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Spells T

Tarantallegra-- Makes target dance
EXPLANATION: Forces victim to continually perform an uncontrollable quickstep
WAND MOVEMENT: Point wand at victim's knees
USES: (COS) Malfoy uses this spell on Harry at the first meeting of the Dueling Club when they were partners after Malfoy hit Harry with a spell before he was supposed to and Harry countered with a Tickling Charm 
 
Transfigures an item into a pig (incantation unknown)
EXPLANATION: Transfigures the target into a pig
WAND MOVEMENT: Swish wand straight down through air to point at item you wish to transfigure, and there is a flash of violet light and a sound like a firecracker
USES: (PS) Hagrid uses this spell to attempt to transfigure Dudley into a pig when he arrives to bring Harry to Diagon Alley to shop for his required school materials; however, the only thing that happens is the growth of a tail: "meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do."  =)