Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)
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The Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) is a fundamental Hogwarts spell used to make objects rise and float through the air under the caster’s control.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Levitation Charm | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Charm
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Hogwarts-taught spell ⓘ Levitation spell ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannotTarget | Living beings effectively ⓘ |
| canTarget | Inanimate objects ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | Basic ⓘ |
| existsInUniverse | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandomWikiPage | https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Levitation_Charm ⓘ |
| firstDemonstratedBy | Filius Flitwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalSource | J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory | First-year spell ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Allows caster to move objects through the air
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Causes objects to levitate ⓘ Gives caster control over the height and direction of an object ⓘ |
| hasFamousScene | Feather-levitation lesson with Hermione, Ron, and Harry ⓘ |
| hasIncantation | Wingardium Leviosa ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Pseudo-Latin ⓘ |
| hasMishap | Can cause object to crash if concentration is lost ⓘ |
| hasSubtlety | Requires precise wand movement for stable levitation ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs | Wingardium Leviosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOpposedBy | Gravity ⓘ |
| isTaughtAt | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTaughtBy | Filius Flitwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTaughtInClass | Charms ⓘ |
| isTaughtInYear | First year ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
Classroom exercises
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Demonstrating basic wand control ⓘ Moving objects without physical effort ⓘ |
| magicBranch | Charms branch of magic ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Harry Potter
NERFINISHED
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Hermione Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Weasley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresFocus | Concentration on target object ⓘ |
| requiresPronunciation | Levi-O-sa, not Levio-SA ⓘ |
| requiresTool | Wand ⓘ |
| requiresWandMovement | Swish and flick ⓘ |
| spellFamily | Movement charms ⓘ |
| spellType | Non-verbal-capable ⓘ |
| teachesSkill |
Basic spellcasting technique
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Coordination of incantation and wand movement ⓘ Fine control of magical force ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Filius Flitwick