Used it to light the Hogwarts Library to seek books about how to survive under water, a few hours before the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament. Used it when trying to gain entry to the upstairs of the Shrieking Shack. Used it to light the passage way leading from the Whomping Willow to the Shrieking Shack. Used it to light the passage way leading from the statue of the hump-backed witch to Honeydukes. Used it to light the Magnolia Crescent when he spotted Sirius Black in his Animagus form. Used it to light the tunnels leading to the Chamber of Secrets. Used it to light the trail of spiders in the Forbidden Forest. Used it to illuminate Jacob's room so she and Jacob's sibling could search it. Used it to illuminate Jacob's room while talking with Bill, Charlie and Percy Weasley, along with Nearly Headless Nick. Used it to illuminate the Red Cap's Hole in the Forbidden Forest. Used it to illuminate Jacob's room with Tulip Karasu so they could search it. ĭemonstrated this charm in a first-year Charms lesson while teaching the charm to his students. Used it to light the Records Room in the French Ministry of Magic while searching for a box with Credence Barebone's true identity. Used it to illuminate Yusuf Kama's eye in Nicolas Flamel's house while he was trying to pull out with tweezers a water dragon parasite which was weakening him. Used this charm to illuminate their wands as they were searching for Gellert Grindelwald in a derelict château in Europe at night, shortly before being killed by Grindelwald in an explosion. There were three known variations of this charm: Lumos Solem, Lumos Duo and Lumos Maxima. When the charm was used in The Cave, the illuminated area was less-than-expected, as the darkness within seemed to be denser than normal. Indeed, if the caster performed the charm without holding their wand, their wand would light up even if it was some distance away. While the caster, by definition, had to own a wand in order to perform the charm, they did not actually have to be holding it in order to illuminate it. In addition, the Wand-Lighting Charm was able to illuminate and reveal magically hidden architecture such as doorways. Wand light was also able to repel ghosts and other spectral foes such as Gytrashes, from which they would flee. This light was fairly warm, and risked igniting flammable things, including the caster's wand if they were careless enough. One of the simplest yet most useful light-creation spells, the Wand-Lighting Charm's principal usage was to create a light at the tip of the wand in order to see in the dark. It can also be used to illuminate unseen entrances." - Miranda Goshawk regarding the effects of this charm " To illuminate the end of a wand, the caster must call out the incantation "Lumos." If correctly incanted, the end of the wand will then illuminate and cast light in the immediate vicinity of the caster. This spell was also used frequently as Hogwarts student skulk about the castle or the Forbidden Forest, often during the night-time or in dark places. This spell was taught in first-year Defence Against the Dark Arts and Charms classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was detailed in The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, another unidentified spellbook and the Book of Spells. It later transpired that Lügner had been lying about the invention of the charm and that his Instant Darkness Powder did not do too much more than slightly dim the lights. However, Garvin Lügner (a German wizard) claimed to have been the one who invented the spell, while he was developing his Instant Darkness Powder. It was first used publicly by its inventor, Levina Monkstanley in the Ministry of Magic in 1772 - to the astonishment of her colleagues - to help her look for a fallen quill in a dusty corner. Lumos !" - Professor Flitwick teaching this charm to first-year Charms students ĭespite its apparent simplicity, the Wand-Lighting Charm was not invented until the 18th century. Or trying to find a scroll that rolled under the sofa. This charm is useful in dark places, whether you are searching a shadowy room for hidden dangers. " Today we will be learning a very important spell known as the Wand-Lighting Charm.
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