In addition, the Wand-Lighting Charm was able to illuminate and reveal magically hidden architecture such as doorways. Wand light was also able to repel ghosts and other spectral foes such as Gytrashes, from which they would flee. This light was fairly warm, and risked igniting flammable things, including the caster's wand if they were careless enough. One of the simplest yet most useful light-creation spells, the Wand-Lighting Charm's principal usage was to create a light at the tip of the wand in order to see in the dark. It can also be used to illuminate unseen entrances." - Miranda Goshawk regarding the effects of this charm " To illuminate the end of a wand, the caster must call out the incantation "Lumos." If correctly incanted, the end of the wand will then illuminate and cast light in the immediate vicinity of the caster. This spell was also used frequently as Hogwarts student skulk about the castle or the Forbidden Forest, often during the night-time or in dark places. This spell was taught in first-year Defence Against the Dark Arts and Charms classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was detailed in The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, another unidentified spellbook and the Book of Spells. It later transpired that Lügner had been lying about the invention of the charm and that his Instant Darkness Powder did not do too much more than slightly dim the lights. However, Garvin Lügner (a German wizard) claimed to have been the one who invented the spell, while he was developing his Instant Darkness Powder. It was first used publicly by its inventor, Levina Monkstanley in the Ministry of Magic in 1772 - to the astonishment of her colleagues - to help her look for a fallen quill in a dusty corner. Lumos !" - Professor Flitwick teaching this charm to first-year Charms students ĭespite its apparent simplicity, the Wand-Lighting Charm was not invented until the 18th century. Or trying to find a scroll that rolled under the sofa. This charm is useful in dark places, whether you are searching a shadowy room for hidden dangers. " Today we will be learning a very important spell known as the Wand-Lighting Charm.
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