Charmed skeleton
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Charmed skeleton
Species information
Height of average adult
- "A re-animated human skeleton."
- — TheFolio Bruti entry for 'Charmed Skeleton'.[src]
Acharmed skeleton[2] was ahuman skeleton that had beenmagically reanimated through one of two methods, theAnimation Charm orNecromancy.[3] Charmed skeletons were only considered to beDark magic when reanimated through necromancy.[3] Charmed skeletons could be easily destroyed with simple offensivejinxes[1] such as theTickling Charm.[2][3]
Albus Dumbledore would often use the Animation Charm to animate atroupe of dancing skeletons forHogwarts' student's entertainment during theHallowe'en feast.[4]
History[]
1980s[]
AroundHallowe'en in the late1980s,Ismelda Murk accidentallyanimated an army of skeletons inGodric's Hollow's graveyard. They subsequently went on to attackHogsmeade until they were driven away byPumpkin Johnny.[3]
A charmed skeleton wielding acursed sword.
Around theHallowe'en feast in the late1980s, someone stole acursed sword, among othercursed artefacts, fromClassroom 3C. It somehow fell into the hands of one of the skeletons that Dumbledore had animated for the Hallowe'en feast. Due to the nature of the curse on the sword, the skeleton was compelled to attack people, and chased afterArgus Filch andMrs Norris. The two had been cornered in a corridor when Jacob's sibling, acting under the information ofThe Hogwarts Diary, found them and defeated the skeleton.[5]
1993–1994 school year[]
ProfessorRemus Lupin taughtthird-year students atHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry about charmed skeletons in hisDefence Against the Dark Arts classes during the1993–1994 school year.[2]
1994–1995 school year[]
On24 June1995,Lord Voldemort summoned some skeletons from theLittle Hangleton graveyard in his duel with Harry.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- Hermione Granger: "Oh no! A charmed skeleton!"
- Harry Potter: "We'd better bothcast at once!"
- —Hermione Granger andHarry Potter encountering a charmed skeleton in theShrieking Shack[src]
A skeleton attempting to attackHarry Potter andHermione Granger inside theShrieking Shack
A charmed skeleton inLEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- In thevideo game adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PC version),Harry Potter andHermione Granger encounter several charmed skeletons in the tunnel to theShrieking Shack, who attack them by throwingbones at them. They (the player) must use theTickling Charm together to destroy them, with the skeletons only losing an arm or a leg if just one individual used the spell on them.[2]
- Charmed skeletons appear in certain levels ofLEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 andLEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. They appear as a pile ofbones. When you use theLevitation Charm to assemble their bones together, they form a skeleton which will sometimes be wearing atop hat, which, depending on the skeleton assembled, will start to dance or do something else. When this happens the game will play some music that will vary depending on the skeleton. They do not attack the player and can be broken again with the casting of any spell, and can be rebuilt again.[6][7]
- In theory, charmed skeletons do not differ fromInferi, with skeletons simply having further decayed than the corpses Inferi are made of, however there appears to be some in-universe distinction between the two.
- This is possibly just a creative oversight, as the word "Inferi" was not used until the publication ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2005 and thevideo game adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released a year earlier.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)(First appearance)(GBA and PC versions)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)(PC and console versions)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.6Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (seethis video) – Although these are only calledskeletons and notcharmed skeletons in theGoblet of Fire video game,Goblet of Fire andPrisoner of Azkaban had similar production teams and were both produced byElectronic Arts, so it can be assumed that they both refer to the same thing.
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.72.8Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - PC version
- ↑3.03.13.23.3Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Side Quest "Pumpkin Johnny Rises"
- ↑Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, "Howling Hallowe'en" Achievement
- ↑Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Hogwarts Diary: Defence Against the Dark Arts Disaster
- ↑LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
