======Engorgement Charm======
=====Spell Information=====
  * **Incantation:** [[Engorgio]] (film)
  * **Pronunciation:** //en-GOR-jee-oh//
  * **Wand Movement:** Unknown
  * **Light:** Unknown
  * **Effect:** Causes the targeted object or creature to swell in size.
  * **Type:** [[Charm]]
=====History and Known Uses=====
The Engorgement Charm is a spell that enlarges its target. It is known to students at [[Hogwarts]] from a young age and has been used or mentioned several times throughout the series.
  * In [[Harry Potter]]'s second year, [[Ron Weasley]] recalled that his older brothers, [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]], once used the charm on his teddy bear, causing it to grow to a large size.
  * While escaping [[Aragog]]'s colony in the [[Forbidden Forest]], [[Ron Weasley]] attempted to use the spell on an attacking [[Acromantula]]. Due to his broken [[wand]], the spell backfired, causing the [[spider]] to swell up grotesquely for a moment before shrinking back to its original size.
  * In 1994, [[Barty Crouch Jr.]], disguised as Professor [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]], performed the [[Engorgement Charm]] on a [[spider]] during a fourth-year [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lesson. He enlarged the creature so that the entire class could clearly observe the effects of the [[Unforgivable Curses]].
  * [[Rubeus Hagrid]] expressed suspicion in 1995 that someone might have performed an [[Engorgement Charm]] on his giant [[pumpkins]] as a form of sabotage.
=====Learning and Counter-Spells=====
The [[Engorgement Charm]] is part of the standard [[Hogwarts]] curriculum. As [[Ron Weasley]] was familiar with it in his second year, it is likely taught in early [[Charms]] classes.
The direct counter-spell is the [[Shrinking Charm]], for which the incantation is //[[Reducio]]//. This was stated by [[Barty Crouch Jr.]] (as [[Alastor Moody|Moody]]) immediately after he demonstrated the [[Engorgement Charm]] on the [[spider]] in his classroom.
=====Etymology=====
The incantation //[[Engorgio]]// is derived from the English verb "engorge," which means "to cause to swell or fill with an excess of something." The "-io" suffix is a common Latin conjugation ending for first-person singular verbs, a frequent pattern for [[spells]] in the [[Wizarding World]].
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * The incantation **Engorgio** is never explicitly stated in the seven original novels. It was established in the film adaptations and has since been used in official supplementary materials and [[video game]]s.
  * In the [[video game]] adaptation of //[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]//, [[Harry Potter]] learns the [[Engorgement Charm]] and uses it for puzzle-solving, such as inflating [[Flobberworm]]s to act as platforms. (video game)