Editing Magical objects in Harry Potter (section)

=== Deluminator ===
A '''deluminator''' is a device invented by Albus Dumbledore that can remove light from any light source.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Was Ron Weasley always destined to need the Deluminator? |url=https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/was-ron-destined-to-need-deluminator |access-date=2021-07-24 |website=Wizarding World |language=en}}</ref> It can also return the removed light to its source. The deluminator first appears in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|Philosopher's Stone]]'' when Dumbledore uses it to darken Privet Drive.<ref name="HP1" /> In ''Deathly Hallows'', it is bequeathed to Ron Weasley in Dumbledore's will.<ref name=":2" /> Later in the novel, the deluminator serves a different function by helping Ron locate Harry and Hermione after he is separated from them. The device emits a ball of light that enters Ron's body and shows him the location of his friends.