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The Repelling Spell is a spell in the Quidditch Through the Ages.

About[]

The Repelling Spell prevents from something from approaching or leaving an area.[2]

History[]

In 1269, a Golden Snidget was kept within the confines of a Quidditch pitch by spectactors using Repelling Charms. This game was the first one to involve catching something after Barberus Bragge released the bird and offered a prize of one-hundred and fifty Galleons to the player that caught it first. In subsequent Quidditch games, a Hunter tried to catch the Snidget to get one-hundred and fifty points and end the game. Thus, the Repelling Spell continued be used in Quidditch until the Snidget was replaced with the Golden Snitch.[2]

Trivia[]

  • Repelling is also a broad classification of Spells, and are classified alongside Masking and Disguising Spells, and all three contain a great variety which can be used to deter postal Owls.[3]

Notes and sources[]

  1. Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter Five: Anti-Muggle Precautions
  2. 2.0 2.1 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter Four: The Arrival of the Golden Snitch
  3. Pottermore: Owls