Concentration

• Centering your mind and centering your spell's effects on the target in order for the spell to work


• Not crucial in every spell


• You can not avoid if the spell requires it


• Mind must be relatively clear

Spell Modifiers

• Different behaviour depending on what modifiers you use


• A modifier is a word or short phrase added to the end of a spellto modify the target or effect

Sunlight Charm

• Steady half-decent light


• Incantation: Lumos Solem


• Pronunciation: LOO-mos so-LEM


• Wand movement:A single counter-clockwise loop ending with the wand pointing towards the target


• Willpower: Low to high


• Concentration: High


• The amount of willpower determines how powerful the effect is


• Requires concentration to precisely target the beam and keep the spell from simply flickering out after cast


• The beam range in intensity from a faint whitelike a flashlight to a brilliant golden yellow at its maxium


• Care must be taken, a beam to intense can damage your vision and the vision of others


• Never point the spell directly to your face or the face of others


• Practice ability to concentrate


• If you cast the spell are not concentrating enough the spell will fade out


• Only last 5 to 6 seconds

The Dancing Lights Charm

• Smaller, floating beams of light


• Great for concentrating on mutiple things at once


• Incantation: Lumos Numerosa


• Pronunciation: LOO-mos Noom-air-O-sa


• Wand movement: Single counter-clockwise loop followed by several rapid counter-clockwise loops


• Willpower: None


• Concentration: High


• Must concentrate on each orb


• Only about a dozen at a time


• Keep them clustered together so they are easier to move