We study the magnetic analogue of Myers' Dielectric Effect and, in some cas
es, relate it to the blowing up of particles into branes, first investigate
d by Greevy, Susskind and Toumbas. We show that D0-branes or gravitons in M
-theory, moving in a magnetic four-form field strength background expand in
to a non-commutative two sphere. Both examples of constant magnetic field a
nd non-constant fields in curved backgrounds generated by branes are consid
ered. We find, in all cases, another solution, consisting of a two-brane wr
apping a classical two-sphere, which has all the quantum numbers of the D0-
branes. Motivated by this, we investigate the blowing up of gravitons into
branes in backgrounds different from AdS(m) X S-n. We find the phenomenon i
s quite general. In many cases with less or even no supersymmetry we find a
brane configuration which has the same quantum numbers and the same energy
as a massless particle in supergravity.