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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 (Literature)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', Chapter II: The Council With The Munchkins}}
To say heroes face trials, enemies, and dangers that imperil their lives with alarming frecuency is putting it mildly. Some heroes are hunted even ''before birth'' by proactive villains, and regardless of [[Nice Job Breaking It, Herod|the tendency of such efforts]] to [[Genocide Backfire|backfire]] it behooves the [[Big Good|forces of good]] to take steps to protect the hero. One of the [[Changeling Fantasy|more popular ones]] (along with hiding them at birth [[Muggle Foster Parents|in a common family]]) is to use a Protective Charm on them.
This can be a spell or [[Ancient Artifact]] that acts as a form of [[Supernatural Aid]] that keeps the character safe. It might render them hard to find, naturally [[Holy Burns Evil|harm or repel]] attackers, or cause [[Glamour Failure]] on whoever is using [[Glamour|supernatural]] [[Master of Disguise|disguises.]] Of course, an un-harmable protagonist is too close to being an [[Invincible Hero]], so the charm likely [[Fantastic Fragility|has limitations]] either [[Literal Genie|in the wording]], the method, range, or another part of the protection. One popular limit is it stops working on a [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday]]. Likewise, it [[Forced to Watch|may not protect allies]] or actively defeat villains, either.
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Worst of all, though, is when their enemy twists the charm against them or even [[No Sell|No Sells]] it. Of course, wily villains may just trick the hero into giving it to them or someone else.
Often [[White Magic]]. Compare [[Kryptonite
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