Curse of the Bogies

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The Curse of the Bogies^[2] (Mucus ad Nauseam),^[1] was a curse^[2] that gave the recipient a nasty cold^[4] and an extremely runny nose^[5] that could cause the victim to collapse if it were not treated.^[4] The cold was accompanied with constant sneezing.^[4] No further casts of this curse had any additional effect on the target, unless the Duo or Tria modifiers were used.^[3]

There existed a counter-curse of unknown incantation covered in the Updated Counter-Curse Handbook, Second Revised Edition.^[4] Presumably the Pepperup Potion would cure the effects as well, though the Antidote to Common Poisons was notably reported to work.^[3]

History[]

During the 1988–1989 school year, the Slytherin student Ismelda Murk taught this unpleasant curse to Jacob's sibling on the Hogwarts grounds, in order for her to show her appreciation towards them, for having taught her how to cast various spells beforehand.^[6]

Quirinus Quirrell mentioned it to his first-year class in 1991. Ron Weasley threatened to learn this curse, then use it on Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom if they got him and Harry Potter caught roaming the school at night on their way to a duel with Draco Malfoy.^[2] In the same school year, Harry Potter fell ill when Peeves used this curse on him. Harry had to look for Updated Counter-Curse Handbook in the library to perform the Counter-curse.^[4]

Known practitioners[]

Ismelda Murk^[6]

Jacob's sibling^[6]

Quirinus Quirrell^[2]

Peeves^[4]

Harry Potter^[3]

Etymology[]

"Ad Nauseam" is a Latin term meaning "to the point of nausea". This implies that the curse makes one produce mucus to the point of them feeling physically ill.

Bogies is plural of "bogy", which in turn is an alternative spelling of "bogey" (plural: "bogeys"). It is British slang for a piece of nasal mucus, booger.

Appearances[]

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance) (GBC version only)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (GBC version only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (Spells/Duels)
• Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

Notes and references[]

Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
D.A.D.A. at Hogwarts
Classroom 3C · Classroom 3C backrooms · Temporary Classroom · Hogwarts Turris Magnus · Teacher's Office · Storeroom · Staircase · Storage room · Lesson Cup · Race Cup · Duelling Club · Dumbledore's Army
Professors
Isidora Morganach · Dinah Hecat · Arsenius Jigger · Albus Dumbledore · Galatea Merrythought · 1984–1985 professor · 1985–1986 professor · 1986–1987 professor · 1987–1988 professor · Patricia Rakepick · 1989–1990 professor · First 1990–1991 professor · Olivia Green · Quirinus Quirrell · Gilderoy Lockhart · Remus Lupin · Bartemius Crouch Junior (as Alastor Moody) · Dolores Umbridge · Severus Snape · Amycus Carrow (as Dark Arts teacher) · Unidentified professor · Brindlemore
Textbooks
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection · Advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts · Break with a Banshee · Gadding with Ghouls · Holidays with Hags · Travels with Trolls · Voyages with Vampires · Wanderings with Werewolves · Year with the Yeti · The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts · Defensive Magical Theory · Dark Arts Defence – Basics for Beginners · Confronting the Faceless · Defence Against the Dark Arts
Spells studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Aqua Eructo · Boggart-Banishing Spell (Riddikulus) · Bombarda Maxima · Cave inimicum · Concealment Charms · Counter-curses · Counter-jinxes · Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) · Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam) · Cursed barrier spell · Densaugeo · Deprimo Spell (Deprimo) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Ear-Shrivelling Curse · Everte Statum · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · Fumos Duo · Green Sparks · Hex-Breaker· Hex-deflection · Hex Zapper · Homorphus Charm · Human-presence-revealing Spell (Homenum Revelio) · Impediment Jinx (Impedimenta) · Imperius Curse (Imperio) · Imperturbable Charm · Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Lacarnum Inflamari · Langlock · Levitation Spell (Levioso) · Limbo Mist anticharm · Nonverbal spells · Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronum) · Pimple Jinx (Furnunculus) · Protective enchantments · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Salvio hexia · Sea Urchin Jinx · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Shield Charm (Protego) · Smokescreen Spell (Fumos) · Snake-Vanishing Spell (Vipera Evanesca) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Stretching Jinx · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Tongue-Tying Curse (Mimblewimble) · Trip Jinx · Twitchy-Ears Hex · Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Tria · Vermillious Duo · Vermillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
Creatures studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Banshee · Boggart · Chameleon Ghoul · Charmed skeleton · Cornish Pixie · Dementor · Dugbog · Erkling · Flesh-Eating Slug · Ghost · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Gytrash · Hag · Hinkypunk · Iguana · Imp · Inferius · Kappa · Manticore · Nocturnal beasts · Nogtail · Poltergeist · Red Cap · Snake · Troll · Vampire · Vampire bat · Werewolf · Yeti · Zombie