Piertotum Locomotor

Piertotum Locomotor is the invocation for a charm that was meant to breathe life into lifeless and immobile artifacts. The charm's caster may exert control over the target's movements. Minerva McGonagall used this spell to charm the Chessboard Chamber inside the Underground Chambers before the 1991–1992 scholastic year in order to secure the Philosopher's Stone. Molly Weasley also conducted this spell in 1994 to enchant a dustpan used to shovel potatoes from The Burrow's kitchen floor.

Albus Dumbledore turned to Piertotum Locomotor to activate the Waterfall of Magical Brethren monument during the Combat in the Ministry Atrium, with the animated statues shielding Harry Potter, immobilizing Bellatrix Lestrange, and deflecting Voldemort's Killing Curse.

Filius Flitwick applied this spell on 1 May 1998, during Severus Snape's ouster, to animate a set of armor that Snape was sheltering behind in order to overpower him. Minerva McGonagall then performed this charm to activate the Hogwarts capes and sculptures in preparation for the Second Wizarding War's climactic combat, the Battle of Hogwarts. The armor was employed to assist the Hogwarts defenders in their fight with Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters, as well as the many Bad creatures that had joined with him.

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Effect: Animating things

Light color: Green