Lumos

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Lumos

Incantation:	LOO-mos
Type:	Charm
Effect:	Causes the tip of the wand to glow

Lumos is a spell that causes the tip of the caster's wand to light up. Evidently the light has some heat to it, because Alastor Moody used the light to burn paper^[1]. Its counter-spell is Nox.

Apparently, this charm is not affected by the Trace, probably because it is incredibly simple and looks like a flashlight, so you can use this spell outside Hogwarts.^[2]

[edit] Etymology

Derived from the Latin lumen meaning "light".

[edit] Behind the scenes and other versions

Other versions of the spell were used in the movies:
- Lumos Solem was used by Hermione in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone creates a beam of light with the intensity of the Sun.
- Lumos Maxima was performed by Harry Potter at the Dursleys' house in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and was also used in the Horcrux Cave in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter. It creates an extremely large ball of light at the end of the wand, which can even be cast off to hover and light a greater area.
- In the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban game, Ron Weasley has a version called Lumos Duo, presumably twice as solid a beam as Lumos.

The wizard in The Wizard and the Hopping Pot may have used this spell when it said he, "lit his wand"

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Notes and references

[0] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

[1] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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