My CHRM 101 Journal
written by 《♤Celestie Moorewood♤》
This is my Charms Journal. I used this for my First Year, feel free to read it. I'd appreciate it if this wasn't copied for your own use! Thank you!
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Lesson 4: Incendio, Locomotor
Chapter 4
Today, we learned a little bit of history, as well as my new favorite charm! I've become good friends with the Ravenclaw and Slytherin students I sit next to, and we often help each other with our Charms.
The first thing that we discussed were scripts, though it was just a brief overview. Scripts typically take two forms. The first, single complex symbols which represent words, such as cuneiform and hieroglyphs, require learning the sophisticated methods used to create them and thousands of unique symbols can exist in the language. The other involves an alphabet, a relatively small set of symbols organized into groupings called 'words,' with each word having a different meaning.
Since we were going over incantations, we had to discuss the alphabet. The important thing to understand is that we still use the same alphabet developed three millennia ago with relatively minimal changes. Sure the shapes of the letters and their exact pronunciations may have changed, but most Phoenician letters can still be directly linked to their modern-day counterparts. I particularly was waiting anxiously to get to incantations, excited to learn some new charms. It definitely helps that I have peers to practice with!
I used to think that, willpower and concentration were more important than incantation, but it seems like I was wrong!
A wrong incantation can literally mean life or death! You get a syllable out of place and you can completely change the way you are shaping the magic. Sometimes mispronunciations result in nothing, and sometimes there's only a minor mishap such as a small bang or backfire, but there are times when being even slightly off can result in completely unintended consequences such as explosions.
We learned the Fire-Making Charm today, which is officially my new favorite, even more than the Levitating Charm.
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.
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.
I swear I tried hard to do the Lococmotion Charm, but it doesn't seem to be working for me. Professor Virneburg told me to continue practicing, which I plan to do. As matter of fact, I better start!
The first thing that we discussed were scripts, though it was just a brief overview. Scripts typically take two forms. The first, single complex symbols which represent words, such as cuneiform and hieroglyphs, require learning the sophisticated methods used to create them and thousands of unique symbols can exist in the language. The other involves an alphabet, a relatively small set of symbols organized into groupings called 'words,' with each word having a different meaning.
Since we were going over incantations, we had to discuss the alphabet. The important thing to understand is that we still use the same alphabet developed three millennia ago with relatively minimal changes. Sure the shapes of the letters and their exact pronunciations may have changed, but most Phoenician letters can still be directly linked to their modern-day counterparts. I particularly was waiting anxiously to get to incantations, excited to learn some new charms. It definitely helps that I have peers to practice with!
I used to think that, willpower and concentration were more important than incantation, but it seems like I was wrong!
A wrong incantation can literally mean life or death! You get a syllable out of place and you can completely change the way you are shaping the magic. Sometimes mispronunciations result in nothing, and sometimes there's only a minor mishap such as a small bang or backfire, but there are times when being even slightly off can result in completely unintended consequences such as explosions.
We learned the Fire-Making Charm today, which is officially my new favorite, even more than the Levitating Charm.
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.
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.
I swear I tried hard to do the Lococmotion Charm, but it doesn't seem to be working for me. Professor Virneburg told me to continue practicing, which I plan to do. As matter of fact, I better start!
