Book Of Spells
written by Tahlia Bennett
Written by Miranda Goshawk. The Book of Spells, now a widely popular school textbook was the first spell book to be written by Goshawk and to this day remains the most popular book written by the famous witch. The Book of Spells will teach you a variety of spells, some being simple, others being quite complex.
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Chapter 1: The Levitation Charm.
Chapter 2
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION
In this chapter we'll learn four spells ideal for developing your wand skills. Each new spell is sure to be useful throughout your wizarding career, whether you're making objects fly, or lighting your way in dark places. Practice hard and you'll soon be ready to take on this chapter's final test and will be on your way to becoming an accomplished witch or wizard.
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LEVITATION CHARM
The Levitation Charm is one of the first spells learnt by any young witch or wizard. With the charm, a witch or wizard can make things fly with the flick of a wand. The charm is an excellent test of your magical skill, wand control and above all, patience.
HISTORY OF THE LEVITATION CHARM
The Levitation Charm was invented in 1544 by warlock Jarleth Hobart, who mistakenly believed that he had at last succeeded in doing what wizardkind had so far failed to do, and learnt to fly. Hobart invited a large crowd of wizards, including the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, to witness his maiden flight. On the 16th of July 1544, Hobart climbed onto the roof of the local church... and, after several speeches and a rousing performance of the national anthem, he leapt into mid-air. At first, Hobart appeared to have succeeded. He hung in mid-air for nearly three minutes, until the crowd grew impatient to see him move somewhere. In response to their catcalls, Hobart began to perform vigorous swimming movements which had no effect. Mistakenly believing that he was being hampered by his heavy boots and robes, he took them off and tossed them away. Upon removal of these items, Hobart dropped ten feet, and it became painfully clear to those watching from below... that, far from weighing him down, they had been helping to keep him airborne. Infuriated by the increasing laughter of the onlookers, Hobart continued to strip... until finally, on removal of this underpants, he plummeted to the earth completely naked... breaking sixteen bones and earning himself a fine for what the Chief Warlock described as 'outrageous silliness.'
Humiliated, Hobart returned home and continued his work. He eventually realised that he had invented a spell that would lift objects into the air... and could cause them to hover for varying lengths of time, depending on their weight, and the skill of the spellcaster. Small animals and even children might be levitated, but once airborne, they had no control over their direction of movement. Hobart consequently made a second announcement, and another, even larger crowd, assembled to watch his new demonstration... hoping for another hearty laugh at his expense. The new demonstration was initially much more successful than the first. Hobart showed the onlookers how he could lift a variety of objects ranging from small rocks all the way up to fallen trees. Unfortunately, the cheers of the crowd went to Hobart's head and he decided, for a finale, to Levitate the Chief's hat. It was only then that he, and indeed the crowd realised that the Chief wore a wig. Hobart only survived the resulting duel by Levitating the Chief's robes over his head and running for it.
INCANTATION: WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA
The magic words for the Levitation Charm are 'Wingardium Leviosa' (Pronunciation: wing-GAR-dee-um levy-O-sa) Be sure to make the 'gar' nice and long.
GESTURE
This spell is all in the wrist. Keep your wand hand loose and perform a nice, swish and flick movement. Similar to a fish hook.
In this chapter we'll learn four spells ideal for developing your wand skills. Each new spell is sure to be useful throughout your wizarding career, whether you're making objects fly, or lighting your way in dark places. Practice hard and you'll soon be ready to take on this chapter's final test and will be on your way to becoming an accomplished witch or wizard.
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LEVITATION CHARM
The Levitation Charm is one of the first spells learnt by any young witch or wizard. With the charm, a witch or wizard can make things fly with the flick of a wand. The charm is an excellent test of your magical skill, wand control and above all, patience.
HISTORY OF THE LEVITATION CHARM
The Levitation Charm was invented in 1544 by warlock Jarleth Hobart, who mistakenly believed that he had at last succeeded in doing what wizardkind had so far failed to do, and learnt to fly. Hobart invited a large crowd of wizards, including the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, to witness his maiden flight. On the 16th of July 1544, Hobart climbed onto the roof of the local church... and, after several speeches and a rousing performance of the national anthem, he leapt into mid-air. At first, Hobart appeared to have succeeded. He hung in mid-air for nearly three minutes, until the crowd grew impatient to see him move somewhere. In response to their catcalls, Hobart began to perform vigorous swimming movements which had no effect. Mistakenly believing that he was being hampered by his heavy boots and robes, he took them off and tossed them away. Upon removal of these items, Hobart dropped ten feet, and it became painfully clear to those watching from below... that, far from weighing him down, they had been helping to keep him airborne. Infuriated by the increasing laughter of the onlookers, Hobart continued to strip... until finally, on removal of this underpants, he plummeted to the earth completely naked... breaking sixteen bones and earning himself a fine for what the Chief Warlock described as 'outrageous silliness.'
Humiliated, Hobart returned home and continued his work. He eventually realised that he had invented a spell that would lift objects into the air... and could cause them to hover for varying lengths of time, depending on their weight, and the skill of the spellcaster. Small animals and even children might be levitated, but once airborne, they had no control over their direction of movement. Hobart consequently made a second announcement, and another, even larger crowd, assembled to watch his new demonstration... hoping for another hearty laugh at his expense. The new demonstration was initially much more successful than the first. Hobart showed the onlookers how he could lift a variety of objects ranging from small rocks all the way up to fallen trees. Unfortunately, the cheers of the crowd went to Hobart's head and he decided, for a finale, to Levitate the Chief's hat. It was only then that he, and indeed the crowd realised that the Chief wore a wig. Hobart only survived the resulting duel by Levitating the Chief's robes over his head and running for it.
INCANTATION: WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA
The magic words for the Levitation Charm are 'Wingardium Leviosa' (Pronunciation: wing-GAR-dee-um levy-O-sa) Be sure to make the 'gar' nice and long.
GESTURE
This spell is all in the wrist. Keep your wand hand loose and perform a nice, swish and flick movement. Similar to a fish hook.
