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Lumos

Lumos lights the tip of the caster’s wand. It is the ordinary light used in corridors, forests, tunnels, and the Department of Mysteries. Nox puts the light out. The books treat it as basic wandwork rather than a set-piece lesson.

Illustration of Lumos

In the books

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Chapter: The Department of Mysteries

Wand-light is used in the dark of the Department of Mysteries. The charm appears in earlier school years as well. This page does not pin the first printed line.

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