic lines is the multi-million Galleon company “Witch’s Glamour” whose rise to popularity from their spokesperson, famous singer, Calypsi Poshé. A major rival to Witch’s Glamour is the brand “le Fay’s Favor”, a brand owned by former supermodel, Fazluna Zaman. Le Fay’s Favor became a leading brand with their Time Turning Concealer and, a favorite of many, Vampire’s Kiss Lipgloss which claimed to even make trolls look kissable.

This only caused Witch’s Glamour to produce their Astroliga Eyeshadow Palette, with the tag line “Tonight you’re starry eyed”. Then le Fay’s Favor released their patented Freckelifors Spell, a spell that would give the caster temporary freckles. The two brands would continue to go back and forth, one upping the other for the years to come. This rivalry between the two brands would create many impressive cosmetic items that the magical population was enthralled with including a Dragon themed eyeshadow palette, an eyelash extension charm, and even a lipgloss inspired by Amortentia that mimicked the favorite scent to whoever was near. This rivalry between companies still continues today and the magical beauty community is more than happy to reap the benefits of it.

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The Asideous Curse

Beginning with the tip of the caster’s wand lighting in a chartreuse glow, a flow of acidic liquid will then stream or jet from the wand. Dark Arts Studier, Crownan Tuckle, found that the acid produced from this spell does not mimic any other mundane or magical acid in existence, causing some potioneers to experiment with its properties. The cursed acid is extremely powerful and fast-acting, capable of burning through most materials and fatally burning human skin. Famous Mexican Auror and Head of the Coven of Tepic, Cirini Monroy, was severely wounded by this curse over his right eye which gained him the nickname of the “Cirini Cyclopis” translated in English to “Cirini the Cyclops”

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The Blindfolding Spell

Blindfolding a enemy during battle can give a extreme upper hand to a duelist, or perhaps a thief desperately trying to sneak past a victim, or even a Magizoologist attempting to further examine the anatomy of a Gorgon. A skilled caster can even conjure a blindfold with a complicated not, giving them even more time to do as they wish while their target is busy trying to unravel the blindfold. But if the reader of this is worried about falling victim to this spell there are many spells in this book to reference if you find your sight obscured by this spell. The severing charm is one Spell Studies have called “effective but dangerous” as it can leave the caster with a scar if not executed perfectly. The same goes for the fire-starting charm, however most are not dim witted enough to try this. Spell Studiers will mostly tell you that the Revulsion Jinx is the most handy spell to counter the Blindfolding Spell as it will quickly and painlessly release the blindfold from the victims face.