What is the meaning of Alohomora?

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1. What is the meaning of Alohomora?
2. Who invented the counter spell for Alohomora?
3. When did Hermione use Alohomora?
4. What is the spell in Harry Potter to lock doors?
5. When was alohomora used?
6. What is the counter spell for alohomora?
7. What does Expecto Patronum do?
8. Is Dumbledore a pureblood?
9. Why can't Harry use Avada Kedavra?
10. What is Hermione's Favourite spell?

What is the meaning of Alohomora?

Here's a closer look at some of them: The spell Alohomora is used to open and unlock doors. The word is supposedly from the West African Sidiki dialect and means “friendly to thieves.”

Who invented the counter spell for Alohomora?

Blagdon Blay This spell was invented by Blagdon Blay, sometime in the early 17th century. His house had been broken into nineteen times through use of the Unlocking Charm (Alohomora), and so he invented this spell to counteract it.

When did Hermione use Alohomora?

Alohomora. The first time we hear this spell is when Hermione unlocks the third-floor corridor in a bid to avoid being caught out of bed. Presumably Hermione learns Alohomora, otherwise known as the 'thief's friend', in Charms.

What is the spell in Harry Potter to lock doors?

Alohomora The Locking Spell (Colloportus) was a charm that locked doors, making it so that they could not be opened manually. This charm was featured in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 and its counter-charm was the Unlocking Charm (Alohomora).

When was alohomora used?

Extended description. We are first introduced to this spell two weeks into Harry's first school year, when Hermione uses it to open a door, so that they can escape from Filch.

What is the counter spell for alohomora?

Known counter-charms

Counter-charm	Incantation	Incantation
Unlocking Charm	Alohomora	Colloportus
Anti-Alohomora Charm		Alohomora
Wand-Extinguishing Charm	Nox	Lumos
Quietening Charm	Quietus	Sonorus

What does Expecto Patronum do?

Expecto Patronum, or the Patronus Charm, will cast a Patronus, which can appear as simply white vapour, or in more advanced casters, as a silvery-white animal shape.

Is Dumbledore a pureblood?

An interesting fact of note is that despite the ideals that pure-bloods are inherently more powerful wizards, some of the most powerful or particularly adept wizards and witches in the series are in fact either half-blood (such as Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape and Harry Potter) or ...

Why can't Harry use Avada Kedavra?

Why Harry Didn't Cast Avada Kedavra Throughout the Harry Potter series, the titular character never used the Killing Curse for several reasons. Avada Kedavra was Lord Voldemort's signature spell. ... Harry refused to sink to that level of violence because Voldemort was the epitome of evil, as was the Killing Curse.

What is Hermione's Favourite spell?

And the third favorite Wingardium Leviosa, used for levitation, and known, perhaps most memorably, for Hermione Granger's pronunciation of it in Harry Potter Sorcerer's Stone.