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 Wand-Lighting Charm.
Chapter 5
WAND-LIGHTING CHARM
This charm will light the end of your wand, providing illumination in darkness. The Wand-Lighting Charm is simple, but requires concentration. Take great care not to accidently set your wand alight, as damage of this kind can be permanent. If in any doubt about your abilities you would do better to buy yourself a magic lantern.
HISTORY OF THE WAND-LIGHTING CHARM
The discovery that wands themselves could be lit occurred relatively recently in wizarding history, at the end of the 18th century. Among those who claimed to have invented this revolutionary spell was the German warlock Garvin Lügner, who insisted that he had invented it as a side-effect of his discovery of Instant Darkness Powder. It transpired, however, that not only was Lügner lying about Lumos, his powder was only useful for slightly diming the lights. The Wand-Lighting Charm was actually invented in 1772 by Levina Monkstanley. An accomplished witch working in the Department of Mysteries, Levina astonished her colleagues one day by lighting the tip of her wand to search for a dropped quill in a dusty corner. Prior to Levina's discovery, all manner of magical lanterns, candles and light-creation spells had been used with varying degrees of success to penetrate darkness both natural and curse-related.
INCANTATION: LUMOS
The incantation to light one's wand is 'Lumos' (Pronunciation: loo-moss)
GESTURE
The gesture for Lumos is a nice smooth upwards loop from left to right.
This charm will light the end of your wand, providing illumination in darkness. The Wand-Lighting Charm is simple, but requires concentration. Take great care not to accidently set your wand alight, as damage of this kind can be permanent. If in any doubt about your abilities you would do better to buy yourself a magic lantern.
HISTORY OF THE WAND-LIGHTING CHARM
The discovery that wands themselves could be lit occurred relatively recently in wizarding history, at the end of the 18th century. Among those who claimed to have invented this revolutionary spell was the German warlock Garvin Lügner, who insisted that he had invented it as a side-effect of his discovery of Instant Darkness Powder. It transpired, however, that not only was Lügner lying about Lumos, his powder was only useful for slightly diming the lights. The Wand-Lighting Charm was actually invented in 1772 by Levina Monkstanley. An accomplished witch working in the Department of Mysteries, Levina astonished her colleagues one day by lighting the tip of her wand to search for a dropped quill in a dusty corner. Prior to Levina's discovery, all manner of magical lanterns, candles and light-creation spells had been used with varying degrees of success to penetrate darkness both natural and curse-related.
INCANTATION: LUMOS
The incantation to light one's wand is 'Lumos' (Pronunciation: loo-moss)
GESTURE
The gesture for Lumos is a nice smooth upwards loop from left to right.
