Confringo (Blasting Curse)

Type: Curse

Pronunciation: kon-FRING-goh

Description: Produces a fiery explosion.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry Potter to destroy the side-car of a motorbike in which he was riding during a battle against some Death Eaters in 1997; it was later used by Hermione Granger in an attempt to kill Nagini and facilitate an escape from Godric's Hollow.

Etymology: The incantation is direct Latin for "destroy".

Notes: This spell seems to use heat for its explosion, while Expulso uses pressure instead.