Fire-Making Spell

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Fire-Making Spell

Incantation

Incendio^[1]
(in-SEN-dee-o)^[2]

Type

Charm^[1]

Hand movement

Light

Orange/red^[2]

Effect

Conjuredflames^[1]

TheFire-Making Spell,^[2] also known as theFire-Making Charm^[3] (Incendio)^[3][1][2] was acharm thatconjured a jet offlames that could be used to set things alight.^[2]

History[]

This spell was listed inThe Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 byMiranda Goshawk.^[1] This spell was also taught to students during theirfirst year atHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry inCharms (and revised during thesecond year)^[3][4] andHerbology class to deal with theDevil's Snare and other dangerous plants,^[3] and was reviewed in thefifth year for students sitting theirO.W.L. examinations.^[5]

This spell was mentioned in the lyrics ofCelestina Warbeck's song "A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love".^[6]

Known uses[]

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Caster(s)	Dates	Notes
New fifth-year student	1890–1891 school year	Used it to burn away the canopy of theHorntail Hall tent in order to help set free aHebridean Black dragon.[7]
Anne Sallow	1891	Used it to incinerate an army ofInferi inFeldcroft Catacomb, creating a stream of fire from herwand.[8]
Albus Dumbledore	1895 or1896	He may have used this spell in hisfourth year at Hogwarts, "accidentally" setting his bed curtains on fire.[9]
	1938	Used itnonverbally combined with aFlame-Freezing Charm, to demonstrate his magical ability to eleven-year-oldTom Riddle inWool's Orphanage.[10]
Carrow	Late1932	Used it to setVicência Santoscampaign banners on fire during a rally outside theGerman Ministry of Magic for theICW election.[11]
Minerva McGonagall	1985–1986 school year	Used this spell to saveBen Copper from thecursed ice.[12]
Severus Snape
Jacob's sibling		Used this spell to break down the door to theVault of Ice.[13]
Bill Weasley
Jacob's sibling's friend(possiblyPenny Haywood,Rowan Khanna orBen Copper)
Merula Snyde		Used this spell to burn down the decorations at theWinter Wonderland party in revenge for being mistreated during aWhite Hippogriff gift exchange[14]
Charlie Weasley	1986–1987 school year	Used this spell to pretend to put fakeOccamy eggs (actuallyOstrich eggs) in danger so as to lureSquawk out.[15]
Jacob's sibling		Attempted to use this spell onCorrine Cribb withwandless magic inKnockturn Alley, although Cribb was able to dodge the spell.[16]
		Used this spell to light a campfire on the shore of theGreat Lake as part of a bonfire party to celebrateFire Dwelling Salamanders.[17]
		Used this spell in theGreat Hall on a stack ofbread in order to maketoast[18]
Rubeus Hagrid	31 July1991	Used it nonverbally to light a fire in the grate in theHut in which theDursleys andHarry Potter were staying to avoid the barrage of Harry'sHogwarts letters.[19]
Jacob's sibling	December1991	Used this spell to light a campfire at theRomanian Dragon Sanctuary to keep anAntipodean Opaleye egg they had helped rescue warm.[20]
Minerva McGonagall	1 September1992	Used it nonverbally to light a fire in the grate inSeverus Snape's office before Dumbledore arrived when Harry and Ron smashed aFlying Ford Anglia into theWhomping Willow.[21]
Tom	7 August1993	Used it nonverbally to light a fire in the grate in theLeaky Cauldron.[22]
Arthur Weasley	August1994	Used it to light a fire in the grate in4 Privet Drive.[23]
Death Eater	August 1994	Used it nonverbally to set fire ontents during theattack at the1994 Quidditch World Cup.[24]
Rita Skeeter	13 November 1994	Used it nonverbally to light the candles in theBroom cupboard.[25]
Peter Pettigrew	24 June1995	Used it nonverbally to light a fire under Voldemort'scauldron in theLittle Hangleton graveyard.[26]
Alastor Moody	5 August 1995	Used it nonverbally to burn a piece of parchment used to reveal the location of12 Grimmauld Place toHarry Potter.[27]
Dolores Umbridge	2 September 1995	Used it nonverbally to burn aflying paper bird charmed byPadma Patil.[28]
Thorfinn Rowle	30 June1997	Used it to set fire toRubeus Hagrid's cabin, with a cast which was so powerful it ignited the hut in a fiery explosion.[29]
Hermione Granger	1 August 1997	Used it nonverbally to ignite some old gas lamps in the drawing room at12 Grimmauld Place.[30]
	4 August 1997	Used it nonverbally to light a fire in the grate in 12 Grimmauld Place.[31]
	2 September 1997	Used this spell in an attempt to destroySlytherin's Locket.[32]
Harry Potter		Used this spell in an attempt to destroy the same locket, though without any incantation (nonverbally).[32]
	31 October1981(alternate reality)	Used this spell nonverbally while duelling with Delphini aftertime-traveling.[33]
Delphini		Used this spell while duelling with Harry Potter aftertime-travelling.[33]
Tom Riddle	2 May1998	Used it nonverbally to burn theSorting Hat onNeville Longbottom's head during theBattle of Hogwarts.[34]
Albus Potter	1 September2019	Used it to set fire to his Hogsmeade permission form — and surprised himself as it was not usually a charm he could perform successfully.[35]

