The Unlocking Charm is a charm that unlocks doors, windows and other objects. The incantation is "Alohomora".
History[]
In September 1991, Hermione Granger used the charm to unlock a door in the third-floor corridor. However, she and her friends were attacked in there by Fluffy who was guarding a trapdoor.[1] In June, when Harry, Ron and Hermione get into to the underground chambers, they tried to get through a door with the spell but it didn't work because they needed use a winged key.[2]
In June 1994, Hermione unlocked Filius Flitwick's office window using the spell so she and Harry could help Sirius Black escape.[3]
Notes and sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21