Charms-101 notes

By Ash Lewis

Summaries of every lesson of charms year 1. This was made purely for myself but maybe you’ll find it useful somehow. *Please note there could be false information, missing information, grammer errors and spelling errors in this book.*

Last Updated

Aug. 16, 2024

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Chapter 1

The Wand-Lighting Charm

Incantation: Lumos (pronounced ‘LOO-mos’)

Wand Movement: Single counter-clockwise loop

Willpower: Low; determines the color of the light

Concentration: Low; lighting up the top of your wand

 

The Wand-Extinguishing Charm

Incantation: Nox (pronounced ‘NOCK-ss’)

Wand Movement: Flick of the wand

Willpower: None

Concentration: None

 

Hover Charm

Incantation: Levioso (lev-ee-O-so)

Wand Movement: Inward spiral then upward flick

Willpower: Moderate; determines how heavy of an object can be lifted.

Concentration: None

 

Rocket Charm

Incantation: Alarte Ascendare (A-lar-tay a-SEN-day-ray)

Wand Movement: Quick swish

Willpower: High; determines how high the object will ascend before falling

Concentration: None

 

Floating Charm

Incantation: Fluito (floo-EE-toe)

Wand Movement: Jab then upward flick

Willpower: High to very high depending on weight and distance of target

Concentration: Moderate; should be maintained on target object

 

The Levitation Charm

Incantation: Wingardium Leviosa (win-GAR-dee-um levi-O-sa)

Wand Movement: Swish and flick

Willpower: Low; Visualize your energy coming from your body and lifting the object.

Concentration: Moderate; on the thing you want to levitate

 

The Mending Charm

Incantation: Reparo (‘reh-PAH-roh’)

Wand Movement: Inward pointed spiral, continued until the object is fully repaired

Willpower: Minimal

Concentration: High; Visualization of the repaired object should be maintained until the object is repaired.

 

Unlocking Charm

Incantation: Alohomora (‘al-LOH-ha-MOR-ah’)

Wand Movement: Backward S curving up at the end

Willpower: None for simple mechanical locks; minimal to very high for locks ranging from complex mechanical to complex magical.

Concentration: Visualization of yourself unlocking the lock

 

The Fire-Making Charm

Incantation: Incendio (‘in-SEN-dee-oh’)

Wand Movement: Curved flick up and down (as a flame)

Willpower: Low to very high depending on the distance of the target and the difficulty of igniting the target.

Concentration: Less needed for a simple light, more needed for a continuous stream of fire. On the target to be ignited.

 

The Locomotion Charm

Incantation: Locomotor (‘LOH-koh-moh-tor’)

Wand Movement: Full circle with an upward flick toward the target at the end, then pointed where the object should go.

Willpower: Moderate to very high, depending on the distance and weight of the object.

Concentration: Minimal concentration should be maintained on the target object.

 

The Sunlight Charm

Incantation: Lumos Solem (‘LOO-mos so-LEM’)

Wand Movement: Single counter-clockwise loop ending with the wand pointed toward the target.

Willpower: Low to very high; determines color and intensity of light.

Concentration: High; the target of the light.

 

The Dancing Lights Charm

Incantation: Lumos Numerosa (‘LOO-mos Noom-air-O-sa’)

Wand Movement: Single counter-clockwise loop, then several rapid counter-clockwise loops.

Willpower: None

Concentration: High; concentration should be maintained on all the orbs, and determines how many can be created.

 

The Sticking Charm

Incantation: Astrictus (a-STRIK-toose)

Wand Movement: The infinity symbol starting and ending in the center, encircling the two objects. (∞ )

Willpower: High; determines how long the objects will remain stuck and how hard they are to separate

Concentration: Medium; on the two parts that should be stuck together

 

The Severing Charm

Incantation: Diffindo (deef-IN-doe)

Wand Movement: V-Shaped down and up, ending with a swish in the direction to cut.

Willpower: Low

Concentration: Moderate; The place to cut and depth of the slice

Category: Dynamic

 

The Softening Charm

Incantation: Spongify (SPUHN-jee-fye

Wand Movement: S-Shape

Willpower: Moderate

Concentration: Moderate;The target object

Category: Static

 

The Warming Charm

Incantation: Focillo (foh-SILL-oh)

Wand Movement: Slow clockwise circles that continue while you concentrate.

Willpower: Moderate

Concentration: Moderate; concentration should be maintained on the target and warmth.

 

The Chilling Charm

Incantation: Infrigido (in-FRIG-ee-doh)

Wand Movement: Slow counter-clockwise circles that continue while you concentrate.

Willpower: Moderate

Concentration: Moderate; concentration should be maintained on the target and cold.

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