Known practitioners[]

Unidentified 19th-century Hogwarts student^[7]

Anne Sallow^[8]

Severus Snape^[12]

Bill Weasley^[36][13]

Charlie Weasley^[15]

Jacob's sibling^[36][13][15]

Penny Haywood^[37]

Rowan Khanna^[37]

Pieter Talli^[38]

Merula Snyde^[39]

Filius Flitwick^[3][4]

Minerva McGonagall^[21][12]

Tom^[22]

Alastor Moody^[27]

Albus Dumbledore^[9][10]

Arthur Weasley^[23]

Rita Skeeter^[25]

Colin Creevey^[5]

Fred Weasley^[5]

George Weasley^[5]

Harry Potter^{[3][4][5][40][32]}

Remus Lupin^[41]

Peter Pettigrew^[26]

Dolores Umbridge^[28]

Hermione Granger^{[5][30][31][32]}

Neville Longbottom^[5]

Pomona Sprout^[3]

Ron Weasley^[5]

Rubeus Hagrid^[19]

Thorfinn Rowle^[29]

Tom Riddle^[34]

Winifred Whittle^[42]

Delphini^[33]

Albus Potter^[35]

• Tiburon Merriweather's great-grandchild^[43]

Etymology[]

• In Latin,incendio is the dative or ablative singular ofincendium, "fire", and can mean "to fire" or "for fire" (dative), "by fire" or "with fire" (ablative of instrument or means). Thus, the incantation is a way of calling upon fire to burn a desired object, since the spell caster wills harm to be done to an object "by (means of) fire."
• The magic word could also be a variant of the Latinincendo, "I set [something] on fire", with an "i" added before the final "o" for euphony.
• "Incendio" is the Spanish and Portuguese word for "wild fire". Also, in Italian, the word "Incendio" refers to a great fire similar to that one made by Thorfinn to Hagrid's house.
• "Incendio" is also the first person singular of the present of the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian verb "incendiar(e)", meaning "to set fire to".

Behind the scenes[]

• This may be the spellRemus Lupin used on theHogwarts Express1993, combined with aFlame-Freezing Charm when the lights went out as he is described as "holding ahandful of flames" though it is more likely that he used the charm forBluebell Flames.^[44]
• In the video game adaptations ofPhilosopher's Stone,Chamber of Secrets, andGoblet of Fire,Incendio is incorrectly called theBluebell Flames, which is in fact an entirely different, but similar charm. It is used primarily to wilt dank-loving, threatening plants, burn throughcobwebs and light torches. In the later games, it resumes its use as a spell to conjure a small burst of normal fire.
  • Also in the second game, the manuals, and in-game info states it can be used as a duelling charm, despite that in the console versions it is the last spell to be learned in the game, thus duels are no longer as abundant. However, proof of this can be seen in that if the player times it right, they can cast their ownDisarming Charm on the incoming mis-cast Indencio (as it flies back to hit the player) and thus catching the spell and mitigating it. This also works with theKnockback Jinx.
• This spell is the first known spell to be cast in the series, although magical devices (Dumbledore'sDeluminator), abilities (Animagi) and beings (Hagrid) appeared before.
• In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Bellatrix uses this spell to set Hagrid's hut on fire instead of Rowle.
• This spell's wand gesture given inPottermore is identical to its wand gesture given in thePC version of thePhilosopher's Stone video game.

Appearances[]

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• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)(First identified as Fire-making Charm)(Not in PC version)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(Possible appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)(Not in PC or console versions)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(First identified asIncendio)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)(GBA and NDS versions only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)(NDS version only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(Indirectly mentioned only)
• Pottermore(First identified as Fire-Making Spell)
• HarryPotter.com
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault(Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4(Nintendo DS and iPod/iPad version only)
• Harry Potter: Spells
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World(Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Harry Potter: Magic Caster Wand

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Incendio at theHogwarts Legacy Wiki

