3) Wingardium Leviosa

Wingardium Leviosa is commonly thought to be one of the simplest spells imaginable. It is commonly known as the Levitation Charm. Its effects should be quite evident. The object it is casted on will float around in the air.

A far lesser known fact is that the spell can be a lot more complex in what it allows you to do. While First-Year students at Hogwarts and various other schools learn that you can move feathers around in the air, few ever grasp that concept on the next level.

Quite simply, the levitation charm allows you to not only make an object float, but also to move said object anywhere the caster wishes. The bigger and denser an object, the more power and concentration is required.

The second relatively unknown notion is that for the charm to levitate an object, it prevents the object from being moved around by any other magic. Thus, one person cannot levitate an object already being levitated. Of course, this has various other side effects…


"Wingardium Leviosa!"

Remembering the first time Hermione taught Ron this spell, Harry expertly swished his wand around. Steeling himself, he concentrated closely on what he was trying to accomplish. If this worked, it would be a mockery of the entire tournament. Exactly what he wanted.

Hermione sat the stands, one hand firmly in near her mouths. While she knew that biting her nails was not a good habit, she was far too worried about her raven-haired friend to care at the moment. While she was sure Harry was going to summon his broom as soon as he left the tent, his casting was all wrong for that spell. She had spent hours with him last night perfecting his casting, so what on earth could be doing?

The dragon was confused. It knew the difference between being landed and flying. This sensation was neither of those. It was not trying to fly, so it should feel the ground. She could not feel the ground though, so she must be flying, right? How can she be flying without flapping her wings? Not to mention, why would she ever try to fly tilted?

As Harry lifted his wand, the Dragon floated higher and higher. He could see her legs start to flail, looking for the ground it was previously resting on. Slowing the massive beast rose. Four. Seven. Ten feet into the air, the dragon decided she must be flying and starting waving her wings around. Due to the charm however, the dragon was not able to correct her flight, and was only able to mess up the haircuts of every Slytherin present in the stadium. (Too bad they requested the section closest to the dragons, eh?)

Knowing this next part would be incredibly straining, Harry had to work fast. The dragon was now levitated higher than the Stadium. With a deep breath and giant wave of his wand, the dragon was forcefully pushed out of the stadium in a long spiral down the nearby cliff.

With a smile on his face, Harry casually walked over to the nest, and picked up the golden egg. After turning it around a couple times in his hands, he jaunted his way back to the tent while whistling.


AN: Swishing your wand around can have an entirely different context, especially when wizards do it.