Wand-Lighting Spell

Chapter 7

The Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) is a charm that illuminated the tip of the caster's wand, allowing the caster to see in the dark. The counter-charm for the spell was the Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox), which was used to extinguish the light from the caster's wand. One of the simplest yet most useful light-creation spells, the Wand-Lighting Charm's principal usage is to create a light at the tip of the wand in order to see in the dark. This light is fairly warm, and risks igniting flammable things, including the caster's wand if they are careless enough. Wand light is also able to repel ghosts and other spectral foes such as Gytrashes, from which they will flee. In addition, the Wand-Lighting Charm is able to illuminate and reveal magically hidden architecture such as doorways. While the caster has to own a wand in order to perform the charm, they do not actually have to be holding it in order to illuminate it. Indeed, if the caster performs the charm without holding their wand, their wand will light up even if it is some distance away. There are three known variations of this charm: Lumos Solem, Lumos Duo and Lumos Maxima.