First Year Charms Notes
written by Elizabeth Wonders
There you go, your brand-new notes for Charms 101! Good luck! <3 (Notes on other subjects are coming out. Owl me if you would like to request a specific subject published sooner.)
Last Updated
05/13/24
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Lesson 1) Introduction to Charms
Chapter 1
- Ancient civilizations openly practiced magic.
- Ollivander family pioneered wand making since 382 B.C.E.
- Wizarding World and Muggle world began to separate around 1000 C.E.
- Council of Warlocks ruled Wizarding World from 1000 C.E. to around 1400 C.E.
- Magical governments established in the 1400s based on culture and location.
- Persecution of witches and wizards led to International Statute of Secrecy in 1689.
- Statute aimed to hide magic and protect both communities.
- Muggle literature contains stories of real magical encounters.
- Ministry of Magic uses memory modification for magical incidents witnessed by Muggles.
- Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery (1875) prohibits underage magic outside school.
- Trace detects underage magic until age 17.
- Magic used in Muggle homes attributed to underage residents.
- Magic in ancient times was uncontrolled and caused destructive bursts.
- Crude tools like crystals, feathers, and metal rods were used to focus magic.
- The modern wand became the most effective focus for magic.
- The Wand-Lighting Charm was invented in the 18th century by Levina Monkstanley.
- It illuminates the tip of the wand and has various uses.
- The incantation for the Wand-Lighting Charm is "Lumos."
- The Wand-Extinguishing Charm, "Nox," counters the Wand-Lighting Charm.
