September 12, 1888 - Somersby Fudge, Ravenclaw

All spells, which includes charms, have at one point been created to solve a problem or serve a purpose. The ones that have suited society at large had been introduced into what young witches and wizards are taught. For instance the lumos spell first year students are taught in Charms was likely created to solve a need for light to try and prevent fires. While the aqumenti charm we learned this month was likely invented to put out fires or because of an extreme lack of water that may have prevailed.

New spells are less common today, not because of a lack of need, but because of the danger of inventing new spells and the restrictions on experimenters. Despite this needs still arise for new charms. Needs such as helping to create barriers against curses, such as we saw this summer in Irvingly and Hogsmeade. Careful work and research would need to be done and of course, knowing what one is dealing with, which at the time was not known in Irvingly, would greatly improve the success of such an endeavor.

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