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{{quote|''"No, I cannot do that," she [the Witch of the North] replied, "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North."
She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Where her lips touched the girl they left a round shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after.''|''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', Chapter II: The Council With The Munchkins}}
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* In Barbie of Swan Lake, the Fairy Queen gives Odette an amulet to protect her from harm... ''after'' [[Baleful Polymorph|she's turned into a swan]], unfortunately.
* In the ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' film, Glinda implies that the Ruby Slippers themselves are these. Glinda does kiss Dorothy, but the kiss is not stated to be protective at all.
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* In ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' it could be argued that the protection from the Good Witch's kiss is less magically protective in of itself than a matter of not wanting to tick off a powerful witch.
* [[Inheritance Cycle|Eragon]] gives a blessing to a girl, but because [[wikipedia:Characters in the Inheritance Cycle#Elva|he fucks up the words]] it [[Gone Horribly Right|goes Horribly Right]]. ([[Exact Words]] and [[Blessed with Suck]] too):
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* [[Harry Potter]]'s mother's love acts as a charm protecting him from Voldemort (for the first four books, anyway).
** A more universal version would be the ''Protego'' spell, usable by any wizard that knows it, and can block most offensive spells.
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