Mimblewimble (from a post on alt.fan.harry-potter)

[cantoramy]

No: HPFGUIDX 60859

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Dave Hardenbrook 
<DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> 
> Tuesday, June 17, 2003, 12:40:35 PM, Marco wrote:
> 
> M> Perhaps someone else has, but I don't think it was put in the 
computer
> M> game for the heck of it. JK Rowling doesn't seem to do that 
sort of
> M> thing.  
> 
> This is interesting -- I've often wondered if any of the 
(apparently)
> non-Canon spells in the computer games would eventually show up in 
the
> books.  Besides "mimblewimble", the others are:
> 
> Flipendo -- For pushing or knocking various heavy objects 
(including
>               some dark creatures) and pushing switches that open
>               secret passages or activate magical devices.
> 
> Skurge -- To "scour" up nasty ectoplasm left by ghosts and
>             poltergeists.
> 
> Diffindo -- To cut vines, branches, ropes, webs, and various
>               foliage.
> 
> Spongify -- To turn a substance spongy and bouncy to enable
>                one to jump and spring to a great height.
> 
> Do you think any of these spells may make an appearance in any of 
the
> books?
> 


The only one I recall is in GOF when Harry uses "Diffindo" to split 
open Cedric's bag.  He then tells Cedric about the dragons in the 
first task.

cantoramy (who can't believe in 4 days she will have OoP and in 1 
month she will be at Nimbus-2003!!!)