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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05/31/21
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Chapter 1: The Unlocking Charm.
Chapter 4
UNLOCKING CHARM
There are many ways to pass through locked doors in the magical world (see the Fire-Making Spell, the Gouging Spell and the Reductor Curse)... where you wish to enter or depart discreetly, however, the Unlocking Charm is your best friend.
HISTORY OF THE UNLOCKING CHARM
The famous Unlocking Charm was introduced to Britain in the early 1600s by a wizard thief called Eldon Elsrickle... who had fled from Britain to Africa, hoping to escape punishment for a series of robberies. Elsrickle sneaked back into the country, heavily disguised and possessed of two treasures. The first was a baby monster called a Nundu, a terrifying leopard-like creature which, when full-grown could devour whole crowds of men in a single gulp. However, the cub could be subdued with a simple Stunning Spell, and Elsrickle intended to use it to guard his house when he was not there. Elsrickle's second treasure was the charm that he had learnt from an ancient African sorcerer: 'Alohomora', otherwise known as the Unlocking Charm or The Thief's Friend. Elsrickle immediately resumed his career of villainy, and no house in London, whether Muggle or wizard-owned, was safe. Elsrickle was soon taking home priceless jewels, paintings and antiques to the house which was occupied by his Nundu. Soon, the Spectral Thief of Old London Town was making the front page news in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds. Nobody could understand how the criminal was getting in and out of houses without breaking windows or using ladders. Once in a while, Elsrickle would be surprised in the home of a fellow wizard... Whenever this happened, the cunning fellow offered to trade his fabulous new charm for his freedom. His deal was accepted so many times that soon there were a great number of so-called 'Spectral Thieves' operating in the capital. Elsrickle was confident that he would never be burgled however because he made sure that everyone knew he owned an ever-growing Nundu. He put it to sleep each morning through the keyhole of his door, before entering the house and woke it up in the same way when he left at night. Then came the fateful day when Blagdon Blay, a wizard who had been burgled 17 times in two weeks, succeeded in inventing an Anti-Alohomora Charm. In a single night, the wizarding doors of London were sealed shut, and task-forces were dispatched to protect Muggle houses, too. On the last day of his life, Elsrickle returned home after being unable to commit a single burglary all night. Tired, frustrated and angry, he completely forgot about putting his Nundu to sleep through the keyhole before he entered the house... The last word he ever spoke, before being pounced upon and eaten was 'Alohomora'
Prior to the discovery of the Unlocking Charm, the most popular charm for the purpose was 'Portaberto!' which usually splintered the lock from the door... and occasionally left a smoking hole where the key should have been. Even this was a substantial improvement over 'Open Sesame!', the previous most-popular spell, which saw doors wrenched from their hinges and torn into firewood.
INCANTATION: ALOHOMORA
To unlock doors with just a wave of the wand. Speak the incantation 'Alohomora' (Pronunciation: ah-low-ha-mora)
GESTURE
The spell requires a nice, sharp wand movement... start at the bottom and go up, then diagonally down and then across. It's like a number four(4). Make sure you make nice sharp movements.
There are many ways to pass through locked doors in the magical world (see the Fire-Making Spell, the Gouging Spell and the Reductor Curse)... where you wish to enter or depart discreetly, however, the Unlocking Charm is your best friend.
HISTORY OF THE UNLOCKING CHARM
The famous Unlocking Charm was introduced to Britain in the early 1600s by a wizard thief called Eldon Elsrickle... who had fled from Britain to Africa, hoping to escape punishment for a series of robberies. Elsrickle sneaked back into the country, heavily disguised and possessed of two treasures. The first was a baby monster called a Nundu, a terrifying leopard-like creature which, when full-grown could devour whole crowds of men in a single gulp. However, the cub could be subdued with a simple Stunning Spell, and Elsrickle intended to use it to guard his house when he was not there. Elsrickle's second treasure was the charm that he had learnt from an ancient African sorcerer: 'Alohomora', otherwise known as the Unlocking Charm or The Thief's Friend. Elsrickle immediately resumed his career of villainy, and no house in London, whether Muggle or wizard-owned, was safe. Elsrickle was soon taking home priceless jewels, paintings and antiques to the house which was occupied by his Nundu. Soon, the Spectral Thief of Old London Town was making the front page news in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds. Nobody could understand how the criminal was getting in and out of houses without breaking windows or using ladders. Once in a while, Elsrickle would be surprised in the home of a fellow wizard... Whenever this happened, the cunning fellow offered to trade his fabulous new charm for his freedom. His deal was accepted so many times that soon there were a great number of so-called 'Spectral Thieves' operating in the capital. Elsrickle was confident that he would never be burgled however because he made sure that everyone knew he owned an ever-growing Nundu. He put it to sleep each morning through the keyhole of his door, before entering the house and woke it up in the same way when he left at night. Then came the fateful day when Blagdon Blay, a wizard who had been burgled 17 times in two weeks, succeeded in inventing an Anti-Alohomora Charm. In a single night, the wizarding doors of London were sealed shut, and task-forces were dispatched to protect Muggle houses, too. On the last day of his life, Elsrickle returned home after being unable to commit a single burglary all night. Tired, frustrated and angry, he completely forgot about putting his Nundu to sleep through the keyhole before he entered the house... The last word he ever spoke, before being pounced upon and eaten was 'Alohomora'
Prior to the discovery of the Unlocking Charm, the most popular charm for the purpose was 'Portaberto!' which usually splintered the lock from the door... and occasionally left a smoking hole where the key should have been. Even this was a substantial improvement over 'Open Sesame!', the previous most-popular spell, which saw doors wrenched from their hinges and torn into firewood.
INCANTATION: ALOHOMORA
To unlock doors with just a wave of the wand. Speak the incantation 'Alohomora' (Pronunciation: ah-low-ha-mora)
GESTURE
The spell requires a nice, sharp wand movement... start at the bottom and go up, then diagonally down and then across. It's like a number four(4). Make sure you make nice sharp movements.
