Lumos Maxima
Incantation	Lumos Maxima
Type	Charm
Hand Movement	Whip movement
Light	Blinding white
Effect	Produces bright light

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Lumos Maxima is the incantation of the strongest variation of the Wand-Lighting Charm. It produces a blinding flash of light from the very tip of the wand; it can be thrown far off of the wand, illuminating the surrounding area for several minutes after its initial casting, floating in mid-air, before darkening.

This charm is covered in chapter thirty-two of Extreme Incantations by Violeta Stitch; this book is used for the third years' charms homework.

At the end of the 1992-1993 school year, Professor Filius Flitwick assigned his second year students this charm to practice in the summer before their third year.

PractitionersEdit

• Albus Dumbledore
• Filius Flitwick
• Harry Potter
• Violeta Stitch

EtymologyEdit

The incantation is derived from the incantation for its predecessor, "Lumos", and the Latin word "maxima", which means "very great" or "greatest".

See alsoEdit

• Wandlight
• Lumos
• Lumos Solem
• Lumos Duo

Behind the scenesEdit

• "Lumos Maxima" was used to introduce The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to fans by illuminating Hogwarts Castle.
• This spell was created for the third film, and does not make an appearance in any of the novels.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter