Lumos Maxima

Lumos Maxima is the incantation to a charm that can be used to produce a blinding flash of bright white light from the tip of the wand.^[1] This light can be thrown far off of the wand, illuminating the surrounding area for several minutes after its initial casting before darkening once more.^[3]

Casting

To cast this light-creation spell, one must flick their wand, then draw it back and flick it a second time, after which it will light, as noted in chapter thirty-two of Extreme Incantations by Violeta Stitch.^[1] The spellbook also included a diagram depicting the proper casting of this spell.^[1]

History

At the end of the 1992-1993 school year, Professor Filius Flitwick assigned his second year Charms students this charm to practise in the summer before their third year.^[1] He allowed them to use Extreme Incantations to learn it and to help them.^[1]

Known practitioners

Violeta Stitch^[1]
All other second year students^[1]

Etymology

The incantation is derived from the incantation for its predecessor, "Lumos", and the Latin word "maxima", which means "very great" or "greatest".

Behind the scenes

"Lumos Maxima" was used to introduce The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to fans by illuminating Hogwarts Castle.
This spell was created for the third film and does not make an appearance in any of the novels.
This is the greatest variation of the Wand-Lighting Charm.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - Scene 1 (Under Covers Prologue)
↑ This is how the wand movement is described in Extreme Incantations, chapter thirty-two.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Announcement Trailer

Charms (class)

Charmbook writers and developers
Blagdon Blay · Daisy Pennifold · Delfina Crimp · Miranda Goshawk · Jarleth Hobart · Basil Horton · Randolph Keitch · Levina Monkstanley · Orabella Nuttley · Mnemone Radford · Scarpin · Elliot Smethwyck · Felix Summerbee · Fred Weasley · George Weasley · Violeta Stitch
Professors	Fortinbras · Filius Flitwick
Textbooks	Achievements in Charming · Extreme Incantations · Quintessence: A Quest · The Standard Book of Spells
Charms studied at Hogwarts
Banishing Charm (Depulso) · Cheering Charm · Cistem Aperio · Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) · Descendo · Disillusionment Charm · Drought Charm · Eradication Spell (Deletrius) · Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) · Exploding Charm (Bombarda) · Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) · Freezing Charm (Immobulus) · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) · Growth Charm · Knitting Charm · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis) · Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) · Locking Spell (Colloportus) · Locomotion Charm (Locomotor) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Memory Charm (Obliviate) · Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) · Nonverbal spell · Pack Charm (Pack) · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Scouring Charm (Scourgify) · Seize and Pull Charm (Carpe Retractum) · Severing Charm (Diffindo) · Shrinking Charm (Reducio) · Silencing Charm (Silencio) · Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) · Skurge Scouring Charm (Skurge) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Spell for growing legs · Substantive Charm · Summoning Charm (Accio) · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) · Vinegar into Wine · Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) · Lumos Maxima · Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)

[PAF-0] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - Scene 1 (Under Covers Prologue)

[wm-1] This is how the wand movement is described in Extreme Incantations, chapter thirty-two.

[HPF-2] 3.0 ^3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)

[3] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Announcement Trailer

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