- Harry Potter: "A spell backfired on him!"
- Rubeus Hagrid: "Similar thing happened to me once. But it was sardines comin' out a' me nose..."
- Hermione Granger: "Please, how can we make it stop! It's gross!"
- Rubeus Hagrid: "That's just what folks said 'bout the sardines..."
- — Rubeus Hagrid telling the trio about his experience with this spell[src]
The Sardine Hex[1] (incantation unknown) was a hex[1] that caused the victim to begin sneezing up sardines.[2]
History[]
This spell was mentioned to have gone "horribly wrong" in edition 5948 of Transfiguration Today.[1]
Sometime during his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Rubeus Hagrid was once a victim of this spell.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- Notably this spell worked on half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, though it's possible that Hagrid's spell resistance wasn't as developed when he was a child, due to his smaller frame. It is also possible that the spell hit a less resistant body part, or or that the spell was cast with enough power to affect him anyway.
- This spell was never originally called a hex, it was only called one by editors of the Harry Potter Wiki. This means that the writers of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay possibly used this wiki for inspiration.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First mentioned) (GBC version)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay (First identified as Sardine Hex) (Mentioned in an academic journal) (Mentioned in a newspaper)
