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type=[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic#Spells|Spell]] (Charm)|
features="Binding spell" causes ropes to bind the subject|
appearance=[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Prisoner of Azkaban/Chapter 19|''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'']]}}
 
== Overview ==
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'''Branch of Magic''': ''Incarcerous'' is difficult to categorize into one branch of magic due to its dual function. Most prominently, it is a transfiguration spell—conjuring to be specific. It also could be considered a charm as it is giving the ropes the ability to attack a specified target and bind to it without further magic being performed.
 
'''The Rope's Physical Properties''': It would appear that the attributes of the conjured rope varies and most likely is the subconscious choice of the caster. In ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', when Severus Snape nonverbally casts the spell, "thin, cordlike" ropes bind Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. In [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Order of the Phoenix/Chapter 33|''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'']], when Dolores Umbridge uses the spell, this time verbally, once more cords are produced—with no detail as to their thickness. The final time we see the spell cast in the series is in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Deathly Hallows/Chapter 9|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']]. A [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Major Events/Death Eaters|Death Eater]] casts this spell on [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ron Weasley|Ron]]., Heleaving ishim bound tightly in thick ropes.
 
One possible explanation of the discrepancies in rope size is that the size could have a great deal to do with the level of power that the caster has. It is inferred throughout the final books that Umbridge was relatively weak, magically, and therefore her ''Incarcerous'', while effective, did not produce ropes as thick as the Death Eater's. On the other hand, it is reasonably obvious that Snape is among the most powerful wizards in the story. Yet, his version of the spell, non-verbal though it may be, produces only thin cords, though these cords are quite adequate to bind both Sirius and Lupin. Quite possibly, Snape is in more control of his unconscious desires than either of our other two casters; for the relatively unsophisticated Death Eaters, bigger ropes are obviously better, while perhaps the cords that Umbridge produces are the best she can manage. Meanwhile, Snape produces just enough strength to do the job, perhaps knowing that binding with smaller cords will also hurt more if one struggles against them.
 
We have noted in other spells that there is a definite mental component: [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Portus|when creating a Portkey]], for instance, one must visualize the type and destination(s) of the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Portkey|Portkey]] one is creating, while the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Riddikulus|Riddikulus]] and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Expecto Patronum|Patronus]] charms have the mental component explained in detail when they are first introduced. It is safe to assume that the type of binding produced, and how those bonds are to be tied, must be visualized when casting the spell.
 
'''Etymology''': ''Incarcerous'' comes from the Latin word "carcerate" meaning prison or cage. Since the incantation causes ropes to be expelled from the casters wand and bound tightly around the intended target, this makes sense since it is detaining the victim, much like a prison or cage.