Read the definitions below and click on the spells to hear how to pronounce. It’ll only be a matter of time until you will qualify as a member of Dumbledore’s Army.

• Accio: This spell is the summoning charm. It is first seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Harry summons his Firebolt to avoid the Hungarian Horntail (dragon).
• Alohomora: This charm unlocks doors and is first seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone when Harry, Ron, and Hermione are running away from the caretaker, Argus Filtch. They go into a locked chamber containing Fluffy, the three headed dog.
• Avada Kedavra: This curse kills the victim automatically. Harry Potter is the only one known to survive the curse.
• Cruciatus Curse: This curse is tortures the victim. It can even make the victim go permanently insane, like it does to Neville Longbottom’s parents, Alice and Frank Longbottom.
• Expecto Patranum: This spell scares away Dementors, creatures that make the victim feel as if they would never be happy again. The spell takes the form of an animal that is individual to the character. Harry’s, for example, is a stag. This spell is first seen in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
• Expelliarmus: This is the disarming charm. This is Harry’s ‘trademark’ and is first seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets during their dueling lessons.
• Imperius Curse: This curse makes the victim do whatever the caster wants; the caster could even make the victim kill themselves.
• Wingardium Levisoa: This is the levitation charm. It is first seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and is most well known for when Ron levitated the trolls bat and dropped it on his head to save Hermione’s life.
• Riddikulus: This charm is the Boggart-Banishing Spell. It is first seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Professor Lupin’s class.
• Stupify: This charm temporarily paralyzes the victim. It is seen throughout the books and is often used by the Order of the Phoenix, as it only paralyzes and does not kills victims.