Charms (class)
Charm-book writers and developers
Blagdon Blay ·Daisy Pennifold ·Delfina Crimp ·Miranda Goshawk ·Jarleth Hobart ·Basil Horton ·Helixa Hyslop ·Syna Hyslop ·Randolph Keitch ·Levina Monkstanley ·Orabella Nuttley ·Mnemone Radford ·Scarpin ·Elliot Smethwyck ·Felix Summerbee ·Violeta Stitch
Professors	Fortinbras ·Filius Flitwick ·Abraham Ronen ·Unidentified male professor ·Unidentified medieval professor
Textbooks	Achievements in Charming ·Extreme Incantations ·Quintessence: A Quest ·The Standard Book of Spells
Charms studied at Hogwarts
Anti-Alohomora Charm ·Ascension Charm (Ascendio) ·Banishing Charm (Depulso) ·Blackboard Writing Spell ·Blue sparks ·Bombardment Spell (Bombarda) ·Box Blasting Charm (Cistem Aperio) ·Bubble-Head Charm ·Cheering Charm ·Cleaning Charm ·Confundus Charm (Confundo) ·Counter-charm for hiccoughs ·Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) ·Descending Charm (Descendo) ·Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) ·Disillusionment Charm ·Drought Charm ·Entrancing Enchantments(theoretically) ·Eradication Spell (Deletrius) ·Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) ·Extinguishing Spell ·Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) ·Freezing Charm (Immobulus) ·Freezing Spell (Glacius) ·Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) ·General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) ·Gouging Spell (Defodio) ·Growth Charm ·Ice Jinx ·Impervius Charm (Impervius) ·Knitting Charm ·Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) ·Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis) ·Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) ·Locking Spell (Colloportus) ·Locomotion Charm (Locomotor) ·Mending Charm (Reparo) ·Memory Charm (Obliviate) ·Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) ·Nonverbal spells ·Pack Charm (Pack) ·Red Sparks (Vermillious) ·Reductor Curse (Reducto) ·Scouring Charm (Scourgify) ·Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) ·Severing Charm (Diffindo) ·Shrinking Charm (Reducio) ·Silencing Charm (Silencio) ·Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) ·Skurge Charm (Skurge) ·Softening Charm (Spongify) ·Spell for growing legs ·Substantive Charm ·Sunlight Charm (Lumos Solem) ·Summoning Charm (Accio) ·Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) ·Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) ·Vinegar to wine spell ·Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) ·Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) ·Lumos Maxima ·Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)

Herbology study ·class
Herbologists
Eunon Blackwood ·Astrid Cole ·Clifford Cromwell ·Marmaduke Dale ·Blossom Degrasse ·Miranda Goshawk ·Alfred Lawley ·Olgae Marinus ·Beaumont Marjoribanks ·Ismelda Murk ·Nepali wizard ·Gethsemane Prickle ·Feuilles Racines ·Sanjay Shanker ·Selina Sapworthy ·Phyllida Spore ·Yubert Thorne ·Tilden Toots ·Hadrian Whittle ·Winogrand
Herbology at Hogwarts
Botanique ·Herbology Award ·Herbology Lesson Cup ·Herbology Race Cup ·Herbology Store ·Hidden Herbology Corridor ·Outskirts Greenhouse Caretaker
Greenhouses	One ·Two ·Three ·Four ·Five ·Six ·Seven ·Greenhouse tower ·Outskirts Greenhouse ·Professor's office
Professors	Mirabel Garlick's predecessor ·Mirabel Garlick ·Herbert Beery ·Unidentified Herbology professor ·Pomona Sprout ·Leah Lee ·Neville Longbottom
Textbooks	Flesh-Eating Trees of the World ·Ingredient Encyclopedia ·One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi ·Winogrand's Wondrous Water Plants
Essays	Essay on dittany and its uses ·Essay on self-fertilising shrubs
Plants studied and grown at Hogwarts
Aconite ·Alihotsy ·Asphodel ·Belladonna ·Bouncing Bulb ·Bubotuber ·Bubotuber pus ·Chinese Chomping Cabbage ·Cowbane ·Dandelion ·Devil's Snare ·Dirigible Plum ·Dittany ·Fanged Geranium ·Fat cactus-like plant ·Fire seed bush ·Flitterbloom ·Floo ·Flutterby bush ·Fluxweed ·Gillyweed ·Ginger ·Greenhouse Tree ·Hemlock ·Honking daffodil ·Ivy ·Knotgrass ·Lady's Mantle ·Lavender ·Leaping Toadstool ·Lovage ·Mandrake ·Mimbulus mimbletonia ·Mistletoe ·Moly ·Nettle ·Peppermint ·Puffapod ·Raspberry ·Rose ·Sage ·Screechsnap ·Scurvy grass ·Self-fertilising shrub ·Shrivelfig ·Snargaluff ·Sneezewort ·Sopophorous plant ·Sopophorous Bean ·Spiky Bush ·Spiky Prickly Plant ·Stinksap ·Sugar Shrub ·Toad-eating plant ·Tormentil ·Umbrella Flower ·Valerian ·Vampiric vegetation ·Venomous Tentacula ·Walking plant ·Wax vegetables ·Whomping Willow ·Wiggentree ·Wild rice ·Wormwood
Spells taught in Herbology at Hogwarts
Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) ·Herbivicus Charm (Herbivicus) ·Incendio Duo Spell (Incendio Duo) ·Severing Charm (Diffindo) ·Sunlight Charm (Lumos Solem)

The Standard Book of Spells
Grade 1 ·Grade 2 ·Grade 3 ·Grade 4 ·Grade 5 ·Grade 6 ·Grade 7
Charms included in the series:Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) ·Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) ·Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) ·Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) ·Freezing Charm (Immobulus) ·General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) ·Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) ·Locking Spell (Colloportus) ·Memory Charm (Obliviate) ·Mending Charm (Reparo) ·Nonverbal spell ·Severing Charm (Diffindo) ·Skurge Charm (Skurge) ·Softening Charm (Spongify) ·Substantive Charm ·Summoning Charm (Accio) ·Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) ·Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) ·Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)