Bewitched Snowballs

Bewitched Snowballs
Type	Charm
Hand movement
Light	None
Effect	Bewitches snowballs to follow and harass a designated target

"...the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban"

— Description of the charm

Bewitched Snowballs (incantation unknown) was a charm that could bewitch snowballs so that they hone in on a designated target and continually plague them by throwing themselves at said target.

Known uses

""Oy!" bellowed Ron, finally losing patience and sticking his head out of the window. "I am a prefect and if one more snowball hits this window - OUCH! It's Fred and George", he said bitterly, slamming the window behind him. "Gits...""

— Ron being hit by bewitched snowballs

In December 1984 at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Nymphadora Tonks taught Jacob's sibling how to perform this spell on the Training Grounds.

Fred and George Weasley used the spell December 1991 at Hogwarts to bewitch snowballs to bounce off the back of Quirinus Quirrell's turban, and were punished for it. Though they did not know it at the time, their snowballs were actually hitting Lord Voldemort.

The Weasley twins used the spell again in December 1995, to bewitch snowballs to rap on the windows of the Gryffindor Tower Common room and they hit their brother Ron Weasley.

Known practitioners

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Nymphadora Tonks

Jacob's sibling

Behind the scenes

• This charm may be related to the Oppugno Jinx or the Locomotion Charm. Its possible relation to the former is mentioned in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game (First appearance) (First identified as Bewitched Snowballs)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened