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πŸ‘― Geminio - Doubling Charm

Geminio creates a duplicate of an object.

πŸ“‹ Spell Information

  • Incantation: Geminio (jeh-MIH-nee-oh)
  • Type: Charm
  • Effect: Duplicates objects
  • Difficulty: N.E.W.T. level

🎯 Notable Uses

  • Hermione used it to duplicate the locket Horcrux (as practice)
  • Used as a protective curse in the Lestrange vault (Gemino Curse)
  • Duplicates usually have inferior quality
  • Cannot duplicate food (Gamp's Law)

⚠️ The Gemino Curse

A more advanced version places a curse on objects that causes them to multiply when touched. Used in the Lestrange vault at Gringotts, it created an avalanche of burning-hot treasure when Harry, Ron, and Hermione touched anything.

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