CHRM-101 Journal
written by Sofia Winter
This journal is a record of my thoughts and observations during class and while I practice the charms I have presented.
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Lesson 2 - Spell-casting Basics
Chapter 2
The Source of Your Magic
~No one knows for sure where magic comes from. Wizards typically pass it on to their children.
~Squib: Someone with no magical ability. Despite a Squib’s inability to use magic, they still possess the limited ability to detect magical activity or use magical devices.
~Muggle-born: The children of muggles several generations removed from magical heritage.
~Pure-bloods: Witches and wizards with no Muggles in their bloodline. Their blood is purely magical.
~Half-bloods: A witch or wizard with one magical parent and one non-magical or Muggle-born parent.
~Our power flows through our wand, focused by our wand’s core and insulated by the wood, until it reaches the tip.
~Magic is in our veins, flowing through our body with our blood, but intention and will matters.
~Our mind and our thoughts guide our power to flow outward from our fingertips when our body would otherwise naturally keep it inside.
Spellcasting Components
~Spellcasting components are a breakdown of what is needed to perform a spell. They are incantation and pronunciation, wand movement, willpower, and concentration.
~The incantation is, in its most basic form, the ‘magic words’. They must be spoken with proper pronunciation or, at best, nothing will happen.
~The wand movement is the shapes you make in the air with your wand to help shape a spell. It is said that the wand movement along with the incantation help to gain the desired effect.
~Willpower is the magical strength and focus needed to correctly perform a spell. It is the mental push that projects your magic and gives a spell the power it needs to work.
~Concentration is centering your mind on your magic and the desired effect in order to make a spell work. It includes the target of your magic and what you want your magic to do.
~While concentration and willpower are vital to performing a host of spells, they are not crucial to all spellcasting.
Flight Charms
Imitation spells for making objects somehow move off the ground are called Flight Charms.
Hover Charm
It allows you to move that object up and down.
Incantation: Levioso (lev-ee-O-so)
Wand Movement: Inward spiral then upward flick
Willpower: Moderate; determines how heavy of an object can be lifted.
Concentration: None
Rocket Charm
It is capable of propelling an object straight up into the air and back down again. The height obtained is somewhat controllable depending upon the effort you put into it.
Incantation: Alarte Ascendare (A-lar-tay a-SEN-day-ray)
Wand Movement: Quick swish
Willpower: High; determines how high the object will ascend before falling
Concentration: None
Floating Charm
This spell can target a distant object rather than requiring physical contact. This spell involves controlled vertical movement. Objects can only be levitated a handful of feet into the air, and they cannot be directed to move any other way besides up and down.
Incantation: Fluito (floo-EE-toe)
Wand Movement: Jab then upward flick
Willpower: High to very high depending on weight and distance of target
Concentration: Moderate; should be maintained on target object
Levitation Charm
It allows the caster to control not only the vertical movement of an object but its movement back and forth or side to side. Height is also less of a restriction, though levitating or maintaining levitation on something very far away can be difficult. The charm even allows you to lift objects normally too heavy for you to lift yourself, though this also requires some effort.
Incantation: Wingardium Leviosa (win-GAR-dee-um levi-O-sa)
Wand Movement: Swish and flick
Willpower: Low; Visualize your energy coming from your body and lifting the object.
Concentration: Moderate; on the thing you want to levitate.
As you say Wingardium start the “Swish” motion. Time the swish so that it ends just after you begin saying Leviosa. Then, as you finish saying Leviosa, do the “Flick.” And remember, keep your mind focused on the target of your spell and visualize drawing energy from your body.
