Magical Devices and Items Spells Wands and wandlore

Levina Monkstanley invents the Wand-Lighting Charm

"Prior to Levina’s discovery, all manner of magical lanterns, candles and light-creation spells had been used with varying degrees of success, to penetrate darkness both natural and curse-related."
-- from The Book of Spells

Levina Monkstanley invents the Wand-Lighting Charm

Monkstanley, who worked in the Department of Mysteries, invented the Wand-Lighting Charm purely to assist in finding things like dropped quills behind her desk. Her casual use of the charm at work came as a complete surprise to her co-workers (BoS).

Levina Monkstanley invents the Wand-Lighting Charm
Date 1772
Certainty Stated in canon
Location in Canon BoS: Book of Spells
Type of Event Wizarding world

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