Riddikulus (moment)

"Riddikulus"
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Riddikulus is the first moment of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 7, "The Boggart in the Wardrobe".

Description

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‘The charm that repels a Boggart is simple, yet it requires force of mind. You see, the thing that really finishes a Boggart is laughter. What you need to do is force it to assume a shape that you find amusing.'

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Content

Places

• Staff Room

New from J. K. Rowling

• Boggart

How to play

• The Boggart can appear in different forms: Professor Snape, a mummy, a hand, a spider, a banshee.
• Cast Riddikulus properly to transform the Boggart into a more laughable shape.
• The extra information can only be accessed if the Boggart appears in the shape of a mummy.

Ron Weasley's Boggart

…with no legs

Parvati Patil's Boggart

…unravelling

Neville Longbottom's Boggart after the Ridikulus charm

…dressed as Neville's Gran

Dean Thomas's Boggart

…caught in a mousetrap

Seamus Finnigan's Boggart

…having lost her voice

See also

• Riddikulus on Pottermore

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Dementor Professor R.J. Lupin	Talons and Tea Leaves Sir Cadogan Divination Hagrid's First Lesson	The Boggart in the Wardrobe Riddikulus	Flight of the Fat Lady The Hallowe'en Feast The Slashed Painting	Grim Defeat Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff