Harry Potter: 10 Most Powerful Spells Used By Snape

As one of the central characters of the Harry Potter franchise, it should come as no surprise that Snape employs a variety of powerful spells.

Highlights

• Mastering the Shield Charm like Snape can protect against physical effects and spells, a crucial skill in duels at Hogwarts.
• The Incendio spell can be deadly in the right hands, capable of setting things on fire but also controlled tactically for various purposes.
• Snape’s Patronus Charm is a testament to his love for Lily Evans, as his doe Patronus guards against dark forces like Dementors.

Despite the rather ominous moniker of “The Half-Blood Prince,” Severus Snape remains one of the more enigmatic characters in the Harry Potter franchise. Alan Rickman’s portrayal of Snape showed a remarkable depth to the former Headmaster and Defence Against the Dark Arts professor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. However, perhaps an integral part of Snape’s personification isn’t just his overall role in the story of Harry’s life, but also his skills as a wizard.

Related

Hogwarts Legacy: All Keeper Trials, Ranked

The Keeper Trials are all fascinating side quests in Hogwarts Legacy, but some are more interesting and memorable than others.

Being a double agent for both the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix, Snape played a vital role in the Second Wizarding War against the Dark Lord Voldemort. While Snape sacrificed his life to help Harry succeed, his legacy in Hogwarts and the Wizarding World remains not just in his deeds but also in the powerful spells he invented. However, of Snape’s inventions, just which spells are the most remarkable in his arsenal?

10
Shield Charm

A Potent Defense Against Projectiles

Considering how the Shield Charm is joined by the Stunning Spell as two of the most fundamental defensive options of Hogwarts Legacy players, it makes sense for the Charm to be one of the best spells a wizard or witch can learn in their stay at Hogwarts. Such is the potency of the Shield Charm that it’s taught only to sixth-years as part of their Defense Against the Dark Arts curriculum, with the spell even modifiable to meet certain needs.

At its core, Protego can protect its users against most projectiles – not just physical effects but also Hexes, Jinxes, and Minor Curses. While not capable of deflecting Unforgivable Curses, it should be enough to protect users from most attacks. Snape uses this during his separate confrontations against Harry Potter and Minerva McGonagall, both of which he’s able to survive due to this shield.

9
Fire-Making Spell

Creates A Jet Of Fire

Despite being a spell taught to students as early as freshmen at Hogwarts, Incendio can be a deadly spell in a wizard’s arsenal when used incorrectly. Originally intended to merely set things on fire, Incendio could be used more tactically in the right hands. Such is its potential danger that Incendio is taught once again to sophomores and reviewed in preparation for OWLs.

In Hogwarts Mystery, Professors Snape and McGonagall used Incendio to save Ben Copper from the mysterious cursed ice. During their dialogue before casting the Spell, McGonagall tells Snape to focus on burning the ice away from Ben’s body, meaning there is a way to control not just the trajectory but also the strength of the flames produced.

8
Stunning Spell

Ends Duels Before Things Get Worse

Among the Charms one could learn at Hogwarts, the Stunning Charm may be one of the most useful spells any magic-user could have in their arsenal. When used, Stupefy is capable of stunning its target and rendering them unconscious. In duels, this can instantly end fights before things get worse, lessening damage to both camps.

Interestingly enough, Stupefy is extremely useful as its “stuns” can affect objects. When used on inanimate objects, moving items can be stopped at exactly where they were hit. Snape uses Stupefy non-verbally against Filius Flitwick during his visit to his office during the attack of the Death Eaters at Hogwarts.

7
Banishing Charm

A Potent Knockback Spell

At first glance, the Banishing Charm seems like a typical “opposing” Spell that the Harry Potter series usually has. After all, the “pushing” Banishing Charm is technically the opposite of the “pulling” Summoning Charm, this time able to send targets away from the caster. However, as proven by Snape, the Banishing Charm can be extremely potent when used correctly.

Related

Hogwarts Legacy: 15 Secret Locations You Might Have Missed

Given Hogwarts Legacy’s huge open world, it’s possible that players may have missed some of its more secret locations.

As demonstrated in The Cursed Child, a confrontation between Snape and Dolores Umbridge from the Time-Turner’s alternate timeline would have the former use Depulso on the latter. This proved powerful enough to knock away Dolores, who herself was a powerful witch.

6
Incarcerous Spell

Binds Enemies With Ropes

While Incarcerous seems like a simple Conjuration Spell at first glance, its ability to conjure tendrils of rope to bind its targets can become one of the most powerful Spells in Harry Potter when used correctly. Since the spell can be cast nonverbally, opponents may never realize that they’re already bound until the ropes start to tighten around them.

Moreover, as shown by the way Dolores Umbridge used them against the centaurs during the Order of the Phoenix film, Incarcerous could be modified to also wrap around the throat, possibly choking its victims.

5
Vulnera Sanentur

A Three-Fold Healing, Counter-Curse

When Harry carelessly uses Sectumsempra against Draco Malfoy, Snape rushes to his student’s aid and starts healing him with Vulnera Sanentur. The Spell doesn’t have a formal designation, but it’s revealed to be capable of healing the wounds inflicted by Sectumsempra, albeit to a basic degree.

It’s revealed that Vulnera Sanentur is a potent counter-curse with healing properties. For the spell to work as intended, it has to be cast three times as a song. The first incantation slows the blood flow, the second incantation starts to heal the wounds, and the third incantation stitches the wound.

4
Disarming Charm

Disable Most Wizards From Fighting In An Instant

Originally intended to merely force items out of their owner’s hands, the Disarming Charm became one of the most pivotal spells in a wizard’s arsenal due to its implications. After all, with wizards and witches inherently reliant on their wands to cast spells, disarming them of their wands would render them useless in duels.

Related

Hogwarts Legacy: 8 Tips For Building In The Room Of Requirement

Furnishing and styling the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts Legacy can feel a little overwhelming, so here are a few tips to help players out.

Such was the impact of Expelliarmus in Harry Potter that it was one of the first spells highlighted in the previews of Hogwarts Legacy. Snape is seen performing this as early as Chamber of Secrets, where the professor is seen disarming then-Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in a duel demonstration.

3
Sectumsempra

An Attack That Mimics A Sword Slash

Originally tagged “for enemies,” Sectumsempra has grown in renown as one of the deadlier curses invented by Snape. When cast, the curse mimics the slashing of a sword, causing lacerations on the target alongside severe hemorrhaging. Such was the dangerous nature of the Spell that it hits in the general direction of the wand, making it deadly to bystanders should the caster miss their mark.

When Snape invented the spell, it seems he intended it to be used against his enemies. There was no indication as to who those “enemies” were, however. While minor wounds from the curse can be cured by magic, severed body parts can no longer be regrown. Snape used this spell against James Potter and accidentally severed the ear of George Weasley.

2
Patronus Charm

A Spirit Guardian Against Dementors And Dark Forces

Among the most powerful spells in Snape’s arsenal is the one Spell that separates him from other Death Eaters: the Patronus Charm. Known as perhaps the primary defense against Dementors, the Patronus Charm channels positive emotions into a tangible spirit guardian that protects its user.

In the case of Snape, such was his love and devotion for Lily Evans that his Patronus Charm took the form of a doe, the same as Lily’s. Due to Snape’s affection for Lily, which even extended to her son, Harry Potter, Snape is the only Death Eater among Voldemort’s ranks who can create a Patronus Charm.

1
Killing Curse

Instantaneous And Painless Death To The Target

Among the three Unforgivable Curses, the Killing Curse is perhaps the deadliest of them all – quite literally. When cast, the jet of green light from the caster’s wand becomes a blinding green flash upon hitting the target. If successful, the spell’s target dies an instant and painless death.

The most popular user of Avada Kedavra was Lord Voldemort, who attempted to use this on Harry but failed after being protected by Lily using her sacrifice of love. Snape himself used Avada Kedavra on Albus Dumbledore, ending his suffering and sparing Draco Malfoy the trauma of murder.

Harry Potter

Created by

J.K. Rowling

First Film

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Latest Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two

Where to watch

HBO Max

Fuente: successacademy.edu.vn
Categorías: Trend