• Charms Journal
• A journal of some sort is required for students to document their progress through the course.
• Thoughts, observations and charm practices are to be recorded inside.
• Two to five paragraphs are required for each entry with the exception of Lesson One.

*Lesson Three is the first journal submissions. Lessons Two and Three are required while an entry for Lesson One is optional.*

• Introduction
• Charms is an introduction to spell casting.
• This year will cover the basics of casting spells among other topics.
• Basics include things such as spell pronunciation and its importance, basic wand movements and casting the most basic of charms.
• Wand
  lore basis will be reviewed in this course as well including why a
  witch or wizard needs a wand, what wands are normally created with and
  why it is important to properly care for a wand.
• The various components required to successfully cast a spell will also be discussed.
• Brief History and Essential Laws
• Magic was practiced but more frequently in the past in areas such as Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt.
  • In these locations, witches and wizards were held in high esteem.
  • Magic was often used as a means of protection for ancient tombs.
  • Nowadays,
    curse-breakers from Gringotts attempt to get inside the protected
    buildings to retrieve the treasures but often return missing a limb.
• The Ollivander family has the record for the first instances of dedicated wand making.
• The family began crafting wands in 382 BC and continue to do so to this day.
• The
  first crafting of wands was notice long before but the Ollivander
  family is credited with the first and longest to practice the craft.

*Prior
to the standard practice of wand-crafting, there was a very common fear
that a wand would give out at a crucial moment or even explode.*

• Around the beginning of 1000 AD, the Wizarding World had already begun to separate from the Muggle World.
• Our world, at the time, was governed by the Council of Warlocks for approximately four hundred years.
• In the 1400's, magical governments began to establish themselves based on their cultural and locational values.
• This is seen nowadays with the various Ministry of Magics.
• Beginning in the 1600's, witches and wizards were being noticeably persecuted.
• Witch burnings were a common form of persecution but were ineffective due to Flame-Freezing Charms.
• These events brought rise to the International Statute of Secrecy in 1689.
• The international law completed the separation between the magical and non-magical worlds.
• Due to the law, each government was required to hide all evidence and essences of magic from the Muggle World.

*While
the International Statue of Secrecy was signed in 1689, it took three
more years before it was officially established by all governments.*

• In modern times, magic is a thought of imagination in the Muggle World and found only in fairy tales, myths and legends.
• Muggles
  have various pieces of contemporary literature depicting various
  magical beings but they believe it to be purely fictitious.

*Should a magical event arise that cannot be ignored, the Ministry sends in the Accidential Magic Reversal Squad to solve things - most commonly in the form of memory modification.*

• The Decree of Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery
• Established
  in 2875, the law was put in place to disallow students under the age of
  seventeen to participate in the practice of magic outside of designated
  zones.
• Examples of designated zones are Hogwarts, Hogsmeade and the witch or wizard's own private residence.
• Certain
  circumstances can arise allowing the breaking of this law such as if
  the witch or wizards, or another witch, wizard or muggle's life is
  endangered.
• Until a witch or wizard reaches the age of seventeen, a spell known as the Trace is in effect.
• If
  a witch or wizard uses their magic outside of a designated zone, the
  spell will activate and the user will be immediately detected.
• Consequences for rule breakers are often severe and may result in the suspension or loss of the witch or wizard's wand.
• The Discovery of Wands
• Magic was not always formally taught or controlled in the past.
• Magical outbursts were common several millennia ago when witches and wizards were unable to control their powers.
• While
  some magic folk were able to lead relatively normal lives, others would
  cause great havoc that were later transferred in to muggle mythologies.
• In
  primitive times, crystals and crudely made wands crafted of stick,
  hyppogriff feather and metal rods were used to exert a bit of control
  over a witch or wizard's magical abilities.
• After a time, the modern foci, the modern wand was created.
• The modern wand consists of a wooden shaft holding a core form a very powerful creature.
• The Wand-Lighting and Wand-Extinguishing Charms
• The Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
  • The Wand-Lighting Charm allows the castor to illuminate the tip of their wand.
  • This spell is one of the easiest to master and has proven itself very useful in various situations.
  • Focusing
    too hard will cause the tip of the wand to turn scarlet while too
    little concentration causes a pearly white glow. The goal is a yellow-tinted light.
• The Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox)
• NO INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THIS CHARM IN THE LESSON.

BOOK MATERIAL

Chapter One: In the Beginning - Wand-Lighting Charm

The Wand-Lighting Charm
Incantation: Lumos
Pronunciation: ‘LOO-mos’
Wand Movement: “Single counter-clockwise loop”

• The first appearance of the Wand-Lighting Charm was recorded in the 18th century and credited to Ministry of Magic employee Levina Monkstanley.
• This spell was first demonstrated in 1772 when Ms. Monkstanley dropped her quill and used the spell to recover it.
• The charm often exceeds simply lighting the tip of the wand.
• Entertainment
  from the shifting colors can entertain young witches and wizards for
  hours as well as be used to cast a vote within the Ministry of Magic and
  even ward off malevolent spirits such as the Gytrash.

*It is possible to modify the effect of this spell with additional incantations that will be referenced in a later chapter.*

The Wand-Extinguishing Charm
Incantation: Nox
Pronunciation: ‘NOCK-ss’
Wand Movement: “Swift flick”

• The Wand-Extinguishing Charm is the counter charm for the Wand-Lighting Charm.
• This charm serves a single purpose as a counter to Lumos.
• A personal charm, the spell can only be used by the castor on the wand they are holding and used to cast the illuminating charm.
• Casting
  the charm is quick and immediately comes into effect with no chance of
  backlash making it as safe as its luminous counterpart.

LESSON PLAN

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