• No one knows where our magical ability comes from


• Possible for a witch or wizard to be a Squib - someone with no magical ability


• Pure-bloods are witches and wizards with no muggles in their bloodline


• Half-blood is someone with one magical and one non-magical parent


• Muggle-born is someone who is born to muggle parents and is several generations removed from a magical ancestor


• Intention and will matter


• Your magic flows through your veins

• Flight Charms
  
  
  
  • Wingardium Leviosa
    
    
    
    • The Levitation Charm
    
    
    • Invented by Jarleth Hobart
    
    
    • Can move objects left, right, up, and down
    
    
    • Can lift items heavier then you but requires effort
    
    
    • Start the "Swish" movement as you say Wingardium and finish it before saying Leviosa
    
    
    • Start the "Flick" when you finish saying Leviosa
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Hover Charm
    
    
    
    • Requires you to be touching the object 
    
    
    • Allows you to move the object it is cast on up and down
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Rocket Charm
    
    
    
    • Does not require you to be touching your target
    
    
    • Propels an object straight up and then back down
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Floating Charm
    
    
    
    • Can target a distant object
    
    
    • Involves controlled vertical movement
    
    
    • Objects can only be levitated a few feet up
    
    
    • Cannot be directed any way other than up and down
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Spell Blocks Provided By Professor Virneburg

Hover Charm
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
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
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

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