Changes: Finestra spell

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"The Finestra spell can be used to shatter glass."

— Description^[src]

The Finestra spell^[2] (Finestra)^[1] was a charm which shattered glass. This spell was useful in that it made very little sound, allowing for discreet entry through a window.^[1]

History

On 6 December 1926, Newt Scamander shattered the front window of the Voclain & Co. jewellery store in New York using this spell to try and recapture his escaped niffler when he saw it loose inside the store stealing things.^[1]

Etymology

The word finestra means "window" in Italian, Catalan and Sicilian.^[3] Given Rowling's use of puns in the construction of other incantations (e.g. Orchideous and Aguamenti), it is also possible that finestra is a sort of double entendre - a humorous blend of fine or finis, the Italian and Latin words for "end",^[4] and finestra for window. Together, this could allude to the spell's ironic capacity to destroy windows in the creation of an opening or "window".

Appearances

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
Pottermore

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Short text: "What is the Finestra spell?" at Pottermore
↑ finestra on Wiktionary
↑ finis on Wiktionary

[FBS50-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content

[PM-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Short text: "What is the Finestra spell?" at Pottermore

[3] stra on Wiktionary

[4] finis on Wiktionary

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-{{FantasticBeastsSpoiler}}
 {{Spell infobox
-|name=Window Shattering Charm
+|name=Finestra spell
-|image=
+|image=Finestra.gif
-|incantation=''Finestra''<ref>{{FB|S|50}}</ref>
+|incantation=''Finestra''<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref>
+(fi-NESS-tra)
-|type=[[Charm]]
+|type=[[Charm]]<ref name="PM"/>
-|hand=
+|hand=Flick wand<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref>
-|light=
+|light=Blue<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|s}}</ref>
-|effect=Shatters the glass of the target window into dust
+|effect=Shatters glass<ref name="PM"/>
 }}
+{{Quote|The Finestra spell can be used to shatter glass.|Description|Pottermore}}
-'''''Finestra''''' was the [[incantation]] of the [[spell]] which shatters the glass of the target window into dust, allowing people to walk over the shattered pieces without damage.
+The '''Finestra spell'''<ref name="PM">[https://www.pottermore.com/short-text/what-is-finestra Short text: "What is the Finestra spell?"] at {{PM}}</ref> (''Finestra'')<ref name="FBS50" /> was a [[charm]] which shattered glass. This [[spell]] was useful in that it made very little sound, allowing for discreet entry through a window.<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref>
+==History==
-[[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]] shattered the front window of the [[Voclain & Co.]] jewellery store in [[New York]] using this spell when he discovered his [[Newton Scamander's niffler|escaped niffler]] loose inside the store and wanted to try to recapture it. Newt used another spell to make the window become adhesive and jelly-like, sticking the Niffler to it like a fly on spider web.<ref name="fbf">{{FB|F}}</ref>
+On [[6 December]] [[1926]], [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]] shattered the front window of the [[Voclain & Co.]] jewellery store in [[New York]] using this spell to try and recapture his [[Newton Scamander's niffler|escaped niffler]] when he saw it loose inside the store stealing things.<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref>
 ==Etymology==
-The word ''finestra'' means "window" in Italian, Catalan and Sicilian<ref>"[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finestra finestra]" on Wiktionary</ref>. Given Rowling's use of puns in the construction of other incantations (e.g. ''[[Orchideous]]'' and ''[[Aguamenti]]''), it is also possible that ''finestra'' is a sort of double entendre - a humorous blend of ''fine'' or ''finis'', the Italian and Latin words for "end"<ref>"[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finis#Latin finis]" on Wiktionary</ref>, and ''finestra'' for window. Taken together, this could allude to the spell's ironic capacity to destroy windows in the creation of an opening or "window".
+The word ''finestra'' means "window" in Italian, Catalan and Sicilian.<ref>{{wtlink|finestra}}</ref> Given Rowling's use of puns in the construction of other incantations (e.g. ''[[Orchideous]]'' and ''[[Water-Making Spell|Aguamenti]]''), it is also possible that ''finestra'' is a sort of double entendre - a humorous blend of ''fine'' or ''finis'', the Italian and [[Latin]] words for "end",<ref>{{wtlink|finis#Latin|''finis''}}</ref> and ''finestra'' for window. Together, this could allude to the spell's ironic capacity to destroy windows in the creation of an opening or "window".
-== See also ==
+==See also==
-* ''[[Open Sesame]]''
+*[[Glass to sand]]
-* ''[[Portaberto]]''
+*[[Reductor Curse]]
 ==Appearances==
-* {{FB|F}}
+*{{FB|S}} {{1st}}
+*{{FB|F}}
+*{{PM}}
 ==Notes and references==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}[[es:Finestra]]
+[[de:Finestra]]
 [[fr:Finestra]]
-[[Category:Spells]]
+[[it:Finestra]]
+[[de2:Finestra]]
+[[pl:Finestra]]
+[[ru:Фенестрам]]
+[[Category:Charms]]
+[[Category:Opening spells]]
+[[Category:Spells with a light]]
 [[Category:Spells with Incantations of Latin Origin]]
-[[Category:Spells of known incantation]]