An Lumos-Solem Spell

The Lumos Solem Spell (Lumos Solem) was a charm used to produce a blinding flash of sunlight. As Devil's Snare hated sunlight and heat, this particular light-creation spell was very effective towards subduing it. - Chapter 27 (Through the Trapdoor) Wearing sunglasses was advised when practising this spell to protect one's eyes from the blinding light of the spell.
==History==
During the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Filius Flitwick taught his seventh-year students how to cast this charm in Charms class.
This charm was also covered in first-year Herbology classes at Hogwarts, in order to teach students how to basically defend themselves against the Devil's Snare.
==Etymology==
Derived from two words; the Latin lumen, meaning "light", and the Latin solis, meaning "of the sun", indicating that this spell produces "light of the sun".
==See also==
*Wand-Lighting Charm
*Lumos Duo
*Lumos Maxima
==Behind the scenes==
*Hermione Granger uses this spell to free Ron Weasley from the Devil's Snare in . The spell is not used in the book, in which she instead frees Harry and Ron with Bluebell Flames.
*This spell, as well as its use against Devil's Snare, is taught in a first-year Herbology class. While the book states that Professor Sprout only discussed Devil's Snare in class but not practically handled it, there is nothing to say that this spell is not taught as part of the first-year Herbology curriculum. A possibility is that it was taught to first-years so that they would be well practised and prepared by the time that they were allowed to handle the Devil's Snare.
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
Category:Charms
Category:Herbology
Category:An-The Light-Based Real-Magic
Category:Spells With-An Light
Category:Spells With Incantations of Latin Known Origin
Category:Spells With Modifiers
Category:Weather Real Magic