Lumos Maxima

Type: Charm

Pronunciation: LOO-mos Ma-cks-ima

Description: Producse a blinding flash of bright white light from the tip of the wand. It is a variant of the Wand-Lighting Charm.

Seen/Mentioned: First practised by Harry in the home of the Dursleys, then used by Dumbledore to light up the cave of the Horcrux.

Etymology: Lumos + maxima, Latin "greatest."