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Waddiwasi - Wand Effects - Wand Writing - Wingardium Leviosa - Wizard Space

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Waddiwasi (wah-di-WAH-see)

"vadd" Sw. a soft mass + "vas y" Fr. go there
It makes sense because Lupin didn't just make a wad of gum leave that keyhole, but directed it into Peeves' nose. (contributed by Alina)

Shoots a wad of gum out of a keyhole.

• Lupin considers this to be a useful little spell. He uses it to remove a wad of gum from a keyhole that Peeves was putting there. The gum then shot up Peevse's nose. (PA7)
• The "useful spell" that Lupin was showing them was undoubtedly the "wasi" part, in this case with a target word attached, "wad." Again we see how important intention is to magic, since the wad was directed into Peeves' nose by intent with the "go there" part of the spell. In another situation, the spell might be "stolawasi" to send a robe into a student's trunk, but it would only work if the student focused his mind on where he wanted the robe to go.

Wand effects

no words used

Causes loud booming noises, sparks, or flashes of light, designed to get people's attention.

• McGonagall creates a loud bang to get people's attention in the hallway (CS10)
• Harry and Ron shot sparks to hold off an advancing skrewt (GF21)
• Harry, Ron, Draco, Neville fired red sparks into the air to call for help in the Forbidden Forest (SS
• Ollivander casts a stream of silver smoke rings and a fountain of wine during the Weighing of the Wands (GF18)
• Purple firecrackers to get everyone's attention (SS10)

Wand writing

no incantation given

Emits an animated ribbon from the tip of the wand that spells words or forms numbers

• Dumbledore uses ribbon from wand to form letters in air (SS7). 
• The judges of the Triwizard Tournament show scores with ribbons coming from their wands (GF

Wingardium Leviosa
(win-GAR-dee-um  lev-ee-OH-sa)

"Levitation" (SS/f)

"wing" + "arduus" L. high, steep + "levo" L. to raise up, levitate

Causes a feather to levitate.

• Very simple spell taught to first year Charms students (SS10). 
• In an excellent example of how intention affects magic, Ron uses this spell to make a mountain troll's club levitate and then crash back onto it's own head, even though the "wing" portion of the spell seems specific to feathers.
• Flitwick says that Levitation is one of the rudimentary skills for every wizard and therefore teaches it to his first year class (SS/f)

Wizard Space

Causes objects to hold more than their outer dimensions would seem to allow.

• While not mentioned by name, this magical effect is seen in a number of places in the Wizarding World. It would seem that "wizard space" is fairly common, since Molly Weasley didn't seem a bit surprised when their Ford Anglia could hold a lot more people and cargo than it should.
• Cauldrons apparently can hold a lot of stuff. Harry dumps an entire collection of Lockhart's books into Ginny's cauldron, for example. And apparently it didn't get too heavy for an eleven-year-old to carry as a result (CS4).
• The invisibility cloak also seems to have this quality, since it expands to cover several children and a crated dragon, but still can be easily used by a single person (SS, etc)
• the magical tents Mr. Weasley borrowed for use at the Quidditch World Cup were considerably more spacious inside than they looked from the outside (GF