Homework One (Year I)

Aylee Walters
Ravenclaw
1st Year

The wand-lighting charm, Lumos, is a very useful spell used to make a small light at the tip of your wand. Its counter-charm is Nox which extinguishes the light. It has many different variations such as Lumos Duo, which causes a light connection between the caster’s wand and the object, and Lumos Solem, which creates a very bright beam of light. Another variation is Lumos Maxima which creates a massive ball of light.
The wand-lighting charm has many uses against Dark Creatures. It can sometimes be used against Ghouls and Ghosts. It can also be used against Gytrashes, spectral dogs that are sensitive to light, and Hinkypunks, which are destroyed by the Lumos Duo spell and the Flipendo spell. Another use is against the Devil’s Snare, a plant which likes the dark and damp.

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Leah Baker
Ravenclaw
1st Year

The wand-lighting charm is one of the most simple spells there are, and one of the easiest to learn and teach. It has the power to reflect malevolent spirits and gythrashes. The color of the light should be a light yellow. This is if it has been charged well enough. Charging would include a witch or wizard by wavinng their wand in circles before preforming the actual spell, increasing the power of the spell. However, if over-charged the charm would appear a scarlet color.

As mentioned earlier, the lumos charm wards gythrashes off. This creature is a spectral dog that you can see only at night. They are very sensitive to light so the lumos can ward them off ealsily. Gytrashes can be found on the grounds of Hogwarts, of course at night. There are also variations of the wand-lighting spell, such as Lumos Duo, Lumos Solem, and Lumos Maxima. This spell comes in handy when you come in contact with a gytrash or just need to find a lost item under your bed.

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Aurelia Rosier
First Year
Slytherin

Wand Lighting Charm


The Wand Lighting Charm is a charm which creates light illuminating from the tip of the caster’s wand, and can also radiate heat. The incantation for the charm is “Lumos”, which is derived from the Latin word lumen, meaning “light”. If used correctly, it will manifest itself as a lemon-yellow light; however, if the caster were to over-charge it, the charm will appear as a vibrant scarlet. Despite being one of the simplest spells, it is also one of the most useful; not only does it illuminate the caster’s wand tip, but it can also repel foes such as Gytrashes and malevolent spirits. Gytrashes are spectral dogs which only appear at night; fast and dangerous, they can easily be found lurking in the grounds of Hogwarts at night. However, the spell “Lumos” is particularly effective at warding it off, as the creature is sensitive to light. Another Dark creature that is sensitive to this light are the dreaded Dementors, a non-being and Dark creature, considered one of the foulest to inhabit the world. They feed off of human happiness, and thus, cause despair and depression to anyone within its vicinity. The spell “Lumos” can be employed to create light, even when the Dementors’ presence cancels out the light from surrounding streetlamps, and even the stars.

The spell Lumos also has three variations: Lumos Maxima, Lumos Duo and Lumos Solem. Lumos Maxima is a stronger version of Lumos, which creates a massive ball of light at the end of the wand so powerful that it can continue on for several minutes after being cast, floating in mid-air. The incantation is derived from two words: the Latin lumen meaing “light” and maxima meaning “greatest”. Lumos Duo creates a light connection between the caster’s wand and an object, causing an extra-intense beam of light to emit from the wand. The third variation, Lumos Solem, is a spell that produces a beam of light on the warmer solar end of the spectrum, and is used to conjure sunlight. This spell is particularly effective against the Devil’s Snare, which prefers a dark and damp environment, and consequently, will stop its movement in front of bright light and will retreat.

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Auden Mayer
Ravenclaw
First Year

Lumos is a wand-lighting charm. It is used to illuminate the tip of the wand. Lumos is one of the most basic spells taught. After the charm is said correctly, warm light will come out of the wand. The charm was invented in the 18th century. The charm is very useful in practical situations. It can enable you to read in the dark, look for something, act as a guide, and many other great uses. Another use of this charm is that is repels spectral creatures like the Gytrashes and other spirits. You can use this charm to blind or distract a foe.

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