I finally have some time away from the muggle world to take the second DADA lesson! Hopefully I'll be able to fit in the next ASTR lesson soon as well, I really want to study more... but my muggle school studies are interesting too D: The horrors of an eager student x.x
I suppose I'll just have to do what I can today, then focus mostly on muggle school for the next week (final exams are this Friday, next Wednesday and next Friday), then I can focus on Hogwarts more again. Wouldn't it be nice to have a time turner and be able to study everything at the same time without having to worry about time passing too fast?

Anyways, DADA lesson was fun! I knew Lumos quite well before and I'd seen the other two spells used but never used them myself. Spongify especially is going to be a useful addition to my repertoire.

-Lumos:
   *Wand-Lighting Charm
   *Not a fire, just light
   *Normal charge: yellow light, overcharge: scarlet light, undercharge: dimmed white light
   *Possible to control how bright the light you cast is
   *Can be used to defend against spectres and some dark forces
   *Movement: a counterclockwise loop, starting to the left
   *To turn off the light use the counter spell; Nox
     - Movement: a quick flick of the wand
   *Pronunciation: LOO-mos
-Spongify:
   *Softening Charm
   *Only softens some objects/surfaces
     -Currently no one knows why
   *Works on: most hand held things and wooden surfaces/objects
   *Does not work on: Most metal and stone, living things
   *Doesn't soften like pillow soft but rather rubbery and bouncy
     -you can 'squish' the object a bit xp
   *Used in defence to stop yourself from being hurt if you, for example, bump into something
     -parents use it a lot to protect young kids
   *Pink-purplish light comes from the wand and the objects you focus the spell on will glow pink
   *Lasts from a few seconds to an hour depending on the strength of the spell
   *Movement: Start in the upper right and make an S movement
   *Pronunciation: SPUHN-jee-fye
-Charging a spell:
   *Concentrate on the spell for a while before releasing it
     -for a beginner it's good to draw out the movement and speak more slowly to do it
     -proper way is to simply hold it back until you've charged it to the amount you want
   *Overcharging is dangerous!
-Strong spell:
   *Different from a charged spell
   *Needs a lot of practice and/or a lot of talent
   *Strength controlled by the force you put into it
-Verdimillious:
   *Shoots out green sparks from the tip of the wand
   *Can be used to: reveal objects cloaked by dark magic, be a small light source, confuse or
    slightly injure someone in a duel, just for show (pretty green sparks!)
   *Vermillious = sister spell, makes red sparks instead of green and is slightly more powerful
   *Movement: A forwards slash or jab
   *Pronunciation: vur-duh-MILL-ee-us
     -For Vermillious it's vur-MILL-ee-us
   *If focused on someone/hits someone they will feel mild stinging on their skin and can be
    knocked back a bit and feel disoriented

-Nightreader