spells

lumos

The Wand-Lighting Charm is a charm that illuminates the tip of the caster's wand, allowing the caster to see in the dark. The counter-charm for the spell is the Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox), which is used to extinguish the light from the caster's wand.

protego

The Shield Charm is a charm that protects the caster with an invisible shield. When cast, a (usually) invisible shield is conjured in front of the caster's wand, creating a protective barrier between themselves and their attacker. This shield can block and reflect a multitude of spells, such as most jinxes, hexes, and minor curses, as well as block physical forces. Exceptionally powerful Shield Charms are even able to knock people off their feet. However, this shield isn't completely impenetrable, as it cannot block Unforgivable Curses.

revelio

The Revelio Charm (Revelio) is a charm used to reveal concealed objects, messages, invisible things, and passages or any other secretly written messages and hidden markings. It may have also been used to reveal the true appearance of someone who changed their appearance with a spell.

wingardium leviosa

The Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) is a charm used to make objects fly, or levitate. It also conveniently defies gravity by lifting objects heavier than a normal person. Despite its strengths, however, the Levitation Charm has one fatal flaw: it does not work on human beings.

evanesco

The Vanishing Spell (Evanesco) is a Transfiguration spell used to vanish both animate and inanimate objects "into non-being, which is to say, everything". It becomes more difficult with the complexity of the target.

reducio

The Shrinking Charm (Reducio) was a charm that caused an object to shrink. The use of a Shrinking Charm on a human was considered both complicated and dangerous. The incantation is a Latin word meaning "to reduce" or "is reducable".

incendio

The Fire-Making Spell, also known as the Fire-Making Charm (Incendio) is a charm that conjured a jet of flames that could be used to set things alight. The incantation is a way of calling upon fire to burn a desired object, since the spell caster wills harm to be done to an object "by (means of) fire."

vermillious

Red Sparks (Vermillious) is a charm that precipitated a jet of red sparks from the tip of the wand, useful to signal an emergency and call for help. It can also be used offensively as a minor duelling spell, but it is not effective against armoured or metallic opponents.

metelojinx

Metelojinx is the incantation of a Weather-Modifying Charm that creates a small, localised thunderstorm within an area.

colovaria

The Colour-Changing Charm, is a charm that changes the colour of the target. The incantation for this charm comes from the Latin words color and variāre, which means vary.