Skip to main content

harry potter - What spells, enchantments, charms and potions do we know were taught in the second year of Hogwart's curriculum?


A follow-up question to this one covering the first year.


As stated in the previous question, I'm writing a strictly canonical fanfic, and I don't want to make up spells as a deus ex machina, as this often makes seem overly contrived.


I would much rather work within the framework laid by J. K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series.



What magical spells, enchantments, charms and potions are taught in the second-year Hogwart's curriculum at the time that Harry was second-year?



Answer



Spells


Once again we can look at their list of course books.



SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS WILL REQUIRE:



  • The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk

  • Break with a Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart

  • Gadding with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart


  • Holidays with Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart

  • Travels with Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart

  • Voyages with Vampires by Gilderoy Lockhart

  • Wanderings with Werewolves by Gilderoy Lockhart

  • Year with the Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart


(Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 4)



Only one of these is a spellbook. enter image description here


We can also assume that the following first year books were still used:




A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners’ Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
text available on Pottermore



Of these, the only spell that we know of is "Reparifarge!" from A Beginners’ Guide to Transfiguration.




Incomplete Transfigurations are difficult to put right, but you must attempt to do so. Leaving the head of a rabbit on a footstool is irresponsible and dangerous. Say ‘Reparifarge!’ and the object or creature should return to its natural state.
(Pottermore)



There is still one spell that Lockhart teaches (which may be found in his books) - "Peskipiksi Pesternomi" - Note that this probably isn't even a real spell. However, it may have been an attempt at the Freezing Charm.



“Come on now — round them up, round them up, they’re only pixies,” Lockhart shouted.
He rolled up his sleeves, brandished his wand, and bellowed, “Peskipiksi Pesternomi!”
(Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 6 - text available on Pottermore)





Potions


The only potions textbook that second year students have is Magical Drafts and Potions. Bear in mind that they use this same textbook until sixth year, so not all of these are necessarily second year potions.


enter image description here



  • Antidote to Common Poisons

  • Cure for Boils (first years)

  • Forgetfulness Potion (first years)

  • Herbicide

  • Sleeping Draught (Hermione makes one in book two)


  • Swelling Solution (second years)

  • Wideye or Awakening Potion


In addition, we also know that they learned about Hair Raising Potions.



Snape had given them so much homework, Harry thought he was likely to be in the sixth year before he finished it. Ron was just saying he wished he had asked Hermione how many rat tails you were supposed to add to a Hair Raising Potion when an angry outburst from the floor above reached their ears.
(Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 13)




So the spells and potions that we know of are:



Spells


Incantations taken from Pottermore and Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Note: The wand gestures in Wonderbook: Book of Spells differ from those found on Pottermore (probably due to simplification)



  • Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantellegra)

  • Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus)

  • Engorgement Charm (Engorgio)

  • Freezing Charm (Immobulus)

  • General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem)

  • Memory Charm (Obliviate) Probably students only learn about this spell


  • Tickling Charm (Rictusempra)

  • Lockhart's™ Pixie Rounding-up Charm? (Peskipiksi Pesternomi)

  • Un-Transfiguration spell? (Reparifarge) Possibly taught in previous year


Potions



  • Swelling Solution

  • Hair Raising Potion

  • Sleeping Draught Safe to assume, but not conclusive

  • Antidote to Common Poisons Possibly taught in a different year


  • Herbicide Possibly taught in a different year

  • Wideye or Awakening Potion Possibly taught in a different year


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

harry potter - Did Dolores Umbridge Have Any Association with Voldemort (or Death Eaters) before His Return?

I noticed that Dolores Umbridge was born during the first Wizarding War, so it's very likely she wasn't a Death Eater then (but she is pretty evil -- who knows?). After that Voldemort was not around in a way that could affect many people, and most wouldn't know he was planning to rise again. During that time, and up through Voldemort's return (in Goblet of Fire ), did Umbridge have any connection with the Death Eaters or with Voldemort? Was she doing what she did on her own, or was it because of an association with Voldemort or his allies? Answer Dolores Umbridge was definitely not a good person. However, as Sirius points out, "the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters". Remember that he also says that he doesn't believe Umbridge to be a Death Eater, but that she's evil enough (or something like that). I think there are two strong reasons to believe that: Umbridge was proud to do everything according to the law, except when she trie...
Post a Comment
Read more

futurama - How much time is lost in 'Time Keeps on Slippin''

In time Keeps on Slippin' , Farnsworth creates a basketball team which he matures by abusing Chronitons. This leads to time skipping forward by random, but ever increasing amounts. How much time was skipped in this way? Answer Unfortunately, I don't think a good estimate can be made for this, for two reasons: Many of the time skips move forward by an indeterminate amount of time. At one point, the Professor mentions localized regions of space skipping forward much more than others. We then see two young boys on the street below complaining about having to pay social security, only to suddenly become senior citizens and start complaining about wanting their money. Thus, each individual could have experienced a different amount of time skippage.
Post a Comment
Read more

aliens - Interstellar Zoo story

I vaguely remember this story from my childhood: it was about an interstellar zoo that came to Earth with lots of bizarre and unusual species, and humans would file through and gape at all the crazy looking creatures from other planets. The twist came at the end when the perspective shifted to the other side of the bars and we discovered that the "creatures" were traveling through space on a kind of safari. They thought they were the visitors and we were the animals. Neither side knew that the other side thought they were the zoo creatures. Answer Got it. Zoo, by Edward D. Hoch. Published in 1958. Link to Publication History Link to PDF
Post a Comment
Read more

harry potter - What is the difference between Diffindo and Sectumsempra?

In the Harry Potter books, Diffindo is called the 'Severing Charm' and it’s most commonly used to cut ropes and the like. However, in the last book Hermione uses it on Ron but misses, creating a 'slash in his jeans' and his knee gets cut, causing him to 'roar in pain'. We've only seen Sectumsempra used once on screen when Harry directly uses it on Malfoy in the sixth book, but there it's mentioned that he is 'waving his wand wildly'. Wouldn't Diffindo, if used in such a fashion also cause a similar effect? Similarly, if it was able to cut Ron, it would also be able to, say, chop off an ear (George's)? In that case, how are these two spells different, except for Sectumsempra seemingly used exclusively to hurt humans? Answer While Diffindo and Sectumsempra both can be countered by other spells, Diffindo is far more easily countered. Reparo, a relatively common spell, can completely reverse its effect when used once. “He pulled the old cop...
Post a Comment
Read more