Fantasy Literature

'Magical Me' is the autobiography of Gilderoy Lockhart, the vain and famous wizarding author featured in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Lockhart wrote numerous books about his supposed adventures, though it was later revealed he had taken credit for other wizards' accomplishments.

Bob Ogden was an employee in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic. He appears in the Pensieve memories in Half-Blood Prince, where he visits the Gaunt family house to investigate Morfin Gaunt's use of magic in front of a Muggle. He was not Harry's friend, nor a Hogwarts teacher, nor in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts office.

According to the records in the Ministry of Magic, Morfin Gaunt's hearing for using magic in front of a Muggle was set for 14th September. This information appears in the court records that Bob Ogden reviews during his investigation, as seen in Dumbledore's memory in Half-Blood Prince.

The Levitation Charm 'Wingardium Leviosa' is used to make objects fly in the Harry Potter series. The correct pronunciation and spelling is crucial, as Hermione famously points out in the first book. The other options are incorrect spellings - 'Levitasa', 'Wizard Levitation', and 'Wingard Leviosa' don't exist as spells.

Expecto Patronum is the correct incantation to conjure a Patronus charm, which is used to repel Dementors. The spell requires powerful happy memories to work. The other options are incorrect variations - 'Expected patronus', 'Expella patron', and 'Expectus patronium' are not the correct spell words.

Hermione invents the Four-Point spell (Point Me) which points north, helping them navigate during their Horcrux hunt in Deathly Hallows. The spell causes the wand to act as a compass. The other options are fictional spell names not found in the books.

Prior Incantato is the spell that reveals the last spell cast by a wand, used to track magical activity. It was famously used in Harry's trial to show his Patronus charm. The other options are incorrect variations.

Sonorus is the Amplifying Charm that magically amplifies the voice to be heard over loud distances or crowds, commonly used at Quidditch matches. Its counter-charm is Quietus. The other options are fictional spell names.

Serpensortia is the snake-summoning spell - Draco Malfoy uses it in the dueling club in Chamber of Secrets to conjure a snake from his wand tip. The other options are fictional variants not found in the canon series.

Alohomora is the standard unlocking charm - Hermione uses it throughout the series to open locked doors, including the third-floor corridor in Sorcerer's Stone. It's one of the most basic and useful utility charms in a wizard's repertoire.

Petrificus Totalus is the full Body-Bind Curse - it freezes the victim's entire body while leaving them conscious. Neville is hit with this multiple times (like by Snape in Sorcerer's Stone) and falls over stiff as a board.

Expelliarmus is the Disarming Charm - Harry's signature spell throughout the series. It knocks the target's weapon or wand out of their hand. He uses it repeatedly in duels, most famously against Voldemort in the graveyard in Goblet of Fire.

Imperio is the incantation for the Imperius Curse - one of the three Unforgivable Curses that places the victim under the complete control of the caster. Voldemort's followers use it extensively; strong-willed wizards like Harry can resist it.

Sectumsempra is a dark curse invented by Snape that slashes the victim as if by an invisible sword. It causes severe wounds and was used against Draco Malfoy and George Weasley.

Liberacorpus is the counter-spell to Levicorpus, releasing the victim from being hoisted into the air by their ankle. Both spells were invented by Severus Snape.